--- title: The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP) description: Supply Chain Media and Involvation have developed this roadmap showing typical obstacles on the path to IBP and how to overcome them. image: https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IBP-roadmap-ENG-772x1024.jpg --- - [English](https://articles.involvation.com/the-path-to-integrated-business-planning-ibp) - [Nederlands](https://articles.involvation.com/nl/op-naar-integrated-business-planning-ibp) [![logo involvation](https://articles.involvation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_Involvation_payoff_en.png?width=234&height=48&name=logo_Involvation_payoff_en.png "logo involvation")](https://www.involvation.com/) - [Consultancy & Implementation](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/) - [Supply Chain Network Design](https://www.involvation.com/nl/advies-realisatie/sc-network-design/) - [S&OP/IBP](https://info.involvation.com/sales-and-operations-planning) - [Supply Chain Resilience](https://info.involvation.com/supply-chain-resilience) - [Resilience Quickscan](https://info.involvation.com/resilience-quickscan-how-resilient-is-your-supply-chain) - [Forecasting & Inventory Management](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/forecasting-inventory-management/) - [Production & Process management](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/production-control/) - [Learning & Development](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/) - [The Value Chain Academy](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/the-value-chain-academy/) - [Serious gaming](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/serious-gaming/) - [Our training approach](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/approach/) - [Our areas of training](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/our-areas-training/) - [Interim Management](https://www.involvation.com/interim-management/) - [For Interim Managers](https://www.involvation.com/interim-management/voor-interim-managers/) - [For Clients](https://www.involvation.com/interim-management/voor-opdrachtgevers/) - [Our assignments](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/) - Per area - [Supply Chain Strategy & Design](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/sc-strategy-redesign/) - [S&OP/IBP](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/sop/) - [Forecasting & Inventory Management](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/stock-control/) - [Production & Process management](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/production-control/) - [Learning & Development](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/learning-development/) - [Interim Management](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/interim-management/) - [Demand Driven SCM](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/demand-driven-scm/) - Per industry - [Mechanical engineering](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/mechanical-engineering/) - [Construction](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/construction/) - [High tech & automotive](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/high-tech-automotive/) - [Energy & Utilities](https://www.involvation.com/energy-utilities/) - [Chemicals](https://www.involvation.com/chemicals/) - [Pharma & life sciences](https://www.involvation.com/pharma-life-sciences/) - [Agri business](https://www.involvation.com/agri-business/) - [Consumer products & retail](https://www.involvation.com/consumer-products-retail/) - [Customer stories](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/customer-stories) - [About us](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/) - [Who we are](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/who-we-are/) - [How we work](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/how-we-work/) - [Partner team](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/partnerteam/) - [Job Vacancies](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/job-vacancies/) - [Contact](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/contact) - [Publications](https://articles.involvation.com) - [Articles](https://articles.involvation.com) - [Downloads](https://info.involvation.com/download-overview) - [Events](https://info.involvation.com/event-overview) # The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP) ![The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IBP-roadmap-ENG-772x1024.jpg) Many organizations have a basic S&OP process in place and now want to take the [next step to integrated business planning (IBP)](https://info.involvation.com/roadmap-integrated-business-planning)in order to maximize the benefits of the process. Supply Chain Media and Involvation have developed this roadmap showing typical obstacles on the path to IBP and how to overcome them. [![Download the Roadmap to Integrated business planning](https://articles.involvation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IBP-roadmap-ENG-772x1024.jpg?width=694&name=IBP-roadmap-ENG-772x1024.jpg)](https://info.involvation.com/roadmap-integrated-business-planning) [Download the Roadmap to Integrated business planning](https://info.involvation.com/roadmap-integrated-business-planning) ![](https://articles.involvation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Authors/Hans-van-der-drift.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Hans-van-der-drift.jpg) [By Hans van der Drift ![](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Involvation_March2021/images/Capture.png)](mailto:h.vddrift@involvation.com) ## Related items - [Is the purchase of S&OP/IBP software keeping you awake at night?](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-ibp-software) - [S&OP and Stephen Covey part 2: Begin with the End in Mind](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-and-stephen-covey-part-2-begin-with-the-end-in-mind) - [The Essential Role of Human Insight in the Digital Age](https://articles.involvation.com/human-factor-remains-essential-in-the-digital-era) Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler ![einstein](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/einstein.jpg) **Albert Einstein** ### Contact --- Emmalaan 5 3732 GM De Bilt T +31 30 - 2217766 E [info@involvation.com](mailto:info@involvation.com) ### Website --- - [Home](https://www.involvation.com/) - [Consultancy & Implementation](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/) - [Learning & Development](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/) - [Our assignments](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/) - [About us](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/) - [Publications](https://articles.involvation.com) - [Login](https://simcurve.involvation.nl/) ### Online games --- [Inventory Game](https://inventorygame.involvation.com/en) [Beer game](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/serious-gaming/beer-game/) © 2026 Involvation  ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Hans van der Drift", "url" : "https://articles.involvation.com/author/hans-van-der-drift" }, "dateModified" : "2023-04-12T08:09:07.174Z", "datePublished" : "2018-06-21T22:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)", "image" : [ "https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IBP-roadmap-ENG-772x1024.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://articles.involvation.com/the-path-to-integrated-business-planning-ibp", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/logo_Involvation_payoff_nl.png" }, "name" : "Involvation" } } ```