Restructuring and Divestment

The move to IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud was a success, we’re now using a modern version of the software and we won’t have to worry about staying current in the future. This not only saves time for our IT team; it also puts us in an even stronger position in terms of auditing and compliance, with support for the latest IFRS standards.

Before we could move to the cloud, we needed to do a pretty big upgrade to our existing system, including moving to a new consolidation engine. Since Controller is a critical system for Premier Foods, we wanted to mitigate risk during the transition, so we looked for an experienced partner. Aramar is one of the few companies in the UK with Controller expertise—they have dedicated Controller consultants, and they had already helped several other companies migrate to the cloud.

Aramar’s product knowledge is very extensive.

Cognos Controller has given us the flexibility to change structures, move companies between sectors, elevate a company or look at trends. This flexibility has been very, very valuable to us

We have not used a lot of consultancy, it has been a case of learning, experimenting and using Aramar in a mentoring capacity for advice, Aramar are very good at a quick fix, and I feel comfortable to pick up the phone.

…our finance team can deliver insight to the business faster and more reliably than ever before.

IBM recommended Aramar as Aramar have experience getting the Cognos products to work together.

Most of the calls we have raised this year have been resolved within a day and some of them have been quite lengthy.

We had a vision of distributing dashboards throughout the business on mobile devices, Aramar has enabled us to make that dream a reality. We have turned our data into the rich information we were looking for.

Planning Analytics is working well for us and we have had no issues with it since we switched over. I personally find it much easier to use than the prior version.

I liked the ease of the Aramar solution, the professional look for easy reporting. It’s the first solution I have seen that lets us do it all in one place.

I have used Aramar as our IBM Business Partners for a number of years. They have always shown a good understanding of our business needs and what we want to achieve and developed the system and processes to meet those needs.

During the pandemic, more than 50% of our employees were classed as key workers, helping to ensure that people got the food and medicines they needed. Accurate planning and forecasting is essential to keep our customers’ vehicles on the road, and Fast Financials from Aramar will play a key role in helping us maintain and improve our service levels as the business grows.

The most important decision we made on our project was working with Aramar. Their expertise was crucial to delivering on our objectives within such a tight timeframe. And as we continue to build our corporate finance function, it’s great to know that Aramar is always there at our side

We have worked with Aramar for a number of years on our IBM systems, including initial IBM Controller system implementation, and subsequent migration of Controller and Planning Analytics to IBM Cloud SaaS which were all successful projects.

Whenever we have contacted Aramar for advice they have always been helpful and willing to assist where they can.

Aramar take all the hassle out of software support. Whether it’s providing the full range of support from training to implementation, development & technical support, to someone to bounce ideas off or sharing the roadmap of upcoming features.

We have a history of working with Armar in the past, which was to a high quality. We’re comfortable with Aramar managing the project and moving the management of our licence to them.

The project outcome was successful, our objectives were achieved plus value-added in the use of Cognos.

Aramar provided strong guidance for the smooth transition from our On Premise environment to SaaS, which required strong efforts by all parties. 

Aramar provided alot of support in the communications and the timing of communications, which is key in managing a project with global users with a multitude of other priorities. 

The approach from Aramar, in terms of planning at the initial stages and through the project, ensured a successful outcome of the project. At no time did we feel left in the dark, or on our own for a project of this magnitude. The support was always on hand. 

Excellent work by the whole team at Aramar

Your expertise lead to the successful outcome of the project.