The BARC Planning Survey 16, with over 1,200 people polled worldwide, has revealed that BOARD International is the best choice in the peer group “global vendors” with regard to planning functionality. Thanks to its ease of use and high degree of customization, organizations using BOARD find their business needs fulfilled, 91% are recommending BOARD.
CHIASSO, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With 26 leading positions in the BARC Planning Survey 16, BOARD proved its strength in high importance categories for every planning project surveyed. Being top ranked or leading in the peer groups ”global vendors” and “development-oriented planning solutions” in terms of planning functionality, reporting/analysis functionality, flexibility, and self-service, BARC found BOARD to be the tool most often considered for purchase among the “performance management specialists”.
One software unifies planning, analysis, reporting, analytics
BOARD’s philosophy is to provide a unified approach that merges diverse functions for corporate management in one platform. “In our view, having reporting, analysis, planning in one environment is more beneficial than using a combination of several products for decision makers to paint the whole picture,” explains Christian Fuchs, Senior Analyst BARC.
Software designed for business users
Business power users can perform various planning and BI tasks without support from IT. Along with its functionality and flexibility, BOARD allows them to implement customized solutions based on individual needs. “Looking at high ratings in customer satisfaction and vendor support for many years in a row, BOARD provides a high level of quality in supporting its customers,” confirms Fuchs.
About the BARC Planning Survey 16:
The BARC Planning Survey 16 is based on findings from the world‘s largest and most comprehensive survey of planning end-users, conducted from November 2015 to January 2016. In total, 1,245 people responded to the survey with 927 answering a series of detailed questions about their usage of a named product. Altogether, 13 products are analyzed in detail. The Planning Survey 16 examines planning and budgeting product selection and usage among users in categories (KPIs) including business benefits, project success, recommendation, planning functionality, flexibility, customer satisfaction and agility.
About BOARD International:
BOARD International has enabled more than 3,000 companies to rapidly deploy BI, CPM and Analytics applications on a single integrated and programming-free platform, in a fraction of the time or cost required by traditional solutions.
