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Business Intelligence for the Enterprise
By Mike Biere
  
Publisher : Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date : June 04, 2003
ISBN : 0-13-141303-1
Pages : 240

This book offers a true enterprise view of business intelligence. IBM expert Mike Biere shows managers how to create a coherent BI plan that reflects the needs of users throughout the organization-and then implement that plan successfully. Biere explains how to objectively assess the business case for BI, and identifies proven solutions for the obstacles that lead many BI projects to fail. Coverage includes:

Setting appropriate expectations and goals for your BI project

Understanding how the key components of a complete BI solution fit together

Designing effective BI solutions-including content management, handling unstructured data, and end-user segmentation

Providing effective support for BI end users

Introducing Corporate Performance Management (CPM): an executive's view of BI

Previewing tomorrow's "next wave" in BI solutions

Comprehensive checklists for planning your BI project

Table of Contents

     Copyright
     IBM DB2 Certification Guide Series
     Chapter 1.  Introduction to Business Intelligence
     Chapter 2.  Defining Business Intelligence
        Query Tools
        Data Warehouse Processes
        BI Biases and Internal Squabbles
        Establishing a More Global BI Perspective
        BI at the Business Unit and Departmental Levels
        BI at the Enterprise Level
        Hindsight "Rules"
        Intranets/Extranets—Data and Analysis Within You and Without You
        Know Your User Base
 
     Chapter 3.  The History of Business Intelligence
        The Early End-User Computing Era
        The Information Center Era
        Charge-Back Systems
        Personal Computers
        The Client/Server Wave
        The Information Warehouse Concept
        The Data Warehouse Era of BI
        Advanced Analytics: Delivering Information to "Mahogany Row"
        BI Milestones
 
     Chapter 4.  The Impact of Business Intelligence
        The IT Department and Business Intelligence
        Non-Technical End Users and Business Intelligence
        Business Analysts and Business Intelligence
        External End Users—The Extranet Environment
        Business Intelligence and the Enterprise
 
     Chapter 5.  Content Management and Unstructured Data
        Industry-Related Content Management Areas
        Why a Relational Database Can't Solve This
 
     Chapter 6.  End-User Segmentation
        End-User Segmentation
        End-User Attributes
        A Holistic View of the Users
 
     Chapter 7.  Elements of Business Intelligence Solutions
        Data Warehouse versus Data Marts
        Setting Up Information for BI Processing
        Data Extraction, Transformation, and Cleansing
        The Data Side of BI
        The Analytics Tools
        End-User Assumptions about Tools
        The Spreadsheet's Role in BI
        The Three Major Categories of BI Analytics Tools
        Query and Reporting Tools
        Time and Date Elements in Reporting
        OLAP Tools
        Data Mining Tools
        Advanced Analytics—Executive Information Systems (EIS)
 
     Chapter 8.  Justifying Business Intelligence Solutions
        ROI: Return on Investment
        Business Impact Justification
        The True Costs of BI
        Big Purchase with No Plan
        Bringing in the "Hired Guns"
        Your Justification Scenario
 
     Chapter 9.  Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and the Executive View of Business Intelligence
        Data Readiness and Availability for CPM
        Role-Based Analytics
        Pushing Information: Proactive BI—Effective Communication
        Buy or Build CPM
        A Viable Approach to CPM
 
     Chapter 10.  Platform Selection, Technology Biases, and Other "Traps"
        Traditional IT Traps
        The BI Trap
        Evaluating Analytics Usage for User Populations
        The Database Is the Most Critical Choice
        How Well Do Your Approved BI Tools Support the Database Decision?
        A "Typical" History Lesson
 
     Chapter 11.  End-User Support and Productivity
        BI Products Are Still Computer-Based
        A "Straw Person" Scenario
        Setting Up BI Support
 
     Chapter 12.  Implementation for Business Intelligence Solutions
        Back Up and Restore What You Have Already Done
        System Sizing, Measurements, and Dependencies
        Setting Early Expectations and Measuring the Results
        End-User Provisos
        Recap the First Project, and Tune Your Support and Implementation Models
        OLAP Implementations
        Expanding BI Based on What You Now Know
        Establishing a BI Competency Center (BICC)
 
     Chapter 13.  Planning for the Future—What's the Next Wave of Business Intelligence?
        Advanced Analytics
        Database Enhancements and BI
        Thinner and Thinner Clients
        Data Formats with BI Aspects
        Portals
        BI Networks
        Conclusion
 
     Appendix A.  Checklist for BI Planning
        Corporate BI Strategy
        End-User Support Strategy
        Database and Tools Strategy
        Intranet and Extranet Strategy
 
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