Top BI Events in 2010, Top BI Trends in 2011
Ajay Ohri of DecisionStats.com has posted my email interview on Business Intelligence trends – you can read a copy below. What do you think I missed? Ajay: “What are the top 5 events in Business Integration and Data Visualization services you saw in 2010 and what are the top three trends you see in these in 2011.” Top five events in 2010: (1) Back to strong market growth. IT spending plummeted last year (business intelligence continued to grow,... [Read More...]
Some Fun SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, GRC, and EPM Videos
From SAP Asia’s YouTube Channel, here are a series of humorous, well-produced videos on various SAP BusinessObjects solutions – enjoy! Many of these are perfect for sharing with your business teams – don’t hesitate! Governance, Risk and Compliance IT and Finance: “We both work for the same company… so why is there so much tension”? Product information about SAP GRC BusinessObjects Explorer for Finance: “I got the voice message... [Read More...]
The Essential Guide to BI @ SAP SAPPHIRE NOW
As a 19-year veteran of SAP BusinessObjects, I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be a “social ambassador” for business intelligence and analytics for SAPPHIRE NOW in Frankfurt. Whether or not you have any SAP products, and whether or not you’ll be attending the physical events, there’s going to be lots of great new information of interest to anybody involved with business intelligence and performance management. My job will be to help... [Read More...]
Nordic SAP BusinessObjects BI Butterfly Events
Next week sees the start of the Nordic SAP BusinessObjects BI Forums in Stockholm (April 13), Copenhagen (April 15), Oslo (April 27), and Helsinki (April 29). Join us for these free events to find out: “…how successful industry leaders turns data into insight-driven business decisions. Don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to learn from managers and experts how to optimize your business performance. This is the conference day of... [Read More...]
Istanbul SAP BusinessObjects BI Forum Keynote
Turkey is investing heavily in business intelligence. It was SAP’s 2nd-fastest growing region worldwide last year. Nine out of the top 10 Turkish banks use BusinessObjects, and 3 out of the top 4 telecom companies. I presented the keynote presentation at the SAP BusinessObjects BI Forum in Istanbul this morning, on the theme “The Clear Intelligence Future: Simple, Seamless, Social, and Strategic”. It covers the current trends in the... [Read More...]
How to Create and Deploy Effective Metrics
I’m trying to catch up on a big backlog of materials and documents and documents that I’ve found useful… Here’s an excellent best practices report from TDWI on “how to create and deploy effective metrics” (registration required). The introduction to the document explains the background: Performance metrics are a powerful tool of organizational change. The adage “What gets measured, gets done,” is true. Companies that define objectives,... [Read More...]
Who Cares About BI and Performance Management Market Share?
IDC recently released several reports on business analytics market shares, including business intelligence and performance management: Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2009 – 2013 Forecast and 2008 Vendor Shares, IDC #219383, August 2009 Worldwide Financial Performance and Strategy Management 2008 Vendor Shares: Market Consolidation Drives Domination, IDC #218656, June 2009 Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Vendor Shares, IDC... [Read More...]
The Convergence of Business Intelligence, EPM, and GRC
According to Albert Pang of IDC, the current economic conditions are forcing organizations to not only better manage corporate performance but also increase business transparency: companies are under increasing pressure to conduct operations effectively, profitably, and ethically — and prove it. To achieve this, IDC advises companies to integrate EPM, GRC, and business analytics. The IDC paper, Helping Enterprises Succeed: Responsible Corporate... [Read More...]
It’s All About KPIs, Whatever You’re Trying to Achieve…
Here’s a quick selection of articles from just the last couple of weeks that show that performance management and key performance indicators are becoming mainstream in a variety of areas: SAP And Enterprise Support SAP has agreed a set of key performance indicators with its user group SUGEN, in order to measure the effectiveness of the controversial SAP Enterprise Support services introduced last year. And there’s real skin in the game: SAP has... [Read More...]
Is Your Company’s Strategy a Secret, Even to Your Employees?
I was recently in touch with a team implementing performance management in a large technology company. To their frustration, the project stalled when the company’s executive team refused to roll out the strategy maps to the rest of the organization on the grounds that it was "confidential"… Given this type of behavior, is it really any surprise that 95%* of a typical workforce does not understand their organization’s strategy?! To... [Read More...]
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