K4 Analytics

Software

Plan, Collect & Embed anywhere with K4

K4 Analytics is the missing piece of the puzzle in your analytics platform. As a smart extension, it is fully integrated into Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense or Microsoft Teams and offers a familiar spreadsheet interface with write-back functionality.

K4 integrates fully into your existing system landscape and writes your data directly to common relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake or Oracle. Whether on-premise or cloud-based.

The user interface is created and customized using Excel templates, allowing existing company templates to be used. Views, triggers and stored procedures of the underlying databases can also be accessed at any time.

The following application scenarios can be implemented with K4:

‍Plan

From the simple recording of plan values or master data to the complex mapping of company-wide, integrated planning processes: The integration of analysis, reporting and planning ensures consistent control approaches and diverse application scenarios directly in the analytics platform.

K4 maps all the functions of classic planning systems:

Documentation of analyses and reports
Direct recording of target figures as part of analyses
Mapping of complete, comprehensive planning scenarios, such as sales, cost center, HR or financial planning
Workflows and blocking
Conditional formatting & data splashing via historical or individual distributions

‍Collect

Tedious data collection and merging via Excel files are a thing of the past - regardless of whether it's for month-end closing processes, merging for reporting/analysis or status queries. Controlled and secure governance via audit trail down to cell level with workflow including commenting enables simple, smart data collection. Whether within the analytics platform or in Microsoft Teams - the complete integration of the entire rights structure ensures efficiency gains.

Operative

The open integration of K4 into relational database technologies and the optional bidirectional connection to ERP systems, such as SAP, mean that operational processes for recording data can be rethought. Bulky data entry screens for prices, the maintenance of parts lists and recipes or address maintenance in CRM are a thing of the past with K4. Your data entry can be simplified without much effort and optimized using Excel logic.

With over 20 years of planning know-how and expertise in data warehousing and all common BI platforms (e.g. Qlik, Power BI and Tableau), we support you in exploiting the potential of K4 Analytics. From process mapping to designing the right data model, data connection, application creation and integration into your existing BI system through to user training - we will be happy to assist you.

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Example architecture with integrated planning functions from K4 Analytics

Expansion of leading BI platforms to include data input and planning functions

Our K4 services for you:

Consulting

In joint workshops, we define your standardized process for data collection and / or planning topics
Define and model target processes
Derivation of an optimal data model
Identify, define and implement relevant KPIs
Consulting for optimal and high-performance system architectures

Integration of planning into existing BI platforms

Integration of the K4 software into your existing analysis platform, whether PowerBI, QLIK, Tableau or MS Teams
Supplement reporting with simple data / metadata entries
Integrate planning processes directly into reporting
Implementation of data collect use cases
Display workflows without system break

Training

User training during the roll-out of applications
Training and coaching of key users and developers

Predefined templates

HR planning
ESG Framework - Materiality matrix
Sales planning
Cost center planning
Price planning

Our projects with K4 Analytics

Our recommendation for you

What our clients say

Christoph Plass

Member of the Board

UNITY AG

With our new IT architecture, we are now working with state-of-the-art technology and are equipped for the future. The expertise, the broad understanding of our day-to-day business and the technical implementation competence motivated us to realize the project together with the celver consultants.

Levente Boldvai

Head of Controlling Headquarters

Linde Engineering

This newfound flexibility and agility with Board is also reflected in the entire collaboration with celver. From the toolevaluation to the process mapping, which made our special planning requirements transparent in the first place, to the fast and reliable implementation - all this convinced us that we had found the right tool with the right partner.

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Bernhard Westphal

Senior Director Planning & Allocation

Takko Fashion

It was amazing how fast the solution with Board was implemented by celver in intensive cooperation with us. We had very specific requirements for the MFP solution and honestly, we were surprised that we already didn't have to plan the next season with Excel.

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John Louris

Head of Controlling Department

ROBINSON Club GmbH

The manual preparation and merging of data is no longer an issue today. In contrast, fast and flexible analyses are now possible at any time. All developments are continuously transparent from the most diverse perspectives.

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Elke Rehr

Head of Global Demand Planning

Villeroy & Boch AG

We were right all along the way with celver: In the classic consulting service, process development, process installation - how will go the way through this integrated planning system, but also the communication of best practices we have been able to implement with celver.

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Merle Schmidt-Brunn

Senior Director Financial Analytics

Hapag-Lloyd AG

We chose Board and the experts at celver AG as our implementation partner not least because of the existing good cooperation in the context of other analytical projects with celver.

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