Glossary

Joint Business Plan

In short: A Joint Business Plan is a shared operating plan between partners that defines mutual goals, responsibilities, target accounts or segments, campaigns, milestones, resources, and success metrics.

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What a joint business plan includes

A joint business plan usually includes target segments, account lists, campaign ideas, co-selling motions, enablement needs, owners, deadlines, pipeline goals, and revenue targets.

It works best when both sides commit resources instead of treating the plan like a one-sided partner wish list.

When to use one

Use a joint business plan for strategic partners, larger channel partners, solution partners, implementation partners, or partnerships using market development funds. Lightweight affiliate or newsletter partnerships usually do not need this level of planning.

How to measure progress

Review the plan against a partner scorecard. Track activity, pipeline, closed revenue, campaign delivery, enablement completion, and blockers that need executive or partner-manager attention.

Turn partnership terms into pipeline. Find partners with enough strategic fit to justify shared planning, campaigns, and revenue targets.

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