Comments on: Passion & Spice Missing From Your S&OP Relationship?

By: Robert Stahl

Robert Stahl — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:14:14 +0000

Patrick, I like your thinking. The “injections,” of course are not at the expense of content. Keeping in mind, that when S&OP is working well, it enables the “routine things to be done routinely.” Making the meetings FUN and engaging is terrific, but they should be somewhat “routine.” Recognizing that the “old behavior” is crisis management, which be definition is more exciting but not productive.

Good job with this blog.
Bob Stahl

By: patrick bower

patrick bower — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:05:46 +0000

Adeline – your point is valid. But even processes with internalized continuous improvement can be stale, boring, lifeless. After suggesting a review of process elements that may not be exactly correct, I suggest examining approaches that add business interest to the process, or improve the presentation approach.

On three separate occasions last week (at the APIC / IBF conference) I was asked questions about boring (but highly functioning) meetings. The article is a set of composite (not all used in the same company) steps I have leveraged to make S&OP meetings more interesting.

By: Sujit Singh

Sujit Singh — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:01:32 +0000

Great insights, Patrick.

By: Adeline Dehlinger

Adeline Dehlinger — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:02:05 +0000

Dear Patrick Bower, don’t you think that boring S&OP meetings are a sign that it is time to introduce some innovation into the process ? A stable process for sure is great and a probable proof of maturity, but stability should not hide a frozen process unable to anticipate a need of improvement. In a highly competitive and changing business it could be quite dangerous…