2020 was also the year when Extended Planning & Analysis, or xP&A, came into its own. The xP&A vision is about breaking down siloes in planning so that finance, sales, and operations are all in alignment and speaking the same language, while simultaneously meeting the specialized needs of each function.

The Office of Finance is increasingly moving away from traditional, score-keeping focused frameworks like CPM and embracing cross-functional planning that is collaborative and strategic.

These words are being written in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.

It’s March 2020, and many companies are facing the reality that the carefully crafted financial plans and budgets they started the new year with are suddenly, and dramatically, out of date.

Digital Transformation gives us a language to explain why some companies deploy technology with much more success than others.

IBM is ending support for IBM Cognos TM1 10.2.2 on September 30, 2019. Even though IBM Planning Analytics continues to be “powered by IBM TM1” it’s a bitter-sweet moment.

If you are a long time IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) administrator, you may have developed a fondness through the years TM1TOP3-min-1for a utility called TM1TOP.

Improved forecast accuracy becomes a huge profit driver. Most Finance teams understand and readily admit that improvements in forecast accuracy,

With the release of Cognos Analytics 11.1, IBM continues to build upon its efforts to streamline, standardize, and modernize the user experience across their analytics offerings, while also taking major steps at embedding artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics across the Cognos Analytics experience.

Are you frustrated by the amount of time spent producing reports such as Board Books, Monthly Management Reports, and Regulatory Reports? These may end up as PowerPoint slides, Excel files, Word or PDF documents – or a combination.