{"product_id":"connected-planning-isbn-9781119485803","title":"Connected Planning","description":"\u003cp\u003eRon Dimon’s thought-leading second edition of the book originally entitled \u003ci\u003eEnterprise Performance Management Done Right\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2012, is a practical roadmap for using \u003ci\u003eConnected Planning \u003c\/i\u003eto develop an agile organization and to navigate the complex Enterprise Performance Management landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccording to esteemed author, researcher, and Management professor Dr. Christopher Neck, “In the same way that one needs to be self-leading to finish a grueling marathon, an organization must be self-leading in order to execute on its plans in an efficient and effective manner. What drives self-leadership at all levels in an organization? The people within the organization of course—and those people must be involved in the planning occurring in an organization. Without a plan, an organization has no direction.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince 2012, much has changed in the world of connecting strategy with improved performance: new, cloud-based, in-memory technologies have been adopted by the largest organizations in the world. This book is for CFOs, CIOs, their direct reports, and any organizational visionary or aspiring leader who wants to ‘‘bring it all together’’ and create an actionable vision and plan for improving readiness, resilience, and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: Christopher Neck xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword from the First Edition: Gebhard Rainer xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 What’s Broken and What’s Possible? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy-Execution Gap 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuckets of Pain 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Connected Planning 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 A Planning Operating System 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContext 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsibility 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Planning Operating System 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacro and Micro 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Middle 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Debate: What Can We Do and What Should We Do? 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScenarios 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrivers: What Moves the Needle? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebate Management 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnabling Technologies 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Quick Wins 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Commit: Who Will Deliver What, by When? 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccountability 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaming the System 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnterprise Planning and Forecasting 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnabling Technologies 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIngredients for Your EPM Roadmap 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Quick Wins 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Visualize: Where Are We, Right Now? 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement by Exception 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Point of View 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Qualities 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Delivery 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement and Statutory Reporting 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability Reporting 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnabling Technologies 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRationalization 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Quick Wins 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Understand: Why Did We Get the Results We Got? 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Questions 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns and New Insights 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Data and Predictive Analytics 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Visualization 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnabling Technologies 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComponents for Your Connected Planning Roadmap 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential Quick Wins 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Execute: From Insights to Actions to Results 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 10-Step Insight Process 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEverything Is Connected 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSales Performance Management 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSales Operations Performance 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder-to-Cash Performance Management 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupply Chain Performance Management 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarketing Performance Management 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Strategy: Everyone Aligned to the Right Outcomes 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Language of Strategy 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctional Value Maps 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOptics: Line of Sight 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetrics Equal Focus 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfitability 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Flexibility 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing the Gap 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Digital Planning 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCloud Computing 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlockchain 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobotic Process Automation 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Technologies 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredictive Analytics 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCybersecurity 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Bringing It All Together 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlignment 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Common Business Language 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaturity Is in the Arrows 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn on Investment and Total Cost of Ownership 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Architecture 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Connected Planning Roadmap 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Readiness: The Connected Planning Center of Excellence 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParalyzed by Feuds? 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnected Planning and Incentive Plans 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do You Get Started? 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: An EPM maturity model 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the author 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRON DIMON\u003c\/b\u003e has over thirty years of experience in helping clients get value out of their reporting, analytics, modeling, and planning processes and technology investments. A former Deloitte Managing Director, Ron has served organizations including Google, Microsoft, Oracle, ADM, Hyatt, Kraft Heinz, GE, Cisco, Manulife, the U.S. Navy, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eToday’s organizations have enormous amounts of data and lots of technology but, continually, decisions are being made without the benefit of either of those tools. Executives require a structured framework for gathering, analyzing, and “what-iffing” the best ways to deploy people, capital, and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConnected Planning: A Playbook for Agile Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e, accomplished consultant and author Ron Dimon delivers a practical and actionable framework for implementing and managing next generation planning functionality for better insight, focus, and alignment. This book demonstrates that connected planning and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) can have a positive impact on revenue growth, operating margin, asset utilization, and cash cycle efficiency, but that an effective and cohesive blueprint must first be employed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reliable resource expands upon and refines the central framework that first appeared in the author’s previous work, \u003ci\u003eEnterprise Performance Management Done Right\u003c\/i\u003e. It contains significantly updated technology references and new use cases of a connected planning platform, along with a new chapter on finance in a digital world that addresses technologies currently disrupting the nature of planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive discussions of industry-shaping technologies, like the cloud, shape the book’s central argument of having a single, cohesive financial and operational plan to maximize growth and profit. You’ll learn about using integrated business planning as a cornerstone of enterprise performance management and discover what the future holds for connected planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for executives, especially CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, managers, and business leaders, \u003ci\u003eConnected Planning: A Playbook for Agile Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of IT managers and other technology professionals who seek to get the most out of their data and reporting systems.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful fusion of IT, finance, strategy, and operations in a digestible blueprint for performance management and agile decision making\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnterprise performance management (EPM) has seen dramatic growth in the last decade, as predictive analytics and cloud-based solutions transform the technological landscape for organizations in a wide array of industries and sectors. Connected planning is a new category that goes beyond traditional integrated business planning to every kind of planning and modeling done in an organization. Yet at the same time, vision, thought leadership, and value creation is lacking, and technological solutions are often put in place without any thought to developing a coherent plan or strategy for the organization as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you’ll discover a practical roadmap to developing an agile organization that can properly navigate this new connected planning landscape. You’ll also find a cohesive blueprint for establishing a direct and positive impact on revenue growth, operating margin, asset utilization, and cash cycle efficiency. Finally, you’ll find an effective framework for implementing and managing next generation functionality for better decision making, accountability, and alignment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for executives and senior managers in mid-sized and large organizations, \u003ci\u003eConnected Planning: A Playbook for Agile Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable guide for any leader who hopes to “bring it all together” and create an actionable vision and plan for improving organizational readiness, resilience, and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988974747877,"sku":"NP9781119485803","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119485803.jpg?v=1761782275","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/connected-planning-isbn-9781119485803","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}