ibm cognos planning analytics - prostrategy
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Presented by:
Date:
IBM Cognos Planning Analytics
John Coleman ProStrategy
10th March, 2016
A little bit about ProStrategy
• Key Areas of Focus
» CRM / ERP Solutions
» Analytics
• 30+ years providing solutions in Ireland
» Offices in Fermoy & Citywest
» Almost 40 people, many with 10+ years of Experience
• Key Partnerships with IBM and Microsoft – Global players
» Both make large investments in the areas that we operate in
» Future-proofs the investments that our customer make
Analytics
Empower Business Decisions
Build Systems of Insight
• Report against business objectives / key
metrics
• Create reports or reporting applications
• Build planning Models
Get Insights / Improve Performance
• Your people know and understand your business best
• Provide them with the skills/tools to access the information
• When people can identify specific insights, action follows
Create Trusted Data
• Data Quality • Single view of Customer
• Understand where data is sourced
• Create common terminology
• Performance, can I get to the data
required in a time I expect
A Selection of our Customers
Today’s Agenda
08.30 Welcome & Introduction John Coleman - Managing Director ProStrategy
08.45 Keynote Speaker – David Morton (IBM FPM Solution Specialist)
Trends in the market place / How IBM are responding
09.15 Deliver Value from Financial Planning - Sean Hanley / Damien Burke
Issues with Traditional Budgeting / Some Best Practices / Demo
09.45 Customer Case Study on BWG Foods - Sean Hanley
Transform the planning process- Revenue/Margin and overhead planning.
10.15 Wrap-up & Close / Refreshments and Discussion Groups
The Future of PlanningDavid Morton
Best Practices/DemoSean Hanley / Damien Burke
BWG Case StudyDavid Morton
Wrap-up
• You decide how to Deploy - Cloud or on-premise
» Same technology - so you can move later if circumstances change
• Most projects start small
» You can Expand at your own pace
• Want to see some more of the product…
» Proof of Technology workshops
• Plan to hold one in late March / early April - half day session
• Hands on experience of the product
» Assume various roles within a fictitious company
• Build and use models
ProStrategy Contacts
• Tony Waldron – [email protected] / 087 9774292
• Sean Hanley – [email protected] / 087 2259544
• John Coleman – [email protected] / 087 2782443
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