Archive for the 'Business Intelligence' Category

Your Mileage May Vary

Paul Sorenson By Paul Sorenson        Business Intelligence        0 Comments
Jul
26

PowerPoint can be misleading.  Take the slide I saw the other day as an example.  It said a lot of stuff, the primary message being reports can be created 10 times faster using the latest version of a particular BI tool.  My concern wasn’t for the words on the slide; it was for the information [...]

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Ongoing Management of a BI Program

Jun
10

Well, here we are.  I have been late twice, one of those completely missing the deadline.  Overall I think a blog series is a good idea for topics that require more coverage than a few paragraphs.  Perhaps there is another in the future, but for now let’s wrap up this one. This post is meant [...]

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A break from the series…

Jun
4

Next week will be the last installment of the blog series on how to get started with BI.  If you are interested in learning more, and having virtual conversations about these topics then join our collaboration site.  To join, just send me an email at lmadsen@lancetsoftware.com. On the collaboration site you will find additional content, [...]

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Marketing your BI Program

Jun
1

Since most of us are recovering IT professionals the idea of marketing anything is less than palatable.  But, the fact of the matter is BI programs need to be marketed in order to stay top of mind for both executives and end users alike.  Good marketing helps ensure financial support as well as user adoption. [...]

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Ensuring Good User Adoption

May
20

I wrote a post early last year on user adoption.  It is one of the most challenging aspects of BI, and many organziations struggle a great deal with how to address it.  The most important thing to do when considering user adoption is timing.  As in, don’t think about user adoption after you realize you [...]

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