Goal-oriented Planning and Management

Decision Paralysis in the Data Jungle

For many businesses, the global environment represents both an opportunity and a challenge: Although operating in international markets, structures and processes opens up new sales opportunities, it exposes companies to very specific competitive pressure. In this case, the digital transformation acts as an amplifier: The speed of the processes and the associated quantity of data and information are disproportionately increasing. Corporate management needs to rise to this challenge in order to convert the available data as quickly as possible into actionable insights that allow for more efficient and effective allocation of corporate resources. This mission-critical task has already massively challenged many companies: Existing planning processes are no longer adequately meeting the demands of goal-oriented, flexible management. Lengthy, complex and rigid processes that have historically evolved on the basis of outdated systems have led to a sclerotic degeneration of industries that were once dynamic. One of the main reasons for this is the de facto impossibility of management and planning needed to find new ways.

Planning and Management Optimisation

The solution consists of a targeted reduction in complexity that contributes to a significant acceleration and optimisation of processes in reporting. This begins with an evaluation of the appropriate software components to the optimisation of IT processes to allow for goal-oriented management to the reclamation of accruing - even if unused - data. The resulting effective and efficient allocation of resources stabilises results-oriented corporate management. All company divisions benefit from the further development of planning and forecasting processes - from sales, marketing, finance, controlling of accounting, HR, purchasing, production, and logistics to risk. The validation and optimisation of performance indicators and key figure catalogues serves as an important tool for efficient planning and management. The use of predictive analysis techniques and procedures, ‘looking into a crystal ball’ as the saying goes, is possible by establishing dynamic and highly efficient simulation and scenario options and using driver models. The continuous and consistent integration of all data and information enables the provision of internal and external data in almost real-time. A higher level of management competence is achieved not least through the needs-based preparation of management dashboards and reports that are also retrievable regardless of location (mobile/stationary). Proven change management concepts promote the integration of strategic goals into operational planning and management measures.

Reply Value

Blue Reply has extensive consulting experience and vendor-independent, integrated, technical and technological expertise in generating action-oriented, forward-looking analyses from data - even big data - that stems from different sources. Blue Reply already supports companies from such industries as banking & insurance, retail, consumer goods, automotive, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and media in optimising their planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting processes and applications in order to:

• increase efficiency and strengthen competitiveness
• accelerate and optimise decision-making reliability in the organisation
• minimise risk and implement compliance security
• optimally use IT architectures and systems

The business processes optimised through collaboration with Blue Reply include:

• Planning & Budgeting
• Forecasting & Prognosis
• Scenarios & Simulation Models
• Analysis & Reporting
• Business Unit & Corporate Management
• Consolidation & Management Reporting

With the support of Blue Reply, companies are able to make informed strategic decisions more quickly based on data and available predictive analyses.