IBM® Cognos® TM1® has long been a leading platform for planning, budgeting and forecasting. Now, Cognos TM1 can be integrated with both IBM SPSS® Modeler and IBM SPSS Statistics to help the finance teams create plans and forecasts that are more detailed and more accurate than would be possible using these solutions individually.

Scorecards can be an extremely effective tool for helping organizations define, align, monitor, steer and communicate progress toward strategic objectives. The scorecarding capabilities now available in IBM® Cognos® TM1® enable organizations to integrate their metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) into high-participation planning, budgeting and forecasting processes to drive greater accountability and close the loop on...

What businesses need from BI is a full picture. And that is why it is important to understand that, for now and in the future, BI should help you not only describe and diagnose your past and current performance, but also predict future performance. When your business can do all three, you have a better idea of what your business needs to do to stay competitive. You have reports that show you where you have been, scorecards and...