Revolutionary "What-if" Software!
Has this ever happened to you: Youve created a comprehensive spreadsheet model describing the entire financial structure of your department. You show it to your manager and all he says is, What are the critical factors? Or what about this: You are given a complex spreadsheet youve never seen before and are asked to identify the important values that affect the bottom line. In either case, you would have hours of What-if Analysis ahead of you. You might not even know what factors to analyse! TopRank® is here to make these tasks a breeze!
TopRank is the powerful but easy-to-use What-if Analysis add-in for Excel. Take any spreadsheet model, define an output, and TopRank will automatically determine which cells affect it the most, and ranks them in order of importance!
What-if Analysis
What-if Analysis (sometimes referred to as Sensitivity Analysis) determines which values
in a spreadsheet model have the greatest impact on your results. Input values are
varied (over a range) and the amount of change on the results is recorded. The inputs
can then be ranked in order of importance. This type of analysis enables the user
to identify the critical factors in the model, whether or not they created it or
are familiar with the model itself.
Benefits
Integration
TopRank is a true add-in to your favorite spreadsheet software. Once
installed, TopRank simply appears as a toolbar in your Excel spreadsheet. TopRank
allows you to run your analyses right where you are familiar...in your spreadsheet!
No need to go back and forth between applications! TopRank also has a What-if
Wizard built right in to guide you through each step of your What-if Analysis!
Identify Significant Factors
Never overlook those critical factors again! TopRank scans every
cell in your spreadsheet which influences your results. By using TopRank first,
youll be sure to review the most important when setting up an @RISK risk
analysis.
Automatic
Analysis
TopRank requires no tedious set up! Simply take your existing spreadsheet
model, select any cell as an output and TopRank scans the spreadsheet to find cells
which affect your results. Click the Start What-if button and
TopRank tries different values for each variable cell, changing values over ranges
such as -10% and +10%. Each time a new value is tried, the spreadsheet is
recalculated and new results are generated. Upon completion, TopRank ranks the
variable cells according to the effect they have on your selected outputs.
Save Time
Until now, What-if analysis was done by manually selecting a cell, trying
two or three different What-if values, recording the values of some result
cell, and repeating for a few other cells in the spreadsheet. This process was
both time-consuming and non-rigorous. Now, in a matter of seconds, TopRank
gives you the answers you need by performing a fast and rigorous analysis.
Use
with the DecisionTools?Suite
TopRank was designed to work with our other DecisionTools?/sup> Suite products @RISK, RISKview, BestFit?/sup> and PrecisionTree?/sup>. Start
by using TopRank to identify the critical values in your model.
Next, in @RISK, the Risk Analysis and Simulation Add-In, replace those values with
@RISK probability distribution functions. Use RISKview to preview these distributions
or create one by simply drawing it and placing it directly in @RISK. Take real-world
data and use BestFit to find the distribution which best fits your data, and use that
function in @RISK to realistically represent uncertainty. Then run a thorough Monte
Carlo simulation and analyse the results! Create a decision tree with PrecisionTree
to accurately describe a decision, and use TopRank to perform a multi-way What-if Analysis
on your decision tree! With the DecisionTools Suite, you will be prepared to face
the risks in any situation!
TopRank Features
| Features |
Standard |
Professional |
| Add-in for Excel or 1-2-3 |
YES |
YES |
| What-if Wizard controls your What-if Analysis |
YES |
YES |
| VaryTable Function calculates results for each value in table |
YES |
YES |
| Customisable Graphs can be saved or exported into Excel or 1-2-3 |
YES |
YES |
| Spider Graphs Show the rate of change of different inputs against the rate of change of an output |
YES |
YES |
| Tornado Graphs Compares the effects of all input variables on a given output. Displayed in bar graph format |
YES |
YES |
| Sensitivity Graphs Plots the effects of an individual input on results |
YES |
YES |
| Full statistical reports can be displayed in TopRank or your own spreadsheet |
YES |
YES |
| Multi-Way What-if Analysis shows effects of combining inputs | 2-3 variable combinations | unlimited number of input combinations |
| Supports @RISK functions |
NO |
YES |
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TopRank System Requirements
Minimum
Platform: IBM PC compatible Pentium-equivalent or higher, 16MB RAM, Windows
98, NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Recommended: 32
MB RAM, or greater
Spreadsheet: Windows
Excel 97 or higher
Version: 1.5
Technical
Support: 30 days free. Further support available through Maintenance
Plan.
Demo: Web
download and free demo CD with trial
version available.
Training: Available
through Palisade's Software Training Courses.



