Exceptional EPM Systems are an Exception

Aug 28, 2016 by Gary Cokins in Analytics for EPM/CPM

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Enterprise performance management (EPM) is not a process. It is the integration of six core managerial methods. Few have implemented all six, and those that have had not seamlessly integrated them. Fewer have embedded analytics into each of the methods. What are the six methods and why are they...

Are Analysts Primitive Homo Analyticus?

Aug 27, 2016 by Gary Cokins in Analytics for EPM/CPM

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In the evolutionary ladder once defined by Charles Darwin today’s business analytics professionals will evolve to become essential to support decision makers. They can add value beyond just analyzing data to assisting their organization to gain insights and make better decisions

Why Will Analytics Be the Next Competitive Edge?

Aug 24, 2016 by Gary Cokins in Analytics for EPM/CPM

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Commonly accepted strategies for companies to gain a competitive edge are low cost leadership, product or service differentiation, and segmented customer focus. But today, all three types of strategies are vulnerable to agile competitor actions. Competence with analytics will be an imperative to...

Data Integration by the Hour

Aug 21, 2016 by Henry H. Eckerson in Industry News and Analysis

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Flexing its newfound freedom as a private company, Informatica recently announced hourly pricing for the first time. Although Informatica has historically sold on-premises software for six figures and higher, it expects the new offerings will generate significant revenue. Informatica also expects...

Part III - Self-Service Workflows: Curate, Create, Consume

Aug 19, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Contrary to what many vendors proselytize, the goal of BI is to minimize the need for self-service, not maximize its use.