Smartsheet has launched vsActual, an AI-based product for strategic planning and execution designed to link business strategy with work taking place across multiple enterprise systems.

The launch was announced alongside broader AI updates, including a new Execution Graph, additional AI agents and workflow tools, and governance features intended to support oversight of AI use in large organisations.

vsActual is designed to give executives and programme leaders a live view of whether work across a business is tracking against strategic priorities. It draws data from systems including Smartsheet, Oracle, SAP, Workday, Jira and ServiceNow to highlight schedule, budget and staffing risks before they grow.

Smartsheet says the software addresses a common problem in large organisations, where planning sits in one set of tools while operational work is spread across others. It reads across those systems and compares current activity with agreed plans, allowing leaders to see where work is drifting from targets.

One function converts strategy documents, spreadsheets and budget plans into what Smartsheet describes as a single live plan with goals, timelines, and budget and capacity limits. Another lets leaders model different scenarios against current budget and resource data before deciding on a course of action.

A further feature is intended to automate executive reporting. AI agents can gather project data, reconcile information and prepare summaries in the background, while approval and final decision-making remain with human managers.

Behind the product is the Execution Graph, a data layer that maps links between tasks, projects, programmes and strategic goals. Smartsheet says the graph has been built using 20 years of workflow data drawn from millions of projects and nine petabytes of information.

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