Market Perspectives

We are happy to share some insights about Board International drawn from our latest market research, Ventana Research Buyers Guide: Business Planning, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.

In all of our Buyers Guides, we utilize a structured research methodology called the Value Index that includes evaluation categories designed to reflect real-world criteria incorporated in a request for proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process. We evaluated Board International and 12 other vendors in seven categories, five relevant to the product (adaptability, capability, manageability, reliability and usability) and two related to the vendor (TCO/ROI and vendor validation). To arrive at the Value Index rating for a given vendor, we weighted each category to reflect its relative importance in an RFP process, with the weightings based on our experience and on data derived from our benchmark research on business planning.

Our analysis classified Board International as Exemplary, receiving an overall grade of A- with an 84.8% performance. Board’s best grouped results came in Customer Experience at 88.4% performance and an A grade due in part to its A in Validation. In Product Experience, Board received an A- grade with an 83.6% performance due to its 91.8% performance in Reliability. Board was designated a Leader in Manageability and Reliability. Board International fully participated in the RFI process.

Board International’s A- grade in Product Experience was impacted by its B+ in Usability where it could improve its utilization of NLP. Customer Experience was impacted by its A- grade in TCO/ROI where it could enhance its support for prospective buyers in building a business case for investment.

Board International performed best in Customer Experience with an A grade, notably in Validation, receiving an A due to its product roadmap. In Product Experience, it has an A grade in Reliability where it did well in technology architecture and operations, and an A in Manageability where it did well in technology administration.

This assessment was based on Board, v. 2023 Summer, released June 2023.

This research-based guide is the most comprehensive assessment of the value of business planning software in the industry. Technology buyers can learn more about how to use our Buyers Guide by clicking here and included vendors that wish to learn more can click here. Read the report here.