Both. A lot of TM1 implementations from the early days onwards were done by finance staff with little IT training beyond intermediate to advanced level Excel/VBA skills. Of course the product is much more complex now than it was in those days, and IT knowledge is a great help. Nonetheless IMHO the best TM1 implementations are the ones where those responsible for it can sit across both the technical and functional areas and understand not only how to implement the product, but also how to meet the needs of the business in doing so. That is, really understand the nature of both the business and the information that it needs, and how it will be used in decision making. A really good implementer will see the results from the end user's side, not just the bits and bytes and RAM.agcrazy wrote:I am a Computer Science graduate. Some one suggested me to get trained in TM1. So just wanna know.. Is Cognos TM1 for technical ppl or functional ppl??
TM1 as such has always been a niche market, but not an exceedingly small one. Realistically you'll (now) find a wider range of employment opportunities in learning the combined TM1/Cognos product. Contrary to what some ill-informed people may think, that's essentially the future of TM1. It will continue to have a place as a stand alone tool but IBM will continue to push TM1/Cognos integration and it may be 5, may be 10 years from now you probably won't find too many sites that are TM1 without Cognos (or at least some incarnation of "Cognos Lite" as you can see the first steps toward in 9.5), or Cognos without TM1.agcrazy wrote:Does this tool have great opportunities?
There are formal training courses available from IBM but realistically (as with most software, it has to be said) proficiency can only come with hands on experience. Probably the best way would be to look to get a gig as an assistant administrator at a Cognos/TM1 site, and see whether they'll be nice enough to pay for the courses as well.agcrazy wrote:what could be the pre-req to be a TM1 developer?