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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…
Dashboard Design: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid
As the benefits of performance measurement become more broadly known, analysts are seeing a tremendous uptick in the number of organizations that…
5 Steps To a Successful Business Intelligence & Reporting Implementation
Implementing a business intelligence (BI) solution can be a game changer for your organization by providing integrated insight into data from all…
Why Have a Supply Chain Information Repository?
Big data and corporate data warehouses have been expanding exponentially with information that’s not exactly a benefit to the operations and supply…
5 Steps To Bringing Operational Analytics Online
There is an increasing emphasis on leveraging operational analytics throughout the enterprise, but some businesses can end up less than happy with…
Good Data Visualization Makes for Better Business Decisions
In a recent study of more than 400 IT organizations using Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions, 26% of large companies have implemented…
Common Scorecarding Obstacles to Avoid
Scorecards are a key component of a performance management initiative, yet many companies are not satisfied with the results they’re receiving from…
Should You Acquire BI Technology From Your ERP Vendor?
Business intelligence (BI) is a high priority for many organizations. But for those with existing ERP systems, implementing or updating a BI…
An Evolutionary Approach to BI
Phased deployment is a strategy that favors an incremental approach to rolling out Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, typically starting with a single…
Data Consistency is Key to Analytics
Whether it’s “simply” the data that gets generated by the business applications we support or the availability of data from other sources…