Why Every Enterprise Needs Continuous Planning Now

Is your annual planning cycle obsolete before it's approved? This week, Zero100 VP, Research & Advisory Services Lauren Acoba, VP, Research, Kelly Coutinho, and Principal, Research, Justin Gillebo break down Continuous Planning, a new operating model that shortens the distance between signal and response. They explore what Continuous Planning is (and what it isn’t), where AI genuinely helps, and why coordination matters as decision cycles compress. A practical guide to spotting bottlenecks, evolving planning roles beyond spreadsheets, and knowing where to start.

1. So… what is Continuous Planning? (01:53)
2. The Covid inflection point – and why legacy planning struggles under faster cycles (03:22)
3. Continuous Planning as a system, not a tool (04:57)
4. AI: The magic ingredient for modern planning (06:12)
5. Why planning speed needs orchestration (07:13)
6. The evolution of the planner: From spreadsheet mechanic to orchestrator (13:10)
7. How Novartis is making Continuous Planning work in the wild (17:40)
8. A practical path to Continuous Planning (18:50)
9. What changes next (and what won’t) (21:45)