Business Intelligence - The Rationale for Business Objects XI

Business Intelligence

The Rationale for Business Objects XI

By Peter Louis
July 2005

© 2005 Peter Louis. All Rights Reserved

Agenda
Introduction
Rational for BI
Business Objects enables BI
The bottom line
Safeguarding your investment
Conclusions
Questions

2

Introduction

3

What is BI – IT department view

The set of technologies, tools &
processes that allow the storage, processing
and delivery of business information to
business customers

Introduction 4

Key technologies, tools &
processes

Data Marts

Security

BI Tools
Scaleability

Introduction 5

What is BI – end user view
• Ability to monitor KPIs for decision-making

• Real-time information on product sales

• Software that helps to detect fraud

• Capability to service compliance reporting
requirements
Introduction 6

BI components
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Introduction 7

Rational for BI

8

Drivers behind BI adoption
• Compliance with legislation and international
agreements (e.g., Basel II Capital Accord, IAS)

• Need to improve intelligence, security and fraud
detection (e.g., anti-terrorism, network fraud prevention)

• Drive to increase public sector value (e.g., e-Gov
initiatives)

• Enterprise integration initiatives (e.g., 360o customer
views & closed loop marketing, ERM, SRM)

• Trend towards the agile enterprise to respond to real-
time business events (e.g., steep oil price rises)
Rational for BI 9

BusinessObjects XI enables BI

10

through an integrated BI platform
that facilitates the two
complementary views of BI

BusinessObjects XI enables BI 11

BusinessObjects XI

Data Integration


BusinessObjects XI

Business Intelligence Platform
BI Portal • Broadcasting • Collaboration • Analytic Engines • Metadata • Security • Developer Services

Data Integration


BusinessObjects XI

Reporting
Enterprise Reporting

Embedded Reporting


Data Integration


BusinessObjects XI

Reporting Query and Analytics
Enterprise Reporting Interactive Query

Embedded Reporting Ad Hoc Query


Data Integration


BusinessObjects XI
Performance Management
Dashboard • Scorecards • Performance Management Applications

Reporting Query and Analytics
Enterprise Reporting Interactive Query

Embedded Reporting Ad Hoc Query


Data Integration


Crystal Reports XI


OLAP Intelligence


Dashboard Manager


The bottom line

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Business benefits – IT department
• Integrates into existing infrastructure, embedding secure
components into virtually any application (e.g. MS Word)

• Leverages disparate enterprise solutions to extract latent
business value (e.g., SAP, legacy systems)

• Provides best platform to standardize on BI needs (e.g.,
adaptive, service-oriented architecture, end-to-end
metadata, web-based administration)

• Provides a flexible architecture that scales as your
business grows (e.g., web-based reporting)

The bottom line 21

Business benefits – end user
• Easy & instant access to information ensures a fast return on
investment (e.g., corrective measures can be implemented sooner)

• Can measure and monitor individual & operational goals and metrics
(e.g., ARPU, churn, sales/profit per employee, till throughput)

• Empowers users, increasing business agility and intelligence (e.g.,
sales per employee cost can be monitored)

• Better business visibility of the organisation for middle and top
management (e.g., enables better planning and decision making)

• Facilitates corporate compliance reporting (e.g., Sarbanes Oxley Act
of 2002)

The bottom line 22

Safeguarding your investment

23

Case study:
Synopsis

Regional port company in New Zealand
wanted to provide customers with a
scalable, fully customizable, web-based
infrastructure for real-time information
delivery. Did not have the time nor expertise
to create such a system from scratch
Safeguarding your investment 24

Case study:
Result

Chose Business Objects’ brand for its capability to
provided a real-time, self-service cargo tracking
system.

Easy-to-use, customizable Web-based solution
Supported future growth without high up-front
infrastructure costs
Facilitated high service levels, as the business
grows, without increasing staffing levels

Case study:
Synopsis

A top three international retailer with around
2,000 stores in 13 countries across Europe and
Asia. Wanted to replicate UK-developed retailing
excellence with standard retail KPIs across
international operations irrespective of size or
maturity of each operation


Case study:
Result

Chose Business Objects to work with its Teradata data warehouses to
provide a centralised MIS that delivers sophisticated business insight to
Tesco international operations.

Web-based infrastructure enabled deployment of MIS to all
international operations
Enabled faster & better understanding of new international
operations
Provided reporting benefits unavailable to a locally deployed MIS
Minimised local overheads and ensured low cost of ownership


Case study:
Synopsis

World leader in medical technology providing lifelong
solutions to over 5 million people. With a presence in over
120 countries, their 32,000 employees and customers are
scattered worldwide. Wanted to move to a standard and
scalable solution that global sales & finance staff could
easily use. Moreover, the solution had to work seamlessly
with their Oracle databases and SAP & CRM systems


Case study:
Result

Chose Business Objects for its quick deployment capability. Initial
deployment occurred with the sales team. Subsequently, rolled out to
supply chain management, inventory, shipping, finance, administration,
marketing and operations departments.

Web-based reporting capability enabled better decision making
across the company
About 5,130 employees use Business Objects, 2,100 design their
own reports, 20 distribute reports through Web Intelligence
Embedded security ensures that, for example, only the finance
team can access financial reports
Provided better visibility of historical data to measure, for
example, marketing campaign success or product sales


Conclusions

30

BusinessObjects XI provides an integrated
BI platform that leverages past
infrastructural investments whilst providing
the architecture to enable enterprise-wide
Web-based deployments that scale with
your business whilst satisfying varied
deployment timescales

Conclusions 31

Questions?

32

Disclaimer

The information presented has been prepared
using sources believed by the author to be reliable
and accurate. However, the author makes no
warranty or assumes any legal liability or
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of
any information presented. Moreover, the author
accepts no responsibility for the decisions made by
readers.

Disclaimer 33

References
[1] Port of Napier, Customer Spotlight,
www.businessobjects.com

[2] Tesco, Customer Spotlight, www.businessobjects.com

[3] BusinessObjects XI, Redefining How Information
Empowers Users, www.businessobjects.com

[4] Business Intelligence – Now More Than Ever,

[5] Business Objects XI Product Tour,

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