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What are the Steps to BI Success
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Implement successful
Business Intelligence Strategy…
JUSTIFY
THE NEED
for Business
Intelligence
SELECT
DETERMIN
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and
ACQUIRE
software
IMPLEMENT
EXECUTE
based
upon
selection
ADOPTION
FOCUS on
user
adoption
to ensure
success!
EXPANSION
EXPAND to
new areas
within your
organization
Market Dynamics
Shareholder
Concerns
Lack of
Visibility
You
Macro
Uncertainties
Global
Competition
Users Need TIMELY, ACCURATE,
and CONSISTENT Data
SUPPLY
CIO
CHAIN
SALES
FINANCE
&CEO
MARKETING
“I don’t trust the revenue
numbers, where does
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all these
open
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our
current
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backlog
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we increase
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CEO today!”
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data
today!”
Justify BI
Justify BI
It IS……
…more than
faster reporting
Justify BI
It’s ALL about profitability
Increasing
revenue
Reducing
Costs
Improving
Efficiencies
Better Asset
Management
Justify BI
Reducing your AR?
Lowering your DSO?
What
is your
busines
s case?
Reducing Inventory?
Slow-moving Inventory?
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
» Reduced report
development costs
» Reduced error
Processing
» More efficient
administrative and
processes
» Executive dashboards
» Consistent use of
KPI’s
» Real time access to
data
» Fewer silos between
apps
Business
Intelligence
» Customer/Product
Profitability
» More competitive
pricing
» Improved customer
loyalty
» Integration of sales,
delivery billing and AR
» Real time views across
business processes
» Real time alerts to
operational problems
» Trend analysis on
Inventory & AR
» Real time information
for
direct customer
interaction
BI
Selection
BI Selection
Now that
you have a
business
case…
…where do you
start?
Unlocking the Data
Oracle E-Business, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards
Data:
How to Handle the Complexity
Company Name
Business Unit Code
Account
Level of Detail
Amount
RapidDecision a Pre-Built Data
Warehouse for E-Business,
PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards
Purchase
Customer
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E-Business
Order
GLWork
Transaction
Invoice
PeopleSoft
Sales
Receipt
Order
Voucher
JD Edwards
Shipment
Supplier
Other Data
Sources
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Other
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Business Intelligence
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BI Selection
Major Players
 IBM/Cognos
 Microsoft
 MicroStrategy
 Oracle
 SAP Business Objects
Minor Players
 Noetix
 Cetova
 Insight Software (GL
Company)
 QlikView
 Q4biz
BI Implementation
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN
Requirements
Expectations
Execution
Rewards
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN
Requirements
A successful BI
implementation
involves:
• Gathering
requirements
• Training
• Planning
• Project
management
Expectations
Execution
Rewards
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN
Requirements
Expectations
Don’t set
the expectation
that EVERY issue
will be solved
Execution
Rewards
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN
Requirements
Expectations
Execution
Define, identify,
deliver
• Define the path
• Identify the team
• Keep deliverables
set to 4–6 weeks
Rewards
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
Invitation to free monthly webinar:
RapidDecision provides educational
webinars, scheduled monthly.
These webinars are designed to show you
how, as an Oracle e-Business, PeopleSoft
or JD Edwards customer, you can rapidly
implement a data warehouse.
RapidDecision attends all the major
Quest meetings, participating in the
elective sessions and Exhibitor
Showcases.
Take a Test Drive……
What are the Steps to BI Success?
Questions
and
Answers
To Learn More About RapidDecision
or to Arrange a Demo…
Call:
800-775-4261 ext. 5812
Email:
info@rapiddecision.net
Visit:
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