Performance Management

Planning and Consolidation

Better predictability.

Cognos planning and consolidation software improves your performance

Plan and budget in real-time with dynamic plans that provide real-time feedback to everyone who is part of the process.
Secure a single, accurate view of key information by consolidating multiple diverse ledgers into a single, common chart-of-accounts structure.
Make adjustments as necessary with flexible plans and rolling forecasts that let you realign as events occur rather than annual budgets that are out of date as soon as they're printed.
Engage all necessary participants with inclusive plans that improve buy-in, rather than the pain of multiple, unlinked spreadsheets.
Communicate plans enterprise-wide and with external partners as necessary to keep everyone on the same page.

Cognos offers the complete range of software to let you create plans, forecasts and budgets, and consolidate and report on finances.

Create plans and budgets—Cognos® Planning. Build consistent, interconnected business models. Access current data to assess fiscal performance. Proceed from the "what-is" to evaluate the "what-if" scenarios critical for future success. Extend the planning solution outside Finance so those who see changing business conditions first in the operations of the enterprise are engaged and connected. Ensure the best view of enterprise performance
Consolidate and report financials—Cognos® Controller. Secure a single, accurate, corporate view of key information. Reduce consolidation, close, and reporting cycles by days or weeks. Support better planning and forecasting with a single version of financial fact.

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