Business Intelligence Resources on Better Management

Business Intelligence (BI) incorporates a wide range of information and data management techniques, beginning with data extraction, collection, cleansing, integration, aggregation, analysis and manipulation through the use of data marts, cubes, data warehouses and databases. The use of metadata and data modeling helps standardize data definitions and use across the enterprise. From these information sources, department and enterprise level reporting, monitoring, queries and analysis can be performed, and results presented as either ad hoc or standardized reports, dashboards, triggers and alerts.

Beyond reporting, business intelligence provides complex statistical capabilities such as trend analysis, predictive forecasting, pattern detection and analysis, optimization, guided decision-making and experiment design, among others. Through enterprise portals, business intelligence technologies can provide a wide range of users with the timely access to high quality data and advanced analytics they need to make smart strategic decisions and improve operational effectiveness.

Knowledge management methodologies record and disseminate both explicit and tacit process and performance strategies and actions to identify and share best practices and innovative techniques and ideas.

BetterManagement presents an extensive library of Business Intelligence topics and resources to help you implement effective information strategies that return the highest value. Live and archived webcasts, business management articles and editorials, business books, and many other industry-focused resources provide guidance and advice from Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Knowledge Management experts, as well as real-life examples from companies who are using business intelligence to maximize the value of their information resources.

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