Cognos Analytics is great tool, but creating complex reports requires time and competence
February 12, 2022
Cognos Analytics is great tool, but creating complex reports requires time and competence

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Report Studio
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson
I use Cognos Analytics bi-weekly to report and analyze time spent of employees from external working time tracking software. I look for more detailed information about billable vs non-billable hours and find possible trends from it. If the time spent is non-billable, what are the reasons for that, is it for example warranty work or possible prospects for new opportunities.
Pros
- Dashboard
- Multi-page reporting
- Report distributing
- Data connectivity options
- AI assistant
Cons
- Easier ways to manage very complex reports
- Prompts should be more dynamic and way to make dynamic pre-select for example based on the current calendar year.
- Dimensional reporting
- After the reports are done the sharing and scheduled distributing is great
- KPI dashboarding is a fast way to see what is happening and it's easy to drill through to more detailed information
- Company controllers can easily produce all dashboard for users
Dashboarding is very easy to start for beginners. It's very user-friendly and drags n drop works well with AI assistant because it automatically recognizes data which is the best visualization for it. Cognos Analytics front page is customizing itself with the reports I use most.
Securing data is the best part. It's only one reporting source for all users, but you can many ways to limit data visibility for users and groups. For example company lead can see every data aspect, area controllers can see only their own region, the project manager can see their projects, etc. Many ways and customization options for data security.
Do you think IBM Cognos Analytics delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with IBM Cognos Analytics's feature set?
Yes
Did IBM Cognos Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of IBM Cognos Analytics go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IBM Cognos Analytics again?
Yes
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