IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Planning Analytics Forecasting – Setting up the Forecast
This is part three in a three-part series on IBM Planning Analytics' new feature, Forecasting. In our previous blog about IBM Planning Analytics' new Forecasting feature, we reviewed the steps required to preview your forecast. Once previewed, you can then run your…
March 9, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Planning Analytics Forecasting – Previewing the Forecast
This is part two of a three-part series on IBM Planning Analytics new Forecasting feature. In our first blog about Planning Analytics' new Forecasting feature, we reviewed the steps required to configure your forecast. Once configured, you can then preview your forecast…
March 2, 2021
FP&A Done Right: Achieve More Reliable Financial Forecasting
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Gary Cokins. Cokins is an internationally recognized expert, speaker and author in enterprise and corporate performance management systems. In this piece Cokins outlines three steps for more reliable…
February 26, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Planning Analytics Forecasting – Configuring the Forecast Settings
This is part one of a three-part series on IBM Planning Analytics new Forecasting feature. The new IBM Planning Analytics Forecasting feature allows you to quickly populate future time periods based on past data values. This feature is especially useful to prepopulate…
February 23, 2021
Workday Adaptive Planning Tips & Tricks
Workday Adaptive Planning Tips & Tricks: Excel Reporting Using a Report Template
Many users of Workday Adaptive Planning utilize OfficeConnect for their Excel reporting. But not all users will have access to OfficeConnect, depending on your organization. But there is another great option for Excel reporting called a Report Template. What is the difference…
February 17, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Planning Analytics Forecasting – Configuring the Time Dimension
The new IBM Planning Analytics Forecasting feature allows you to quickly populate future time periods based on past data values. This feature is especially useful to prepopulate a data set for you or your team to then adjust as you see fit.…
February 16, 2021
FP&A Done Right: The Role of KPIs in Driver-Based Budgets
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, on why finance teams should focus on KPIs and business drivers. Gone are the days when business leaders were narrowly focused on just the net cash flow or balance sheet.…
February 12, 2021
FP&A Done Right: xP&A and Modern Finance Planning
This is a guest blog post from our partner Workday Adaptive Planning, written by Matt Shore. Shore, vice president and product strategist, explains xP&A and why it matters. xP&A stands for extended planning and analysis—taking the best of modern finance planning and extending…
January 15, 2021
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Change Element Type in PAW
Most users of IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) are familiar with the dashboarding and reporting capabilities for front-end users. However, IBM has built-in features that allow administrators to manage their models from PAW as well. Managing the dimension structure is one such…