Simpler BI Todd Hill June 15, 2012

THE BI CHALLENGE

BI OBSTACLES Clunky and cumbersome BI tools. “I just want a tool that that’s as fast and easy to use as Google.” Ill-defined BI customer requirements. “It is exactly what I asked for but it is not what I want.” Long lead times for BI delivery. Lack of governance. Inconsistent operational definitions and business rules.

SIMPLER BI TOOLS Notre Dame has opted to go with Microsoft BI Tools because: We think they are simpler for our customers. Most already use Excel for data analytics Central IT has a lot of experience with Microsoft BI tools (and so do many of our decentralized IT staff) We already own the licensing for the Microsoft tools We already have the necessary infrastructure in place e.g. SharePoint

SIMPLER BI APPROACHES BI 3 Circle ModelTHINK BIG, start small