Neil James
Supporting the IBP Deployment Leader - Sponsorship, Mentoring and Coaching
This is the final article in a 3-part series which explores the challenging role of the Deployment Leader in IBP adoption programmes....
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Neil James
Mar 30, 20205 min read
Building High-Performance Capabilities for IBP Deployment Leaders
IBP adoption or enhancement programmes are typically complex and demand both significant investment and widespread change in the...
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Neil James
Feb 25, 20205 min read
3 Key Capabilities for IBP Deployment Leaders
As I have described in various blog posts, the deployment or development of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is challenging. Research...
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Neil James
Dec 12, 20191 min read
IBP & The Finance Function - A Productive Partnership
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) has developed significantly from its origins in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) over the last 10...
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Neil James
Nov 19, 20196 min read
Integrated Business Planning – A Lesson from Davos 2019
At the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, prominent leaders from a range of backgrounds come together to shape global, regional...
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Neil James
Oct 31, 20195 min read
The Must-Haves for Successful Integrated Business Planning (IBP) - Culture
The principles of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) have been established for over 30 years, yet the success rate for IBP deployments is...
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Neil James
Sep 19, 20194 min read
Building Supply Chain Capabilities for Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Whilst Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a cross-functional, enterprise-wide process the supply chain team is a critical contributor....
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Neil James
Sep 8, 20194 min read
Building Advocacy for S&OP Deployment – Engaging the Finance Function
As many S&OP practitioners will confirm, building broad advocacy for S&OP deployment is a critical foundation for a successful and...
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Neil James
Aug 11, 20194 min read
Moving Beyond Demand-Supply Balancing in S&OP - Key Business Insights for the Supply Chain
Many organisations strive to increase levels of S&OP maturity in order to enhance the business value created by the process. These...
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Neil James
Jul 11, 20194 min read
S&OP Ownership – The role of the Commercial & Finance Functions
Introduction Whilst S&OP was first developed and applied in the 1980s, best practice for its design, deployment sustainability is still...
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Neil James
Jun 10, 20194 min read
Emerging Approaches for S&OP Deployment – The Role of Agile Working
The deployment of S&OP continues to be challenging for many businesses. The complex, cross-functional nature of S&OP and the cultural...
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Neil James
Sep 27, 20186 min read
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) - A Key Process for the Finance Function
Integrated Business Planning (IBP) (and its forerunner Sales and Operations Planning or S&OP) have traditionally been perceived and...
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Neil James
Sep 27, 20185 min read
Why Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is more valuable than ever
Organisations face an ever-increasing series of challenges in order to build sustainable and profitable business. These challenges are...
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Neil James
Apr 24, 20186 min read
S&OP - 4 Key Drivers of Continuous Improvement
In previous articles (eg How to Build a Strategic Capability in S&OP), I have highlighted a number of critical foundations required to...
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Neil James
Apr 24, 20185 min read
Building the Platform for Cross-Functional Collaboration
In my last article ‘Cross-Functional Collaboration – A Critical Success Factor For Growth’, I outlined the growing imperative for...
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Neil James
Feb 20, 20184 min read
Cross-Functional Collaboration – A Critical Success Factor For Growth
Many major organisations still have at their core a functional organisation design which has its origins in the ‘scientific management’...
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Neil James
Jan 2, 20185 min read
Driving Profitable Collaboration for Growth – Demand Driven S&OP
In my previous posts, I have discussed the challenges in deploying an effective S&OP/IBP process which are experienced by organisations...
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Neil James
Dec 5, 20177 min read
Demand Driven S&OP - The Commercial Perspective
In my previous post Evolving S&OP/IBP for the Real World, I outlined the key challenges in deploying S&OP/IBP and how these result from...
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Neil James
Nov 14, 20175 min read
Evolving S&OP/IBP for the Real World
It is widely reported that only a small proportion (typically around 30%) of S&OP/IBP deployments deliver and sustain the full business...
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Neil James
Oct 19, 20175 min read
4 Reasons Why Cross Functional Collaboration is Critical for a Modern Supply Chain
Supply chain blogs and articles have become increasingly dominated with debate on how to best manage the risks and opportunities of an...
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