Financial Business Intelligence: Trends, Technology, Software Selection, and ImplementationTurn storehouses of data into a strategic tool Business intelligence has recently become a word used by almost every CFO, controller, and analyst. After having spent the last decade implementing Enterprise Resource Planning software and other mission critical solutions, companies now have large databases with transactional data sitting in their computer rooms. Now, finally, the technology has reached a point where it is possible- in almost real time-to quickly and easily analyze the financial data in the corporate databases, to be able to make more intelligent business decisions. This book will help financial managers understand the trends, technology, software selection, and implementation of financial business intelligence (financial BI) software. With a dictionary of business intelligence terms, a comprehensive list of Request for Proposal questions, and examples of popular financial business intelligence reroutes and user interfaces, this book enables managers to measure their companies' business intelligence and maximize its value. |
Contents
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Part Two BI Technology | 67 |
Part Three Software Evaluation and Selection | 107 |
Part Four Implementing a Business Intelligence System | 145 |
Appendix A Sample RFP | 199 |
Appendix B Software Candidate Evaluation and Rating Sheet | 221 |
Appendix C Sample License Agreement | 223 |
Appendix D Sample Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement SalesDemo Process | 229 |
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Common terms and phrases
1999–2001 ProClarity Corporation account numbers Advantage Pty Limited Agreement analysis analytical application balanced scorecard budget business intelligence client company’s Consultant cost create customers data mart data model data sources database datawarehouse datawarehousing decision defined desktop dimension tables drill-down end users enterprise Enterprise Information Portal ETL process evaluation example Feature Description Y/N/P FIGURE formation functionality hierarchy implementation information consumers informational needs interface Internet Item Feature Description Licensee Microsoft Microsoft Analysis Services MOLAP multidimensional OLAP cube OLTP online analytical processing organization performance portal ProClarity Professional Advantage Pty project plan Reply Vendor Item report writers requirements revenue ROLAP server snowflake schema software selection solution source data specific spreadsheet star schema tion today’s Toll Free transaction typically updates Vendor Item Feature Vendor Reply Vendor warehouse web-based XBRL
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