What does powerful planning look like?
Bottlenecks and data silos in planning processes can hamper the ability to collaborate effectively and adapt to fast-changing market conditions, which causes frustration and erodes resilience. Optimizing those processes has the power to create a culture of decisiveness, confidence, and performance across the organization. Every team has the potential to reap those benefits and achieve Superplännen: an elevated state of planning.
In the push to build a plan, it is easy to forget you are not just plugging in numbers to meet a dead-line; you are telling the story of a business and the people in it. A plan should transcend numbers and serve as a road map to success. When a plan is done right, it instills a culture of decisiveness, improves the ability to serve the changing needs of customers, and boosts profitability. Powerful planning empowers teams to shape the future.
Too many organizations around the world have a plan that does not match their actual business model and structure. This is a tremendous dragon accountability and decision-making, and can negatively affect productivity, profitability, and team morale. So why is it so hard to plan according to the way an organization works in the real world? The reason is simple: most organizations use planning and performance management solutions that don’t have the adaptability, integration, or simplicity that teams need to collaborate and succeed.
This is where Superplännen comes in. It describes the exhilarating and satisfying feeling of working smarter, collaborating better, being decisive, and hitting the mark.
Superplännen is not a product, feature, or technology; it is:
Where is your organization on the path to Superplännen?
To reach this elevated state of planning, teams must first take an honest look at their current processes and the way their plans unfold in terms of performance, collaboration, and confidence. Use the checklist to find out where your organization stands within each of those categories, assess its level of planning maturity, and take the next step toward achieving Superplännen.
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Collaboration
What the results mean
If you did not check the box for one or more of these questions, your planning processes may be inhibiting productivity, impacting profitability, and affecting team morale across the organization. When a plan is done right, it instills a culture of decisiveness, improves the ability to serve the changing needs of customers, and, ultimately, boosts profitability. Read about your results to solidify your planning goals and identify the right capabilities for your organization.
Checked 0–6 boxes: present
At this early stage, your organization is likely introducing new tools, processes, and KPIs. Map your progress to determine which financial planning tasks can be streamlined and where collaboration can improve, such as budgeting and forecasting, so important strategy decisions can be made.
Checked 7–11 boxes: engaged
Your team is likely developing a promising financial planning and analysis (FP&A) strategy. Explore where you can cultivate adaptability, integration, and simplicity. Consider exploring solutions for financial consolidation, cash flow, and sales performance management.
Checked 12–16 boxes: competetive
You’re nurturing a healthy financial planning strategy and may be ready to progress to integrated business planning (IBP). Continue to refresh your processes to reflect future prioritiesand explore ways to expand your toolkit, such as extending into sales, HR, supply chain, and ESG. Consider adopting automation and predictive planning tools.
Checked 17–21 boxes: mature
With a mature strategy in place, your team can reap the benefits of IBP and is well on its way to achieving Superplännen. Plans and decisions are made based on cross-organizational data, and support mid- and long-term business goals. Use this assessment as a road map for improving growth.
Where to go from here
Every organization and every team can achieve Superplännen and experience the decisiveness, confidence, and performance that comes with it, no matter where they are on this journey. Use the results to identify gaps in your planning process so you can better define your ambitions and make an impactful investment.
IBP solutions that bring adaptability, integration, and simplicity will help you on your way to Superplännen and empower you to shape the future, regardless of what lies ahead.
Share your results and learn how to take your planning to the next level. Request a demo with our team.
