unleashing the power of information state of washington ipma january 2006

Unleashing the Power of Information

Unleashing the Power of Information

State of Washington IPMA January 2006

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Tools and Trends

Live Examples in Enterprise Reporting- Introduction/Overview

- OFM Standard Reporting and Ad Hoc Tool

- Ad Hoc Reporting The broadest product coverage

Q & A

Topics


TOOLS – And Many Ways of Getting the Information to Users

Type 1: mass availability Creating and sending out reports to end-users

Type 2: interactivity Reports can generate more questions than answers;

need a tool that allows for this iterative process

Type 3: proactivity Getting to the next level – going from looking in the

rear-view mirror to looking out the front windshield

While keeping an enterprise-wide view Satisfy these uses in a coordinated way Coordinate all BI efforts to control costs

Right place, right time, right way


TOOLS –Many Current BI Approaches Fall Short

Spreadsheets, SQL queries, local databases Problems: consistency, security, poor user productivity; small

BI feature set as part of database; analyzing one database only

ERP/CRM reporting and analysis Problems: great for reporting off one system; most companies

have many

Traditional business intelligence (BI) tools Problems: diverse user needs; plethora of tools; high TCO

Homegrown solutions Problems: starts out cheap, gets more expensive with every

expansion and evolution

Organizations have tried to address these needs in the past


TRENDS –The Leader in Consolidated Platform Reporting

Forrester Wave™: Business Intelligence For Consolidated Platform Reporting

Source: Forrester Research Inc.


Tools and Trends




Q & A

Topics


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