Interactive Reporting

Interactive Reporting Charles Fox, VP of Interactive Reporting Asia PacificJune 2008

Existing Business Issues • Today • Lack of visibility into real-time corporate performance • Problem • Dependence on IT to develop customised reports for analytics • Information is outdated and ‘flat’ vs. real-time and ‘interactive’ • Solution • Single Interactive User Interface for Analysing Data

Reporting Systems Attributes: Fixed, known formats, infrequent variations, multiple fonts & logos. Output Documents: Invoices, Purchase Orders, Checks, Receipts. Analysis: Sales, Purchasing, Productivity, Inventory. Dynamic, ad-hoc, drill-down, customisable, requirements are user specific. Internal Reports: Listings, Audit Trails, Transaction Logs. Fixed formats, minor variations.

Form Reports

Systematic Reports

Most ERP’s do great • Form Reports • Sales Invoices, Purchase Orders… • Systematic Reports • Ageing, Lists…

Traditional Analytical Reports Traditional Reporting Systems are inadequate for analysing your data. A Perfectly Good Report? Fixed Period Fixed Grouping Fixed Sorting No drill-down Fixed Totals

Cost vs. Benefits • Many BI tools have Analytics • Cost to Implement and Develop vary • Some tools – Extensivetraining and development • Man months to specify and develop • Building Cubes or Datamarts is very expensive • Long Return on Investment • Inflexible – not nimble Only cost justifiable / viable for large static Analytical needs

What about Ancillary Systems? • Many clients have ancillary systems • Scheduling, Tracking, Operational… • Many systems = Many Databases = Often Unique • Complex Cubes / Datamarts not cost justifiable

So we have a problem • These important systems operate without decision support • “It’s not measured and so it’s not managed” Vital line of business systems without proper Business Intelligence

The Solution Buy a Reporting Tool!

Sample of Complexity

Essence of Simplicity

Interactive Reporting Benefits • Pre-built templates to simplify implementation • Sales, Services, Jobs, Purchasing, Inventory, Time Billing • Simple Mapping : Template to Data • Fast implementation – days, not weeks or months • Nimble development • Web-based – no client install • Database and Vendor Independent

Benefits Continued… • Faster ROI with faster implementation • Changes in Strategy and KPI • Quickly change your Analytical Views • Low Cost Implementation • Across the board affordability • Graphics and Interactivity • Dashboard and Analytics in one product

Some of Our Valued Clients Confidential

Sales Performance Example KPI Salesperson profit margin must be > 25% Below KPI

Switch from Graph to Table Drill through Overall 22.03% margin It’s below 25%

Drill-down to Customer Drill through Negative margin

Drill to Item Sale Drill through Sold below cost!

Drill to Invoice Analysis Tools Allow Discovery. This helps determine what action to take. Actual Invoice

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Interactive Reporting