AI forecasting

Built in advanced AI that boosts forecast accuracy and speed—right inside IBM Planning Analytics.

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Why AI forecasting with Planning Analytics

IBM Planning Analytics brings built in AI forecasting to your planning workflows—with no extra tools to buy, no built-ons to maintain,  and all backed by IBM support. AI forecasts live inside your models. Generate a sales forecast and see downstream impacts ripple through financial statements, workforce plans and KPIs—instantly.
Faster forecasting

Compress analysis and model tuning—from days to minutes—with AI automation.
Improved accuracy

Surface patterns and seasonality that humans miss with advanced algorithms.
Use more data

Bring together historicals, real time feeds and market signals—even future state variables—to sharpen projections.
Integrated with PA assistant

Use LLMs to generate a concise forecast summary that explains drivers, shifts, and confidence ranges in plain language.
AI-based forecasting in IBM Planning Analytics

See how you can make informed business decisions that drive your business forward with AI-infused forecasting. 

Features

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Automated Use historical data to project outcomes on a schedule—perfect for monthly and quarterly planning cycles. Analysts have full control over frequency, horizons, overrides and approvals. See technical details
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Multiple drivers Run quick forecasts from actuals by using time series AI that detects trends and seasonality with automatic outlier detection and correction. Learn how to forecast from actuals
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Choose your forecast data spreading—proportional or relative proportional from consolidated member. Learn how to spread forecasting data
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Save statistical details for future forecast executions. Learn how to save statistical data
Product screenshot of baseline demo UI dashboard
Automated Use historical data to project outcomes on a schedule—perfect for monthly and quarterly planning cycles. Analysts have full control over frequency, horizons, overrides and approvals. See technical details
Product screenshot of Forecast preview chart outliers UI dashboard
Multiple drivers Run quick forecasts from actuals by using time series AI that detects trends and seasonality with automatic outlier detection and correction. Learn how to forecast from actuals
Product screenshot of Spread data options UI dashboard
Choose your forecast data spreading—proportional or relative proportional from consolidated member. Learn how to spread forecasting data
Product screenshot of backup statistical details UI dashboard
Save statistical details for future forecast executions. Learn how to save statistical data
Customer results 25% Time savings across the department

Idaho Forest Group cut forecasting effort from over 80 hours to less than 15 hours, freeing executive time.

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ICBC reduced processing from 4 weeks to 2 weeks.

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Upcoming features

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Model (Algorithm) Selection in Baseline Forecast

Support model selection to run baseline forecast.
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Forecasts in universal reports

Run forecasting in universal reports with PAfE.
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