Quickie dashboards not advised
Despite industry hype, it takes considerable IT maturity and investment to deliver dashboards that provide lasting value, says Wayne Eckerson of Search CIO.
A dashboard is really an extension of a business intelligence (BI) and data integration environment, Eckerson says. Companies that are most likely to deliver effective dashboards and scorecards are those that have already deployed robust BI and data warehousing solutions.
Although there are shortcuts to dashboard success, Eckerson says the new federated query technology, known as enterprise information integration (EII), promise to find data, merge it and push it into a dashboard for display. However, Eckerson warns that EII is no panacea because even the most sophisticated EII tools can`t overcome dirty and inconsistent data.
BI can aid healthcare industry
Healthcare organisations are facing a number of challenges, such as better performance, higher quality, improved patient safety and more transparency at a lower cost and with greater efficiency, but BI can help in a number of ways, says the Business Intelligence Network.
According to the publication`s Scott Wanless, applying the tools and techniques of BI to combine, organise and manipulate clinical, operational, administrative and financial data, healthcare organisations can address the key issues with evidence and with confidence.
Wanless says tactically this means having the information to confront the increasing demand for accurate, pertinent and timely information and strategically this means having greater control of the information required to make decisions.
Microsoft adds BI to Dynamics range
Microsoft is adding operational BI capabilities to its Dynamics SL applications from June, reports Information Week.
The report says the new software, called BIO for business intelligence optimisation, will provide reports and performance scorecards designed for 14 organisational roles, ranging from CEO to operational managers, in small and mid-sized businesses.
Users will be able to view the reports using Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, SharePoint Services, and Business Scorecard Manager, as well as directly through the BIO for Microsoft Dynamics SL application, previously known as Microsoft Business Solutions-Solomon.
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