Financial performance and strategy management

Why IBM financial performance and strategy management software?

Finance organizations need the very best tools and disciplines to drive profit and growth enterprise-wide. Financial performance management solutions enable you to:

  • Link financial and operational plans through driver-based models.
  • Guarantee the quality and accuracy of financial numbers for timely, sustainable compliance.
  • Track performance against strategic objectives.
  • Perform “what-if” scenario modeling and create flexible rolling forecasts.
  • Replace rigid budgets with continuous planning—daily, weekly, or monthly.

IBM Cognos solutions can free the office of finance from the burden of spreadsheet-based processes with powerful capabilities to meet the complex needs of any finance organization.

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Financial performance and strategic management resources

Financial performance management capabilities

  • Budgeting, forecasting and analysis

    Budgeting, forecasting and analysis

    Perform driver-based budgeting and planning, "what-if" scenario modeling and multidimensional profitability analysis. Learn about IBM Cognos TM1 or view the demo.

  • Financial performance analytics

    Financial performance analytics

    Deploy packaged analytics to accelerate decision making and improve financial performance. Learn more about IBM Cognos Financial Performance Analytics or view the demo.

  • Financial management and control

    Financial management and control

    Automate the close, consolidation and reporting process from data collection to output of management and regulatory reports. Learn more about IBM Cognos Controller or view the demo.

  • Strategy management and scorecarding

    Strategy management and scorecarding

    Align strategy with execution, communicate goals and monitor your performance against targets. Learn about IBM Cognos BI Scorecarding or view the demo.

Financial performance and strategy management Resources

IBM Cognos TM1 Demo

See how enterprise planning solutions powered by IBM Cognos TM1 can remove the barriers to effective planning and engage your entire organization in collaborative decision-making.

Performance management solutions for the office of finance

Learn how IBM Cognos solutions help Finance leaders drive breakaway performance, sustainable compliance and competitive advantage.

Finance: Trusted Advisor or Compliance Enforcer? - The Performance Manager Series

Become the trusted advisor and compliance enforcer in your company. Download the finance chapter of the Performance Manager book.

Planning, budgeting and forecasting: Software selection guide

Read about a systematic approach to selecting planning, budgeting and forecasting software that facilitates rolling forecasts and more of today’s best practices in finance.