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Many small to large organizations rely on error-prone spreadsheets and manual processes for their business planning needs. Businesses need to evolve their planning and analysis strategies to include extended planning and analytics (xP&A). This means creating a single source of truth to streamline planning, manage performance and build alignment across the enterprise.
IBM® Planning Analytics with Watson® (PDF, 850 KB) is an AI-infused, continuous integrated planning solution that allows you to transcend the limits of manual planning. This solution breaks down business unit siloes so you can quickly create more accurate plans and forecasts for FP&A, sales, supply chain and beyond—all on one platform. Pivot in real-time, accelerate decision making and drive higher performance, all at the speed of modern business.
Read Gartner’s “Innovation Insight for Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A)" report ➝
Gartner, Innovation Insight for Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A), Robert Anderson, John Van Decker, Tim Payne, Melissa Hilbert, David Pidsley, 28 October 2020
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson recognized as a 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice in the Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis market
Solve your most pressing problems
Finance
Ancestry: Makes FP&A on the IBM Cloud part of their DNA (02:05)
Finance
Improve the accuracy and reliability of your financial plans and forecasts and create a holistic view of performance with continuous integrated planning.
Supply chain
Carhartt: Smarter supply chain planning with IBM Planning Analytics (01:30)
Supply chain
Build synchronized, agile and resilient supply chains with an integrated planning process.
Sales
Pebble Beach creating the best shopping experience with IBM Planning Analytics with Watson (04:18)
Sales
Deliver comprehensive analytics, greater forecast accuracy, growth in top-line revenue and shorter sales cycles.
Workforce
Mueller + IBM: Skilling up a small town workforce (01:25)
Workforce
Develop a dynamic workforce blueprint that enhances business operations and strategies.
Marketing
Grupo Boticário: Predicting consumer demand for cosmetics with insight that is more than skin-deep (03:41)
Marketing
Determine the right marketing mix and resources to drive the highest ROI.
IT
IT Planning
Dynamically plan, track and manage IT projects and IT portfolio to help determine ROI.
Why IBM® Planning Analytics with Watson?
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Real-world results
Mawgif
Mawgif
By analyzing and managing data in real time, Mawgif increased operational performance by 10%, through revenue and efficiency optimization and discovered and prevented theft.
Novolex
Novolex
Novolexreduced their supply chain forecasting process by 83% and improved their inventory position by about 16% with IBM Planning Analytics with Watson.
Bravida
Bravida
Bravida enhanced long-term planning capabilities and reduced budgeting cycles by 90% with IBM Planning Analytics with Watson.
Continental Foods
Continental Foods
Continental Foods implemented IBMPlanning Analytics with Watson to gain a more granular view of product sales, helping it build accurate forecasts and boost competitiveness by reacting faster in changing markets.
Carhartt
Carhartt
The IBM Planning Analytics with Watson solution helps Carhartt intelligently predict demand and automate replenishment, so that it can deliver the highest possible service level to its wholesale customers.
GKN Aerospace
GKN Aerospace
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson provides project managers with in-depth insight into the skills available across its engineering team, improving resource allocation and collaboration.
Allen Edmonds
Allen Edmonds
Allen Edmonds transformed the way it analyzes its business, using IBM Planning Analytics with Watson to make better recommendations on assortments, inventory and pricing.
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