Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• IBM Cognos 10 Planning Analyst
• IBM Cognos 10 Planning Contributor
• IBM Cognos TM1

Whether you have chosen IBM Cognos 10 Planning (Analyst and Contributor) or IBM Cognos TM1, Planit CPM can help you gain the most from your investment.

IBM Cognos 10 Planning Analyst

IBM Cognos Analyst is a business planning modeling tool that provides a multidimensional view, similar to that of an excel pivot table for your planning data. It is a thick-client application which is installed on the desktop PC's of users.

Models can be built for any purpose and can vary in complexity from simple reporting models to complex integrated P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow. Other less finance based uses for Analyst include Headcount Planning and project resourcing.

IBM Cognos 10 Planning Contributor

IBM Cognos 10 Contributor is primarily a data collection tool, whilst it provides many other benefits, its core function is to slice the Analyst model and deploy this throughout your organisation using a web portal.

A template is built in Analyst which is then published via a web server giving access to defined users within the organisation.

Authentication can be provided using multiple sources including Active Directory, LDAP or NTLM making it easy to administer and control.

By utilising the functionality of Analyst and Contributor , you can develop powerful processes to manage complex data requirement to produce reports that can be integrated with other systems with total ease and control using the simple to manage macro processes.

IBM Cognos TM1

IBM Cognos TM1 (formerly Applix TM1) is a fast and easy to use analytics system for financial performance management that provides a real time approach to consolidating, viewing and editing vast amounts of multi-dimensional data.

TM1 runs on 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems to manage an in-memory OLAP server which is incredibly efficient at performing calculations due to the fact that it is run entirely in fast RAM on your servers.

With TM1 9.5 Contributor you are now given a rich workflow to assist with greater speed and accuracy in your planning cycle. Data can be drilled, sorted and linked to, you also gain charting capabilities within the web client.