10 Signs You Need a New Business Intelligence Solution

Let this guide orient you on what those signs are, and let this guide help you decide on what to do with regards to your business intelligence needs. Do you need to keep it? Do you need to upgrade it? Change it altogether? What can it bring to your business?

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10 Signs You Need a New Business Intelligence Solution

Let this guide orient you on what those signs are, and let this guide help you decide on what to do with regards to your business intelligence needs. Do you need to keep it? Do you need to upgrade it? Change it altogether? What can it bring to your business?

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You Lack A Business Intelligence Budget

There are many reasons why an organization lacks a BI budget, but the most common reason is perceived expense. Many companies have looked into BI solutions in the past, only to determine that they were far too expensive and far too time consuming to implement and use. However, if you’re seeing bottlenecks in information flow,…

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You Do The “End of the Month Data Hustle”

Last chapter, you learned about how lacking a business intelligence budget can spell chaos to your company in terms of business intelligence. The Hustle is a fun dance to do at weddings. It’s not a fun thing to do with reports month in and month out. If someone on your team gets stuck scrambling to…

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You are at the Mercy of the Wizard of Excel

Previously, you learned how hustling can only bring you disorder and not results. Do your employees have to follow the yellow brick road to see the “Wizard or Excel” whenever they need a report? Is this wizard the only member of your team who understands the ins and outs of Excel spreadsheets? Do the wizard’s…

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Your Reports are Getting Tossed Over the Fence

Previously, you learned how Excel is not always excel-lent, especially in business intelligence. There is often a vast disconnect between those who need information and those who provide reports. When users don’t have access to the data they need, they often find themselves begging developers for spreadsheets. Those developers know how to pull information, but…

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You Have No Idea How Old Your Data Is

Previously, we talked about how useless data can send you over the edge in a snap. Legacy solutions must pull from a data warehouse or export data into Excel; processes that utilize old information. Just how old is that information? It depends. It might be one week old, it might be one month old, or…

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You Aren’t Getting the Types of Reports You Want — Or Need

Previously, you learned that not getting fresh data out of your current system is a sure sign that you need to do something about your BI budget. Users need what they need, when they need it. If they request a line graph for a critical client presentation, that’s what they expect to get. However, when…

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You’ve Got an Army of Hackers on Your Team

Previously, we discussed how not getting the types of reports you want or need can break you for real. Your data is under constant threat of attack from hackers and other ne’er-do-wells. However, you could be employing an army of hackers on your own payroll and you don’t even know it. When developers don’t have…

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Your Developers are Weeks (or Even Months) Behind

Previously, we discussed about having a pack of wolves on your team can compromise your data and potentially destroy you. When you employ a small team of developers who must service your entire organization, bottlenecks and backlogs will occur. Reports can arrive days, weeks, or even months behind schedule, causing a ripple effect of inefficiency…

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You’re Getting Nickeled and Dimed

Previously, you learned that you need a change on your BI when your developers are sinfully behind your target dates. The intelligence and resorting needs of your business will change over time. If you’re working with an old, legacy BI system, do you know how much it’s going to cost you to make the necessary…