SymphonyRPM™ provides a comprehensive Web-based application framework for planning, performance analysis, and decision management across the enterprise.
RPM Application Framework brings together the critical elements required to provide complete visibility of the entire analysis-to-decision process. Encapsulated in an easy to use web environment, RPM Application Framework empowers decision-makers at the point-of-work by giving them the ability to monitor, manage and control business processes for improved operational efficiency and synchronization with business objectives.
Powerful Multi-Dimensional Analysis
Online analytical processing (OLAP) is a powerful means of extracting maximum value from corporate data through multi-dimensional analysis. By organizing information into dimensions and measures, OLAP lets us follow trends in a customer realm; spot anomalies across products; compare annual sales in a region by product line or customer type; even test a strategic plan.
Key capabilities include:
Advanced OLAP — support for all the well-known OLAP capabilities, e.g., drilling, pivot, drag-n-drop rows and columns, hide/show dimensions and more
Multi-pane analysis — allows multiple linked OLAP views on a single screen - drill down on one pane will update related pane(s)
80/20 filtering – automatically filter results using Pareto’s Law (80/20 rule), or any other subset such as top 5% or 10%
Maximum Ease of Use RPM Application Framework is built for maximum ease-of-use and quick configuration with minimal or no IT support. A well-designed and innovative user interface (UI) with extensive use of “wizards” and templates make users productive with minimal training and no need to completely change current business processes. Examples of such user configurable areas include personal homepage, folders, dashboards, alerts, and templates used for reports and what-if scenarios.
Key capabilities include:
Personal homepage — set up a personal homepage with quick links to often used reports and areas of the solution
Chart style and formatting – select from more than 75 commonly used chart type and style options to create most effective results
Flexible printing and data export — print reports to any printer, or use the export-to-excel feature to transfer report data to a Microsoft Excel™ file
Cell notes — add private or public notes to cells for any report. Very useful for saving planning assumptions or provide quick feedback to other users
Configurable Dashboards
RPM Application Framework also includes the ability to create and view dashboards.
Dashboards are often used to bring together key business metrics and indicators for executives and managers. Dashboards provide an updated at-a-glance summary view of selected metrics and reports – each holding up to 8 separate panes either in grid and/or chart form. Any number of dashboards can be created: personal, per function, per project, per organization and more.
Scenario Analysis and Collaboration RPM Application Framework brings truly differentiated visibility to predicted future performance. What-if scenarios can be used for a broad range of essential business processes such as budgeting, demand forecasting, sales and operations planning, promotion planning, marketing mix allocation, price planning, procurement spend management, supplier selection, and much more. Users can also share and collaborate on the same live scenario for a unique and efficient decision process.
Key capabilities include:
Projections — the solution can be used to predict a trend by extending current time-based data forward. Several often-used forecasting and smoothing algorithms are provided, or you can use your own preferred methods
Collaboration — share live scenario models for joint cross-functional problem solving and issue resolution. The platform also provides seamless integration with standard email systems
ScenarioFlow — guide users through each step of a scenario workflow - leverage best practices and align with decision methods used in the enterprise
Scenario templates — help automate frequently performed analyses and planning procedures. Scenario version control ensures edits are accepted only where desired
Superior Scalability and Manageability RPM Application Framework is built with today’s enterprise in mind and can be deployed in a multi-tier server architecture using industry standard application server and database infrastructures. Server components can reside on one or several machines.
Key capabilities include:
High performance — Multi-tier processing and automatic load balancing, ensures that deployments can scale to thousands of users
Zero-footprint web interface — RPM Application Framework features a web user interface designed for maximum ease-of-use while still offering essential power capabilities for interactive chart and report manipulation
Security — Based on user roles, administrators can restrict access to measures, dimensions, members, as well as individual modules of the application. User management can also be linked up with standard LDAP servers for deployment across large enterprises
Unique Decision Management
RPM Application Framework enables companies to automate the end-to-end business process of analysis, decision review and approval, through to actual execution.
Completed scenario analyses can be submitted as a decision for review and approval routing. Managers and other business owners can review, compare, and prioritize specific decisions to ensure the right decisions are implemented, in the right sequence. The solution helps track decision status and also maintains an audit trail on each decision as approvals are completed. Users can also go back to review previous decisions, see the assumptions that were made, understand the impact of the decision, and use past decisions to guide and improve current decisions.
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