IBM Planning Analytics with Watson
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Plan continuously and with greater accuracy
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson is an AI-infused, continuous integrated planning solution that allows you to transcend the limits of manual planning. This solution breaks down business unit siloes so you can quickly create more accurate plans and forecasts for FP&A, sales, supply chain and beyond—all on one platform. Pivot in real-time, accelerate decision making and drive higher performance, all at the speed of modern business.
Why IBM Planning Analytics with Watson?
Save time and cost
Reduce budgeting and forecasting time by 70%.
Optimize your forecasts
Improve your forecasting cycles with built-in predictive and AI capabilities
Plan continuously
Easily adjust your planning cadence to respond to market events quickly and to plan at the speed your business requires
Integrate planning, streamline collaboration
Break down silos and synchronize planning across business units.
Easily scale
Supports your growing data volumes and user needs without impacting performance
Simple integration
Easily integrate with any of the leading ERP/GLs, any data source that is ODBC compliant and any API.
Deploy where needed
Available on-premises and on-cloud.
Features
Collaborate across your organization
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson is a modern, AI-powered, extended planning and analysis solution that integrates, streamlines and scales planning across every part of the organization, including finance, sales, supply chain, HR, IT,
and marketing.
Create plans in a web-based interface
Manage, analyse and contribute to plans with an easy-to-use digital experience.
Use Microsoft Excel within Planning Analytics with Watson
Work with the same Excel interface and functionality you’re familiar with while also enjoying the power of an enterprise planning solution. Interoperability allows users to work in one or both interfaces.
Adopt a planning solution that can grow with you
IBM Planning Analytics with Watson’s flexibility allows users to build and change plans based on business processes.
Uncover deep insights through robust dashboards
Identify trends and drill down into data with built-in reporting and analysis capabilities.
Test scenarios to determine next steps
Create personal sandboxes to compare different scenarios and test assumptions. See the impact of your decisions before making them.
Improve operational performance
Make better, more optimal business decisions with direct integration of Decision Optimization.
Improve the accuracy of your forecasts
Leverage built-in predictive capabilities and put the power of algorithmic forecasting in the hands of users—even those without data science skills—for more accurate, consistent, and timely forecasts.
Manage and govern planning workflows with ease
Create customized applications to manage, facilitate, and increase participation in your company’s budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
Gain visibility into your data
Provide all users with access to the same data, and trust in a single source of truth.
