Business / Process Pipeline Framework (Finance & Operations context) This is about how work, data, or projects flow across stages: 🔹 Stages of a Finance/Operations Pipeline Input Stage – Data gathering (financial data, ERP inputs, budgets, forecasts, transactions). Processing Stage – Cleaning, validating, applying business logic (via ERP/Adaptive/Oracle). Analysis Stage – Reports, dashboards, variance analysis, forecasting models. Decision Stage – Business leaders use outputs for decisions (budgets, resource allocation). Output Stage – Final reporting, compliance, executive summaries. 🔹 Framework Principles Automation → Minimize manual touchpoints. Scalability → Should support growing business volume. Accuracy & Control → Audit trails, approvals, compliance.