IBM Planning Analytics

To the cross-industry business user, data analyst, or data scientist who wants to inform better decisions by deriving accurate insights from data quickly and easily. We are the only partner that can make you the Analytics Hero in your organization with AI-assisted data exploration to democratize business intelligence—so users at any level can analyze and communicate the story of your data. Deliver predictive insights and more accurate reporting to meet real time demands and use augmented analytics to create a shared, consistent view of your business.

Explore unlimited what-if scenarios and leverage predictive forecasting to assess future performance and determine the best course of action.

Don’t plan blindly: Use scenario modeling to see the impact of decisions before executing.

Test unlimited scenarios: Use a sandbox environment to test out as many options as needed before choosing the best solution to implement in your plan.

Adjust plans and forecasts in real time to adapt to changing demands at the speed of business with AI-infused planning.

Address business needs in real time: Pivot plans and forecasts quickly to meet changing customer demands and priorities.

Don’t update 100 spreadsheets:
Making an update in one location will execute that change across all views so that a single reliable version of the truth will exist for all users.

Unify data and synchronize planning  to create integrated plans.

Align your business: From finance to ops, cross-functional teams can collaborate to create plans that boost effectiveness.

Collaborate online: Share input across teams in a web-based interface while exercising controls.

Access anywhere: See data and plans from anywhere at any time—on-premises, on cloud or on IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Forgo slow manual planning in favor of fast, reliable planning designed for real business.

Work smarter, faster: Direct connectivity to data sources eliminates manual data collection.

User-friendly design: Easy-to-use drag-and-drop functions.

Handle business complexities: High performance for large volume of data/users.

In your comfort zone: Excel integration means planning in the interface you know with more functionality.

Finance

“Planning Analytics on Cloud unlocks so many new possibilities for our finance team, from rolling forecasts to scenario modeling”

Chief Financial Officer
RAC Insurance

https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/RAC-Insurance

HR Planning

“IBM Planning Analytics offers us the insights we need to allocate our resources most effectively”

Coordinator of Governance, Projects and HR Analytics,
Natura Cosméticos

SALES

“Today, we have a fully integrated hybrid approach to forecasting, delivering a single solution that serves both our sales and production teams”

Chief Information Officer,
Rotkäppchen-Mumm

https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/rotkappchen-mumm

OPERATIONS

“IBM Planning Analytics is helping us evolve into a smarter business, provide better service to customers, optimize inventory and costs”

Director of Retail Inventory, Planning and Analysis,

Allen Edmonds

https://www.ibm.com/case-studies/u701575q21345p91

MARKETING

“we can design marketing plans that bring more people to stores to buy our products. As a result, we will put our marketing spend to the best possible use”

Demand Manager,
‎Grupo Boticário

https://cms.ibm.com/case-studies/grupo-boticario

IT

“Our IT group is using it for departmental budgets and forecasting. Now that they don’t have to put all that data in Excel, they can turn around the monthly results more quickly”

VP, Financial Planning and Analysis
‎Stein Mart