Microsoft Office PerformancePointTM Server 2007

With the information in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 , you can learn the best practices for managing business performance using Office PerformancePoint 2007 and related Microsoft tools. The specific end-user scenarios begin by describing the business requirements and objectives and end with detailed technical guidance for implementing performance management solutions. Leverage PerformancePoint with other key technologies, including SharePoint Server, SQL Server Business Intelligence tools and Office Excel and Excel Services. Use PerformancePoint for common performance management scenarios, including scorecarding, dashboarding, reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting. Microsoft Performance Management shows readers best practices for managing business performance using Office PerformancePoint 2007 and related Microsoft tools. They show how to leverage PerformancePoint with other key technologies, including SharePoint Server, SQL Server Business Intelligence tools--for example, SQL Server Analysis Services--and Office Excel and Excel Services. The authors--PerformancePoint product managers at Microsoft--show how to use PerformancePoint for common performance management scenarios, including scorecarding, dashboarding, reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting and f Notes; Chapter 9: Implementing Security Controls; Application-Level Security; Item-Level Security; Summary; Part III: PerformancePoint Planning; Chapter 10: Planning Overview; Product Overview; System Architecture; Clients; Web Services; Server; Application Concepts; Summary; Notes; Chapter 11: Application Components; Business Application Type Library; Dimensions; Models; Summary; Chapter 12: Business Rules; Calculation Engine Overview; Business Rules Defined; Financial Intelligence; Summary; Chapter 13: Data Integration; Data Integration Architecture; Data Integration Process Describes the features and functions of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, covering such topics as performance management theory, installation and configuration, and solution design and implementation.