To celebrate the summer and holiday season, we have put together a package of topical Business Intelligence readings. Read all articles or pick the cherries off the top. There’s something for everyone.
How will your company’s BI tool compare to the core capabilities listed by Gartner in 2022?
In our latest blog post, we delve into Gartner’s annual market analysis of analytics and BI platforms, published in March 2022. As in previous years Microsoft Power BI was found to be the industry’s leading platform solution – Power BI holds the top spot for the 15th year in a row.
We selected six of the twelve core competences identified in the analysis for further review. Read more in the blog post: How will your company’s BI tool compare to the core capabilities listed by Gartner?
User-centric reporting is an effective way to communicate
There is a lot of talk about user-centric reporting, but what does it mean in practice? How do you ensure the user-friendliness of your reports? In this blog post, we tacked the ever-important basics of reporting.
The key to user-centered reporting is that one report does not attempt to address the needs of all users. Otherwise, there is a risk that the most important information is lost in the report, and will not ultimately meet anyone’s needs. Sometimes it makes sense to produce different reports on the same topic for different audiences. When everyone has easy access to the source of information, smarter decisions can be made within an organization based on real information.
Read more for tips on building user-centric reports: User-centric reporting is an effective way to communicate
From searching for information to working with information – what, how and why?
In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about big data, and companies have also realized its importance. When data are transformed into information, and people start to act and make decisions based on the right information, it strengthens the competitive advantage and creates tangible benefits. But there are challenges in making the most of the data – the problem is not the lack of data but that it cannot be processed or used effectively enough.
So how do you move from searching for information to acting on it and truly harness data for informed business decision making? We wrote about this topic several times last year, as it is not only important but also topical for many people. Check out our experts’ tips and insights on the blog post: Towards working with information – why and how? and Aiming for effective reporting – how to move from searching for information to working with information?
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