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MDEP B USINESS I NTELLIGENCE (BI) PROJECT KICK-OFF. “Introduction”. John Gagnon OIT Senior Programmer / Analyst John.R.Gagnon@Maine.gov. Who’s excited about attending a three hour BI p resentation?. What is Business Intelligence?.
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MDEP BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI) PROJECT KICK-OFF “Introduction” John Gagnon OIT Senior Programmer / Analyst John.R.Gagnon@Maine.gov
Who’s excited about attending a three hour BI presentation?
What is Business Intelligence? Business Intelligence transforms raw data into meaningful and useful informationin order to increase knowledge and support the decision making process.
Hans Rosling “Let My Dataset Change Your Mindset” (TED Talks – June 2009)
What are the attributes of ‘good’ BI? • Meaningful & Useful • Timely • Accurate • Consistent • Accessible • Flexible GOAL: Support the decision making process
Who is using BI Systems? • Finance • Sales & Marketing • Manufacturing • Maine Office of the State Controller • Maine Department of Health and Human Services • Maine Department of Transportation • Maine Department of Education
Q: So why does the DEP need BI? A: Because we have questions that will be difficult to answer without BI.
MDEP Application Tracking Systems ATS EFIS 58,395 apps 13,301 apps L&W PBR Gravel Pits 55,341 apps 934 apps
Add a Data Warehouse EFIS ATS 58,395 apps 13,301 apps 127,040 total applications (as of 5/6/2013) Gravel Pits L&W PBR 55,341 apps 934 apps
Voilà! The transformation from raw data to actionable information is complete!
The Many Electronic Systems Within DEP(Partial Listing) Common Billing Manifest MAIRIS EFIS Solid Waste ATS Tanks AECTS Gravel Pits SSTS EGAD eDMR SWF CTS Labworks Compliance RESCOM Others PBR Enforcement TOXSCAN DETOX CBI Scores of MS Access Databases Countless MS Excel Spreadsheets Institutional Controls