In the defense industry and among operators of critical infrastructure, one thing always takes center stage: reliability. Budgets, resources, and risks must be precisely managed everywhere, while conditions change on a daily basis. But traditional planning with Excel or isolated tools can hardly achieve this. What if your planning were not only secure, but also forward-looking?
This is exactly where IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) comes in: a platform that combines governance, security, and scenario intelligence, laying the foundation for a new generation of planning systems.
Why does planning work differently in safety-critical areas?
In organizations with a security mandate, planning is not a routine process—it is part of the mission.
- The defense industry involves projects with long time horizons, high security levels, and changing requirements.
- For energy suppliers and infrastructure operators, the focus is on security of supply—any disruption can have societal consequences.
Both worlds have one thing in common: they require planning systems that work under all conditions—secure, traceable, and adaptable in real time.
Why Excel and standard tools fail here
Many organizations still rely on Excel spreadsheets or rigid systems. This works as long as nothing changes—but that is rarely the case today. Manual consolidation, lack of versioning, no scenarios, and unclear responsibilities make control slow and error-prone.
When failures, crises, or cost increases occur, every hour counts.
Planning must not be an obstacle—it must be part of the solution.
👉 If you are still consolidating your planning manually today, now is the time to think about automation and governance.
IBM Planning Analytics – Security meets flexibility
IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) is a platform that adapts perfectly to the requirements of security-critical organizations.
Key advantages at a glance:
- Secure data storage: Can be operated entirely on-premises or in certified private clouds.
- Governance & audit trails: Every change is traceable and documented.
- Fine-grained permissions: Access can be controlled down to the cell level—ideal for confidential data.
- Real-time scenarios: Risks and failures can be simulated in seconds.
- Seamless integration: SAP, ERP, GIS, or maintenance systems—everything can be connected.
- Driver-based planning: From investments and resources to resource planning.
This ensures that planning does not become a bottleneck, but rather the stable backbone of your organization.
What can resource planning in the defense industry look like?
An armaments supplier plans complex projects over several years.
The challenge: high security requirements, distributed data sources, tight deadlines—and a large number of internal and external partners.
IBM Planning Analytics creates an integrated control system:
- SAP data flows automatically into TM1,
- scenarios immediately show the impact of material or personnel shortages,
- dashboards visualize resources, budgets, and progress,
- and audit trails document every change—completely and verifiably.
The result: transparency, speed, and trust.
Why acting now is crucial
New security guidelines (e.g., NIS2, BSI-KritisV) increase the pressure to make planning and reporting transparent and auditable. Those who rely on a robust, automated planning basis today gain advantages in audits, investment decisions, and risk assessments.
IBM Planning Analytics is the ideal platform for this: proven, secure, scalable.
Our approach at BI2run
We support companies with high security requirements on their path to modern, secure planning.
Our focus is on:
- Secure architecture: on-premises or private cloud.
- Governance & audit capability: full transparency regarding changes.
- Driver-based planning: resource- and investment-oriented.
- Scenarios & forecasts: forward-looking decisions in real time.
- Enablement & training: we empower departments to manage independently.
Let’s work together to assess where you stand today and how you can use Planning Analytics to meet your security and efficiency requirements.
The next step: Planning with responsibility
Organizations with security responsibilities bear a heavy burden—and need systems that support them in fulfilling that responsibility. IBM Planning Analytics does just that: it creates a planning platform that combines security, agility, and governance. When planning has to be secure, there can be no compromises—only solutions that work when it matters most.
Do you work in the field of critical infrastructure or security?
We will show you how IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) can help you make your planning stable, transparent, and compliant—without losing agility.
👉 Schedule a no-obligation consultation now – in 30 minutes, we will show you what a secure planning architecture could look like for your organization.
