Enterprise planning with Cognos

I just spent some time researching the use of Cognos tools for enteprise planning – or more formally, “IBM Cognos Enterprise Planning Solution based on IBM Cognos 8″ as IBM prefers to call it.  A couple of things stood out of me.

1. Cognos planning users report a shorter planning cycle than many other leading companies.  Even so, they are anxiously trying to find ways to cut the planning cycle further, so that they can plan more often, and be more responsive to the economic turmoil that we all find ourselves in.
2. They also get above average accuracy in the plans they produce – not quite as accurate as the leading companies, but pretty close.

If you want to read more, you can find the full report here:  http://www.aberdeen.com/summary/report/market_alert/6158-MA-planning-budgeting-cognos.asp

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