What are the different types of corporate planning approaches? What situation do they suit the best?

1. 1.
Fragmented
planning
Ad-hoc planning,constantly
changing methodologies
2.
Functional
planning
Different departments use
different planning solutions
3.
Driver based
integrated
planning
Automated integration and
consolidation of business
unit level plans
4.
Scenario
modelling
Ad-hoc exploration of
outcomes of possible events
5.
Narrative
planning
Multi-thread scenario
planning in a coherent
context
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Question:
What?
defining what do we
want to achieve now
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Question:
How?
modelling how the parts
of our business work
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Question:
Why?
finding the causes
of business outcomes
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Question:
What if?
exploring the effects of
certain possible events
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Question:
What is
our story?
exploring different
visions of the future
Maturity levels of
corporate planning

2. Maturity levels of
corporate planning
1.
Fragmented planning
2.
Functional
planning
3.
Driver
based
integrated
planning
4.
Scenario
modelling
5.
Narrative
planning
Ad-hoc planning,constantly changing methodologies
IT
TO DO
Excel based unconnected plans
What? (defining what do we want to achieve now)
Planning concept development and
planning model deployment

3. Maturity levels of
corporate planning
2.
Functional planning
3.
Driver
based
integrated
planning
4.
Scenario
modelling
5.
Narrative
planning
Different departments use different planning solutions
1.
Fragmented
planning
What?
IT
TO DO
Integration of subplans via manual,
Excel-based consolidation
How? (modelling how the parts of our business work)
Central planning solution development and
business driver definitions

4. Maturity levels of
corporate planning
2.
Functional
planning
4.
Scenario
modelling
5.
Narrative
planning
3.
Driver based integrated planning
Automated integration and consolidation
of business unit level plans
1.
Fragmented
planning
What? How?
IT
TO DO
Centralized IT solution (TM1, Anaplan, etc.)
Why? (finding the causes of business outcomes)
Creating integrated business rule logic
to support scenario creation

5. Maturity levels of
corporate planning
2.
Functional
planning
3.
Driver
based
integrated
planning
5.
Narrative
planning
4.
Scenario modelling
Ad-hoc exploration of outcomes of possible events
1.
Fragmented
planning
What? How? Why?
IT
TO DO
Centralized IT solution with scenario editing capabilities
What if? (exploring the effects of certain possible events)
Integrating external data and deploying
graphic frameworks and AI tools

6. Maturity levels of
corporate planning
2.
Functional
planning
3.
Driver
based
integrated
planning
5.
Narrative planning
Multi-thread scenario planning in a coherent context
1.
Fragmented
planning
What? How? Why?
4.
Scenario
modelling
What if?
What is our story?
(Exploring different visions of the future)
Automated planning solution with
advanced level visualizations
IT

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