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Public Workshops

Expert-led training to turn planning theory into performance reality

Understand how to align your teams, sharpen your planning skills and solve real business challenges with Oliver Wight’s public workshops.
 
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What are Oliver Wight Public Workshops?

Oliver Wight public workshops are open-enrolment, half-day interactive sessions designed for professionals working across business planning, supply chain, finance, commercial and product functions.

You’ll join peers from other organisations and sectors, learning through real-world case studies, exercises and group discussions. These aren’t passive webinars; they’re hands-on, high-impact workshops that connect theory with your business reality.

Live, online, open-enrolment sessions
Led by senior Oliver Wight consultants
Practical, interactive and built around real-world business challenges
Suitable for individuals or teams starting or progressing their IBP journey
 
 

Choose Your Subject.

Each workshop is designed to tackle real planning challenges with expert-led, actionable insight and we have workshops for many sectors, functions and goals.
  • Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
  • Demand forecasting and performance planning
  • Product and portfolio management
  • Scenario planning and decision making
 
 

Who Should Attend?

Whether you’re new to Integrated Business Planning or looking to deepen your expertise, our workshops help you see what good looks like and how to get there. Our workshops are ideal for:

Business leaders

Business leaders preparing for transformation

Planners

Planners and analysts building core capability

Supply chain

Supply chain and operations professionals improving visibility and control

Finance

Finance, product and commercial leaders seeking alignment and agility

Cross-functional teams

Teams wanting to benchmark their planning maturity

Marketing and sales teams

Aligning plans with operational reality and improving customer delivery

 

The Challenges We Help You Solve.

The Challenges We Help You Solve.

Our workshops are tailored to real organisational issues, including:

  • 01. Forecasts that don’t align across departments
  • 02. Gaps between financial targets and operational plans
  • 03. Inability to model scenarios or respond to change
  • 04. Poor long-term visibility and short-term firefighting
  • 05. Low confidence in the demand plan across functions
 

Why People Attend.

Many participants join public workshops as a first step in exploring IBP or planning improvements. Some use them to test the water before a wider transformation programme. Others attend to build personal capability or onboard new team members quickly and effectively.

This workshop exceeded my expectations. The content and materials presented were very easy to understand, the delivery kept our attention, and the dynamic encouraged questions and sharing. What I learned today was more than what the IBP process is and how it is applied in business. I also learned which questions to ask a hiring manager when applying for an IBP role, so I can evaluate whether their organisation takes IBP seriously — and whether it’s an organisation I’d want to join.
Daniel Garretano, Global Supply Planning Manager, AbbVie B.V.
I’m very excited to see IBP implemented in our company after understanding the benefits of this way of managing: the right decisions made at the right, empowered levels, transparently, based on data and documented assumptions. The workshop provided a great view of the blueprint for continuous success with IBP.
Glen Kirkpatrick, Senior Portfolio Manager, EMEA, Sealed Air
Just finished a two-day IBP workshop with OW. It was great to see the theory behind the practice and to get first-hand advice on how to tackle implementation within a commercial organisation. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone in an organisation battling to roll out an IBP process or anyone looking to upgrade their maturity.
Silvia de Jong, Supply Chain Director, Kraft Heinz Company
 

Meet Your Coaches.

All Oliver Wight public workshops are led by our Partners. All are industry experts who have walked in your shoes and led transformation from the inside.

With decades of hands-on experience across supply chain, finance, commercial and operations leadership, they don’t just teach theory, they share real-world insight, tested frameworks and practical tools that work in complex, fast-moving businesses like yours.

Expect straight answers, relevant examples and expert guidance tailored to your challenges.

Meet the team

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