Select and Implement a Reporting and Analytics Solution
Select the right analytics solution with our data-driven approach.
Book This Workshop
Organizations that do not invest in business intelligence suffer from:
- Multiple versions of the truth.
- Inability to perform in-depth analysis.
- Inability to locate important information.
- Need for simple-to-use reporting technology.
- Existing BI technology is too difficult to use.
- Historical data is not being retained.
- Weak BI technology limits operational flexibility.
- Operations are not aligned with strategic goals.
- Inability to comply with government reporting requirements.
Investment in the right business intelligence solution can help foster:
- Strategic decision making.
- Increased end-user adoption.
- Decreased operational costs.
- Trust in your data.
- Alignment between operations and your strategic goals.
- Compliance and security.
Book Your Workshop
Onsite Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn’t enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our Project Workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a road map in place to complete your project successfully.
Book NowModule 1: Launch a BI Selection Project
The Purpose
- Identify the scope and objectives of the workshop.
- Discuss the benefits and opportunities related to a BI investment.
- Gain a high-level understanding of BI and the BI market definitions and details.
- Outline a project plan and identify the resourcing requirements for the project.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Determine workshop scope.
- Identify the business drivers and benefits behind a BI investment.
- Outline the project plan for the organization’s BI selection project.
- Determine project resourcing.
- Identify and perform the steps to launch the organization’s selection project.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Identify business drivers for investing in process automation technology. |
|
| 1.2 | Identify the organization’s fit for a BI investment. |
|
| 1.3 | Create a project plan. |
|
| 1.4 | Identify project resourcing. |
|
| 1.5 | Outline the project’s timeline. |
|
| 1.6 | Determine key metrics. |
|
| 1.7 | Determine project oversight. |
|
| 1.8 | Complete a project charter. |
|
Module 2: Analyze BI Requirements and Shortlist Vendors
The Purpose
- Identify functional requirements for the organization’s BI suite.
- Determine technical requirements for the organization’s BI suite.
- Identify the organization’s alignment to the Vendor Landscape’s use-case scenarios.
- Shortlist BI vendors.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Documented functional requirements.
- Documented technical requirements.
- Identified use-case scenarios for the future BI solution.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Interview business stakeholders. |
|
| 2.2 | Interview IT staff. |
|
| 2.3 | Consolidate interview findings. |
|
| 2.4 | Build the solution’s requirements package. |
|
| 2.5 | Identify use-case scenario alignment. |
|
| 2.6 | Review Info-Tech’s BI Vendor Landscape results. |
|
| 2.7 | Create custom shortlist. |
|
Module 3: Plan the Implementation Process
The Purpose
- Identify the steps for the organization’s implementation process.
- Select the right BI environment.
- Run a pilot project.
- Measure the value of your implementation.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Install a BI solution and prepare the BI solution in a way that allows intuitive and interactive uses.
- Keep track of and quantify BI success.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Select the right environment for the BI platform. |
|
| 3.2 | Configure the BI implementation. |
|
| 3.3 | Conduct a pilot to get started with BI and to demonstrate BI possibilities. |
|
| 3.4 | Promote BI development in production. |
|