Successful Business Intelligence,Second Edition: Unlock the Value of BI & Big Data

Successful Business Intelligence,Second Edition 版本:‏ Unlock the Value of BI & Big Data
by Cindi Howson
Pages: 336 pages
Publisher finelybook 出版社:‏ McGraw-Hill Education; 2 edition (1 Nov. 2013)
Language 语言: English
ISBN-10: 007180918X
ISBN-13: 9780071809184
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Revised to cover new advances in business intelligence―big data,cloud,mobile,and more―this fully updated bestseller reveals the latest techniques to exploit BI for the highest ROI.
“Cindi has created,with her typical attention to details that matter,a contemporary forward-looking guide that organizations could use to evaluate existing or create a foundation for evolving business intelligence / analytics programs. The book touches on strategy,value,people,process,and technology,all of which must be considered for program success. Among other topics,the data,data warehousing,and ROI comments were spot on. The ‘technobabble’ chapter was brilliant!” ―Bill Frank,Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Program Manager,Johnson & Johnson
“If you want to be an analytical competitor,you’ve got to go well beyond business intelligence technology. Cindi Howson has wrapped up the needed advice on technology,organization,strategy,and even culture in a neat package. It’s required reading for quantitatively oriented strategists and the technologists who support them.” ―Thomas H. Davenport,President’s Distinguished Professor,Babson College and co-author,Competing on Analytics
“Cindi has created an exceptional,authoritative description of the end-to-end business intelligence ecosystem. This is a great read for those who are just trying to better understand the business intelligence space,as well as for the seasoned BI practitioner.” ―Sully McConnell,Vice President,Business Intelligence and Information Management,Time Warner Cable
“Cindi’s book succinctly yet completely lays out what it takes to deliver BI successfully. IT and business leaders will benefit from Cindi’s deep BI experience,which she shares through helpful,real-world definitions,frameworks,examples,and stories. This is a must-read for companies engaged in – or considering – BI.” ―Barbara Wixom,PhD,Principal Research Scientist,MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research
Expanded to cover the latest advances in business intelligence such as big data,cloud,mobile,visual data discovery,and in-memory computing,this fully updated bestseller by BI guru Cindi Howson provides cutting-edge techniques to exploit BI for maximum value. Successful Business Intelligence: Unlock the Value of BI & Big Data,Second Edition describes best practices for an effective BI strategy. Find out how to:
Garner executive support to foster an analytic culture
Align the BI strategy with business goals
Develop an analytic ecosystem to exploit data warehousing,analytic appliances,and Hadoop for the right BI workload
Continuously improve the quality,breadth,and timeliness of data
Find the relevance of BI for everyone in the company
Use agile development processes to deliver BI capabilities and improvements at the pace of business change
Select the right BI tools to meet user and business needs
Measure success in multiple ways
Embrace innovation,promote successes and applications,and invest in training
Monitor your evolution and maturity across various factors for impact
Exclusive industry survey data and real-world case studies from Medtronic,Macy’s,1-800 CONTACTS,The Dow Chemical Company,Netflix,Constant Contact,and other companies show successful BI initiatives in action.
From Moneyball to Nate Silver,BI and big data have permeated our cultural,political,and economic landscape. This timely,up-to-date guide reveals how to plan and deploy an agile,state-of-the-art BI solution that links insight to action and delivers a
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1.BI and Big Data from the Business Side
2.Technobabble: Components of a Business Intelligence Architecture
3.The Business Intelligence Front-End: More Than a Pretty Face
4.Measures of Success
5.Catalysts for Success: The LOFT Effect
6.Executive Support and Culture
7.The Business-IT Partnership
8.D Is for Data
9.Relevance
10.Agile Development
11.Organizing for Success
12.The Right Bl Tool for the Right User
13.Other Secrets to Success
14.The Future of Business Intelligence
Appendix A: Successful Bl Survey Demographics
Appendix B: Recommended Resources
Notes
Successful Business Intelligence 2nd Edition 9780071809184.pdf