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IBM COGNOS is the solution that my company demands.
April 13, 2020

IBM COGNOS is the solution that my company demands.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics

We generate reports, information analysis, and consolidation of our data from various systems and spreadsheets to create a dashboard with a simple platform, accessible by any authorized person in our organization. It allows users the freedom to search for business insights, create and analyze our own personal reports
  • Fully web-based features from start to finish, no desktop tools required.
  • It allows me to have the same work experience from any device (web and mobile).
  • Includes facility for creating reports and dashboards.
  • Quick response time on business aspects using visual language and interactive dashboards.
  • Difficulty of access to data through graphs, which allow identifying the direction and performance of the business and thus being able to apply the necessary corrective actions.
  • Design errors.
  • Positive ROI, long-term payback time.
IBM Analytics offers us reporting, data visualization and dashboards to learn about the past, act in the present and anticipate the business future, based on the security of having accurate data.
It facilitates the extraction of company data to develop reports of any type, from simple inventory lists to complex reports and dashboards that concentrate large volumes of information.
The visualization of the information is carried out through attractive and simple graphs that favor its analysis, together with the possibility of making agile, dynamic, and flexible searches of all the data.

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

IBM Cognos provides reliable information so that decisions are based on accurate and secure data, avoiding redundancy, inconsistency, and duplication of information. It has self-service BI analytical capabilities so that users and companies themselves build their own reports and dashboards without having to depend on the IT area.

IBM Planning Analytics Feature Ratings

9.2
Long-term financial planning
9
Financial budgeting
8
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
9
Management reporting
10
9.1
Financial data consolidation
9
Journal entries and reports
9
Multi-currency management
10
Intercompany Eliminations
9
Minority Ownership
8
Local and consolidated reporting
9
Detailed Audit Trails
10
9.6
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
9
Excel-based Reporting
9
Automated board and financial reporting
10
XBRL support for regulatory filing
10
9.3
Personalized dashboards
9
Color-coded scorecards
9
KPIs
10
Cost and profitability analysis
10
Key Performance Indicator setting
9
Benchmarking with external data
9
8.3
Flat file integration
8
Excel data integration
8
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
9
9.0
Pixel Perfect reports
9
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
8
9.3
Drill-down analysis
9
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
9
Report sharing and collaboration
9
8.8
Publish to Web
9
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
9
Report Delivery Scheduling
9
9.7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
10
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
10
Predictive Analytics
9
9.0
Multi-User Support (named login)
8
Role-Based Security Model
9
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
9
8.7
Responsive Design for Web Access
9
Mobile Application
8
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9