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Business Intelligence, What’s in It for Me?

Business Intelligence, What’s in It for Me?. Faron Kincheloe, Baylor University. So What is BI Anyway?. BI (Business Intelligence) is an umbrella term to describe a set of concepts and methods to improve decision-making by using fact-based support systems. Source: Wikipedia. Evolution of BI.

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Business Intelligence, What’s in It for Me?

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  1. Business Intelligence, What’s in It for Me? Faron Kincheloe, Baylor University

  2. So What is BI Anyway? BI (Business Intelligence) is an umbrella term to describe a set of concepts and methods to improve decision-making by using fact-based support systems. Source: Wikipedia

  3. Evolution of BI • What happened to my Data Warehouse? • Was it really a data warehouse? • Diverse definitions • Archived data • Transactional reporting center • Data Mart

  4. Evolution of BI • BI was there all along • Shift from past to present and future • Dashboards • Analytics • Forecasting

  5. Data Subjects in Institutional BI • Recruits • Applicants • Enrolled Students • Degrees Awarded • Retention • Employees • Financial • Aid awards • Tuition revenue • Expenses vs. Budget

  6. Typical Information Formats • Drillable Cubes • Stored Processes • Static Reports (PDF) • Interactive Excel Documents • Links to other web resources • Automated updates

  7. How Does BI Impact IR? • Make our jobs easier, right? • Self-service for users • Questions get tougher • Exposes data issues • Cleaner data • More organized data for IR • Ongoing maintenance • Users are hungry for more!

  8. Questions? Faron_Kincheloe@baylor.edu

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