Financial Business Intelligence : Trends, Technology, Software Selection, and Implementation

Turn storehouses of data into a strategic tool Business intelligence has recently become a word used by almost every CFO, controller, and analyst. After having spent the last decade implementing Enterprise Resource Planning software and other mission critical solutions, companies now have large databases with transactional data sitting in their computer rooms. Now, finally, the technology has reached a point where it is possible- in almost real time-to quickly and easily analyze the financial data in the corporate databases, to be able to make more intelligent business decisions. This book will help financial managers understand the trends, technology, software selection, and implementation of financial business intelligence (financial BI) software. With a dictionary of business intelligence terms, a comprehensive list of Request for Proposal questions, and examples of popular financial business intelligence reroutes and user interfaces, this book enables managers to measure their companies' business intelligence and maximize its value. There is an increasing need for companies to quickly and easily analyze the financial data in their corporate databases and use the data to make more intelligent decisions about the future. This book helps financial managers understand the trends, technology, software selection, and implementation with regard to financial business intelligence (financial BI) software I did not find this book helpful. What a share that I spent my time on this...I could just as easily gotten all of this information from the ProClarity website at no charge and in about 10 minutes. As long as there has been business, there have been owners, managers, and investors trying to make sense of the numbers.