Introduction

Plan for anything, be ready for everything

Many small to large organizations rely on error-prone spreadsheets and manual processes for their planning. Now you can quickly and easily create more accurate plans for financial operations, sales, supply chain and beyond.
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Why IBM Planning Analytics?

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Save time and cost

Surveyed customers reported reducing budgeting and forecasting time by 63% and 70% respectively, and saved >$1M.

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Accelerate your planning with AI

Automated model creation, NLP, and Cognitive Help make it easy to create an accurate plan.

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Streamline collaboration

Break down silos and synchronize planning across the organization.

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Deploy where you need it

Deploy where you need it — on premises, on cloud, on IBM Cloud Pak® for Data, or a hybrid option.

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Features

What sets IBM Planning Analytics apart

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Embrace your spreadsheets

A Microsoft Excel interface in a modern planning solution.
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Conduct what-if scenario testing

See the impact of decisions before making them.
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Built-in data analysis capabilities

Robust analysis, dashboarding and reporting tools.

Market landscape

BARC names IBM “Market Leader”

In the 2020 BARC Score report, the Business Application Research Center named IBM a Market Leader in Integrated Planning and Analytics Portfolios for planning, reporting and analysis. 

 

BARC noted that the scalability, flexibility, and integration capabilities set IBM apart from competitors.

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Case studies

Spotlight: Analytics Hero

Meet Ron Lewis, Vice President of FP&A at Stein Mart. See how Ron is transforming retail analytics.

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Re-thinking how users get answers

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Scaling analytics with company growth

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Going green with AI analytics

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Featured resources

Total Economic Impact™ Study:

Commissioned Forrester Consulting study finds IBM clients see $1.7M in benefits over 3 years.

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BARC’s The Planning Survey 20:

IBM Planning Analytics outshines competition in performance and planning functionality.

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Integrated Planning Smart Paper

In order to adapt to market disruption, you need one unified solution to drive accurate plans.

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Related solutions

See how other IBM products can integrate with Planning Analytics.

IBM Cloud Pak For Data

Planning Analytics is now available on Cloud Pak for Data, a flexible multicloud data platform that integrates all your data, on premises or from any cloud.

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IBM Cognos Analytics

Use Cognos with Planning Analytics for deep analysis and visualizations of data with pixel-perfect reporting. Then use those insights to operationalize plans.

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IBM Watson Studio

Build and train models at scale in an all-in-one environment. Operationalize data science with enhanced visual modeling and automated deep learning.

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Discover product features

Discover how you can automate and accelerate planning, budgeting and forecasting processes with IBM Planning Analytics.

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Explore which cloud option is right for you

IBM Planning Analytics offers multiple deployment options. Learn more about the details and pricing for each option. 

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Start your free trial

Explore the exciting capabilities of Planning Analytics with this free cloud-based trial.

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