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2. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Why BI? Key Take Away Don’t wait for others to get things done. YOU move to action! You want to achieve goals? Then doing more of the same is not going to get you any better. WHY THINK BI? Many believe they have all the information they need to run their business Operation excellence is my prime objective no time for reporting! Deliver more and more of my ERP/SCM/HCM/CRM applications, react to day to day dousing of fires Improve Sales, Cut down costs, increase productivity, yet reduce workforce. Offshore everything possible! This is exactly what everyone is doing now! Doing more of the same is not going to get you where you want to be! Think Different! Think BI!

3. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. What Beholds Us? Technology Trends! Top 10 Strategic Economic Trends for 2015 1. Computing Everywhere 2. The Internet of Things 3. 3-D Printing 4. Advanced, Pervasive and Invisible Analytics 5. Context Rich Systems 6. Smart Machines 7. Cloud/Client Computing 8. Software Defined Applications and Infrastructure 9. Web Scale IT 10. Risk Based Security and Self-Protection

4. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Future Shock! “The current economic crisis shows the importance of trust and transparency in the information that organizations use to run their business. Integrate the analytical insights derived from this information into the decision-making processes throughout the company is the key to growth and opportunity” …………according to a Gartner Analyst.

5. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Pervasive Information! The sweet spot for innovation today is “moving down,” closer to the people, not up, because all the people together are smarter than anyone alone, and all the people now have the tools to invent and collaborate. Carlson’s Law: Bottom-Up versus Top-Down Ideas

6. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. White boarding - Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Business Intelligence

7. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Business Intelligence

8. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time Business Intelligence

9. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

10. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

11. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

12. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

13. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence Delayed & Inaccurate Reporting Conflicting Results Cross Functional Analysis only by IT Sub Optimal Performance

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15. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

16. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence Skill Sets

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19. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

20. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

21. © 2012| Step Ahead Solutions, Inc. Do not distribute without prior permission. Think BI ! Key Initiatives Conservative -Conserve Cash - Improve Control - Reduce Risk Aggressive -Manage Profits - Reduce Spend - Respond Quickly Current Challenges Business Pain Points -Lack of Visibility - Inability to pin point business indicators - Lack of Single Version of Truth - Wasted time IT Pain Points -Backlog of Requests - Resource Constraints - Complex IT Environments - Reduce Cost, Improve Productivity! Business Intelligence

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