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Integrated Business Planning

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Blog
07 Oct 2025

How to make the most of your Integrated Business Planning process during and after business reorganisation

Business leaders are racing to harness AI's potential while navigating reorganisation, but without unified data access across functions, even sophisticated investments deliver disappointing returns.

In the press
30 Sep 2025

Trust and cohesion: managing change fatigue

Financier Worldwide

Organisations are undergoing more transformation than ever — yet most change initiatives fail due to fatigue, poor communication and lack of support. Ben Collins explains why managing the human impact of change is now a strategic necessity.

Blog
11 Sep 2025

Why waste your time second guessing when one plan delivers more?

Traditional finance models focused on oversight are no longer enough - today’s businesses need finance to enable agility and drive performance.

Blog
22 Aug 2025

Marketing teams: Beware the silent profit drain hiding in plain sight

Complex portfolios confuse customers, consumers and buyers while eroding margins. Good, well-thought-through analysis reveals which products to back and which to kill.

Blog
21 Aug 2025

Why are we missing our financial forecast? Breaking the inaccuracy cycle

Forecast misses are more than just numbers - they’re symptoms of deeper dysfunction. This blog explores the destructive spiral finance teams fall into when accuracy fails, and how Integrated Business Planning offers a way out.

Blog
11 Aug 2025

A Complete Guide To Oliver Wight Public Workshops

Find out how our Public Workshops can build planning skills, improve forecasting, and help you use IBP to solve real business problems.

Blog
05 Aug 2025

How your financials should build in IBP - ownership is everything

This blog explores how financial ownership transforms IBP, eliminating blind spots and driving sharper, accountable planning.

Blog
30 Jul 2025

Why your CFO should chair the Integrated Reconciliation Review

This blog explores how financial leadership ensures alignment between operational plans and strategic goals, drives accountability, and enables informed decision-making at the executive level.

Blog
17 Jul 2025

Finance ivory tower: Breaking down barriers for business growth

When finance operates in isolation, it slows down decision-making and disconnects strategy from execution. Discover how breaking down the 'ivory tower' mindset unlocks business-wide collaboration, sharper planning, and real growth.

Blog
11 Jul 2025

Month-end reporting is part of IBP: Why seamless integration matters

Month-end reporting doesn’t belong on the sidelines of your IBP process - it should be at its core. Discover why integrating finance into your planning cycle is key to unlocking forward-looking decisions and operational clarity.

Blog
12 Jun 2025

What is Leadership Consultancy In 2025… And Beyond

Understand exactly what leadership consultancy is, what it includes, who it's for and when, and its benefits. Leverage experts to drive growth!

Blog
06 May 2025

Finding the signal in the noise – navigating tariff volatility with integrated planning

The recent announcement of US tariff increases has triggered market tremors. Supply chains are being hastily reconfigured, procurement strategies upended, and investment plans frozen, often based more on panic than perspective.