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Action Plan

The deviation that doesn’t come back next month.

Every number off target opens a plan with a cause, an owner and a deadline — and AutoController follows it until the result is back in place.

The problem

The meeting names the problem. Nobody leaves owning it.

The deviation shows up at close, becomes a slide, sparks discussion — and next month it’s back, unchanged. Analysis without action is just a report. Here every deviation opens a plan with an owner and a date, and nobody has to remember to chase it: the system does.

plan — terminal
# every month closes the same deviation
jan · Services margin −3.2 pp → "someone look at this"
feb · Services margin −3.4 pp → became a slide again
mar · Services margin −3.1 pp → minuted, again
$ ac plan open --deviation services-margin
✓ root cause: work-order opening · owner: Service Ops
✓ 3 actions · 15-day deadline · automatic reminder
✓ impact linked to the P&L line · measured at close
apr · margin +0.4 pp — the deviation did not return
From cause to result

Every deviation becomes a plan someone executes.

Find the causeroot cause
Deviation · Services margin−3.2 pp vs target
Why did the margin drop?
Part cost above plan
Why?
Purchases off-contract
Why?
Work order opened without checking stock
Root causeWork-order opening process

See where deviations come from — P&L & Close →

The deviation used to spark discussion and disappear. Now it has an owner, a deadline — and the board sees next month whether it was fixed.
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A portfolio of plans nobody forgets.

Every open plan is visible by status, owner and impact. Filter, chase and see what’s already back in place — no separate tracking spreadsheet.

PlanOwnerDueImpactStatus

Born from the number. Every plan starts from a real P&L or indicator deviation — not a loose to-do list.

Remembers for you. Deadline approaching, the owner is notified. Overdue, the manager too.

Closes the loop. At the next close, the plan shows whether the number is back in place.

On the record. Cause, decision, owner and result — all on the audit trail.

Stop reopening the same deviation every month.

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