Deliver innovative BI solutions with demonstrable ROI
Many BI initiatives fail to deliver their promised ROI, because of the, typically waterfall, implementation approach. This is where the focus is on the business defining and documenting requirements, which is then led built by IT. However, this approach is not sufficiently agile to cater for changes in requirements.
Frequently user report requests basically amount to compiling huge lists of data. The business often resorts to this approach, as they don't trust IT to give them the data analysed the way they want, when they need it. Instead, they prefer to spend hours poring over data to derive their own analyses. Some organisations are so buried in this routine of wading through data that they miss opportunities, for example failing to spot cross-functional trends. Fundamentally, this approach maintains a disconnect between the business and IT.
Agile BI initiatives based on leveraging the value of existing data, systems and processes, such as those enabled with SAP BI solutions, can rapidly implement systems that help translate actionable data into profitable business decisions.
Business benefits
Business ownership and enhanced support processes: A collaborative team approach breaks down the barriers between business and IT, resulting in a higher-quality solution that is actually used.
Engage business users with visual examples: Using visual examples of what business users can actually expect will help bring the value of BI to life for them, particularly if they can see a simulation of a day's activity. This helps the business focus on the benefits of BI.
Agility to respond to changing business requirements: Iteration minimises rework, but also strengthens team collaboration by blurring the boundaries between the business and IT.
How Bluefin Solutions can help
Applying our Agile Methodology to maximising business involvement from day one, Bluefin Solutions can:
- Help understand what your users want from BI and how it aligns to the business strategy.
- Design and build an appropriate, high-quality solution.
- Tailor the presentation of information to your audience so insight is graphical and intuitive.
- Facilitate workshops to discover what measures really run your business.