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Bianca L.

System Integration Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/10/2026

"Reliable Resource & Timeline Planning That Keeps Projects Aligned"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Planning Analytics?

What I use most is being able to keep resources and timelines in one place that doesn’t fall apart every time someone changes a number. On integration projects, I can tweak things and immediately send staffing and working reviews to get everything ready for me and for the people I share views with, so they can get on board. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Planning Analytics?

Building or changing the underlying model can feel like you’re rebuilding it all the time, and it gets pretty technical if you’re not doing it regularly. Some parts of the web interface also feel slower or less intuitive than the Excel side. On top of that, getting clean actuals from certain client systems into the model took more setup work than I expected at the beginning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Planning Analytics solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used to manage project capacity and rough forecasts in a messy set of linked spreadsheets. Files would get corrupted, people would work from old copies, and testing a different staffing mix usually meant duplicating entire workbooks. Since moving to this tool, we’ve had far fewer breakages, and it’s much faster to explore options without creating multiple versions or chaos. Conversations with clients about timelines or resource needs are also clearer, because everyone is looking at the same model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.