Planning & Forecasting

● PLANNING · FORECASTING · SAP ANALYTICS

Planning & Forecasting.
Connected. Precise.

Integrated enterprise planning based on real, real-time data — from financial planning to sales forecasting to operational volume planning in SAP Analytics Cloud.

FIN

Financial Planning

P&L, Balance Sheet

VTR

Sales Forecast

Bottom-Up & Top-Down

OPS

Operational Planning

Volume & Capacity

AI

AI Forecast

Smart Predict

PLANNING & FORECASTING AT ZPARTNER

Planning Based on Real Data

Many companies still plan in Excel — disconnected from operational systems, error-prone, and time-consuming. ZPARTNER creates integrated planning solutions in SAC and BDC that build directly on your SAP data.

The result: shorter planning cycles, higher data quality, and a seamless connection between strategy, financial, and operational planning.

SAC PlanningSeamless PlanningBDCVersioningWorkflowAI Forecast
INT

Integrated Data Foundation

Plan values based directly on actual data from S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, or Datasphere

COL

Collaborative Planning

Multi-user workflows with approvals, versioning, and audit trail

AI

AI-Powered Forecast

Automatic baseline forecasts with Smart Predict in SAC

REP

Plan-Actual Reporting

Direct connection between the planning model and analytics reports

SERVICES & FOCUS AREAS

Our Planning Solutions

From strategy to operational planning — all in SAP Analytics Cloud.

FIN

Integrated Financial Planning

P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow planning in SAC — top-down targets and bottom-up inputs in a single integrated model with automatic reconciliation.

VTR

Sales Planning & Forecast

Sales planning at the product, customer, or region level — with an AI baseline, manual adjustment, and direct alignment with production planning.

OPS

Operational & Volume Planning

Capacity, workforce, and material requirements planned directly in SAC — connected to financial data for complete value-volume integration.

AI

AI Forecasting

Smart Predict in SAC creates automated forecasts based on historical patterns — as a starting point for more efficient planning cycles.

WF

Workflow & Approvals

Multi-stage planning processes with task assignments, comments, and approval workflows — fully mapped in SAC.

IMP

Migration from Excel

Structured replacement of existing Excel-based planning solutions — modeling, data migration, and training from a single source.

OUR APPROACH

Our Path to Integrated Enterprise Planning

1

Requirements Analysis

Capture planning processes and data sources

2

Model Design

Design the planning architecture in SAC

3

Implementation

Build-out, data loading, workflow configuration

4

Go-Live & Training

Training, hypercare, and optimization

40%

Shorter Planning Cycles

Through Direct Data Connectivity

0

Excel Exports

Everything Integrated in SAC

1

Platform

Planning + Forecast + Reporting

100%

Real-Time Data Foundation

Directly From SAP Source Systems

Planning Solutions That Are Truly Connected?

ZPARTNER guides you on the path from Excel-based planning to integrated, AI-powered enterprise planning in SAP Analytics Cloud.

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