The 'What’s Possible Now' Edition
New capabilities matter most when you know how to put them to work.
Summer may have slowed a few things down. Board wasn’t one of them. Since our last edition, Board 15.1 has arrived, a full library of Board TechTalks is now available to you on demand, and there are new ways to learn, build your skills, and put AI to work. Plus, Kimberly-Clark is sharing the numbers behind its approach to AI-powered forecasting.
So consider this your September shortcut to what’s new, what’s proving its value, and what’s worth trying next.
Best,
Sandra
Head of Customer Marketing
Board 15.1 is here. And there’s a lot to explore.
From new Board Agents for Supply Chain and Merchandising to smarter forecasting, interactive planning experiences, and enterprise-ready governance, our latest release introduces a range of enhancements designed to support continuous planning. Explore the highlights and see what's new in Board.
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See the Board Supply Chain Agent in action
See how the Supply Chain Agent helps surface risk, understand the impact of change, compare response options, and align demand, supply, inventory, S&OP, and finance in one planning flow.
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See the Board Merchandiser Agent in action
See how the Merchandiser Agent helps planners spot OTB and inventory risks earlier, understand category performance, and get to the root cause of margin and planning issues faster.
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Where Planning is Heading
What happens when planning falls behind the business?
How current is the forecast behind your next decision? Where is AI already creating measurable value? And who governs the recommendation when AI and human judgment disagree? The 2026 Planning Intelligence Report reveals what 300 CFOs, CIOs and COOs told us about planning speed, AI value, and decision-making under pressure.
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How close can AI forecasting get to reality? Kimberly-Clark got within 2%
Kimberly-Clark combined AI, econometric modeling, and more than 8 million external market signals to rethink its approach to demand forecasting. In this 20-minute session, see how the company forecasted demand within 2% of actual results, delivered more than $10M in savings, and reduced safety stock by $1.3M for every one-point improvement in forecast accuracy.
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What AI Can Learn from the Internet Boom
AI investment is surging, but when will productivity gains follow? In Board’s September Economic Outlook, Haley Vicini explores what today’s AI boom can learn from the internet revolution and how Finance, CPG, retail, and ecommerce leaders can plan for AI’s impact with confidence.
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Innovation in Practice
Your front-row seat to Board TechTalks
Board TechTalks bring Board product leaders, solution experts, and technology specialists together to unpack the innovations shaping Board. Now, for the first time, customers can access the complete library of this year’s TechTalk replays directly through Board Academy and catch up whenever it works for you.
Topics include Flex Grid, Operational Forecasting, Excel Add-in and more.
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Build Capabilities Faster
Still on Board 12? Now is the time to plan your upgrade
Board 12 has entered the final stage of its product lifecycle, with important support deadlines ahead. Support for Board 12.1–12.5 ends January 1, 2027, while Board 12.6 remains supported until January 1, 2028. A direct upgrade from Board 12 to the latest Board 15 release is supported and recommended. If your organization is still running Board 12, now is the time to confirm your version, assess your environment, and start planning and testing the transition.
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A new way to learn Data Modeling
The new Introduction to Data Modeling OnDemand learning path replaces L200 with a flexible, video-based experience you can work through at your own pace. Build a complete Board Data Model hands-on, from entities, relationships, and cubes to loading, transforming, and validating data. Optional instructor-led Office Hours give you another place to ask questions when you need them.
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Stuck on a course? Ask your new AI Tutor
AI Course Tutors are now available in supported core Board Academy courses, giving you course-specific answers without leaving your learning experience. Ask for clarification, revisit a concept, or get help when something simply refuses to make sense the first time. Technology occasionally being useful, against all odds.
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Show us a Board dashboard worth stealing ideas from
What makes a dashboard genuinely useful? Sometimes it’s a smarter layout, a clearer KPI view, a better chart choice, or one small design tweak that makes everything easier to understand. Share a dashboard, KPI view, design tip, or before-and-after that could inspire another Board user. You’ll help the Community and earn the September badge.
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What’s possible with Board keeps moving forward. This month, so can you.
