Connected Planning

Connected planning is an approach to business planning that synchronizes strategic objectives, financial targets, and operational activities across all departments. Unlike traditional, siloed planning where finance, sales, HR, and operations create separate plans in disparate systems, connected planning unites them on a single platform.

This methodology relies on a single source of truth, ensuring that all teams work from the same data and assumptions. When one team updates its forecast or model, the impacts are immediately visible across all related plans, from revenue and expense forecasting to headcount and supply chain management.

By fostering this level of integration, organizations can react faster to market changes, perform more accurate scenario analysis, and align the entire business toward common goals. It is a foundational concept within modern frameworks like Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A).