Tag Archives: Joined-up Decision-making

The Impossible Horizon Question

Written by . Posted on May 20, 2011. Filed under Decision-making, IBP, S&OP, StrataBridge. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.
Looking into the Future - Featured

We’re often asked how long the horizon should be for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)/ Integrated Business Planning (IBP).  12 months, 18 months rolling, 2 year ends, 24 months, or something else. As usual it depends! If your over-riding interest is in hitting the year-end … Read More →

Trade-offs – in B&W or Colour?

Written by . Posted on May 7, 2011. Filed under Decision-making, IBP, Ideal World, Innovation, Laws & Principles, Leadership, S&OP, StrataBridge, Strategy. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 2 Comments.
Trade-offs

Making trade-offs is an integral part of developing meaningful strategies, a critical element of owning a particular space in your customers’ mind, and a powerful means of focusing your organisation on what to do to win – and just as importantly, what not to do. … Read More →

Ignore them or respect them.. Three Laws.

Written by . Posted on May 6, 2011. Filed under Decision-making, Featured, IBP, Laws & Principles, S&OP, StrataBridge, Strategy. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . 11 Comments.
Three Laws

The StrataBridge approach has been forged by forces working on us all. While these forces often go unnoticed, ignored or misunderstood, they are so pervasive they shape our environment and condition our behaviours

S&OP… IBP… WTF?

Written by . Posted on May 6, 2011. Filed under Decision-making, Featured, IBP, S&OP, StrataBridge. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 9 Comments.
S&OP IBP WTF

While we have been intimately involved in the creation, development and use of these types of processes over the last 20 or more years, we think the name game is getting out of hand.