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What are the Steps to BI Success

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Business Intelligence Strategy…

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Justify BI
Justify BI

It IS……

…more than
faster reporting
Justify BI
It’s ALL about profitability

Increasing Reducing Improving Better Asset

revenue Costs Efficiencies Management
Justify BI
Reducing your AR?

Lowering your DSO?

What Reducing Inventory?

is your
business Slow-moving Inventory?

case? On-time delivery performance?

Retaining customers?

Order to cash?
Justify BI

To be successful…

…you must the Business

Benefit Opportunity
Justify BI
Business Intelligence Benefit OPPORTUNITY

» Reduced data entry » Customer/Product

» Reduced report Profitability
development costs » More competitive pricing
» Reduced error Processing » Improved customer
» More efficient loyalty
administrative and » Integration of sales,
processes delivery billing and AR

Business
Intelligence
» Real time views across
business processes
» Executive dashboards
» Real time alerts to
» Consistent use of KPI’s operational problems
» Real time access to data » Trend analysis on
» Fewer silos between apps Inventory & AR
» Real time information for
direct customer
interaction
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BI Selection

Now that
you have a
business case…

…where do you start?

Unlocking the Data

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How to Handle the Complexity

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Major Players Minor Players

 IBM/Cognos  Noetix
 Microsoft  Cetova
 MicroStrategy  Insight Software (GL Company)
 Oracle  QlikView
 SAP Business Objects  Q4biz
BI Implementation
BI Implementation

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

A successful BI
implementation
involves:
• Gathering
requirements
• Training
• Planning
• Project management
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

Don’t set
the expectation
that EVERY issue
will be solved
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

Define, identify,
deliver
• Define the path
• Identify the team
• Keep deliverables
set to 4–6 weeks
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

Rewards:
Tie to results
The upside potential
in cost savings FAR
outweighs the
acquisition cost
BI Implementation
Implementation
can be easy...

…getting the value

from the technology
can be hard
BI Adoption
BI Adoption
Ensure their BI solution is rolled out to their entire End User community

 Executive Sponsor must help drive BI

 BI should be accessible to ALL levels of the Organization
 Training
 Establish a BI Center of Excellence
Conclusion

Improve
the process... …with
targeted
information

 Implementing a business intelligence (BI) program takes more than

just installing the technology
 A successful BI program involves a set of concepts and methods
designed to improve the business decision-making process
by putting targeted information into the hands of those who need it most
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