Adaptive Decision Intelligence

The strategic work
that still lives in spreadsheets.
Solved.

Adaptive Decision Intelligence provides a single experience where finance and operations teams can ask questions in natural language, model scenarios in minutes, and commit decisions directly into the governed plan — without spreadsheets, data wrangling, or waiting on FP&A to rebuild a model.

See it in action

Model scenarios side by side and see the cumulative impact across every lever.

Adaptive Decision Intelligence comparing skills-gap closure scenarios side by side with a cumulative waterfall and monthly investment chart.

From the team

“Turning hours of manual data work into minutes of guided exploration so planning teams can move from a question to a governed decision in the plan before the meeting ends.”

Ben Pierce

GM, Workday Adaptive Planning

How it works

A planning team
using Adaptive Decision Intelligence in practice.

Connect plans with operational data

Combine Adaptive Planning actuals and plan with CRM pipeline, headcount, and project costs to see the full picture behind a performance question.

When a region misses its target, bring together sales pipeline and headcount data to see whether the issue is coverage, conversion, or productivity.

Ask questions, get driver-level answers

Ask direct questions in natural language and get clear explanations that connect drivers to outcomes.

“Why did Q3 revenue in EMEA fall short of plan?” returns a breakdown showing how territory coverage, win rates, deal size, and ramping sellers contributed to the gap — with click-through by product line.

Model scenarios, compare side by side

Get recommendations for how to close a gap, compare scenarios side by side, and run Monte Carlo simulations to show a range of likely outcomes.

See the impact of adding sales headcount, shifting quota-bearing roles, or improving win rates — including the effect of each choice on Q4 revenue and margins.

Commit the decision back to the plan

Select the best scenario and save it as the plan going forward.

When leadership approves, Adaptive Decision Intelligence commits it back to the governed plan with assumptions, data sources, and approval chain intact — no export, no re-entry.

By the numbers

10 min

variance-to-reforecast, from 2-5 days

100x

More scenarios tested per cycle

Gap between insight and governed action

Use cases

What Adaptive Decision Intelligence changes,
day to day.

Use Case 01

Variance to Reforecast

For FP&A Analysts and Finance Business Partners

Rapid detection and explanation of performance changes, exploration of recovery scenarios with federated financial and operational data, and commitment of a risk-adjusted forecast with full transparency.

Analysis delivered in hours instead of days
Fewer manual spreadsheets and reconciliations
Leadership receives clear, trusted recommendations fast

Use Case 02

Strategic Scenario Modeling

For Strategic Finance Analysts, VPs, and Exec Finance

Fast creation of flexible models from natural language, large-scale scenario simulations with explainable assumptions, and rapid iteration on structural or assumption changes mid-analysis.

Strategic modeling cycles shrink from weeks to hours
Hundreds of scenarios explored, not just a handful
Clear, defensible recommendations for leadership

Use Case 03

Ad Hoc Executive Question Response

For Finance Business Partners, FP&A Managers

A CFO asks a question on Tuesday. Historically the answer comes back Friday — after the decision window has closed. Adaptive Decision Intelligence changes that timeline by turning multi-step exploratory analysis into a same-session response, with a complete recommendation ready before the next meeting.

Urgent questions answered in minutes, not days
Full data lineage and assumptions included in the response
Leadership gets a confident recommendation with enough time to change the outcome

Use Case 04

Continuous Reforecasting Without the Manual Rebuild

For FP&A Analysts, Finance Business Partners, Planning Teams

Every new business question — a headcount change, a deal that slips, a cost overrun — currently means rebuilding a model from scratch in a spreadsheet. By the time the updated forecast is ready, the underlying data has changed again. Adaptive Decision Intelligence eliminates that rebuild cycle by letting teams adjust drivers directly in a live planning environment, see the downstream impact immediately, and commit the updated forecast back to Adaptive Planning — all in one conversation, without breaking the existing model or starting over.

Driver adjustments reflected instantly across the plan without manual rebuilds
Updated forecasts committed back to Adaptive Planning mid-cycle, not at period end
Teams stay in the governed system throughout — no spreadsheet handoffs, no version drift