IBM Planning Analytics is an integrated business planning solution that combines the flexibility of spreadsheets with the power and control of a multidimensional database. Now organizations are empowered to adapt to the ever-changing market dynamics with efficient planning, accurate forecasting, and insightful scenario analysis.
To thrive, you need access to the right data and insights fast, so that when the unexpected happens, confident decisions can be made quickly.
Imagine automating manual business processes, adjusting plans in real-time, and leveraging predictive capabilities to generate accurate, consistent, and timely budgets and forecasts that can easily pivot to address changing market demands.
With AI-infused features, you can make confident business decisions backed by data-driven insights. Its intuitive web interface and native Excel add-in make it incredibly user-friendly, ensuring a seamless adoption process. The platform's collaborative nature fosters transparency and teamwork, enabling extended planning and analysis (xP&A) across your enterprise, from Finance to Sales, Supply Chain to Human Resources, and Marketing to IT.
IBM Planning Analytics is now available as a Service on Amazon Web Services (AWS), bringing even greater convenience and flexibility. Organizations of all sizes are empowered to make smarter decisions, automate processes, collaborate effectively, and unlock the true potential of their data, all while benefiting from the scale, agility, and cost efficiency of the AWS cloud.
Process your planning data 80% faster
IBM is recognized as a Market Leader in BARC Score 2023 Integrated Planning & Analytics (IP&A)
IBM Planning Analytics as a Service—accessible to everyone, everywhere—now available on AWS
Manual data collection, validation, aggregation and financial consolidation.
Analyze thousands of multidimensional data points from multiple sources.
Test your assumptions with unlimited “what-if” scenarios before decisions are made.
Uncover deep insights through robust dashboards. Create scorecards and metrics—including ad-hoc reports and compelling visualizations.
Don’t update 100+ spreadsheets. With Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX/PAfE) any adjustment will be applied in real-time to all views.
Optimize your planning workflow templates and deliver more accurate forecasts with simple-to-use, predictive and AI capabilities.
Easily connect various data sources, including existing spreadsheet-based planning, budgeting, and forecasting applications as well as ERP, CRM and any API.
Real-time, multidimensional data analysis guaranteed by a one-of-a-kind, in-memory database and calculation engine built on TM1 technology.
Open up the world of advanced analytics to all business users–create and manage plans and reports in a user-friendly Planning Analytics workspace.
Use cases
Mawgif increased operational performance by 10% through revenue and efficiency optimization as the result of analyzing and managing data in real-time.
ICBC Argentina reduced the time it took to comply with government-mandated bank stress tests from four weeks to two, representing a 50% time savings.
Novolex, with steady deployment and adoption across the company, reduced the six-week forecasting process to less than one week—an 83% reduction, even amid changes.
Resources
IDC MarketScape: 2022 Vendor Assessment Analyst research
Learn why IDC recognizes IBM Planning Analytics as a leader in enterprise planning, budgeting and forecasting.
Explore the BARC survey identifying why users view IBM Planning Analytics as a stand out business intelligence and analytics solution.
Learn why BARC named IBM Business Analytics solutions a leader for its end-to-end data analytics platform, expansive budgeting, planning, and forecasting capabilities and beyond.
Learn why Ventana ranked IBM Planning Analytics as an exemplary vendor in key categories that reflect buyer’s needs.
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