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    PowerPlan

    Score7 out of 10
    N/APowerPlan is a CPM solution focused on helping asset-intensive businesses achieve regulatory compliance.N/A

    SAP Predictive Analytics

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASAP Predictive Analytics is, as the name would suggest, a statistical analysis and data mining platform that can be deployed with SAP HANA.N/A
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    PowerPlanSAP Predictive Analytics
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    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    PowerPlanSAP Predictive Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PowerPlan
    [PowerPlan is well suited for] Any Utility who handles their own Fixed Asset Accounting and Reporting. There are very few specialized solutions in this space that can handle this out of the box. Core functionality and support with PowerPlan are excellent. If you have a firm or service that handles a portion or the majority of your Fixed Asset Accounting and Reporting than this solution is overkill and costly for what you need. There may be other options also if you have a robust internal technology team that is comfortable developing another major fixed asset solution into what you need. Cloud Hosting is also not available at this time and will likely be several releases out and be a major redesign (unstable) at first.
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    SAP
    It's a great tool to merge actual data analysis (which Lumira doesn't do that well) with visualization (which Lumira does well) - so it can be seen as Lumira for data analysts. However, a lot of the 'predictive' side is hidden/black box which can be frustrating for those analysts, so you could argue it is too complex for casual users, but too 'black box' for analysts.
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    Pros
    PowerPlan
    • Allow the use of retirement units for unitization out of the box.
    • Align with Ferc Account and Reporting Standards
    • Provide Dashboards that can be configured for different users or groups
    • Functions well in a Project Centric Accounting Environment.
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    SAP
    • It doesn't require you to have a Ph.D. to build models!
    • You can use it to address a very large and wide dataset without worrying about sampling.
    • Automation is in the product DNA. You can prepare your data, ingest it into the "Kernel", then get insights about what was found, decide to publish it and schedule scoring tasks or model refresh in the same product.
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    Cons
    PowerPlan
    • The backend technology is dated and requires specialized skills or PowerPlan assistance to develop on.
    • UI is also outdated and not as visually appealing as users are now accustomed to.
    • Reporting is basic in functionality and appearance.
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    SAP
    • Working with this software is very simple and enjoyable for me as [an] IT consultant and expert, but it is a bit complicated for novice users.
    • Some big data takes more time‌to load, which I think could be faster
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    Usability
    PowerPlan
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    SAP
    the UI is a bit dated and available as a desktop tool mostly.
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    PowerPlan
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    SAP
    The documentation provides an explanation about what features are available but not necessarily what's happening behind the scenes. On the other side, the "community" has grown since the acquisition and most questions are properly addressed by SAP folks. Since the "product maintenance" mode announcement was made, there wasn't much new content published except on the Smart Predict side (which is built by the SAP Predictive Analytics team)
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    PowerPlan
    Oracle Financials (E-Business Suite) is a very Robust ERP solution that has better integration, reporting and functionality than PowerPlan. It also operates on a more Robust Technology Stack. The Fixed Assets Module is a great solution but lacks support for Utility Specific features and functionality, so much so that we chose PowerPlan to take over this specific functionality while still utilizing Oracle for the Majority of our Project and other Accounting Functions.
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    SAP
    We have typically used Spotfire for data analysis but decided to move to SAP Business Objects due to its innate connection with SAP. I found Lumira to be good for visualizations but it is not meant for data analysis. Therefore, we have introduced Predictive Analytics to see if it can fill that gap. So far, it's been far less intuitive than Spotfire to get started, and as far as I am aware so far, it does not bring many additional capabilities. I do, however, like that it utilizes the Lumira look/feel and integrates very well.
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    Return on Investment
    PowerPlan
    • Better Fixed Asset Reporting to Provide to Rate Commissions.
    • Allowed us to embark on a major Unitization initiative and re-design of our retirement catalog.
    • Focus the Support team on other technologies due to the stable nature and good vendor support.
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    SAP
    • Proper forecasting increases our credibility with partners and customers
    • Forecasting determines the amount of investment in each sector and reduces the cost of additional costs
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