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Integrated Business Planning

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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.

Blog
01 May 2025

Understanding leadership's vital role in achieving successful Integrated Business Planning

IBP can transform organisations, but realising its full potential demands active leadership engagement – from initial buy-in through sustained commitment and robust succession planning.

Blog
07 Apr 2025

Geopolitical tensions reshape global supply chains

As increasing trade restrictions and regional economic blocs transform global commerce, businesses must fundamentally rethink their supply chains, explain Dick Heldoorn and Bas Kersten, Partners at Oliver Wight.

Blog
18 Mar 2025

Beyond the balance sheet – why IBP can accelerate finance leaders' career trajectory

As more CFOs step into CEO roles, forward-thinking finance professionals are leveraging Integrated Business Planning to transform from number crunchers into strategic leaders. But success requires a fundamental mindset shift.

Blog
03 Feb 2025

Why workforce evolution demands immediate action

Companies face mounting pressure from blue and white-collar labor challenges while struggling to implement effective AI solutions. We explain why successful transformation requires robust change management & planning processes.

Blog
21 Jan 2025

Why great Integrated Business Planning starts in FP&A – not the boardroom

While securing executive buy-in is crucial, the true catalyst for IBP success lies with your Financial Planning & Analysis team. This often-overlooked function holds the key to transforming business planning.