Integrated system with intuitive use and management
Office Integration: Planning & Simulating from Excel etc.
Full planning functionality including data write-back
Commenting function, IBCS templates and easy collaboration
Modern business planning & secure decision-making
Scenario and value driver analyses, natural language queries with AI
Cost-efficient and flexible with proven planning content
Fast, efficient project implementation, high customer satisfaction
Fully integrated real-time planning in Power BI / Fabric with writeback to your performance management platform with PLAPP – the smartpm Planning App
The smartpm Planning App (PLAPP) connects Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric with a high-performance, cube-based OLAP performance management platform. This brings together the best of both worlds: a familiar BI interface combined with scalable, AI-driven performance management software.
Users work directly within Microsoft Power BI, leveraging a fully integrated environment for business intelligence, planning, AI-powered analytics, forecasting, and reporting. From top-down planning, scenario analysis, and action tracking to rolling forecasts, predefined analysis paths, dashboards, and reporting templates: the smartpm Planning App enables location- and device-independent planning for CFOs, controllers, and business units.
Read more about Planning, Analysis & Reporting in Power BI in the Factsheet
Key topics covered in the factsheet:
- Planning in the Microsoft Ecosystem with Full Office Integration.
- An overview of all new planning features in MS Power BI, including data write-back, commenting, initiative tracking, and AI.
- A fully integrated system for financial planning, forecasting, analysis, reporting, and budgeting.
- Benefits of smartpm planning content for controllers.
- Double win: High acceptance and satisfaction among both business departments and IT.
Webinar Recording: Planning in Power BI
- Using Microsoft Power BI as Planning Software
- Practical Use Cases: Live demonstrations on how to achieve planning and budgeting goals with Power BI
- Simple and governed planning approach with high user acceptance
- High Performance: Bridging scalable IBM technology and the Power BI user interface
- New developments: AI assistant for planning support
The integration of Power BI by smartpm.solutions has revolutionized our financial planning and provided us with a completely new perspective on our company data. I highly recommend the MS Power BI technology and collaboration with smartpm.solutions to everyone.
Rolf Herrmann, Head of Subsurface Engineering
Learn More About Planning With Microsoft Power BI in a Free Professional Consultation
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