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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...

Neil James
Mar 30, 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...

Neil James
Feb 25, 20205 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...
Neil James
Apr 24, 20186 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...
Neil James
Apr 24, 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...
Neil James
Jan 2, 20185 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...
Neil James
Dec 5, 20177 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...
Neil James
Nov 14, 20175 min read


3 Reasons why Finance Embrace Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) are often seen as fundamentally supply-chain centred processes...
Neil James
Jul 18, 20176 min read


What do Commercial Leaders Really Want from S&OP?
My experiences as a commercial leader deploying S&OP/IBP have illustrated very clearly the critical need for cross-functional engagement...
Neil James
Jun 6, 20178 min read


HR: The Forgotten Partner in S&OP - 3 key contributions for sustainable enterprise S&OP
It is now widely recognised that S&OP (or its successor IBP) is much more than a specialist supply chain process and requires a high...
Neil James
Mar 2, 20176 min read


3 Ways Coaching & Mentoring Will Improve Your S&OP Programme
In my previous article, “3 Tools for Sustainable Cross-Functional S&OP” I introduced the key roles that coaching and mentoring can play...
Neil James
Jan 23, 20177 min read


3 Tools for Sustainable Cross-Functional S&OP
In my previous articles in this series, I have outlined some of the challenges and approaches to creating a strong cross-functional S&OP...
Neil James
Nov 22, 20166 min read


3 Attributes of a Great Cross-Functional S&OP Team
The Commercial/Supply Chain Partnership in Pharmaceuticals In my previous post Arm-in-Arm or Arm's Length?, I outlined the emerging need...
Neil James
Oct 17, 20164 min read


Arm-in-Arm or Arm’s Length?
The evolving challenge of cross-functional working in pharmaceuticals The pharma industry has long understood the need for close...
Neil James
Sep 29, 20164 min read
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