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KPI Business Pack

KPI Business Pack. Christa Fine Sr. Product Manager, Information Delivery . What is it?. A synthesized view of how you’re tracking against goals. KPI Business Pack. Fast time-to-result with actionable, applied BI. Aggregated views Cross-functional weighted view

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KPI Business Pack

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  1. KPI Business Pack Christa Fine Sr. Product Manager, Information Delivery

  2. What is it? A synthesized view of how you’re tracking against goals

  3. KPI Business Pack • Fast time-to-result with actionable, applied BI • Aggregated views • Cross-functional weighted view • Performance valuation based on business rule roll-up, e.g. bubble up, weighting

  4. # of Variables # of Dimensions Key Indicators Interrelationships Detail + Summary Information Hierarchy

  5. Features/Functions • Summary views from an easy-to-use interface • A simple, pared-down interface to monitor the health of your business. • Combined views of disparate measures • Decisions are often based on different types of information from different functional areas. • Flexible approach • The open methodology lets you control the specific KPIs you wish to track, how they are combined, what constitutes good and poor performance for each indicator, and the granularity of the readings.

  6. Features/Functions continued • Flexible rollup • Control how lower-level indicators roll up to trigger readings at higher levels. • Web access across the extended enterprise • Key decision-makers in your extended enterprise—including customers, suppliers, and partners—can access this synthesized information to accelerate decision-making and strengthen B2B relationships. Zero-footprint web deployment. • Integration with existing infrastructure • Full integration with the Cognos platform means you can move easily from summary to detail by connecting to a complete BI infrastructure.

  7. KPI Business Pack End User End User End User

  8. KPI Business Pack Components KPI Business Pack Administrator XML document KPI Business Pack Server Upfront Server PowerPlay Reports Web Browser PowerPlay Cubes

  9. Architecture - Technical Objectives • Simple, Flexible, Extensible, Customizable and Open • Independent of information delivery mechanism • Methodology independent • Extend the Cognos solution • Leverage current investment

  10. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture Open: XML document open to any XML ready application (Full COM API) XML Document format (+COM API)

  11. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture • Simple: • Generate KPIs directly from reports • Administer KPIs through wizard Data Sources and Reports KPI Authoring environment Open XML Document format (+COM API)

  12. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture • Extensible: • Drop in new data access routines • Drop in new Business rollup rules. User Defined Functions Data Sources and Reports KPI Authoring environment Data retrieval (Build) Open XML Document format (+COM API)

  13. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture • Flexible: • Customizable looks • Customizable content User Defined Functions Customizable Templates Data Sources and Reports Content Generation (Publish) KPI Authoring environment Data retrieval (Build) Open XML Document format (+COM API)

  14. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture User Defined Functions Customizable Templates HTML Data Sources and Reports Upfront PDA Content Generation (Publish) KPI Authoring environment Data retrieval (Build) XML WML/WAP Open XML Document format (+COM API)

  15. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture Author / Client User Defined Functions Customizable Templates HTML Data Sources and Reports Upfront PDA Content Generation (Publish) KPI Authoring environment Data retrieval (Build) XML WML/WAP Open XML Document format (+COM API) KPI Server

  16. KPI Business Pack – Open Architecture Author / Client User Defined Functions Customizable Templates HTML Data Sources and Reports Upfront PDA Content Generation (Publish) KPI Authoring environment Data retrieval (Build) XML WML/WAP Open XML Document format (+COM API) Real time annotations KPI Server

  17. Authoring Components • Administration tool which includes a wizard • Build tool • Publish tool • Status definitions and related graphics • Standard templates

  18. Server Components • Upfront utility • Note Manager • Status definitions and related graphics • Standard templates

  19. Integration • PowerPlay Client • Data pump for key performance indicators required for authoring • PowerPlay Web • key word - Analyze - allows for a link to a bookmarked URL • VIZ 1.5 • key word - Visualize - allows for a link to a bookmarked URL • CQ, IWR • Related links through the use of a URL

  20. Setting things up • Select the methodology you will use • Identify KPI’s • Group KPI’s as per strategy • Access the reports where the KPI’s are stored - this is the data feed for the application • Determine the Thresholds • Create the PowerPlay client reports - static images • Create the required bookmarks for exploration to other applications • Determine how things will roll up

  21. Process PPR Builder Publisher • XML document is consumed • parses the templates replacing KPI tags with information from the XML • publishes by default to Upfront • can publish to a static website • applies process logic defined in the KPI tags • PPWin - publish as HTML to create static reports • error log is produced • PPWin data is retrieved • Roll up rules are applied • Status is determined • IG and KPIs become 32 characterunique ids for Upfront • XML document is updated • kpi.ini is updated • error log is produced

  22. Updating the Business Pack Publish • overwrites the html files with new information • publishes any new static images • presents the information to the KPI server Cube Updates Build • determine what Indicator groups will get built • determine what KPIs will get built • PPR files are opened behind the scenes to retreive most up to date data • roll up rules are applied to new numbers • new status is determined • previous status is kept • History is created or updated if required • determines if any new unique ids are needed • kpi.ini is updated • error log is produced

  23. XML and KPI Business Pack • The Business Pack is an XML document • Build phase embellishes the XML • Publish phase parses XML • Integration through a secondary XML document

  24. KPI Business Pack End User Authoring End User

  25. Customization • Templates • Style Sheets • Status definitions • User Defined Functions

  26. Customization – Templates C:\Program Files\Cognos\CognosKPI\templates\index.job C:\Program Files\Cognos\CognosKPI\templates\kpiupf.job

  27. Customization – Status Definitions Traffic Weather Smiley Faces traffic.ksm

  28. Customization – UDF’s • Data retrieval • Roll up rules • Publishing

  29. Q & A

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