For so many people, this is the time of the year when thoughts are focused entirely on year-end and the transition to the new year. Are we going to make the forecast? Will we close that big deal? What January deal can I pull into December if we fall short on revenue? How can we [...]
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Shorten BI Implementation to Assure Success
According to the “BI Survey,” an annual research report conducted and written by the Business Application Research Center, the length of business intelligence projects has a big influence on how many problems occur and how many benefits companies derive from those projects. Projects of less than one month yield the most benefits. As projects [...]
continue reading...Business Intelligence, Campaign Intelligence–It’s What You Elect
Today is Election Day and it got me thinking about the kind of data campaign analysts and consultants must deal with. I imagine it’s enough to make a numbers geek (guilty!) drool. The variables are endless—region, gender, education, race, age, income, party affiliation, religion—I’ll bet someone is even trying to figure out which cereal conservative [...]
continue reading...7 Reasons Microsoft Dynamics ERP Users Should Consider BI for Reporting
Should you create reports using your Microsoft Dynamics data directly in SQL? Or should you use FRx or Management Reporter? Or how about one of the many reporting tools available for Dynamics? Better yet, consider a business intelligence solution for your reporting needs. With business intelligence (BI), you can design reports right on your screen [...]
continue reading...Do You Know How to Analyze Data?
A few years ago I interviewed for a position that included some pretty significant data analysis. “Do you know how to analyze data?” asked the interviewer. Of course I did. I knew how to read all the latest data visualizations, I knew the most popular and many, many lesser-known KPIs and metrics and how they [...]
continue reading...How Business Intelligence (BI) Turns Data into Insight
With high-value information that is timely, accurate, and actionable, decision makers can steer their companies to higher profits. Business intelligence (BI) provides insights into every area of your organization—from operations to finance to marketing—that can impact your bottom line. BI allows users to manipulate data to reveal trends, similarities, and outliers through dashboards, pre-designed reports, [...]
continue reading...Drill-through Reporting in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
With the inclusion of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports in MS Dynamics GP 2010, Microsoft has given us another tool to provide vibrant reports for the end users. Not only can we use SSRS to create stand-alone reports to give users the information they need, but we can also include these reports in the [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 and the New Word Template Generator
With the release of Dynamics GP 2010, Microsoft introduced us to using word templates to replace many of the documents generated by the back office accounting system. This allows users that are familiar with Microsoft Word to make changes to these documents using Word. Logos can be added, fields can be removed or added, and [...]
continue reading...Tapping Into a Data Driven Environment Through Dynamic Business Alerts and Reporting
Are you looking for a more efficient way to monitor the pulse of your company and keep up with change? Using an integrated business management ERP solution, such as Microsoft Dynamics GP, which provides a comprehensive, real-time view of critical information can help you more effectively address the evolving demands of your business. One of the [...]
continue reading...Ad hoc Reporting Made Easy with Smartlist, Excel, and Dynamics GP
Not only can end users create and save predefined list based reports, but Smartlist also gives them the ability to export directly to Microsoft Excel or Word.
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