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Olivier van Branteghem Partner Account Manager Microsoft Jack McKittrick Principal N12 Consulting

Microsoft BI - Introduction & Overview Demonstration by N12 Consulting Software capabilities you already own Add-on capabilities available now Wrap-up

Must evolve to meet today’s needs Rationalization occurring Not yet pervasive

Performance Management can give you the ability to Understand what is happening in the business Set a course for where you want to take the business Give you more confidence in your decisions Performance Management software has the potential to transform how people drive business performance

Human Resources HR Analytics, Headcount Planning, Talent Scorecards, OPEX Planning & Analytics Performance Management Applications Financial Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting, Consolidation, Management Reporting, Scorecards & Analytics Operational/Supply Chain/MFG Operational Dashboards, Supply Chain Analytics, Constraint Based Planning Sales/Customer/Marketing Analytic CRM, Sales Forecasting, Campaign Management & Analytics, Sales Scorecards “I need to improve our analytics capabilities so we can understand our current business performance and do a better job of planning for the future." “I need better visibility into my cost of operations so I can target specific cost reduction opportunities that won’t have a negative impact.” “I need better visibility into our pipeline performance so I can focus on deals that help me grow business with my most profitable customers.” “I need better visibility into our talent management so I can plan for growth and understand issues before they become troublesome.”

Specialized BI Tools BI for Everyone People Ready BI is… Ease-of-use through user experience integration Ease-of-use through user experience integration Most comprehensive BI offering in the industry Most comprehensive BI offering in the industry Economics & TCO to support wide-scale deployments Economics & TCO to support wide-scale deployments

Consolidation in the Market SAP/BOBJ, IBM/Cognos, Oracle/Hyperion Pervasive Business Intelligence Functional Performance Management Solutions Technology Innovation driving more affordable solutions

Complete and Integrated Offering Pervasive Business Intelligence & Performance Management Enterprise Grade & Affordable

DATA INTEGRATION OLAP ANALYSIS PLANNING DELIVERY REPORTING SCORECARD/ DASHBOARD DATA WAREHOUSING BI Platform End-user Tools Performance Management Applications

JD Group

Headquartered in Ottawa Experts in BI and Financial solutions for Government A Top 50 supplier of services to Government Proven experience with multiple ERP/vendor environments Practice based with committed consultants N12 invests in training its own consultants

Affordable SolutionsBI for GovernmentPart 1: What You Already OwnPart 2: Going To The Next LevelHow N12 Can Help

“In God we trust. All others bring data.” --Robert Hayden

Improve insight at low cost Measure and track operational and strategic performance Locate opportunities for improved cost management Identify under or over utilized resources Perform financial analysis on operations and strategic initiatives or projects

Microsoft BI requires SQL Server as the Data Warehouse… No! You can use Oracle, DB2, SAP BW or any ODBC compliant database.

Microsoft BI is “free” so it can’t be that good… Wrong! “Microsoft Emerges as a Serious BI Contender. The biggest takeaway from the conference was the surge of enterprise interest in Microsoft’s BI capabilities”

I don’t hear Microsoft talk about BI so it can’t be that important? Not true! BI and Performance Management were top 3 in Microsoft’s 2007 strategic objectives

Excel PerformancePoint Server SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server Analysis Services SQL Server DBMS SQL Server Integration Services SharePoint Server ReportsDashboardsExcelWorkbooksAnalyticViewsScorecardsPlans END USER TOOLS PLATFORM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DB/2 Legacy OLAP

PAA Structure Strategic Outcomes Votes Line Objects Free Balance Projects Encumbrance Two Sets of Books Treasury Board Reporting ATIP

What You Already Own

Excel 2003 PerformancePoint Server SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server Analysis Services SQL Server DBMS SQL Server Integration Services SharePoint Server ReportsDashboardsExcelWorkbooks Analytic ViewsScorecardsPlans END USER TOOLS PLATFORM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DB/2 Legacy OLAP

Business oriented Self service/self exploration High performance Simple to use Dimensionally structured Keeps users off business systems Multi-purpose

Mature Breadth Depth Scalable Open Architecture 2. Enterprise 3. Easy to Integrate 1. Proven

Data Warehouse

Excel 2003 & Microsoft Analysis Services

Professional, business quality reports Highly interactive Advanced charting Multiple formats.Net enabled Web delivery

Microsoft Reporting Services & Microsoft Analysis Services

No Software investment requiredMicrosoft BI is effective and economicSolutions to support Office 2003 and up Cubes are self-service, scalable and multi- purpose Compatibility with other vendor solutions

Going to the next level

Excel 2007 PerformancePoint Server SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server Analysis Services SQL Server DBMS SQL Server Integration Services SharePoint Server ReportsDashboardsExcelWorkbooksAnalyticViewsScorecardsPlans END USER TOOLS PLATFORM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DB/2 Legacy OLAP

Office 2007 & Microsoft Analysis Services

Decision Process Automation BICollaborationWorkflow

Scorecarding & dashboards Enterprise portal Integrated BI Collaboration Workflow Analytics Enterprise search Budgeting and Planning

Sharepoint, PerformancePoint Microsoft Analysis Services

Incremental valueIntegrates BI into the business processesLeverages the power of Office 2007Collaborative and workflow managementMature and proven BI solution

Help address immediate pressures for cost managementApproaching end of budget yearPressure to demonstrate application of cost control measuresIdentify new initiatives for the next budget yearIn many cases no investment in software requiredPressure to adopt expensive migration/upgrade options

One month $23K Dedicated senior resource Deliverables Overview Define key deliverables Create initial BI application Timeline and resource estimates Promotion until January 2008 Includes product roadmap recommendation

KEY STEPDELIVERABLES 1. Qualify Strategic Initiative Complete project charter including objectives and key deliverables 2. Identify Key MetricsIdentify and prioritize key processes Identify key metrics and dimensions 3. Select Key Measures for Initial PM Application Develop metric to measure map Develop measure and dimension to data source map Identify single data source metrics & dimensions 4. Build Single Source PM application Develop and launch pilot BI application Document metric and dimension definitions and data sources 5. Finalize Multisource Project Plan Product roadmap recommendation Timeline and resource estimates Final report and recommendation

Performance Management is a specialized discipline Organizational performance is complex It requires progressive evolution of the management system Proven/practiced Expertise Source: Competing on Analytics, Thomas H. Davenport, Harvard Business Review, January 2006

Leveraging existing investments in BIImproved insight at low cost N12 an experienced and proven BI service provider N12 Rapid Assessment Service

Complete End-to-End Offering Bringing BI to Everyone Pervasive BI - Bringing BI to Everyone Enterprise Ready & Affordable

Business User Focus Easy To Use Single Application For M-A-P Enterprise Grade

End-to-End BI Solution Enterprise Ready Proven Partner Community Bringing BI to Everyone

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