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Information technology planning
Do you have the flexibility to adopt new business processes and propose new technology investments that could accelerate digital transformation?
IBM® Planning Analytics with Watson is a centralized IT planning and analytics software that automates manual tasks empowering IT leaders to respond quickly to new business demands. Develop clear IT strategic planning processes that create alignment between the IT department and strategic objectives. Steer IT analytics solutions through real-time visibility into resource allocation, stakeholders, cost optimization, and asset utilization metrics.
Planning Analytics features for IT
IT strategic planning processes
Track and manage resources, skills, project status, and costs KPIs with a single, complete IT analytics software. Optimize spending through benchmarking while identifying and prioritizing the IT projects that deliver ROI. Gain a competitive advantage by making the best use of the enterprise architecture.
Reliable IT budgeting
Budgeting for IT in the digital age is complex. Simplify the process with visibility into all data centers to more accurately forecast spending and prioritize IT projects that drive growth. Measure the impact of decisions in sandbox templates before making them.
Easy IT portfolio management
Create transparency and enable better decision-making through cross-functional, enterprise-wide collaboration and granular administration insights. Refocus time spent collecting data to strategic planning, helping align IT organization with the rest of the business.
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Benefits
A fast performing, flexible platform
Allocate resources effectively
Get a clear picture of which demand is driving business value and which IT projects to prioritize by extending planning and analysis from IT to finance, HR, operations and beyond. Align IT strategic goals with business objectives for better decision-making.
Respond quickly to change
Don’t let unexpected costs hinder IT initiatives. Create dynamic plans, budgets, and forecasts–quarterly, monthly or daily–to drive operational efficiency, allowing you to quickly and confidently adjust workflows to changing demands.
Forecast more accurately
Augment human intelligence and forecast accurate business goals such as project completion dates or total costs. Determine the best business plan, factoring in multiple variables with built-in advanced analytics and scenario modeling.
What are businesses saying?
IBM Planning Analytics will help us update our operational and strategic plans on a monthly basis, instead of quarterly—so we will be able to react much more quickly when market conditions change.
Alaa Soueif
IT Director
ARDIC
Thanks to the greater flexibility in how we deploy our employees, we are very confident of achieving an impressive return on investment with the IBM solution.
David Legge
Global IT Projects Director
GKN Aerospace
With fast access to easily digestible financial data, executives can make more informed decisions and drive global strategies designed to help Mazars grow and develop.
Pierre-Yves Bouis
IT Project Manager
Mazars