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FP&A Done Right: “That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It!” – Challenge the Status Quo
“That’s the way we’ve always done it.” “I don’t know, we just send it to them every month.” AHHHHHH! Stop it! When I get that response; it is like fingernails on a chalk board to me. It sends shivers up and down my…
April 5, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: The Benefits of Using Hierarchies
Did you know there are several benefits to using hierarchies in IBM Planning Analytics? Hierarchies are one of the additional features available in Planning Analytics. The main benefit of hierarchies is that they enable users to see alternative data rollups in the…
April 2, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Tracing Calculations in Planning Analytics Workspace
Did you know that you can trace the details of a calculation in an IBM Planning Analytics Workspace exploration? The following screen shot shows a simple revenue calculation that uses input values for Units and Unit Price. You can right click on…
March 26, 2019
FP&A Done Right: Even Google Maps Requires a Starting Point
Current Location. Destination. That’s it. That is all you need to provide your favorite mapping app for it to create a route. No current location? You will not know where to begin or how long it will take to get there. No…
March 22, 2019
Can You Recover From Static Planning by 2020?
This is a guest blog post from Rob Hull, founder, Adaptive Insights. Scramble like hell to pull together a budget. Execute against that budget regardless of changes in the business. Repeat the budget scramble in 12 months. If your corporate planning process…
March 19, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Buttons to run TI Processes
Did you know IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) has new features? Version 2.0.39 of PAW introduced the ability for buttons to run Turbo Integrator processes. When creating a button, you now have the option to set the target to “Run Process”. Once…
March 19, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: New Features in PAW – Data Refresh
Did you know that there are new features in IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW)? We'll cover these new features in the next few blog posts. Today, we'll discuss how you can set your data refresh definitions directly from the short cut bar. The…
March 12, 2019
FP&A Done Right: The Importance of Naming Conventions – Names Really Can Hurt
Fly…Fly; Ring…Ring; Wave…Wave; Bat…Bat In the above examples: Am I talking about a fly that’s buzzing around my head or are we getting on a plane to fly somewhere? Is that the ring from a telephone or a fancy diamond ring? Did…
March 8, 2019
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks
IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Planning Analytics Virtual Hierarchies in Cognos Analytics
This is a guest blog post from Revelwood's Jay Apwah. Did you know that you can access Planning Analytics Virtual Hierarchies in Cognos Analytics? Prior to Planning Analytics 2.0 (PA) and Cognos Analytics 11.0.6 (CA) the limiting factor in reporting cube design…