It's a flexibility, fast, and easy to use solution.
Business analyst at a pharma/biotech company
It's a flexibility, fast, and easy to use solution.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
It has helped us manage our workflow.
What needs improvement?
It needs improvement in the areas of sales, credit, and supply chain.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We've had no issues with deployment.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We've had no issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We've had no issues with scalability.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Business Analyst at a transportation company with 201-500 employees
Provides drill down and Split & Splat features.
What is most valuable?
- Drill down
- Split & Splat
How has it helped my organization?
- Budget & forecast process
What needs improvement?
- Supply chain
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used it for six years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We have not encountered any deployment issues.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not encountered any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not encountered any scalability issues.
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Customer service is 10/10.
Technical Support:Technical support is 10/10.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Excel and OLAP cubes. We switched because BOARD is easier to use.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup was complex because my company has its own fiscal calendar that was difficult to set up.
What about the implementation team?
A vendor team implemented it. I rate it 8/10.
What was our ROI?
The ROI is great.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
- Great cost\benefit ratio
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing this product, we also evaluated IBM Cognos and QliqView.
What other advice do I have?
I hope to improve BOARD in all business areas.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Group Controller with 51-200 employees
Easy to implement, easy to maintain, easy to develop internal report or procedure.
What is most valuable?
- Integrated environment, guaranteeing us the ease of use and flexibility needed to create applications or procedures on our owns.
- Ability to perform multidimensional analyses.
- Integration and normalization data from different sources.
How has it helped my organization?
Each user is able to obtain all the information needed in autonomy.
For how long have I used the solution?
8 years
How are customer service and technical support?
We needed technical support and customer service few times, and had good results.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used several excel files, linked each other. Instability and errors happened every day.
How was the initial setup?
Initial setup is easy to do and to understand, there is no need to have great IT knowledge.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the BI tool through a vendor team 8 years ago, and their level of expertise was high.
We are currently implementing Board Financial Consolidation package with Board consultants with optimum results in terms of time and comprehension of the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing and licensing are not standard, but it can be tailored according to company needs.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Board was suggested by our ERP consultants and we are convinced after the demo.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Manager at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
It's provided us a good presentation of consolidated data to customers and senior management.
Valuable Features:
- Software is easy to install and backup is simple.
- Support from BOARD is fantastic; always returning with solutions for both server and application questions.
- There is permission control where data access can be set to different groups of users.
- Accounting periods can be locked after each import which prevents accidental overwriting of past data.
Improvements to My Organization:
We lack a good presentation of consolidated data to customers and senior management and BOARD's slick graphics solved that. It allows various graphical presentation using the same set of data and the drill-down of details can be done from the reports directly.
Room for Improvement:
Data import error messages can be improved to provide more information on why a record failed to get imported.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software and Services Executive at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Easy installation. Requires minimal SQL skills to get it up and running quickly.
What is most valuable?
Ease of use and completeness of the offering.
How has it helped my organization?
This platform has help our organization streamline our budget process and give us insight into our customers, products & services.
What needs improvement?
Product is excellent, no areas of improvement that are not currently in the product or on its roadmap.
For how long have I used the solution?
3 Years
How are customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
Very high level of customer service.
Technical Support:Excellent
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Yes - Paris software POLAP and Business Objects from SAP.
How was the initial setup?
Easy installation and minimal SQL skills to get it up and running quickly.
What about the implementation team?
In-house
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

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