Insights
Insights from the front line of planning
Practical pieces that help you make a decision — written by the people who deliver the work.
Buying · 5 min
A buyer's guide to Kinaxis services partners: SI, boutique or offshore?
Three kinds of firm will bid for your Kinaxis programme. Each is right for a different problem. Here's how a programme director tells them apart before the slides arrive.
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Rescue · 5 min
Why Kinaxis implementations stall — and the two-week assessment that saves them
Stalled Maestro programmes share three symptoms and one cause. A fortnight of honest assessment is usually enough to find the route out.
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Maestro AI · 4 min
You're paying for Maestro's AI. Here's why your planners aren't using it.
Demand sensing, automation, scenario intelligence, agentic workflows — most Kinaxis clients licence them and run a fraction. The barrier isn't technical.
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S&OP · 5 min
Rethinking S&OP: from monthly ritual to decision engine
The process is documented, the meeting happens, the numbers are presented — and nothing changes. Here's how to rebuild sales and operations planning around decisions instead of ceremony.
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Resourcing · 5 min
The real cost of an unfilled planning seat on a live programme
A vacant architect or senior functional role on a Kinaxis programme costs far more than the day rate you're saving. Here's how to count it — and how to close it in days.
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Delivery · 5 min
Offshore, onshore or hybrid: shaping a Kinaxis delivery team that actually ships
The team shape you choose in week one decides what your programme can absorb in week thirty. A practical model for splitting design, build and adoption across locations.
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