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KPIs: The Basics & Why Non-Financial Metrics Matter
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) provide an organization with a high-level snap-shot of the health of the business through a set of agreed-upon…
Using Dashboards to Drive Operational Performance Improvements
Operational dashboards are used to monitor all aspects of the business from an operational perspective. These types of dashboards visualize data such…
Self-Service BI May NOT Be What You Think
One of our sales reps recently asked the IT director of a mid-market manufacturing company if he’s considered self-service BI so his users…
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 Business Performance with Analytics
Have you investigated ways to improve your company’s operational performance on more than one occasion, but been challenged with having the right…
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…
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…
Creating and Executing an Inventory Plan
Inventory is one of the largest assets on the balance sheet of most manufacturing and distribution companies ― understandably making it a…