Business Intelligence Strategies for the CIO-
Customer data analytics tips from top performers
Find out the best practices in customer data analytics employed by top-performing companies, and get advice on effectively leveraging analytics for improved customer experience and the bottom line.
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Exploiting the value of customer data with analytics
Find out how customer data analytics helps organizations improve customer experience, service and sales – and learn more about what’s possible with customer data analytics today.
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Trends and tips for using BI and analytics in retail
Read about business intelligence trends in the retail industry and get tips for using BI and analytics technology, with real-world examples from retailers.
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Trends and tips for using BI in financial services
Find out about new business intelligence (BI) trends in the financial services industry and get tips from experts for using BI within financial organizations.
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Real-life examples of effective dashboard design
Browse through these optimized dashboard examples from BITadvisors, Inc., including examples of strategic, tactical and operational dashboards. Find out how to encourage interactivity in dashboards...
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Working with dashboard editors for streamlining
In this Q/A, learn what a dashboard is and how it affects business intelligence (BI). Find out who should use dashboards, how enterprises can streamline their dashboards and increase user adoption....
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Executive dashboards/data visualization trends, outlook
Discover new opportunities in executive dashboards and data visualization and learn about executive dashboards and data visualization trends from expert contributor Mark Whitehorn.
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Ten key elements for effective dashboard design
Learn why focusing on business needs, including current data and key performance metrics, is an effective design strategy for encouraging dashboard usability.
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Tips for successfully consolidating business intelligen
In a recent study by Boston-based Forrester Research, close to 80% of companies polled said they use three or more business intelligence (BI) products. According to experts, it is important for org...
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Implementing your BI consolidation program
Learn how to successfully implement your BI consolidation program, including how to build a business case for the business intelligence consolidation project and how to encourage communication.
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How to decide whether it is time for BI consolidation
According to experts, it's important for organizations to consider consolidating BI systems. Get expert advice about when to consider business intelligence consolidation and how to approach consoli...
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Making the business case for a BI consolidation project
Find tips for getting enterprise buy-in and building a business case for BI consolidation in this chapter of our e-book on managing a business intelligence (BI) consolidation project.
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The Magic Quadrant trap: Are analyst ranking reports be
Analyst reports are helpful, but many companies don't use them appropriately, according to Rick Sherman. Find out why and learn other resources that can help with vendor selection.
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Business intelligence and corporate performance managem
Should you develop a custom corporate performance management system or purchase CPM software? Rick Sherman offers expert advice on evaluating and choosing the right approach.
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Business intelligence and corporate performance managem
Business intelligence and corporate performance management are not the same thing. Learn the differences between BI and CPM -- and how they're related -- from expert Rick Sherman.
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Virtualization software: Just what BI and data warehous
Expert Rick Sherman explains why business intelligence and data warehouse projects can benefit from using virtualization software and following software development best practices.
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Business intelligence appliances: Disruptive technology
Rick Sherman discusses the emergence of business intelligence appliances and renewed competitive pressures in the data warehousing (DW) marketplace.
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Common BI mistakes
The authors of "The profit impact of business intelligence" define the most common and detrimental mistakes that managers make when embarking on a BI initiative.
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CPM tomorrow, Data Shadow Systems today
Earlier this year, at the 2006 Gartner Business Intelligence Conference, I heard a market prediction that made me wonder if industry-watchers are focusing too far into the future at the expense of ...
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Business intelligence systems: Data shadow systems pros
Rick Sherman weighs the pros and cons of data shadow systems as a solution to the business group/IT information gap.
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Strategies for de-cluttering BI dashboard designs
Expert Brian Jordan shows business intelligence managers how to avoid developing dashboards that overwhelm business users with too much information.
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BI architects have new options -- and choices to make
Designing a business intelligence architecture that can meet the expanding needs of BI users is an exercise in finding the right combination of tools.
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Improve customer data analytics: Tips for using metrics
Get expert tips for leveraging customer data analytics, and read some examples of common mistakes that companies have made, including a analytics case study.
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Advice for developing a customer data analytics program
Find out what it takes to develop an effective customer data analytics program with expert advice on how to structure resources to achieve the best results.