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whitepaper Expanding BI's role2009-12-02 SAP
  In today's economic downturn, organizations are looking for ways to improve the way they do business to keep ahead of the competition and grow revenue.

The path to success in all of these areas, traditionally, has been to use business intelligence (BI) information to make decisions. Increasingly, organizations are finding that the benefits of BI can be enhanced when complemented by predictive analysis. Specifically, more insight can be gained, and even better decisions made, by coupling business relevant information with an easy-to-use predictive analytics solution.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Tools, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Reaping the Benefits of Next Generation Dashboards2009-12-02 SAP
  The need for timely and succinct business intelligence (BI) continues to grow as executives demand critical information to seize opportunities faster than competitors and to address potential problems in the making.

But increasingly, it is not just C-level executives and upper management who need access to business intelligence. Business unit managers and rank-and-file personnel increasingly must also have updated information to do their jobs.

And in every case, users of business intelligence solutions desire a flexible and intuitive method for assimilating information without manually gathering data. The delivery mechanism must provide transparent connectivity and security to users, while presenting an easy to use interface for navigating and consuming information. These requirements are driving the demand for a new generation of BI solutions.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Tools, Data Tools		   
whitepaper The Creative Business Analyst Part 3 - Making Better Decisions2009-10-27 IRM Training
  This final paper of the series it looks at decision making techniques - how to select the best idea from the many come up with - and how to justify recommendation to client, manager and peers. Unfortunately the word solution means different things to different people - to a designer it describes the architecture of the application. To a developer it defines how the application will be coded and to a project manager, how the application will be built and implemented. However, to the client (and business analyst) it means what the system will do.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning		   
whitepaper Bigger picture, smarter decisions: Today's BI tools2009-10-21 IBM
  With people and systems increasingly interconnected, it's hard to keep up with data. In the ForwardView article, "Bigger picture, smarter decisions: BI tools," you'll learn how Business Intelligence (BI) solutions provide greater visibility across the entire business to help you spot trends in real time. See how a midmarket company used BI solutions to make smarter decisions and increase competitiveness.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Tools, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Final Chance to Learn how Business Leaders are making IT work for them2009-10-12 SAP
  The importance of effective decision making and aligning business strategy with your daily activities is essential in times of economic crisis, but also during periods of sustained growth and success. Download these free white papers to find out just how other Business Leaders are making IT work for themselves and their organisations.

Tags: Customer Management, Data Tools, Data Tools, IT Infrastructure		   
whitepaper Leveraging Value from SAP with IBM Cognos2009-10-01 IBM
  Leveraging Value from SAP with IBM Cognos Guidebook Although organizations typically find it easy to accumulate data from their ERP system, the data often remains unusable or unavailable to those who need it. Industry research determined that this challenge is best overcome by deploying automated tools for report building, planning, and budgeting, as well as business intelligence (BI) or performance management (PM). SAP users preparing to invest in BI or PM functionality should consider an IBM Cognos application. Read this Nucleus research report to learn why this BI software, combined with SAP, has less costly deployments, a faster time to benefit, and greater productivity improvements for end users.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Infrastructure, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Applying Knowledge Management to Project Management2009-06-23 Global Knowledge
  Knowledge Management is a growing, interdisciplinary field that is dedicated to how we acquire, organize, manage, share, and utilize knowledge and information. This white paper will examine some of the aspects of this field of study, including what knowledge management is, why it is important, how you can apply knowledge management to project management, and how Communities of Practice can support the implementation of knowledge management in your organization.

Tags: Business Functions, Data Tools, IT Budgeting, User Satisfaction		   
whitepaper Enterprise Information Management2009-06-17 SAP
  Read this review of the principal points in an enterprise information management strategy, as well as EIM best practices including IT and business collaboration, building trusted information, enterprise-wide reuse and standards, and data governance.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Infrastructure, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Getting smart about ROI: measuring the impact of business intelligence2009-06-01 SPSS
  Organizations looking to return to business basics might consider business intelligence (BI) solutions for better decision making. BI solutions are designed to help companies efficiently access and analyze data in order to operate more efficiently. BI solutions can be valuable in analyzing the effectiveness of ongoing operations and special initiatives alike. And so BI can make an important contribution to better management. This white paper provides some approaches that will help companies evaluate BI initiatives. By doing so, they can see what value these solutions may hold for their organization and make more informed decisions about whether to implement them, and how.

Tags: Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Tools, Data Tools		   
whitepaper The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q3 20082008-07-31 SAS Institute
  In Forrester's 151-criteria evaluation of enterprise business intelligence (BI) platform vendors, SAS moved into a leadership position in enterprise BI, thanks to rich functionality, ability to scale, and the completeness of corporate and product vision and strategy. This paper describes how BI tools and technologies have moved far beyond simple analysis and reporting, and are now a major component that support an organization's ability to differentiate itself from the competition, win new business, convert more prospects to customers, and increase market share.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, Data Tools, Enterprise Planning, Data Tools