Dynamic times call for flexible, automated and integrated applications for planning, forecasting and scenario planning, which are vital to a company’s success. Strategic and operational planning are indispensable instruments in leadership and management in successful companies and form the basis on which a company can make the best possible decisions. Integrated planning supports not only the planning process itself, it also makes it possible to maintain a continuous exchange between the various stakeholders in and outside the company.

Uncertain and dynamic times are especially trying for planning and forecasting processes, the systems used for them and the structures within companies. Modern planning and analytics systems can help give a holistic overview of the entire company – flexible and dynamic adaptation possibilities are essential here. New approaches to planning, such as e.g. value-driven planning, help keep the focus on the essentials. And just as important, an open and data-oriented corporate culture creates the necessary transparency in the planning process.   

Our PIKON maturity model for planning and analysis processes looks not only at the process-related or technological aspects, but also considers the organisational and cultural circumstances in the area of integrated planning processes – important cornerstones for data-based decision-making.