Written by Mike Bernaiche, August 26th 2021
Are you looking for more information on IBM Cognos or Planning Analytics? Do you want to have a space where you can ask your peers real questions about the products, set up or use cases? Did you know that Lodestar hosts a client only virtual user group every quarter that provides a ton of information and value? Even better, all sessions are recorded and stored on our virtual Kajabi (www.kajabi.com) site so you can watch on your own time or again for pieces of information that were important to you. Best of all, this is a free service for our clients. Use this as a guide to find the sessions important to you and log in to watch or download supporting materials. We have covered a ton of topics in our first 4 user groups. Below I will break down what was covered in each.
November 2020
We spent the first part of our first user group talking about IBM Planning Analytics. We covered the following:
- What’s New and the Power of Planning Analytics Workspace
- Client story – Journey to Planning Analytics and Getting Funding Approved
- Client Networking Session
We then moved to a technical segment, where we covered:
- Planning Analytics Upgrades and Migrations
- Cognos Analytics Upgrades and Migrations
The last sessions were all about Cognos Analytics and covered the following:
- What’s New in Cognos Analytics
- Client story – Using Customizations to “Skin” Cognos Analytics to Make it Your Own
- Client Networking Session
We covered a lot of information back in November. The great news is that if you missed it or need to watch again, simply log into the virtual site and watch.
February 2021
In our second user group we covered some items in Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics but also spent some time discussing Motio Products (www.motio.com) to administrate the environments. Below is the list of topics.
- Planning Analytics for Excel – Tips, Tricks and Demo
- Deep Dive on PVU’s (Processor Value Units) and ILMT (IBM License Metric Tool)
- Planning Analytics Administration using Soterre from Motio Soterre - Motio
- Cognos Analytics Data Modules and Data Sets Demo
- Cognos Analytics Administration using Motio PI / PI Pro. MotioPI - Motio
Did you know that Lodestar Solutions is a reseller for Motio products? Contact us services@lodestarsolutions.com to talk to us about everything that Motio can do for your Cognos Analytics or Planning Analytics deployments.
May 2021
As IBM continues to release new versions and many enhancements to both Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics, we continue to provide updates on the new versions. In this virtual user group, we talked about everything new in both products and so much more. Before I get to that, did you know that Lodestar writes blogs every week and we cover new releases soon after they are released? Here are links to the latest blogs on that topic.
Topics covered in May 2021:
- Planning Analytics Workspace Update
- Discussion on How to Leverage Planning Analytics Workspace
- Using TM1Connect (TM1Connect) to Leverage PA in Non-Cognos BI Solutions
- Client Networking Session
- Planning Analytics Technical Q&A
- What’s New in Cognos Analytics 11.2
- Cognos Analytics vs. Power BI Open Conversation
- Cognos Analytics Technical Q&A
Lodestar solutions is a reseller of TM1Connect and our clients are having great success using it. Reach out to us at services@lodestarsolutions.com to set up a demo and see if TM1 Connect is right for you.
August 2021
Our most recent virtual user group we decided to break up Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics into two different days.
Day 1 was focused on Cognos Analytics and covered:
- Piloting Solutions Successfully with Cognos Analytics
- The New Cognos Analytics Mobile Demo
- Cognos Mobile Technical Session
- IBM Public Hybrid Cloud
- Managing the Demands of End Users while Looking Like a Rockstar
- Partnering with Finance for Greater Success
- How to get a Raise or Promotion as a BI Expert
Day 2 was focused on Planning Analytics and covered:
- Bursting Planning Analytics Reports using ReportWORQ ReportWORQ - Enterprise Report Distribution | QueBIT
- Managing the Demands of End Users while Looking like a Rockstar
- Scorecards and Metrics in Planning Analytics
- IBM Public Hybrid Cloud
- Planning Analytics Technical Update
- Partnering with your BI or DW team
- How to Get a Raise or Promotion as a Planning Expert
Did you know that Lodestar Solutions is a reseller of QueBIT products including ReportWORQ. Contact us today at services@lodestarsolutions.com to discuss and demo this great product.
Virtual User Group - Summary and Next Steps
As you can read, Lodestar Solutions has covered a ton of information in our first four user groups. Our next user group will be sometime in November. If you are a Lodestar client and you do not have access to the virtual site, please reach out to us at services@lodestarsolutions.com. We can get you set up easily and you will have access to everything above and any future events. If you are not a Lodestar client reach out to us and chat with us about your licenses, renewals or service needs.