Intelligent Deployment
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…
Business Intelligence: The “Build vs. Buy” Debate
The debate between building a business intelligence system from the ground up or buying a pre-packaged solution has been going on for…
The Successful BI Project – Start Small … Think BIG
Embarking on a Business Intelligence project can be intimidating. For many organizations, it’s new territory – a major step beyond simple reporting. …
Flexible Information Delivery – FID, for short (Part II)
In my earlier post on Flexible Information Delivery (or FID), I described a few ways in which different types of users may…
Flexible Information Delivery – FID, for short (Part I)
In any business intelligence system there are ultimately two objectives, the collection and management of information and the delivery of that information. …