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What is CI/BI?
Data
Disparate facts
Information
Data with meaning (who, what, where, when)
Knowledge (CI/BI)
Information that affords action (how, why)
CI/BI Philosophy
Give one a fish and they will eat for a day. Teach one to fish
CI/BI Defined
CI/BI is a Process: that identifies the KPIs driving your business is delivered through an intuitive analytical interface is readily available to business users on a consistent and timely basis information adapts to changing business needs
Separate environment from Transactional Systems Data Warehouse Specially designed for CI/BI reporting & analysis
DATA ASSETS
SOURCE EXTRACTORS
SHARED DIMENSIONS
ETL Tool
DBMS
Enterprise Reporting
Allows reporting across all areas of the enterprise Allows reporting across multiple systems and platforms Allows transaction-level reporting Enables operational-level decision-making
Enterprise Reporting
Any Database
EXCEL Spreadsheets
Data Warehouse
Data Mining
(the unasked question)
Discover hidden trends and patterns in your data Identify unsuspected correlation to target results Supports predictive modeling and what if analysis Supports the LEAST structured questions & decisions
Visualizations
(a picture is worth a thousand words)
Visualization
Highest level view of information Dashboard of multiple data sources
Benefits
Fast intuitive knowledge transfer of complex data Pattern and Trend Analysis Consolidated view of cross functional KPIs
Scorecard of highly visual metrics Use cubes, queries or spreadsheets as data sources Drill-Thru to underlying details Management by Objectives (MBO) Enterprise-wide monitoring & management of KPIs
Transactional
Databases
Web-Based Transactions
OLAP
Transactional Systems
Data Mining
(ex. ERPs)
Data Marts Operational
GIS
Data Warehouse
Enterprise
Reporting
Tactical
Strategic
Third Parties
Information Distribution
Heinz Avon
Marriott
PECO
SmithKline AT&T
Cisco Systems
Chevron
Omnicom
PTT Holland
Allied Signal
James River American Express OSRAM SYLVANIA Hamilton Beech French Navy United Airlines
Analog Devices
Paramount Pictures
All America
EMI Records
US Post Office
L.A. Times
Host Marriott
Abbot Labs
Vanguard
Consumers Gas
Boston Scientific
York International
Chrysler Engineering
Marconi US Steel
Ariba (formerly FreeMarkets) Robert Morris University Peak Technical Heinz USA
American Textile
Westinghouse
National Draeger
EDMC
GNC
APTECH
Duquesne Light
UPMC
PNC Bank
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