Performance Management: Financial Planning, Analysis and ForecastingALL ARTICLES
Seven Steps to Successful BI Competency Centers
by
Doug Henschen
- August 24, 2008
From setting a strategic vision and gaining C-level support to promoting successes and responding to emergencies, follow these seven suggestions for developing BICCs that boost business performance. SAP Business Objects Takes Next Steps on Performance Management, BI by Doug Henschen - August 12, 2008 Outlooksoft, Pilot and Cartesis applications 'integrated' with NetWeaver and BusinessObjects XI. Xcelsius presentation app hits the desktop, while SAP customers get free Crystal. BI Executive Bill Baker Leaves Microsoft by Doug Henschen - August 5, 2008 Long-serving executive helped grow the business intelligence product line from its roots in Microsoft SQL Server. Actuate Upgrade Bridges Strategic and Operational Performance Management by Doug Henschen - August 5, 2008 With an interface for every user type and eight extendable BIRT report layouts, Views 8 app is said to go from strategic scorecards down to operational exception reports. Business Objects Says It's Cracking Midmarket for BI by Doug Henschen - July 23, 2008 SME-oriented Edge Series hits version 3.0. Crystal Report Server gains Office integrations and central management console. Combined sales grow 18 percent. Oracle Pitches Enterprise Performance Management as Next ERP by Doug Henschen - July 17, 2008 Fusion Edition EPM System completes integration of Hyperion apps and Essbase with Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle E-Business Suite. Six Steps to Better Sales Forecasting and Demand Planning by Robert D. Kugel CFA - July 14, 2008 Most companies are immature and uncoordinated when it comes to sales forecasting and demand planning. Follow these six steps to increase forecast accuracy, speed planning cycles, reduce inventory costs, end stockouts and increase customer satisfaction. Cloud9 Analytics Brings Forecasting to Salesforce.com Users by Doug Henschen - June 26, 2008 Data warehouse in the cloud gains forecasting app, Excel-based visual report builder. Pitney Bowes MapInfo Integrates Software with Cognos 8 Platform by Doug Henschen - June 24, 2008 Location intelligence vendor adds another BI suite integration to take geospatial analysis mainstream. Jaspersoft Puts A New Face On BI Suite by Antone Gonsalves - June 20, 2008 Jaspersoft has used Web 2.0 technologies, such as Ajax and dynamic HTML, to simplify the process of building queries and dashboards and generating reports in Business Intelligence Suite Professional Edition. Predictive Analytics: Peer into the BI Crystal Ball by David Hatch - June 16, 2008 A new Aberdeen Group survey finds that there's no silver bullet in predictive analytic success. Here's a sampling of the approaches best-in-class firms are using to spot trends, understand customers, and proactively tune products, pricing and positioning. Adaptive Focuses On Collaboration In Upgrade Of Financial Planning Service by Antone Gonsalves - June 5, 2008 Adaptive Planning 5.0 offers what the company calls "connected intelligence," which is the ability to tap into the pool of knowledge among employees within an organization or among outside financial professionals. How to Get to Better Planning and Budgeting by Ventana Research - June 1, 2008 A new Ventana Research report finds that most companies are falling short on the basics of performance management. Here are five sets of diagnostic questions as well as best practices for broader, more responsive and more effective planning and budgeting. It's Official: SEC to Propose XBRL-Based Financial Reporting by Doug Henschen - May 14, 2008 Voluntary program destined to be mandatory for all public companies within two years, speeding competitive analysis and easing regulatory oversight. Kimball University: Better Business Skills for BI and Data Warehouse Professionals by Warren Thornthwaite - May 11, 2008 To deliver better intelligence, BI and data warehousing teams need business acumen, interpersonal skills and communication competencies. Here are helpful tips and 12 invaluable resources for career development and success.
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