Pigment, the business planning platform, today announced a series of product updates designed to elevate how companies including Unilever, DeepL, Europcar, and Merck Pharmaceuticals carry out strategic planning.

In the past year, Pigment has introduced more than 150 new features, including native AI experiences, seamless integrations with enterprise tech-stacks, application testing to ensure secure modeling changes and customisable planning templates. These updates further establish Pigment as a cross-functional platform, and improve usability and performance to enable truly integrated planning at scale.

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"As businesses navigate increasing complexity and change the need for truly integrated planning has never been more critical. At Pigment, we're committed to delivering on this by continuing to expand our platform to new functions with embedded AI to make planning more accessible," said Romain Niccoli, co-CEO and co-founder, Pigment. "This approach enables teams across the business to collaborate on a unified view of data, enabling faster, more informed decision making so they can swiftly adapt to changing conditions.

Augmenting Pigment with AI

Pigment AI, developed in close collaboration with customers, is generative AI integrated within the Pigment platform. It lets users easily interact with their data using natural, conversational language. This enables teams to contribute more effectively to the planning process, build more robust strategies, and quickly adapt to market changes. More than 90% of customers who have used Pigment AI are using it regularly, reflecting the immediate value it's bringing to day-to-day business planning.

Expanded capabilities

As a true cross-functional platform, Pigment is already helping organizations scale by connecting how different departments plan and operate. Now, Pigment's capabilities can support supply chain and ESG use cases, ensuring that business teams can optimize and manage performance across more priorities.

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New features improving efficiency and security for enterprises

Pigment has introduced several updates designed to improve enterprise efficiency and security, including:

Looking ahead

Pigment will continue enhancing its platform, with a focus on delivering more accurate, accessible and efficient planning at scale. Further developments will focus on expanding AI capabilities through machine learning for statistical forecasting and assisted modeling, along with introducing new, intuitive reporting visualizations. Additional integrations, capabilities for specific functions, and strengthened security controls will ensure that even the world's largest and most complex enterprises can build robust plans to drive their business forward.

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