Cognos 10 Planning

IBM Cognos 10 Planning is enterprise planning software that helps you develop budgets and forecasts faster and more efficiently.

Create plans and models to fit your business needs

Sophisticated modeling capabilities let you create linked models that accurately reflect cross-functional interdependencies.
Build models in days, not months. Import data definitions from sources such as ERP systems.
Change underlying business logic and principles quickly and easily. Compare alternatives and assess the impact in real time.
Driver-based planning and flexible rolling forecasts provide greater visibility into likely operating performance.
Finance manages the solution without the need for arcane programming languages or scripting. No IT input is required.
Take advantage of rich Built-In Functions to add power and sophistication to your business models.

Spend less time on process, more time on analysis

Drill-down and multidimensional slicing-and-dicing help you explore data, evaluate models, and test assumptions in minutes. Quickly compare current performance with historical actuals and external benchmarks.
"Break-back" automatically spreads high-level targets across any profile, such as previous-period actuals or projected seasonality, and across multiple dimensions such as products, customers, territories, or time periods.
Unified view of plan data connects with key metrics and information so you can make decisions instead of debating definitions and accuracy.
Eliminate unproductive activities such as tracking down numbers, fixing broken links and debugging macros.

Enable high participation across the enterprise

User-friendly Web browser or familiar Microsoft Excel interface require minimal training and encourage participation, collaboration and commitment.
Single sign-on provides immediate access to linked, role-specific planning templates while pre-defined rules ensure that individuals see only the templates they require.
Distributed architecture is optimized for end-user performance, even with thousands of concurrent users across divisions and geographies.
Complex calculations at the client give users instantaneous response and eliminate unnecessary traffic and server consumption during high-use periods.

Build effective Plans using enterprise data

Extend data from Oracle and SAP applications.
Cross-enterprise planning data stored in a single repository provides perpetually accurate information on demand.
Synchronized enterprise plans link operational and financial plans to show the impact of operational change on financial performance.
Dynamic linking of individual plan components in real time facilitates consistency and accuracy.
Planners can attach files to a cell, model or submission of a forecast.
Quick commands allow users to modify plans and analyses, while an audit trail tracks all changes.

Streamlined workflow management

Collaborative features facilitate communication to shorten planning cycles and enable managers to e-mail groups based on hierarchy or workflow status
Reviewers can quickly monitor workflow status—not started, in progress or ready for review—with intuitive, color-coded icons.
Distributed administration shares role-based responsibility for planning across functions, geographies, and business units.