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Integrated Business Planning

Connect financial plans, operational drivers, and strategic objectives in a single governed model. From siloed spreadsheets to a real-time, organisation-wide planning engine.

What Is IBP?

Beyond FP&A — true business integration

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is the evolution of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). It connects financial planning, operational planning, supply chain, HR, and strategy into a single monthly management process — supported by a unified technology platform.

Most organisations plan in silos. Finance builds a financial plan. Operations builds a production plan. Supply chain builds a procurement plan. HR builds a headcount plan. None of them talk to each other in real time.

IBP changes this. It creates a single integrated model where a change in one part of the business — a production outage, a sales spike, a headcount reduction — instantly flows through to every other plan. Leaders see the full picture, in real time.

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IBP vs Traditional Planning
DimensionTraditionalIBP
Planning frequencyAnnualRolling / Continuous
Data sourcesMultiple spreadsheetsSingle integrated model
Cycle timeWeeks to monthsDays to hours
Scenario modellingManual, slowInstant, self-service
Cross-functional alignmentSiloed, email-drivenLive, governed workflow
Audit trailNone / manualFull automated lineage
IBP Components

The five pillars of integrated planning

Financial Planning & Analysis

The financial heartbeat of IBP. Budgets, forecasts, and management reporting that update automatically as operational inputs change.

Supply Chain & S&OP

Connect demand signals, production plans, and inventory positions into the financial model for true end-to-end visibility.

Workforce Planning

Headcount, FTEs, skills, and payroll integrated directly into the financial model — so people costs are always current.

Capital & Project Planning

CAPEX plans, project cashflows, and asset depreciation integrated with the P&L and balance sheet — no more manual reconciliation.

Strategic Planning & Scenario Modelling

Model multiple strategic scenarios — acquisitions, market entries, commodity price shocks — and understand the financial impact instantly.

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Technology Platform

IBP delivered on world-class platforms

IBM Gold Partner

IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

The market-leading IBP platform for organisations with complex, multi-dimensional planning requirements. Ideal for resources companies, multi-entity groups, and large government agencies.

  • In-memory OLAP engine — sub-second recalculation
  • TM1 Rules for complex business logic
  • PAX (Excel) and PAW (Web) interfaces
  • Native cloud and on-premise deployment
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Anaplan Partner

Anaplan Connected Planning

Purpose-built for enterprise-wide connected planning where supply chain, HR, and sales planning need to connect seamlessly with finance. Cloud-native and highly scalable.

  • Connected model architecture
  • Purpose-built S&OP and workforce apps
  • Native API integrations
  • Rapid deployment with App Hub
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