The recent IBP/IBSing practitioners call provided excellent insights on implementing ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. I’d like to share ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ from the session.
Our guest speaker, Dale Edwards, CSCP, Head of IBP at The Royal Mint, introduced his ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค for IBP implementation. Here are the five essential steps he outlined:
1)ย ย ย ๐ขcan and understand: Gain a comprehensive overview of the existing landscape and identify areas for integration and improvement.
2)ย ย ย ๐ultivate and develop: Lay the groundwork for IBP implementation through education, team formation, and setting benchmarks.
3)ย ย ย ๐rganise and Build: Start the active phase of IBP implementation, focusing on structured development and alignment of business plans.
4)ย ย ย ๐ropel and Mature: Drive the organisation towards full IBP maturity, ensuring ongoing adaptation and improvement.
5)ย ย ย ๐valuate and Enhance: Sustain IBP as a dynamic, ever-improving process that continually adds value to the business.
During the breakout sessions, we divided the ~20 IBP experts into five groups to identify โEnablers and Best Practicesโ and โBottlenecks and Challengesโ for each stage. After consolidating the ideas, I found that:
โถ 30% โ of the inputs focused on โ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐โ (Step 1/5)
โถ 46% โ on โ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉโ (Step 2/5)
This clearly highlights the critical importance of the ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ of IBP implementation. In my work with HELIBLICK GmbH customers, I always start with an IBP/IBSing Fitness Check. We ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ the current Planning & Execution Standard Processes with the transformation lead and conduct ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ interviews with key stakeholders and change agents to identify essential cultural enablers to immediately ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ, which will lead to the success of the transformation.
The exercise and insights from the 20 IBP practitioners underscored the significance of these initial steps. Thank you to Dale Edwards and the fantastic group of IBP practitioners and supply chain leaders for engaging in this enriching learning and networking forum!