Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is often referred as the next generation of Business Intelligence (BI). Yet, not much academic research exists in the area, and especially in its relationships to other interrelated concepts such as performance management (PM), performance measurement, and data warehousing. The presentation discusses the differences and similarities between BI, PM and CPM, and the new advancements that CPM brings to BI. It also introduces a pyramid that links the interrelated concepts together.

1. The Distinction Between Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management – A Literature Review Combined With Empirical Findings Mika Aho [email_address] [email_address] The Sixth Annual Mini-Conference on Scientific Publishing (MCSP’10) 12.2.2010

7. The CPM pyramid

10. Summary: Differences between BI and CPM Helps the organizations to guide the business towards its goals Helps the organizations to set and monitor the goals Purpose Proactive: helps organizations improve their ongoing business operations and processes Reactive: facilitates decison-making based on archived data Orientation of application Timely data Historical Type of data Entire enterprise One or more departments or functional ares Scope Strategic, tactical and operational decision-making Strategic and tactical decision-making Type of decision support provided Closed-loop support: linked to strategy through CSFs and KPIs Offers the tools necessary to improve decision-making, but not linked to organization’s strategy Strategy Corporate Performance Management Business Intelligence

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