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Which Way Business Intelligence

In this session, we review the latest 2011 findings from our recently published, landmark Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study ™.

In this presentation we address the following important questions:

- What are the key Business Intelligence adoption trends?

- Where and how are organizations investing in Business Intelligence?

- What are some of the most critical related technologies to Business Intelligence?

- How well is the industry responding to customer needs?

The Missing Link in Business Intelligence and Performance Management

Many organizations invest in performance management and business intelligence solutions without understanding what’s really needed to succeed broadly and to positively impact the organization.

The key is in establishing a “performance-directed culture” – one that embraces transparency, accountability, constructive conflict resolution and coordinated action on insight as cultural tenets.

While only a select few have succeeded in establishing thriving “performance-directed cultures”, any organization that desires to build one can do so. To this end, one must evaluate and measure current state, chart an appropriate new course, and seize upon relevant opportunities when presented.

In this presentation we’ll address the following topics:

- Performance-Directed Culture Defined

- The filter and the lens: The Performance Culture Maturity Model TM

- Four forces needed for a performance-directed culture

- Different approaches to the end state : case studies

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The Five 'Ws" of Mobile Business Intelligence

With the advent and adoption of devices like the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, we are in the midst of a profound shift in favor of mobile computing and the mainstreaming of Mobile Business Intelligence.

In this presentation we’ll review the findings from our landmark Mobile Business Intelligence Market Study and will answer:

Who: Who will deploy Mobile BI (Which users/organizations) and which vendors will offer the most complete solutions?

What: What mobile platforms will be embraced or abandoned for Mobile BI? And, which features and functions are most important?

Where: Where will Mobile BI be deployed most? How does geography impact deployment?

Why: Why are organizations deploying Mobile BI (rationale)? What are the anticipated benefits and drawbacks? What are the greatest vendor challenges to delivering Mobile BI?

When: When will Mobile BI be deployed over the course of the next two years? How will vendor solutions evolve to meet user needs?