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IBM Planning Analytics

7.5 / 10
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IBM Planning Analytics
7.5 / 10

What is IBM Planning Analytics?

IBM Planning Analytics partnered with Watson is a AI-powered, extended planning and analysis solution that integrates, streamlines and scales planning, budgeting and forecasting across every part of the organization, including finance, sales, supply chain, HR, IT, and marketing.

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Awards & Recognition

IBM Planning Analytics won the following awards in the Enterprise Performance Management category

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IBM Planning Analytics Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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86 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Planning Analytics?

9% Negative
16% Neutral
75% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Collaboration

87

Governance Risk and Compliance

87

BI and Performance Management

86

Budgeting and Forecasting

86

Business Application Integration

86

Data Visualization

86

Planning and Scheduling

85

Process Simulation and Execution

84

Financial Reporting and Consolidation

82

Marketing Analytics

76

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Availability and Quality of Training

92

Quality of Features

87

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

85

Ease of Customization

84

Ease of Data Integration

82

Ease of IT Administration

80

Business Value Created

75

Ease of Implementation

74

Usability and Intuitiveness

68

Breadth of Features

66

Vendor Support

57

IBM Planning Analytics Reviews

Wambugu s.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2023

The top of the class data analytic solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 / 10

What differentiates IBM Planning Analytics from other similar products?

IBM Planning analytics with Watson is easy to use yet very effective.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Powerful scenario modeling and predictive analytics capabilities. Real time decision making. Easy to use with an Intuitive web interface and native exel add in. Easy deployment and integrations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The platform requires technical expertise when onboarding new users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

IBM analytics with Watson is an easy to use planning, analytics and reporting tool. I recommend the platform.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Role: Finance
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Fantastic continuous integrated planning tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 / 10

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Unique Features
  • Over Delivered
  • Reliable

Cons

  • Wastes Time
  • Leverages Incumbent Status
  • Security Frustrates

Amber B.

  • Role: Finance
  • Industry: Finance
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Best driver-based planning tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 / 10

What differentiates IBM Planning Analytics from other similar products?

IBM Planning Analytics reveals those valuable insights that hide in plain sight in the rows and columns of our spreadsheets. The customizable interface of IBM Planning Analytics allows web-based collaboration on highly-formatted reports while maintaining better control

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We created an audit trail to identify where and when changes were made to key business logic and calculations and thus avoiding the version control issues that lead to arguments over whose numbers are correct

What do you dislike most about this product?

We are power users of IBM Planning Analytics and would like the ability to build sophisticated queries, such as those involving asymmetrical nested reporte without a lot of manual work

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The IBM Planning Analytics Workspace features a high visual, freeform design that offers more than 25 different graphics, including charts, maps, images and shapes that can help you create vivid, impactful reports to share insight with decision makers

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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