December 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Greetings all!
So I was not sure where to put this, so I figured here would be a good start.
Anyway, my boss has tasked me with the ever pleasant project of creating a high level 5 year business plan for our BI system, staff, architecture etc.
Now I fancy myself a fairly good writer, and to be intelligent and cognizant of market trends (I also went to SQL Pass so that helps!). I also know how to use Google! However, what I need some help with is citing some articles and actual data that supports much of my suppositions and propositions (or perhaps maybe they will suggest my suppositions are wrong :-D).
In any case, I feel like I am in college again on this part, and that was a long, long time ago! Does anyone have suggestions to articles or reference material I can cite to support my business plan?
I will be scouring Google for the next few days as well, but any additional assistance would be greatly appreciated!
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December 16, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Just adding a bump 🙂
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December 16, 2011 at 3:20 pm
What exactly is your question?
We don't know anything about the company you're working for nor the extent you're using BI at the moment nor anything about the business plan of your company within the next 5 years.
If your company plans to triple its size within that period, the BI plan might be "slightly different" compared to "let's hope we stay in business"...
Ask yourself to what extent BI is used at the moment. Compare it to the features currently available. See if some of the features can add a value to the business (and to what extent).
How deep is the BI solution integrated in / connected to the rest of the core applications?
Verify the availability (both, number of users and response time) can be improved.
Check the hardware can serve the requirements.
The list goes on... But with such limited information provided, the answer can't be any more detailed, I'd say.
January 4, 2012 at 11:11 am
Sorry about that I have been on vacation for the last few weeks!
In regards to the business plan, it is more like the "we plan to triple in size over the next few years plan."
I went to PASS and got a lot of information from the Keynotes so I can utilize that to support my statements in my business plan but, I am looking for additional sources of reference that would support the plan as well.
The questions you asked help as well however, thank you 🙂
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