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"FREE LUNCH" WEB SEMINARS
Linking Strategic Planning to Operations - March 7 How to link the essential business functions of planning and budgeting with scorecards, dashboards and business intelligence. More>> EXECUTIVE SEMINARS Wake Up Your Budgeting, Planning and Strategy Processes! - March 2 This morning session, based on practices found in many leading groups, will challenge you to take note and rethink how your team manages performance. We will help you compare your process to those in leading organizations and provide practical guidance on how to start a transformation process. CONFERENCES OSDBU Procurement Conference - Upper Marlboro, MD, April 20, 2006 The OSDBU Procurement Conference is a national conference fostering business partnerships between the Federal Government, its Prime Contractors, and small, minority, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and women-owned businesses. More>> Alliance 2006 Geac User Group Conference - Las Vegas, Nevada, May 23-26 Every year, our customers tell us that the most important aspect of ALLIANCE, Geac's user group conference, is the chance to learn from their peers. We hope you plan to attend and share your knowledge. Of course, you will have the opportunity to meet with product experts, gain hands-on experience with software applications, and attend presentations given by people who use the same software you use. Because the event is in Las Vegas, we bet you will have some fun, too! More>> TechNet International 2006 - Washington DC, June 19-20 As a Military, Government or Industry leader it is imperative to stay on top of new and innovative technologies. The TechNet International Exposition is the place to start, with dynamic panel sessions in the TechTalk Theatre to the leading companies and government agencies showcasing and demonstrating the latest breakthroughs. More>> Have questions or suggestions? |
Business Intelligence and the Government Performance and Results Act
Steps to ensure the agency's resources are aligned with the mission
Historically it has been difficult to measure an agency’s performance against the dollars allocated to that agency. Agencies were often organized and aligned with major projects, while the agency’s budget was measured by staffing levels, equipment and materials. Matching the short-term expenditures with the long-term projects was a complex and difficult task. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was written and passed to addresses these issues. More>>
Monitor, Manage and Improve Objectives with Dashboards
Visual Analysis Providing Strategic Answers
Dashboards help organizations reach stated goals by leveraging information and analytics. They provide alignment, visibility, and collaboration across the organization by allowing business users to define, monitor, and analyze business performance via key performance indicators (KPIs). Whether organizations choose to implement strategic or tactical performance management initiatives, dashboards can provide the foundation for enabling organizations to more effectively align their business strategy with execution. Specifically, management dashboards enable performance management by meeting the necessary dashboard requirements of all the company constituencies. More>>
Don't Shoot the Report Writer
For the past 10 to 15 years or so, the BI industry has been conceived and built around one basic premise: to empower business users by reducing or eliminating their dependence upon IT resources to access the information necessary to understand and operate their business. In short, to help make end users self-sufficient and self-servicing. One of the primary solutions to spring out of this was of course the whole concept of the data warehouse/data mart. More>>
Check out Data Management Group's new Blog - The SAP BW Report - authored by Mike Garrett.
You can ask questions, learn tips on SAP BW reporting and hear about what other people using SAP have experienced. Mike Garrett is a Senior Consultant with Data Management Group's SAP Practice. Mike has over 20 years experience in the IT industry and has worked in a wide variety of capacities, including technical pre-sales, training, and consulting. He has been specializing in SAP BW 3rd party reporting solutions for the past 4 years, working primarily with the Crystal/SAP BW solution set.
http://www.beyeblogs.com/SAPBWReport/
Trainer's Talk
- No 'Print Settings' option when scheduling Reporter document or Crystal report
When scheduling a Web Intelligence document, why does the 'Print Settings' option not exist as it does when scheduling Crystal Reports and Reporter documents? More>> - How do you incorporate login information into a url?
In some low security environments, where a large group may need to see the same series of reports and don’t wish to login manually, you can incorporate login security information into a URL. More>>
User Groups
- DC Area Business Objects Crystal User Group Meeting
Arlington, VA, February 15th - Southeast Crystal User Group
Cary, NC, March 9th
Implementing A Business Intelligence Strategy
A Practical Guide to Business Intelligence Standardization. More>>
Seven Steps to Flawless Business Intelligence
Gartner has identified the "Fatal Flaws" that prevent organizations from realizing the promise of BI. Here are seven steps you can take with Cognos 8 BI to avoid making them in your organization. More>>
The Business Value of Business Intelligence
A Framework for Measuring the Benefits of Business Intelligence Solutions. More>>
- Linking strategic planning to operations
- Selecting the right tool for the job
- Total cost of ownership and return on investment in SAP - what's the difference?
- Unifying data assets for increased efficiency and productivity
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