Training

Empower your organisation to gain maximum value from the IBM Cognos solutions. 

Reduce costs and increase efficiencies with targeted training from PMSquare.

PMSquare delivers customised training programs using your data to practice real-life examples so that the theory is truly brought to life for users. This produces excellent results for clients and enables participants to adopt and embrace new software with greater speed and efficiency.

PMSquare are able to discuss and provide not only the best IBM training solution but a combination of IBM courses for basic software training and/ or a fully customised training package specific for the client environment. The advantage of this means clients receive the best training solution that is best for their unique business requirements.

Our trainers work ASEAN-wide - coming to you to train single users or large groups - whatever suits your needs. We stay abreast of a broad range of the latest content including latest Cognos releases, legacy systems for users, developers and administrators and more.

PMSquare Authorised IBM Training Reseller

PMSquare is an authorised IBM training reseller. This provides you and your users with access to official world-class IBM training across the breadth of all IBM products. It is hands-on, instructor-led training that is held at multiple locations and dates throughout the year on a variety of products and topics.

If your company is interested in learning about a new or existing IBM product or wishes to extend its competency levels on a particular IBM product, please contact us for more information.

Book your IBM training through PMSquare during April and May 2012 and receive 10% off all IBM training packages.

Contact us now to discuss a custom program for your business.

Here are some of our most popular programs - Cognos TM1 Training, Cognos Business Intelligence Training and Cognos Planning Training.

IBM Cognos TM1 Training

Want to rapidly analyse data and model business requirements for your entire organisation? Then use the results to budget and forecast with confidence for better business outcomes? More than budgeting and forecasting software, Cognos TM1 is a complete enterprise planning solution.

PMSquare TM1 courses go beyond traditional TM1 training to guide trainees from absolute beginner through to advanced level. The course includes best practice examples and workshops focusing on analysis, reporting and planning techniques using the TM1 client. Our training will also take you through the process of transforming simple Excel spreadsheets into interactive Business Intelligence (BI) applications.

 Turn your investment in IBM Cognos TM1 into a strategic and operational advantage for your organisation by achieving better results through highly competent and confident users. 

 PMSquare's Cognos TM1 Training will teach participants how to:

  • Explore the key concepts and capabilities of TM1 in a hands-on environment.
  • Create, maintain and develop TM1 cubes and dimensions.
  • Operate and maintain a TM1 server.
  • Operate and customise a TM1 turbo-integrator, including basic concepts, edit processes, script, chores and T1 functions.
  • Create dimensions, build cubes, load and maintain data, create business rules, automate common processes and advanced modelling techniques.

PMSquare only employs the most senior and experienced intelligence in the industry. So you can access the best information, delivered in the best way. Our trainers work hard to put this information into digestible and memorable formats so your users come away with new skills to action, immediately.

Contact us for more information. 

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Training

IBM Cognos 8 is a leading Business Intelligence toolset that gets you meaningful information on demand. Together with IBM Financial Performance Management, these tools can help your organisation make better decisions and more effectively manage company performance. But only if users are well trained and confident.

New users of IBM Cognos 8 require knowledge of functionality and best-practice analysis. In our experience, participants who attempt to teach themselves experience sub-standard software performance and incur higher time and productivity costs than those who participate in formal training.

Our world-class training programs, tailored to your users' knowledge level and requirements, will make sure your users are making the best of your software.

What do participants learn?

PMSquare's Cognos BI Training will teach participants to: 

  • Explore key concepts and capabilities
  • Extract useful information in a timely and efficient manner
  • Share one version of truth across the business for fast and effective decision making
  • Apply best-practice techniques to meet business information needs.
     Contact us for more information. 

IBM Cognos Planning Training

IBM Cognos 8 Planning is a finance-managed solution that lets you see in real-time what your resource requirements are, as well as showing your forecasted business results. It's about getting you the information you need quickly. So you can make key business decisions fast.

IBM Cognos 8 Planning (Cognos Enterprise Planning) helps you perform the latest planning techniques - such as driver-based planning and rolling forecasts. It becomes the very foundation of your organisation's performance management.

 But what if best-practice techniques are not followed in your organisation? Do you still expect a good ROI on the software investment? While we know that software training is crucial for return-on-investment, we also understand that software only goes so far. 

We believe that skilled people supported by the best software creates a team destined for excellence. That’s why we also provide your people with the know-how to perform the most cutting edge budgeting and forecasting techniques.

Contact us to discuss your specific requirements today.