What BI Architects and Admins Need to Know about SAP BusinessObjects BI4

January 12, 2016 Dallas Marks Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

I’d like to share some best practices for training BI administrators and architects in your organization. Because they will ultimately lead a major BI upgrade, administrators need training before a major project begins, not a few days or weeks before a go-live like other stakeholders. While there are many facets to upgrading your SAP BI system, I’m focusing on the need for BI architects and administrators to understand the BI4 platform’s new tools, new architecture and new monitoring capabilities.

What BI Architects and Admins Need to Know about SAP BusinessObjects BI4

January 12, 2016 Dallas Marks Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Preparing Your Universe Design Staff for SAP’s Information Design Tool

September 17, 2015 Dallas Marks Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

With product support for earlier versions of SAP BusinessObjects ending on December 31, 2015, many organizations are upgrading to the latest version, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BO BI) platform 4.1. As part of any BI upgrade plan, project managers should budget and schedule training for both end users and the IT personnel who support the BI system. With the Bi 4.1 upgrade in particular, it’s important that key personnel receive classroom training for the Information Design Tool.

Scorecards – Not Just for Tracking Your Golf Score

May 14, 2015 Jim Brogden Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Keeping a scorecard isn’t just for weekend golfers or cricket aficionados; it’s also for tracking results in business. Keeping score, or grading performance, can be reviewed at a very high level for executive analysis or at a much more granular and detailed level for analysts and department managers. But regardless of the role, the primary object is the same — monitor and manage KPIs to make the most strategic and tactical decisions for the organization based on their findings.