About Performance Blueprints

Cognos Performance Blueprints accelerate time-to-value for customers deploying Cognos Planning, Consolidation, and Business Intelligence solutions.

Blueprints are pre-defined data, process, and policy models based on proven best practices in enterprise planning, and financial management and control. Blueprints help jump-start deployments in key areas such as strategic financial planning and forecasting and workforce planning. They reduce project implementation time and risk and are available to IBM customers.

By linking Blueprints, companies establish dynamic links that keep corporate objectives, plans, people, and initiatives aligned as business conditions change. Executives can quickly see the impact of changes in operational plans on corporate financials. Department and function managers can quickly adjust resource allocations to support corporate objectives. And corporate guidelines and policies are more consistently communicated and applied throughout the business.

How to use this Solution Map

This Blueprint Solution Map offers a number of resources for learning more about Cognos Performance Blueprints:

• An overview of the value opportunity associated with each functional or industry Blueprint
• Business Value Guides that describe the benefits of each Blueprint and illustrate the process and information flow behind each one
• Blueprint Application briefs that show the detailed planning models for each Blueprint
• Interactive product demonstrations, so you can see Blueprints in action

Explore available Blueprints by clicking on any of the nine functional areas, or click here to review the Industry Blueprints.