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What are the Steps to BI Success

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Justify BI
Justify BI

It IS

more than
faster
reporting
Justify BI
Its ALL about profitability

Increasing Reducing Improving Better Asset

revenue Costs Efficiencies Management
Justify BI
Reducing your AR?

Lowering your DSO?

What Reducing Inventory?

is your Slow-moving Inventory?
busine
ss On-time delivery performance?

case? 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 Customer/Product

Reduced report Profitability
development costs More competitive
Reduced error pricing
Processing Improved customer
More efficient loyalty
administrative and Integration of
processes sales, delivery
Business billing and AR
Intelligence
Real time views
across
Executive business processes
dashboards
Real time alerts to
Consistent use of operational
KPIs problems
Real time access Trend analysis on
to data Inventory & AR
Fewer silos Real time
between apps information for
direct customer
interaction
 BI
Selection
BI Selection

Now that
you have a
business
case

where do you
start?
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Oracle E-Business, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Data:
How to Handle the Complexity

Company Name

Business Unit
Code
Account

Level of Detail

Amount
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Data Warehouse for E-
Business, PeopleSoft, and JD
Edwards
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Purchase
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E-Business

Work
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Transaction
Invoice

PeopleSoft

Voucher
Sales
Receipt
Order

JD
Edwards

Shipment
Supplier
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Other Data
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SAP Business Objects Data Services

BI Selection
Major Players Minor Players

IBM/Cognos Noetix
Microsoft Cetova
MicroStrategy Insight Software (GL
Oracle Company)
SAP Business Objects 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 Expectations Execution Rewards

A successful BI
implementation
involves:
Gathering
requirements
Training
Planning
Project
management
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

Dont set
the expectation
that EVERY
issue
will be solved
BI Implementation
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Requirements Expectations Execution Rewards

Define,
identify,
deliver
Define the path
Identify the team
Keep deliverables
set to 46 weeks
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
re their BI solution is rolled out to their entire End User commun

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.
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What are the Steps to BI
Success?

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s
and
Answers
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