Business Intelligence: Let’s make better decisions

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Business Intelligence Fraser Macindoe STCS Ltd. Gateshead

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Business Intelligence

Fraser MacindoeSTCS Ltd. Gateshead

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Putty!

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So what is Business Intelligence?

Pervasive, Organisation Insight!

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Pervasive Organisation Insight!

Give everyone the means to make good decisions

Needs Strategic Insight

Need Tactical Insight

Need Operational Insight

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In 2008, BusinessWeek Research Services conducted a survey of 675 US and European Business Managers.

Over three quarters knew of decisions made, where insufficient information

directly led to the wrong decision being made!

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In the same survey...

Over 60% admit to makingmore than half of their own decisions on ‘gut feel’ alone!

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So how can we provide this Insight?

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So where do we get the initial data?

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DATADATA

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PRODUCTION

PURCHASING

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It’s vital that you trust your data

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Scotland Central Wales London South

Corporate

North

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Cumulative Sales for North Region 2009-2010 (£ mill)

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Cheadle TraffordLiverpool Newcastle Sheffield

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A decent Business Intelligence solution will…

• answer your business questions

• allow better business decisions

• illuminate new questions to ask

• allow even better business decisions

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A Business Intelligence solution must be…

• flexible

• intuitive

• pervasive!

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A decent Business Intelligence solution should…

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