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Is it time to get rid of annual planning?

2021/11/30
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Work Check

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A lot of people think of annual planning as a necessary evil – but after the past few years of unpredictability and torn-up plans...is it still serving its purpose? Alternative planning methods are out there, but are they really any better? 

Join host Christine Dela Rosa and debaters Dominique Ward and Kelvin Yap, as they determine the best ways to forecast for the future. 

In this episode, you'll also hear from Daydream's founder Nels Gilbreth) on how annual planning provides alignment and purpose, and strategic advisor Lauren Bourke) shares the cultural advantages annual planning provides. Finance director Robin Aitken) offers some alternative planning methods that he finds to be more adaptive, allowing managers to be closer to the action. For the transcript and downloadable takeaways, visit https://www.atlassian.com/blog/podcast/work-check.)