Designed for business users, the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation application unifies and streamlines the planning, budgeting, and forecasting process and can enable a faster, more compliant close.

• Rapid, broad adoption and reduced training time
The application provides a familiar, intuitive interface that leverages a choice of Word, PowerPoint, Web, or Excel interfaces.

• Reduced cycle time
The software enables finance and line-of-business managers to collaborate in a unified landscape, streamlining the process of creating and approving plans, budgets, and forecasts.

• Reduced maintenance, simplified deployment, and improved data integrity
With SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, you can unify planning and consolidation capabilities in a single application.

• Fast, accurate close
The software can help you automate the consolidation process, so you can meet all statutory (GAAP and IFRS) and management reporting requirements with a complete audit trail.

• Improved agility
SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation can enable you to quickly model new business scenarios and decide on a course of action that maximizes value creation.

• Minimized business and compliance risk
Transparent financial data and a single version of the truth enable fast, accurate management and statutory reporting.

• More accurate plans aligned with strategic goals
The application supports both top-down and bottom-up planning.