Transcript BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
PEDRO NAVARRO
PHIL ROGERS
Tom Owens (guest speaker)
Learning outcomes
Understand what Business Intelligence
(BI) means
Associate terminology related to BI
Gain insight to the many uses of BI in
industry and government
Be exposed to some demonstrations of BI
systems that are available
Gain an appreciation for what might be
expected of a college graduate searching
for a corporate job
Business Intelligence Systems
refer to combinations of hardware,
software, and communications
connections used to analyze piles of
available data and organize it to
answer specific management
questions.
IMPORTANT IDEAS
Database is a structured collection of records or
data that is stored in a computer system so that
a computer program or person using a query
language can consult it to answer queries
Data mart is a repository of data gathered from
operational data and other sources that is
designed to serve a particular community of
knowledge workers
Data warehouse is the main repository of an
organization's historical data (databases), its
corporate memory
Data mining is the principle of sorting through
large amounts of data and picking out relevant
information. It is usually used by business
intelligence organizations or systems
OLAP (online analytical processing) is computer
processing that enables a user to easily and
selectively extract and view data from different
points-of-view
IMPORTANT IDEAS
EPM Enterprise Performance Management, BPM
Business Performance Monitoring, CPM Corporate
Performance Monitoring - are strategic
approaches to improving business performance,
in short represents the strategic deployment of
business intelligence solutions
OPM Operational Performance Management is a
type of performance management that addresses
the growing pressure to increase revenue while
managing costs, meeting ever-evolving and
expanding customer demands.
Dashboard In information technology, a
dashboard is a user interface that, somewhat
resembling an automobile's dashboard, organizes
and presents information in a way that is easy to
read.
Government Uses
The benefits alone of data sharing between
local authorities and federal intelligence
agencies could reduce crime levels as well as
lower the risk of terrorist attacks.
Census data collected every 10 years could be
integrated with existing data from other
organizations to provide the government with a
clearer picture of whom they are representing.
Many patrol cars have wireless computer
systems for easy access of records to enhance
the patrols efficiency in fighting crime and
serving the public
Government and Business
Intelligence
Performance and Results Act
(GPRA), the Clinger-Cohen Act and
Office of Management and Budget
mandates require agencies to track their
performance against predefined goals,
report the results to outside entities
including Congress, and ensure that
performance meets expectations.
Tom Owens
ATI - Wah Chang
Information Systems Director
Review
Understand what Business Intelligence (BI)
means
Associate terminology related to BI
Gain insight to the many uses of BI in industry
and government
Be exposed to some demonstrations of BI
systems that are available
Gain an appreciation for what might be expected
of a college graduate searching for a corporate
job
QUESTIONS (Do we need to clarify anything for
you)? Any questions for Tom?