The
Corporate Planning Benchmarking Association (CPBA™), an
association of professionals in the corporate planning organization,
is dedicated to providing members with an oportunity to identify,
document and establish best practices through benchmarking
to increase value, efficiencies, and profits.
CPBA™ Mission
To identify "Best
in Class" corporate planning business processes, which,
when implemented, will lead member companies to exceptional performance.
CPBA™ Objectives
To conduct benchmarking studies of important corporate
planning processes.
To create a cooperative environment where full
understanding of the performance and enablers of "best in
class" corporate
planning processes can be obtained and
shared at reasonable cost.
To use the efficiency of the association to obtain
process performance data and related best practices from corporate
planning.
To support the use of benchmarking to facilitate corporate
planning process improvement and the achievement
of accuracy, timeliness and efficiency.
CPBA™ Membership
The scope of CPBA™ membership includes individuals
who work in corporate
planning in major corporations.
Company membership will be considered with respect to compliance with CPBA™ mission,
goals and operating guidelines, as well as, qualification of the organization
within the scope of membership.
Participation in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members
with costs shared by the participants. Members pay only if they join a specific
study. Currently, membership in CPBA™ is free. We reserve the right to
review membership applications and to make the final decision whether or not
to accept any application. Consulting firms are ineligible for membership.
CPBA™ Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
CPBA™ will identify and present to members
opportunities to participate in Benchmarking studies on various
topics addressing issues of importance to the corporate
planning functions.
There are two types of Benchmarking studies provided:
Consortium studies are offered to the membership
as a whole with costs divided.
Single company sponsored studies addressing the
interest of one member company can be offered to other selected
members for no fee.
The association will also support corporate
planning benchmarking efforts:
Research - Access public and private databases.
Identify study participants - Top companies in corporate
planning.
Collect data - Manage response collection with
the participants as a third party.
Lead site visits - Structured with best participants.
Roundtables:
Interest group roundtables will be organized
throughout the year. Members will pay a nominal fee to join
real and virtual roundtable discussions that address specific corporate
planning processes.
Cost:
Currently, membership in CPBA™ is FREE! Costs
of studies are shared by the participants
Become a CPBA™ Member
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