BI Assessments, Planning & Governance
Sharp Solutions BI Assessment & Planning engagements involve a cohesive series of steps to determine a client's current BI and reporting maturity and plan for realizing the maximum potential from a BI solution.
Some of the key aspects of a Sharp Solutions BI Assessment and Planning engagement include:
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Environmental assessment - A review covering data management
including data warehousing, online analytical processing (OLAP), and
data integration; information delivery including dashboards and portals;
managed reporting and visualization; query; reporting and analytics
including impromptu reporting and an OLAP analysis; and performance management including financial modeling, planning, budgeting, scorecards, and dashboards.
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Architecture and design - A BI Blueprint comprising architectural
guidance based on specific BI needs and technology investments.
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Lab validation - A proof-of-concept based on Microsoft BI technologies
using sample data from the customer environment.
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Documentation and solution development - A forward-looking BI
plan tailored to client business objectives, along with a BI roadmap covering next steps.
Although the BI Assessment and Planning steps are critically important to the success of any BI implementation, an overall BI program within an organization requires ongoing governance and management. The Sharp Solutions BI team works with clients throughout an implementation to establish the necessary ongoing BI Governance roles, responsibilities, and processes to ensure the organization extracts the maximum long-term value from the BI environment.
Whether it’s making full use of existing investments or integrating new BI technology within the business, Sharp Solutions will provide a clear vision of the full BI potential within the organization as well as a road map for achieving that potential.