It's PAWtastic!
November 29, 2022

It's PAWtastic!

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

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Planning Analytics with Watson

I am an a PAW/PAfE/TM1 administrator, a TM1 modeler, an IBM Planning Analytics with Watson (IBM PAW) Dashboard creator and provide support for all PAW questions and troubleshooting. I love how user friendly the PAW interface is - a big improvement from modeling in Architect!

Pros

  • Auto-complete (CTRL+spacebar) functionality in Rules and Process writing
  • Workbench is a MUCH improved user interface than Architect
  • Increased options for creating useful Visualizations on-the-fly

Cons

  • Bring back Architect's ability for SYSTEM-recommended "Reorder Dimension" cube optimization
  • Empower Admins to "turn off/hide" Applications & Plans tile from appearing on the home page and within the pop-out menu bar if the organization doesn't want to use it
  • Ability to make an dashboard object's borders thicker (currently only have very thin border options that you can barely see)
  • Lots of improvement needed for the Applications and Plan section to be "useful"
  • Lots of confusion around the 2 save buttons. Users unclear on which one is for book and view. Add wording for clarification. For example, on the left save button add words "Save BOOK" -- "Save BOOK As" and "Save BOOK as template" --- then on right save button do the same adding "Save VIEW to server"
  • Ability for Admins to hide the Forecasting and Sandboxing buttons or disable the functionality
  • Improved collaboration -- able for all departments to join xP&A conversations
  • Saves time from duplicate efforts because it's our single source of truth
  • Lessened our new hire ramp-up time with the easy to use user interface
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson is used for scenario planning and what-if analysis, however this is not my area of responsibility. I know the manager and team who do use the tool for scenario planning and what-if analysis are very happy with it.
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson is much more flexible and scalable in comparison. IBM PAW is the clear winner for our organization's successful planning and analysis needs.

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

As the Support Manager, sometimes it takes a while to hear a response from IBM Support. Some tickets seemed "lost" or forgotten.
I love the new Carbonized look and feel of the Viewer and Set Editor!
I would recommend TM1 admins, modelers and end-users to start using IBM Planning Analytics with Watson. It's a great improvement from Architect and TM1web! There is a slight learning curve, but I've found new hires to even the most advanced TM1 users are able to pick it up quickly.

IBM Planning Analytics Feature Ratings

10.0
Long-term financial planning
10
Financial budgeting
10
Forecasting
10
Scenario modeling
10
Management reporting
10
10.0
Financial data consolidation
10
Journal entries and reports
10
Multi-currency management
10
Intercompany Eliminations
10
Minority Ownership
10
Local and consolidated reporting
10
Detailed Audit Trails
10
10.0
Financial Statement Reporting
10
Management Reporting
10
Excel-based Reporting
10
Automated board and financial reporting
10
XBRL support for regulatory filing
10
10.0
Personalized dashboards
10
Color-coded scorecards
10
KPIs
10
Cost and profitability analysis
10
Key Performance Indicator setting
10
10.0
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
10
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
10
Customizable dashboards
10
Report Formatting Templates
10
10.0
Drill-down analysis
10
Formatting capabilities
10
Integration with R or other statistical packages
10
Report sharing and collaboration
10
10.0
Publish to Web
10
Publish to PDF
10
Report Versioning
10
Report Delivery Scheduling
10
10.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
10
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
10
Predictive Analytics
10
10.0
Multi-User Support (named login)
10
Role-Based Security Model
10
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
10
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
10.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
10

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