Pat Passett
How Reporting And Analytics Differ and Why They Are Both Important: Part 2
In part one of this series we took a look at how reporting and analytics differ. Now we look at why they…
How Reporting And Analytics Differ and Why They Are Both Important: Part 1
This is part one of a two-part series. Even though we often hear the terms “reporting” and “analytics” used interchangeably, this is…
5 Ways a BI Competency Center Adds Value To The Business
According to the Gartner Group, a Business Intelligence Competency Center (or BICC) transforms business intelligence, analytics and performance management from siloed efforts…
How Do You Evaluate the Performance of BI?
Learn how to manage the performance of the BI environment to make more informed decisions based on real data. Business intelligence, or…
Business Intelligence: Where Do I Start?
In my role as a business intelligence software marketer, I correspond daily with IT, Finance, Sales and other corporate executives – expounding…
What’s Your Dashboard “Type?”
To stay competitive, organizations need Business Intelligence (or accurate, actionable information about key business metrics). Performance dashboards come into play next by serving…
Driving Category Management with Sales & Marketing Analytics
Category Management is a function that helps suppliers develop a category purchase marketing strategy for an individual retail account that best meets…
Are Retailer-Demanded Price Cuts Killing Your Bottom Line?
Here are some cost reduction tips to help offset the financial impact of lowered retailer purchase pricing Organizations today are spending as much…
CFOs: Taking Charge with Analytics
So much has been written about the promise of business analytics to analyze data for competitive advantage. But, who should own analytics?…
Are Customers Getting Ready to Stray From the Fold?
6 Ways That Manufacturers Can Exploit Business Metrics To Maintain Customer Satisfaction What a sinking feeling when you find out that your…