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Old but efficient
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Cognos TM1 is trustworthy. I really like that you can export the file into two different forms: one with formulas and the other without formula. With a simple change in the filter, it can change the data on the worksheet. It is very simple if you are careful with it. If you work with data analyzing, this product will come in handy for you.
What do you dislike about the product?
The bigger your data is the longer it will take for your file to reload. Sometimes, it might take 20 minutes depending on how big your file is. People that are not patient like me, will need to go for a walk or something. Also, it is very unforgiving. If you make even a slightest spelling error, your entire file will reload as error.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use TM1 for many different projects. One of the biggest project is budgeting. We will look at the historical data of the expenses and compare it from year to year. Then we will compare to what the regional managers have put it and see if their planned budget is pragmatic or not.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
They should look into how they can make the report look better. Often times, we have to edit how the file look. If TM1 can spit out the information in a way that it looks more presentable, that'd be great.
Timeless
What do you like best about the product?
What I love the most about TM1 is how I can create both a values file and a formula driven excel file. If I'm creating a report, I can just create a template with the formulas embedded so all I have to do is change the month or the year. After I refresh the page, it automatically updates the page.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the template that it comes with the product. It makes my report look very old-fashioned. The interface of the product can be modernized. Also, if the system is down I can't do my job. I also don't like that there is a limit to how much data I can pull out.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I utilize this product to do many things. I can see the monthly budget with TM1. I use TM1 to either create a report or to analyze different accounts.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
TM1 needs more update and make it more user friendly. It is very intimidating at first.
Google Cognos
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use in drag and drop to create queries
What do you dislike about the product?
Steep learning curve at first and lack of training
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Used widely in data analytics throughout state government.
TM1 Cognos
What do you like best about the product?
Efficiency to manipulate and share massive amounts of data.
What do you dislike about the product?
There really is nothing I dislike. Sometimes with large data manipulations it churns for a bit. But that is understandable so I can't complain.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Sharing large amounts of data with SEVERAL audiences. Benefits are altering financial and manufacturing forecasts in a timely fashion and seeing the views of data we need to see.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Get it, make sure you have engineer experts to troubleshoot it though.
Flexible tool for adhock reporting
What do you like best about the product?
I like Cognos general adaptability around most any data set, its robust reporting logic and platform is very diverse and can fit many business needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
THe UI is somewhat dated looking and the error messagening is not the worse I have seen but, could use a slight improvement.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use it for our SaaS platform. Adapting it to all of our modules which are highly customized and each client has a different set of fields and workflow logic associated with their data
Recommendations to others considering the product:
We have very difficult reporting needs on our tool. This product was able to facilitate our adhock reporting model. Gave us the flexibility to allow our customers have as much or as little control of the tool as we though was logical. Giving them to many options would be overload of information and to little they cant successfully run their data and manipulate it as needed. Setup was a longer process and we ended up building an automated framework tool from our servers. The framework setup did take some time when done manually and the learning curve for using the reporting site took time as well to learn due to its complexity. But once done with our beginning milestones the tool has been a stable platform.
Great product easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
The ability to apply large amounts of data and get accurate projections
What do you dislike about the product?
Challenging for users to update information
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Business planning and follow up
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Good product very easy to use and provides a lot of information
Somewhat limited and outdated software
What do you like best about the product?
We use it for a lot of our accounting analytics. Once the query is created it can easy create a report for the end user.
What do you dislike about the product?
Actually manipulation of the data is easier and faster in software such as SQL.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Accounting analytics
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Need to more easily pull data from other sources. Faster output without having to create report before seeing final result.
Easy to navigate
What do you like best about the product?
I like the ability to be able to drill down
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike the hierarchy for navigational purposes
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Financial reporting is much easier, saves paper
TM1 for Office Furniture Manufacturer
What do you like best about the product?
TM1 provides an integrated tool allowing business to pull financial numbers into an excel spreadsheet that can be used for reporting, analysis and forecasting.
What do you dislike about the product?
The system works extremely slow, especially when working with similar tools from other companies at the same time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
TM1 provides various scenarios for quarterly forecasts and revised forecasts in addition to actual financial data and comparisons.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be sure to save often for fear of excel crashing when running TM1. Also make sure to have other programs closed and change excel formulas to manual (instead of automatic).
IBM and platform is adequate but slow.
What do you like best about the product?
Reliable in the sense that information has never been lost.
What do you dislike about the product?
We have many users on the platform simultaneously which causes it to slow down significantly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Generating budgets for clients - reliable, user friendly.
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