Run scenario planner without looker studio

[stormzy911]

Hello,

I am trying to run the scenario planner but I am unable to use Google's Looker studio. Is there a way I can still use the scenario planner without using Looker studio?

Kind regards,
Guido

[cpulavarthi]

Hello Guido,

Thank you for contacting us!

Yes, you can certainly run the scenario planner and perform budget optimization without using Looker Studio. While the Looker Studio integration provides a more interactive and user-friendly interface for stakeholders, the core analytical engine for scenario planning is a fundamental part of the Meridian Python library.

You can perform all scenario planning tasks directly within your Python IDE (such as a Jupyter Notebook or Google Colab) by using the BudgetOptimizer class. From there, you can either generate a 2 page HTML budget optimization report or export your optimization results as standard DataFrames or CSV files to visualize them in any other BI tool you prefer.

You may also reference our documentation on Scenario Planner, Scenario planning and future budget optimization and review our demo notebook to see how the Python implementations work in practice.

Please reach out if you have any further questions or if you need specific assistance in implementing scenario planning in the Python interface.

Google Meridian Support Team