The profit impact of business intelligence
Steve Williams, Nancy Williams.
Bok Engelsk 2007 Steve. Williams,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | San Francisco, CA : : Elsevier, , c2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (237 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Business Value of Business Intelligence; 1.1 What Is Business Intelligence?; 1.2 Business Intelligence in Action; 1.3 The Origins of Business Intelligence; 1.4 Business Intelligence Today; 1.5 Using Business Intelligence to Capture Business Value; 1.6 How Do We Achieve Strategic Alignment?; 1.7 The Need for Process Engineering; 1.8 Process Engineering in Practice; 1.9 The Need for Change Management. - 1.10 Business Value Analysis of Business Intelligence Initiatives1.11 Managing for Business Value Delivery; 1.12 Key Points to Remember; 1.13 Think Tank; 1.13.1 Seven Questions to Ask About Your Organization's BI Needs; 1.13.2 Quiz: What Might BI Mean for Your Company?; Chapter 2 Identifying and Prioritizing Business Intelligence-Driven Opportunities for Your Organization; 2.1 Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis Overview; 2.2 Case Study: McCormick Opportunity Analysis; 2.2.1 Evolution of McCormick's Relevant Industries; 2.2.2 Summary of Food Industry Drivers and Trends. - 2.2.3 Application of the Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis Framework at McCormick2.2.4 Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis Summary; 2.3 Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis: Practical Considerations; 2.3.1 Art Versus Science in Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis; 2.3.2 Quality of Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis; 2.3.3 Risk-Reward Tradeoffs and the Business Intelligence Opportunity Map; 2.3.4 Business Intelligence Opportunity Analysis: Summary; 2.4 Key Points to Remember; 2.5 Think Tank. - 2.5.1 Seven Questions to Ask About Your Company's Business Intelligence Opportunities2.5.2 Quiz: How Prepared Are We to Leverage Business Intelligence?; Chapter 3 Business Intelligence Readiness: Prerequisites for Leveraging Business Intelligence to Improve Profits; 3.1 Business Intelligence Readiness Overview; 3.2 Business Intelligence Readiness, Business Risk, and Traditional Development Methods; 3.2.1 Manufacturing Company Example; 3.2.2 Disability Insurance Company Example; 3.3 Business Intelligence Readiness Factors; 3.3.1 Strategic Alignment; 3.3.2 Continuous Process Improvement Culture. - 3.3.3 Culture Around the Use of Information and Analytical Applications3.3.4 Business Intelligence Portfolio Management; 3.3.5 Decision Process Engineering Culture; 3.3.6 Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Technical Readiness; 3.3.7 Effective Business/Information Technology Partnership for Business Intelligence; 3.3.8 Summary: Business Intelligence Readiness Factors; 3.4 Case Study: BYTECO Business Intelligence Readiness Assessment; 3.4.1 The Business Intelligence Readiness Assessment; 3.5 Business Intelligence Readiness: Summary; 3.6 Key Points to Remember; 3.7 Think Tank. - 3.7.1 Seven Questions to Ask About Your Company's Business Intelligence Readiness. - Business Intelligence (BI): It's not just a technology. It's not just a methodology. It's a powerful new management approach that - when done right - can deliver knowledge, efficiency, better decisions, and profit to almost any organization that uses it.When BI first came on the scene, it promised a lot but often failed to deliver. The missing element was the business-centric focus explained in The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence. Written by BI gurus Steve Williams and Nancy Williams, The Profit Impact of Business Intelligence shows step by step how you can achieve the promise o
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| ISBN | 0123724996. - 9780123724991
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