Application Consulting Group

Application Consulting Group, known as ACG, is a consultancy that helps organisations plan, forecast and report more effectively. Much of its work is built on IBM Planning Analytics and IBM Cognos Analytics, and it covers finance, sales, workforce and cost management.

Products and services

• Financial performance management: automating budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics.
• Workforce planning: models for managing staff numbers, costs and related activities.
• Sales performance management: sales and revenue forecasting that links sales operations with finance.
• Capacity and profitability management: activity-based costing to size teams and see where profit is made.
• System health checks: reviews of existing planning and analytics set-ups.
• Implementation, training and managed services: delivering solutions, teaching users and supporting applications after go-live.

Customers and markets

ACG has delivered projects both for big multinationals and for smaller and mid-sized firms. Its recent writing also covers patient volume forecasting for hospitals and care providers.

Key facts

• Platforms: IBM Planning Analytics, IBM Cognos Analytics
• Services: strategy, implementation, training, managed services