Some say it's the latest rage in BI - except that it's not new. Your end users might call it "making do with Excel" or "my secret report that my IT buddy runs for me," but it's likely they're practicing operational BI. The question is, can users truly make sense of the numbers and can they share insights effectively? If not, can you afford to wait for a top-down operational BI initiative?So how can you help your end-users get the information they need and how can the enterprise ensure effective analysis and collaboration? There are better options than disconnected spreadsheets and disparate reports.

In this WebCast, Intelligent Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Doug Henschen discusses the trends toward pervasive BI and operational decision support and how they can be improved with planning, leadership and the right tools. Elissa Fink of Tableau Software will then demonstrate the advantages of data visualization software.
You'll learn:

• How to recognize opportunities for grass roots decision support

• Ways to ensure integrated data, easy-to-use tools, and real-time access to data
• How to move beyond simple reporting to in-depth analytics
• Approaches that ensure quick-wins and repeatable successes
• How to foster collaborative analysis and effective sharing of insight

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