RapidDecision® What are the Steps to BI Success

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DETERMINE approach and ACQUIRE software

THE NEED for Business Intelligence

FOCUS on user adoptionto ensure success!

EXECUTE based upon selection

EXPAND to new areas within your organization

Implement successful Business Intelligence Strategy…

EXPANSION ADOPTION

IMPLEMENT SELECT JUSTIFY

Market Dynamics

Shareholder

Concerns

Macro Uncertainties

Lack of Visibility

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Users Need TIMELY, ACCURATE, and CONSISTENT Data

CEO

“How do we increase revenueand margins while reducing costs across the board???”

FINANCE

“I’m being auditedby the SEC, I need

the last 5 yearsof revenue data

today!”

“I don’t trust the revenue numbers,

where does the data come from?

It’s quarter end today!”

SUPPLY CHAIN

“I have all these open orders – do I

have enough inventory

on hand????!”

SALES & MARKETING

“What is our current customer renewal

rate? I need to respond to our CEO

today!”

CIO

“The backlogof report requests

is OUT OF CONTROL!”

Justify BI

Justify BI

It IS……

…more than faster reporting

Justify BIIt’s ALL about profitability

Increasingrevenue

ReducingCosts

ImprovingEfficiencies

Better Asset Management

Justify BI

What is your business case?

Lowering your DSO?

Reducing your AR?

Slow-moving Inventory?

Reducing Inventory?

Retaining customers?

On-time delivery performance?

Order to cash?

Justify BI

To be successful…

…you must the Business Benefit Opportunity

»Customer/Product Profitability»More competitive pricing» Improved customer loyalty» Integration of sales, delivery billing and AR

Justify BIBusiness Intelligence Benefit OPPORTUNITY

»Real time views across business processes»Real time alerts to operational problems»Trend analysis on Inventory & AR»Real time information for direct customer interaction

»Executive dashboards»Consistent use of KPI’s »Real time access to data»Fewer silos between apps

»Reduced data entry»Reduced report development costs»Reduced error Processing»More efficient administrative and processes

Business Intelligence

BI Selection

BI Selection

…where do you start?

Now that you have a business case…

?Unlocking the Data

Oracle E-Business, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Data:How to Handle the Complexity

Amount

Level of Detail

Account

Business Unit Code

Company Name

»TRANSFORM»RENAME

»CUSTOMIZATION»RENUMBER

RapidDecision a Pre-Built Data Warehouse for E-Business, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards

Other Data Sources

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

E-Business

Sales OrderReceipt

InvoiceGL Transaction

Voucher

Work Order

ItemPurchase OrderCustomer

SupplierShipment

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SAP Business Objects Data Services

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Minor PlayersMajor Players

BI Selection

IBM/Cognos Microsoft MicroStrategy Oracle SAP Business Objects

Noetix Cetova Insight Software (GL

Company) QlikView Q4biz

BI Implementation

BI Implementation

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

Rewards Execution Expectations Requirements

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

BI Implementation

Rewards Execution Expectations Requirements

A successful BI implementation involves:• Gathering

requirements• Training • Planning • Project

management

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

BI Implementation

Rewards Execution Expectations Requirements

that EVERY issue will be solved

Don’t set the expectation

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

BI Implementation

•Define the path• Identify the team•Keep deliverables set to 4–6 weeks

Define, identify, deliver

Rewards Execution Expectations Requirements

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN

BI Implementation

The upside potential in cost savings FAR outweighs the acquisition cost

Rewards: Tie to results

Rewards Execution Expectations Requirements

BI ImplementationImplementation can be easy...

…getting the value from the technologycan be hard

BI Adoption

Executive Sponsor must help drive BI BI should be accessible to ALL levels of the

Organization Training Establish a BI Center of Excellence

Ensure their BI solution is rolled out to their entire End User community

BI Adoption

Conclusion

Implementing a business intelligence (BI) program takes more than just installing the technology

A successful BI program involves a set of concepts and methods designed to improve the business decision-making process by putting targeted information into the hands of those who need it most

Improve the process... …with

targetedinformation

Invitation to free monthly webinar:

RapidDecision provides educational webinars, scheduled monthly.These webinars are designed to show you how, as an Oracle e-Business, PeopleSoft or JD Edwards customer, you can rapidly implement a data warehouse. RapidDecision attends all the major Quest meetings, participating in the elective sessions and Exhibitor Showcases.

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