#collaboration

Neil James

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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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Winning Formula for Building Cross-Functional Collaboration

Over the last 25 years I have led business teams in a diverse range of contexts. In that time, the emergence of cross-functional...

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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...