IBM Cognos 8 Planning

Analyst and Press Views

"Cognos’ new Excel extensions will enable spreadsheet-oriented organizations that have been reluctant to adopt a dedicated enterprise planning application an easy transition. This is a major step in process improvement and adoption of enterprise spreadsheets for high participation planning."
Robert D. Kugel, CFA VP & Research Director, Financial Performance Management, Ventana Research

Leveraging the Foundations of Wisdom: The Financial Impact of Business Analytics
Analyst Report
IDC, a worldwide provider of technology intelligence and strategy guidance, studied the financial impact of business analytics implementations at 43 organizations in North America and Europe.

The study concluded that:
  • Organizations that implement analytic applications like Cognos planning can achieve a significant and rapid return on investment due to increased efficiencies and expanded business opportunity.
  • Three Cognos customers participated in the study and received ROI results ranging from 140 percent to 1,163 percent.
  • On-demand Web seminar: Selecting the Right Enterprise Planning Solution.

Hear Herman Heynes and Stephen Hunt of Accenture, and Scott Ollendick of Abbott Labs share real-world insight on selecting and implementing the right enterprise planning solution.

Read Now
Read this eWeek article, Cognos Improves Planning Integration, to find out why the IT professionals at Murray, Inc. think the integration of Cognos and Adaytum is " the best of both worlds."
View this Web seminar that includes insight from Accenture, Cognos, and Abbott Laboratories on what steps go into selecting the best enterprise planning solution for your organization.

IBM Cognos 8 Planning: Agility to Transform Your Business
Online Demo
Improve your performance with IBM Cognos 8 Planning.
Driving Performance with IBM Cognos 8 Planning: What is Planned gets Executed
White Paper
Learn how to achieve superior enterprise performance.
Leveraging Financial Consolidation and Enterprise Planning
Web Seminar On-Demand
The Hackett Group explains how to ensure the right level of allocated resources and investment across the business.
Selecting the Right Enterprise Planning Solution
White Paper
What you should consider as you evaluate competing enterprise planning solutions.
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