Item: IBM Planning Analytics
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am a Consultant in CPM developing over the years in TM1. We also used TM1 for POCs and more.
In the company we use it sometimes for internal tasks. IBM Planning Analytics will solve problems of information integration and will eliminate having tons of Excel spreadsheets in local environments with macros that are not dynamic.

Pros and Cons

Manage large volumes of information.
The interfaces are near to Excel or Web apps.

Some problems with performance due to feeders.
The user interface can be improved, no major changes since the first versions.

Return on Investment

More flexibility.
Less time on budgets consolidation.

Alternatives Considered

I have not used any other products deeply. The only products I have only done a quick test where AnaPlan and Jedox, but not deeply enough to have a full comparison and give further detail on this matter. Also I have used Excel spreadsheets as a user and as a developer but TM1 is superior in any sense.

Support Rating

IBM Planning Analytics still has to improve on configurations and user interface. I have opened PMRs in the past with previous versions of TM1 and the response was to wait to next release and so on. It needs to have a better way to implement new functionalities in a quick way as the market is evolving fast.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Planning Analytics delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Planning Analytics's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Planning Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Planning Analytics go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Planning Analytics again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Planning Analytics is well suited for:
Planning and Budgeting for CFOs, the financial users plan their expenses in advanced in a centralized way as well as review the execution of them.
Sales applications, for demand planning allowing to enter the expected sales in order to synchronize with the production lines and take better estimation of resources.
Other applications that are related to Business Intelligence, every single business model can be done in IBM Planning Analytics as it will have to analyze data in a multidimensional way.

Planning Analytics changes the way to analyze budgets

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics