Navy Training and Management Planning System (NTMPS), owned and operated by the Chief of Naval Education and Training, has implemented a business intelligence solution from Cognos that gives over 3 000 Navy training managers access to mission critical data on manpower, personnel and training (MPT) issues.
Cognos is the world leader in business intelligence (BI). Organised by warfare area, NTMPS is a comprehensive information management system that serves as a central repository for MPT information. Cognos` powerful multi-dimensional analysis solution enables Navy managers to report on and analyse data pertaining to funding, facilities, personnel, manpower, equipment, and training courses. This data is accessible anytime, anywhere via a secure extranet, enabling Navy personnel to make rapid decisions and take immediate action.
"Cognos offers the industry`s most comprehensive business intelligence solution, built to handle the information needs of today`s largest organizations, including various agencies of the US Department of Defense," said Dave Laverty, senior vice-president, global marketing, Cognos. "The breadth and depth, scalability, and usability of the Cognos solution ensure that users of NTMPS can share mission-critical data interdepartmentally, ultimately improving and strengthening management of Navy training."
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NTMPS is the Enterprise Data Warehouse for the Chief of Naval Education and Training, integrating data from over 30 legacy systems to provide a major decision support system for Navy training managers. It currently supports six individual datamarts reflecting different requirements for warfare communities. NTMPS operates in a thin client-server environment that meets the current needs of most analysts. However, it is also being fielded in a Web-based version that will be integrated with the Navy`s Task Force Web and Navy Marine Corps Intranet projects. NTMPS also includes a separate Web-based Electronic Training Jacket that permits Navy active duty or reserve personnel to view their training, certification, and education accomplishments -- the "intellectual capital" -- that they bring to the US Navy.
Cognos
Cognos delivers software that helps companies improve business performance by enabling effective decision-making at all levels of the organisation. A forerunner in defining the BI software category, Cognos delivers the next level of competitive advantage -- Corporate Performance Management (CPM) -- achieved through the strategic application of BI on an enterprise scale. CPM lets organisations measure execution against business strategy to ensure the two are aligned at all levels across the enterprise. Cognos provides a framework for CPM that links people, information, and decision-making processes throughout the organization, and enables the complete management cycle with integrated software for planning, budgeting, reporting, analysis, and scorecarding.
Cognos serves more than 20 000 customers in over 135 countries. Cognos enterprise business intelligence solutions and services are also available from more than 3 000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit the Cognos Web site at http://www.cognos.com.