IBM Cognos Express Planner

IBM Cognos Express Planner transforms a companys planning processes, enabling business users to react quickly to changing business conditions. It replaces slow, cumbersome manual planning processes with automated daily, weekly or monthly planning tools using the latest, accurate data.

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  Provides a flexible, structured planning process that is easy to deploy and use.
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  Blends a managed workflow with personalized analysis for improved business agility.
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  Provides an easy-to-use, Web-based interface for finance and non-finance users to contribute plan data and view current plans with no coding skills required.
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  Enables managers to monitor the status of every participant in the planning process to assess the maturity of the planning cycle and eliminate delays in adapting plans.
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  Handles large numbers of contributors using an in-memory analytics server for real-time processing.
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  Can be used with other IBM Cognos Express modules for a single, integrated BI and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies.