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    xP&A - Extended Planning & Analysis

    Markets are becoming more dynamic.
    Planning cycles shorter.
    Decisions more complex.

    Traditional financial planning is no longer enough.

    Extended Planning & Analysis (xP&A) extends integrated financial planning to all areas of the company - from sales and HR to production and the supply chain.

    The result is consistent, coordinated and simulation-capable corporate management.
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    What does Extended Planning & Analysis mean?

    xP&A stands for a holistic planning approach in which all relevant corporate divisions plan on a common data and model basis.

    Instead of isolated divisional budgets, an integrated planning model is created that:

    • links operational drivers directly with key financial figures
    • Automatically takes dependencies into account
    • simulates scenarios company-wide
    • dissolves silos between departments forms the basis for operational management, investment decisions and risk management.

    xP&A builds on integrated financial planning - but goes significantly further.

    Planning

    The limits of traditional planning

    In many companies, planning is still

    • Excel-driven
    • Isolated by division
    • Static and annualized
      Only oriented towards financial ratios

    This leads to

    • Inconsistent assumptions
    • Duplicate data models
    • High coordination effort
    • Delayed decision-making

    xP&A replaces this fragmentation with an integrated control model.

    All areas plan on the basis of a common logic

    Sales

    As part of a holistic xP&A strategy, sales planning forms the operational basis for sales and earnings forecasts.

    Find out more about our range of solutions in the area of sales controlling and sales planning

    • Sales and turnover planning
    • Pipeline scenarios
    • Price and margin simulation

    All operating assumptions have a direct impact on

    • P&L
    • balance sheet
    • cash flow
    Corporate management

    The next evolutionary step in corporate management

    Integrated financial planning combines income statement, balance sheet and cash flow. xP&A supplements this perspective with operational driver logic.

    Example:

    If the planned sales volume increases by 10%, this changes automatically:

    • Production requirements
    • personnel requirements
    • Material purchasing
    • Stock levels
    • Liquidity

    This makes planning capable of simulation and decision-oriented.

    Your added value at a glance

    xP&A turns planning from a reporting instrument into an active management tool.

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    Standardized database

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    Consistent assumptions

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    Faster forecasts

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    Scenario capability in real time

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    Transparent cause-effect relationships

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    Reduced coordination effort

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    Higher decision quality

    When is xP&A particularly worthwhile?

    Strong growth-oriented companies

    Internationally positioned organizations

    Companies with high volatility

    Complex production or project structures

    Strategic transformations

    One platform

    One platform instead of isolated solutions

    Extended Planning & Analysis requires:

    • Centralized data models
    • Flexible driver logics
    • Role-based planning
    • Workflow support
    • Integrated scenario engine

    With Corporate Planning, you can implement xP&A on a scalable, integrated platform.

    More about integrated financial planning

    Ready for holistic corporate management?

    Let's analyze together how xP&A can transform your planning.
    Product sheet

    Financial controlling product sheet

    Here you will find the product sheet in PDF format for Corporate Planning. You can view or download the data sheet directly on screen. Would you like to find out more about how you can exploit the full potential of financial controlling? Arrange a consultation or demonstration with one of our consultants.

    Practical example

    By using Corporate Planner, a medium-sized company was able to improve its liquidity forecasts and make investment decisions faster and more reliably.

    The controlling software in use

    What do the software solutions from Corporate Planning achieve in practice? - No one can tell you better than the companies that use them every day. An overview of some of our customers' impressions.

    The flexible and powerful solution of the Corporate Planning software enables us to map all processes and scenarios holistically and more easily. We were also impressed by the fact that no programming knowledge is required to create new reports.

    Anja Tripolt

    Head of Controlling, Schrack Seconet AG

    The corporate planning software bundles all data sources and provides a good overview thanks to its tree structure. Navigation through the data volumes is clear and simple, and key figures for reporting can be set up quickly and comprehensibly.

    Elisabeth Kreuzer

    Head of Finance and Legal, Brüder Theurl GmbH

    We have been using Corporate Planner for over 20 years. The solution allows us to optimally map new and increasing requirements time and time again. We greatly appreciate this flexibility and the continuous further development of the Corporate Planning software.

    Senior Controller

    digades GmbH

    The Corporate Planning software is intuitive and has an appealing user interface. The business logic included in Corporate Planner Finance enables the software to be rolled out quickly and used immediately.

    Nils Bublitz

    Head of Group Accounting, Böcker Maschinenwerke GmbH

    Frequently asked questions about xP&A

    • Integrated financial planning combines P&L, balance sheet and cash flow in a closed financial model.
      xP&A extends this approach to include operational drivers from sales, HR, production or the supply chain and integrates them directly into the financial logic.

      With Corporate Planning solutions, both levels - financial integration and operational driver planning - can be combined in one platform.

    • No. xP&A describes the consistent further development of corporate planning towards company-wide, driver-based management.

      While traditional planning often takes place in divisional silos, xP&A creates a common planning logic across all functions.

      We support companies in implementing this transition in a structured and practical way - technologically and methodically.

    • xP&A is particularly relevant for companies

      • with several business units
      • with an international structure
      • with high volatility
      • with complex production or project structures

      Growth-oriented organizations in particular benefit from an integrated, simulation-capable control architecture.

    • Company-wide, integrated planning is hardly scalable without a suitable platform.
      The decisive factor is a solution that:

      • supports driver-based models
      • enables scenario analyses
      • maps workflow and roles
      • integrates financial and operational planning

      With the Corporate Planning platform, these requirements can be implemented in a consistent architecture.