Ascend Partners Teams with Pigment for AI-Driven Enterprise Planning

NEW YORK, October 1, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Ascend Partners, a leading EPM advisory firm, has joined forces with Pigment, an AI-native planning and performance management platform, to scale AI-driven enterprise decision-making. This partnership aims to bring finance, revenue, HR, and supply chain planning onto a single AI-powered foundation, providing a connected way for enterprise leaders to plan and adapt.

Backed by more than a decade of EPM delivery experience, Ascend Partners helps organizations make better decisions through connected planning. Pigment's platform brings finance-grade planning capabilities to revenue, sales, HR, and supply chain teams, combining AI-powered forecasting and scenario modeling to drive alignment, agility, and smarter decision-making across the business. Together, the partnership offers clients a single, connected planning environment that spans finance and every core business function.

Enterprises today face more uncertainty and interconnected planning needs than ever, from workforce shifts to supply chain disruption to revenue forecasting. As organizations look to bring that same planning discipline to revenue forecasting, workforce strategy, and supply chain resilience, demand is growing for platforms that can extend it across the business. This partnership responds directly to that shift, giving clients a single platform to support planning across every team.

Looking ahead, Ascend sees this as another step in its evolution into a multi-platform advisory, expanding its ability to guide clients across the full range of technologies shaping modern enterprise planning. Ascend looks forward to being on-site as a sponsor of Pigment Catalyst New York on November 18, 2026, where the partnership will be showcased live to finance and planning leaders.

The partnership brings the following benefits to clients: - A single, connected planning environment that spans finance and every core business function. - AI-powered forecasting and scenario modeling to drive alignment, agility, and smarter decision-making. - A consistent way to apply planning intelligence across finance, sales, revenue, HR, and operations. - Enhanced ability to adapt to changing conditions and make better decisions.

This collaboration is part of a broader trend in the enterprise planning space, where companies are increasingly seeking integrated solutions that can handle the complexities of modern business environments. The partnership underscores the growing importance of AI-driven tools in enterprise planning and highlights Ascend Partners' commitment to staying at the forefront of technological advancements in the field.