IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence and Financial Performance Management systems
Business Intelligences solutions from IBM enable companies to react quickly to changing business needs with confidence. Stop trying to make decisions with out of date, old or erroneous data. Spread sheets are great, but there are things they just can’t do or to do them is hard and time consuming. What if there was a better way to automate the collection of data from multiple sources and systems, then be able to transform this raw data it into a common language your organization speaks? What if there was an intuitive user interface for people generate their own reports when needed? finally, when the numbers are doubled checked they always match the source. The answer in IBM Cognos.
HyperProductive has the experience needed to help companies of all sizes get to a single version of the truth with IBM Cognos. In addition, we have the technical skill and technical experience need to successfully integrate with just about any back end system to produce the reports you need to be even more successful. We had the opportunity to represent multiple Business Intelligence solutions that are on the market and we choose IBM’s Cognos family. We feel it supports the broadest needs of both small business and the global enterprise. Come join the many companies that have seen the value of a solid BI solution from IBM.
HyperProductive Invests in your BI Success
We have crafted two types of Cognos education and discovery talk tracks to assist companies make informed decisions. We feel that by partnering with companies early in the process and showing them we are willing to invest in them and their people is the best way to create long lasting customers.
1.) Business Intelligence Assessment: The goal of the BI assessment is to educate companies on the merits of the IBM Cognos platform and what is possible to achieve with a leading BI solution. In addition, we aim to help companies quickly identify potential starting points for BI, which will yield a quick hard cost ROI. It is a limited scope engagement that starts off with an initial one hour introduction and discovery session. If we all agree there is mutual value, then we schedule a follow up discovery session and systems examination. Once discovery is completed, we create the assessment and review the results with you. The following are the questions you can expect to get answered from this engagement.
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- Will my company see real value from a BI solution?
- Where is the best place to start with BI for my company?
- What are the typical BI Starting Points and how do they apply to my company?
- What is involved in implementing a Business Intelligence Strategy?
- What are the total costs and expected savings of specific BI use cases for my company?
- What does a BI Roadmap tailored to my industry & strategic plans look like?
- Why is IBM Cognos the right BI solution for my company?
2.) IBM Cognos Lunch and Learn: This is typically a one hour meeting where we supply the pizza and drinks for up to 10 and you supply the space and time. We spend the lunch hour discussing how you are currently approaching reporting and performance management, what’s working and what’s not, then we will give you the pointed bullets as to why others have chosen IBM while demonstrating the current user interface and systems tools of Cognos 10. This is a great way to get educated on the current merits of IBM Cognos.
We welcome the opportunity to speak with you about your reporting and performance management needs in more detail.
Whats New in IBM Cognos 10?
Query and Reporting
Cognos query and reporting capabilities ensure users are equipped with the information they need to make fact-based decisions in a system that’s simpler, faster and easier to manage. From professional report authors who design one-to-many reports for the enterprise, to business users who need to create their own ad-hoc queries or customize existing reports, Cognos query and reporting capabilities fits the needs of users across the organization.
Analysis
Cognos analysis capabilities allows all users to explore information easily and intuitively to drive better, smarter business decisions. From general business users who can easily view, assemble and analyze the information required to make smarter decisions, to business and financial analysts who need more advanced, predictive or what-if analysis capabilities, Cognos analysis capabilities enable all users across the organization to outperform.
Dashboarding
Cognos dashboard capabilities allow any user to access, interact and personalize content in a way that supports the unique way they make decisions. Secure access to information from all time horizons including Business Intelligence, Real-time Monitoring, SPSS and Cognos TM1 means that users can quickly move from insight to action.
Scorecarding
Cognos scorecarding capabilities enable organizations to capture corporate strategy and communicate that strategy at the operational level. It helps executives and managers provide quantifiable goals and targets and allows them to track performance across business units, operating subsidiaries and geographic regions to quickly identify the areas that need attention.
Real-time Monitoring
Cognos features real-time monitoring capabilities for consumers of actionable business intelligence. It provides an organization’s frontline employees with a rich view of operational KPIs and measures to support up-to the-moment decision making.
Statistics
Cognos statistics capabilities, powered by IBM SPSS Statistics Engine, make it easy to incorporate statistical results with core business reporting, reducing the time it takes to analyze data and prepare business presentations based on that analysis.
Extending BI
Empower users across your organization with the business intelligence (BI) they need to make to make effective, fact-based decisions. Cognos Business Intelligence provides solutions to ensure users have consistent, trusted and relevant BI, when, where and how they need it, with Cognos Mobile, Cognos Active Report, Cognos for Microsoft Office and Cognos Mashup Service.
Collaborative BI
Collaboration capabilities within Cognos Business Intelligence facilitate decision-making for groups and teams. With this solution, users can build stronger relationships and learn from history with a centralized, searchable corporate memory. Cognos Collaboration helps teams maximize their efficiency and ensure the most effective use of resources when making important decisions.
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