IBM Planning Analytics as a Service
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Innovative Data Integration, Needs Goal-Based Analysis Features
What do you like best about the product?
It aims to reduce processing time and incorporate variables that current business models do not take into account, while also improving how data is prepared and integrated into the models.
What do you dislike about the product?
At the moment, I don’t program the tool myself; I focus on reviewing various model outputs and comparing them against our existing manual models. A potential improvement would be to enable goal-based analysis and present results at defined intervals, along with an assessment of their stationarity.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It reduces the time needed to model various outcomes and enables the inclusion of variables that are challenging to incorporate through manual modeling processes.
IBM Planning Analytics: Driving Efficiency and Accuracy in Business Planning
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Planning Analytics stands out for its impressive blend of flexibility and performance. The integration of TM1 with a user-friendly interface enables real-time data analysis and supports quicker decision-making. I also value how easily I can create dynamic dashboards and carry out multidimensional modeling. Its automation features greatly minimize manual work, which enhances both efficiency and accuracy across planning, forecasting, and reporting tasks.
What do you dislike about the product?
One aspect where IBM Planning Analytics could see improvement is in its user interface and the complexity of the initial setup. Although the tool offers robust capabilities, newcomers may struggle to navigate and set up models effectively without sufficient training. Furthermore, performance can occasionally lag when working with particularly large datasets. Improving the platform’s user-friendliness, as well as its documentation and troubleshooting resources, would help create a smoother and more efficient experience for all users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM Planning Analytics is helping us solve several critical challenges related to budgeting, forecasting, and data consolidation. It eliminates the need for manual spreadsheet work, ensuring accuracy and consistency across departments. The platform’s real-time data integration and automation capabilities enable faster analysis and more informed decision-making. As a result, we’ve experienced improved collaboration, reduced turnaround times, and greater visibility into financial and operational performance across the organization.
TM1 Review
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility out of the box to develop and design whatever I need for our customers. multiple ways for users to interact with data
What do you dislike about the product?
Having trouble scaling complex calculations, especially with the inability to have a native "Average" function. Hard to keep up with new functionality being rolled out to customers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have been able to bring multiple siloed teams and processes together to have 1 integrated solution for our Business Management team. Allowed consistent forecasting and faster insights into collected data.
infuse more AI capabilities into to streamline processes
What do you like best about the product?
Mostly forecasting and budgeting, it is quite seamless and has quite a user friendly and easy to navigate user interface
What do you dislike about the product?
It is quite a powerful tool but could be even better with full AI infusion
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It eliminates the use of multiple sources such as excel in different locations where you could use excel in one location (PAFE). This makes it easier to retrieve data and present it seamlessly without taking much time
Powerful Platform
What do you like best about the product?
The powerful engine and its efficiency in financial planning and forecasting
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be challenging to learn at times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It simplifies budgeting and reporting to help with decision making.
IBM Planning Analytics - The Most Flexible Solution
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Planning Analytics serves as a versatile toolbox, allowing you to tailor your implementation to fit your specific business needs and use cases.
What do you dislike about the product?
Due to its versatility and customization capabilities, IBM Planning Analytics does require a certain amount of effort to design and build a solution that fits your business well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM Planning Analytics serves as our main platform for planning, reporting, and analyzing our business operations.
Planning analytics
What do you like best about the product?
It's kinda good with reporting and dashboarding stuff.. The graphics are better than among other software.
What do you dislike about the product?
If your team is bigger than it could be the issue.. Because it's only for non technical team members mostly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I didn't use it for company purpose.
Easy Data Analysis with Simple Software Tools
What do you like best about the product?
I really like how IBM Planning Analytics streamlines budgeting and forecasting. It automatically updates plans, so you don't have to manually adjust everything. Plus, the real-time data analysis helps make quicker, more accurate decisions.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven’t really encountered any issues with IBM Planning Analytics. In fact, I think it’s one of the best tools available in the market for planning and analysis.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
IBM Planning Analytics solves the problem of manual, error-prone budgeting and forecasting. By automating these tasks and providing real-time data analysis, it saves time, reduces mistakes, and helps make smarter decisions faster.
Great and ease product
What do you like best about the product?
The platform’s flexibility is impressive — changing assumptions instantly updates financial simulations. It saves time, cuts costs, and turns complex data into clear, actionable insights. Its multidimensional view helps make quick, well-informed decisions.
What do you dislike about the product?
New users may struggle at first due to the complexity of cubes and rules, limiting wider adoption. Performance tends to slow during peak periods like month-end, which can delay processes. More consistency is needed under heavy usage.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The tool replaces scattered spreadsheets and manual work with a centralized, automated system. It ensures data consistency, traceability, and real-time updates—reducing effort and boosting confidence in analysis and governance.
IBM's planning changed my life
What do you like best about the product?
I joined CTI and met Tm1; with the arrival of Planning, all the changes we can offer to clients have changed my perspective on business.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some tools that are easy and practical to use in Excel are still not available in planning, and their limitation for creating Dashboards.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has increased the possibilities of solutions that we can help work on for the client.
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