Enabling Decision Making Through Business Intelligence

• What is the technology or process?
• How will I benefit from implementing this?
• What are the risks?
• What pitfalls should I avoid?
• How do I get started?

This special Bundle of Info-Tech research reports and tools includes:

Business Intelligence Success Estimation Tool

This tool is designed to help organizations determine their expected success with a BI solution. After completing the questionnaire on the Models Inputs worksheet, feedback will be generated about the enterprise’s estimated success with a BI solution, including an analysis of potential benefits and challenges and a collection of suggested actions to help maximize the chance for success.

Kick Start Your IT Assessment with Business Intelligence goes a step further by pairing the assessment tool with tactical and practical research notes so you know what to do next and how to do it.

Also included in this Bundle are:

• Enabling Decision Making through Business Intelligence (14-page Impact Research Report Summary in PowerPoint format)

  Business Intelligence (BI) is a set of processes and technologies that provides consistent, accurate data and analytical tools to meet strategic and operational objectives. The value of BI lies in its ability to manipulate data for the purpose of accurately answering business questions in a timely fashion. BI is constantly evolving and as enterprises mature and grow, so does the need to integrate critical business processes and gather intelligent and consistent information.

  Explore this topic in more depth with the full 75-page Impact Research Report, Enabling Decision Making through Business Intelligence (IN-6310), which is also available from InfoEdge.

• Business Intelligence the Intelligent Way (8-page research note in PDF format)

  Everyone seems to be selling Business Intelligence (BI) products and services these days – from generalist software vendors to IT consulting firms. Business and IT decision makers need to maintain a clear distinction between true BI and gratuitous data. This research note provides that delineation by addressing key areas a framework for looking at BI technologies in terms of complexity and resource demands; key considerations prior to adoption; and recommendations for high-level BI planning.

• Gain Competitive Advantage with a BI Center of Excellence (11-page research note in PDF format)

  With Business Intelligence (BI) fast becoming a significant part of how many companies do business, the need for centralized BI resources is increasing. This research note is geared towards decision makers in small companies that are considering leveraging BI and are unclear of the organization structure required.

• BI for the Budget Conscious Enterprise (8-page research note in PDF format)

  Many smaller enterprises are hesitant to even consider a BI initiative because of the anticipated cost. This research note shows four ways to implement BI technology while keeping costs down.