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Business Intelligence (BI)

Use the information you already have to find the following answers: 1. Give you answers much more quickly than analysis. 2. Allow you to change variables and test different scenarios. 3. Give you very rapid feedback from your new activities. Quickly Identify and pinpoint: 1. Sales areas 2. Products 3. Customers 4. Geographies 5. Attributes This information can allow you to: 1. Choose enemies to focus on 2. Find weaknesses 3. Identify stronger enemies and then analyze why they're prospering Other areas of analysis than can also provide meaningful insight: 1. Potential bottlenecks to growth. 2. Focus on an organizational ability to meet the demands of an increased level of activity. Business Intelligence (BI) 1. Performance 2. Integrating Data from External Sources 3. Usability