Project Management
What Makes a Great Business Intelligence Client?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about what it takes to be a great business intelligence consultant. Now it’s time to turn the tables a bit, and talk about what it takes to be a great client. Successful implementation of a BI project is based on a partnership between the consultants and the client, so [...]
Continue reading...What Makes a Great SAP BusinessObjects Consultant?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
In a previous post (If Google is Your Consultant’s Best Friend…RUN!) I mentioned a case where a “consultant” was hired for a project they obviously had no clue about how to deliver. Certainly a case of the project team bringing in the wrong resource. Along those lines, I’m often asked by people just starting their [...]
Continue reading...5 Reasons Why You Should Use SAP BusinessObjects Universes
Monday, September 27, 2010
In meeting with organizations who are new to SAP BusinessObjects or who are legacy Crystal Reports users, we are often asked the question “Why should I use a Business Objects Universe?”. To organizations who have worked with universes for a period of time, the advantages and value proposition are clear. But for organizations who are [...]
Continue reading...Maintain Peak Performance With a Comprehensive SAP BusinessObjects Health Check
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
We’re about to embark upon a new project to conduct a large-scale health check on one of our client’s primary reporting environments, so I thought it may be beneficial to write about the process we use. Hopefully it will give you some insight into how to conduct a health check, and the benefits your organization [...]
Continue reading...If Google is Your Consultant’s Best Friend…RUN!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Being a consultant is easy. You create a website, get some business cards, and hang out your shingle. Being a good consultant is much more difficult. I want to call attention to how critical it can be to choose the right partner for your SAP BusinessObjects implementation, migrations and development projects.
Continue reading...It’s Time to Burn the Ships
Monday, March 22, 2010
When we implement a new business intelligence solution for a client, there is always that period where people try to “return to the ship”. For a time, most things will be easier to do the old way until that learning curve is crested and it’s tempting to retreat to comfort when difficulties arise. To avoid turning around and abandoning your goals, you must make going forward more compelling then going back.
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- Release of a new SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards/Xcelsius add-on component
- SAP BusinessObjects universe and report development for a financial services company
- Creation of a custom SAP BusinessObjects CBT program to provide training to end users
- Student and faculty performance analysis and benchmarking for a K-12 school district
- Development of a custom SAP BusinessObjects extranet, data warehouse, universes, reports and dashboards for a statewide Poison Center
- Claims analysis and reporting for a professional liability insurance company
- Migration from SAP BusinessObjects XIR3 to SAP BI4 for an insurance company
- Inventory and sell-through analysis for a consumers goods manufacturing company
- Sales data mart, reports and dashboards for a mid-market manufacturing company
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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