Embracing Continuous Planning
The old school annual budgeting and planning process is just that – old school. Today’s forward-thinking FP&A executives, managers, and analysts instead are embracing continuous planning and rolling forecasting. Rolling forecasting is the process of simulating profit and loss for a company…
June 18, 2018
The Customer Insights’ Imperative for CMOs
“The most critical capability of the CMO is to have a profound, deep understanding of customers and their needs and know how to engage and serve them. This of course involves knowledge of data and analytics. – Jamie Moldafsky, CMO, Wells Fargo,…
June 7, 2018
TM1 Users Survey Reveals Plans for Migrating to IBM Planning Analytics
Revelwood's recent survey of TM1 users uncovered when and why many organizations are planning to migrate from IBM Cognos TM1 to IBM Planning Analytics. The survey, which was conducted in Q4 2017, found that more than one quarter of respondents who are…
March 15, 2018
Turn Forecasting into a Competitive Advantage
Have you thought about how to turn financial forecasting into a competitive advantage? In today’s disruptive, high-stakes economy, maximizing any and every competitive advantage can mean the difference between just surviving versus thriving. And if you did turn your standard forecasting activities…
January 2, 2018
Cognitive Computing Adopters are More Profitable & Innovative than Their Peers
According to a report from the IBM Institute for Business Value, 89% of cognitive computing adopters are more profitable and more innovative than their industry peers. That’s an incredibly strong argument for embracing – or if you are not yet ready, exploring…
November 8, 2017
The Hackett Group Finds Performance Management in the Cloud is Gaining Momentum
A research study from The Hackett Group found that the adoption of performance management in the cloud is “set to rise significantly in the next couple of years.” The firm considers the momentum to be driven by the fact that performance management…
October 24, 2017
Complex Modeling in IBM Cognos TM1 at New York Blood Center
If you are looking for a great example of complex modeling in IBM Cognos TM1, look no further than the case study on New York Blood Center. Imagine having untold numbers of separate models in disparate systems – such as Excel and…
September 22, 2017
Creating a Technical Planning Model for IBM Cognos TM1
A global publisher in the areas of scientific, technical, medical and scholarly research has turned to IBM Cognos TM1 for a top-down approach to a custom technical planning model. To some, that might seem an odd choice, since TM1 is typically used…
September 15, 2017
Revelwood Named Ingram Micro IBM Analytics Growth Partner of the Year
Business travel can sometimes be more obligation than enjoyment. There’s always the chance of flight delays and other transportation snafus, long days, and often, the expectation of keeping up with your day job while being out of the office for work. But…