KINETIQ launches planning service on Microsoft Marketplace

KINETIQ has made its Foresight service available on Microsoft Marketplace for manufacturers and other asset-intensive companies using Microsoft Fabric and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. The offer is meant to unify operational and financial planning, speed decision-making and reduce dependence on spreadsheets.

Why it matters: - KINETIQ Foresight is aimed at companies that want to connect sales, operations, supply chain and finance planning in one governed system. - The service is designed to help customers use Microsoft Fabric and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations more effectively while improving forecast accuracy and planning speed. - KINETIQ says the offer also creates an AI-ready planning foundation for future decision-making.

What happened: - KINETIQ announced the availability of KINETIQ Foresight for Microsoft Fabric and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations in Microsoft Marketplace. - The offer is a professional services engagement available today. - The announcement targets mid-market and enterprise manufacturers, distributors and other asset-intensive organizations. - KINETIQ says the service helps organizations modernize Sales & Operations Planning, supply chain planning and financial planning.

The details: - KINETIQ Foresight is built on Microsoft Fabric and Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. - The implementation accelerator runs six to 10 weeks and covers assessment, architecture, deployment and organizational enablement. - The engagement includes an executive planning assessment, a future-state planning roadmap, an integrated planning architecture and data model, configured planning workflows and templates, executive dashboards and reporting, user training and administrator enablement, and governance documentation with an operational runbook. - The solution connects demand, supply, inventory, capacity and financial planning into a unified model. - The planning model is intended to improve visibility into revenue, profitability, cash flow and operational performance. - KINETIQ says the service can unify operational and financial planning on Microsoft Fabric, connect supply chain decisions to financial outcomes, improve forecast accuracy through shared assumptions and governed data, and reduce reliance on spreadsheets and disconnected planning applications. - The service is priced at $225,000. - KINETIQ also offers a complimentary 60-minute discovery session that includes an initial planning modernization assessment, an implementation feasibility assessment and a tailored roadmap. - The Marketplace listing is available here.

Between the lines: - The launch fits Microsoft’s push to make Fabric a broader enterprise data platform that reaches beyond analytics into planning workflows. - KINETIQ is positioning Foresight as a bridge between Microsoft’s planning capabilities and business outcomes. - Microsoft product manager Romain Pham said KINETIQ is a go-to partner for customers who need Microsoft’s planning capabilities tied directly to business outcomes. - KINETIQ says the solution complements Microsoft Business Performance Planning and helps organizations align finance, operations and supply chain planning around a single source of trusted business data. - The company says the platform keeps data inside the Microsoft ecosystem, which supports governance, security and AI readiness. - KINETIQ says it has worked with organizations including Barrick, Publix, Plexsys and ITW.

What’s next: - Interested organizations can schedule the discovery session to get a planning modernization assessment and implementation roadmap. - KINETIQ will likely use the Marketplace channel to reach more Microsoft-centric manufacturers and distributors looking for integrated planning support.

The bottom line: - KINETIQ is betting that manufacturers want planning software that sits inside Microsoft’s stack and replaces fragmented spreadsheets with a single operating model.