Year: 2016

(Most) Self-Serve BI Tools will Create Data Anarchy– Myth#2

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February 11, 2016

Data Governance vs. Data AnarchyTrue Self-Serve BI Tools Will Compromise Data Governance

Debunking Common Business Intelligence Myths

Myth #2 – True Self-Serve BI Tools Will Compromise Data Governance

Today’s business intelligence market offers many options! But, never every business intelligence solution can help your self-serve initiative succeed. When an enterprise undertakes a business intelligence initiative or wishes to improve or upgrade its BI tools, it is easy to get lost in the hype and myth surrounding the market.

If your organization finds it difficult to sort through the buzz and choose the right BI tools, we are here to help.

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White Paper : Mobile Business Intelligence: A Unique ‘Design Once, Use Anywhere’ Approach

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February 10, 2016

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No matter how small or large, every organization has a mobile workforce, and every organization must make quick, confident decisions. If the enterprise wishes to make the best use of its IT and business resources, it must select a BI tool that can operate in a mobile work environment without the need for extensive customization or a myriad of dashboard versions and upgrades. A ‘Design Once, Use Anywhere’ approach to Business Intelligence ensures low TCO and rapid ROI, and it will support the needs of the organization now, and in the future and democratize mobile BI within organization.
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Ricky Saw the Light: Software Re-Engineering Isn’t Just About Expense!

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February 3, 2016

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I want to tell you about a conversation I had with my boss Ricky, regarding software re-engineering and the need to spruce up and improve our applications and websites to accommodate our customers, partners, suppliers and business users.

As soon as I sat down, Ricky said, ‘I don’t think software reengineering is worth the expense. We don’t really need it and we won’t get enough benefit.”

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User experience is tangible, measurable and quantifiable!

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February 2, 2016

Yes! No kidding, you can actually measure the satisfaction of the end users of your product.

Still not convinced?

Let’s explain how user experience design and your end user satisfaction could be measured.

1. Take your software to the market and assuming you have about 100 customers being introduced to your product
2. Bring in changes to the software and measure the changes in business activity i.e. Create, Retrieve, Update & Delete such basic functions
3. Wait for some time to track the business activities related to every function points
4. Before you bring in changes though, ensure that you know how it connects the following

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Don’t Wait to be Served! Self-Serve BI is the Way to Go!

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February 1, 2016

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Is there anyone left on the planet who thinks business intelligence (BI) is a luxury? Probably not! Everyone knows that measurable, integrated business intelligence is key to business success, both in the local and the global business market. All managers know that BI can improve productivity, strategic alignment, employee accountability and empowerment, and the quality of business decisions, and speed and effectiveness of market action.

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Elegant MicroWeb announces Salesforce Cloud Platform Development and Support Services

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January 29, 2016

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Elegant MicroWeb announces services for Salesforce Cloud Platform consulting and development services. The Salesforce Cloud platform offers powerful, scalable cloud platform to build web and mobile apps in very short development time, offering unbeatable TCO and ROI. “Our Salesforce development and support team provides expert services to support Salesforce customers and those who wish to migrate to a cloud-based environment,” says Kartik Patel, CEO of Elegant MicroWeb, “Our services include user interface design, development and customization of Apex components, controllers and triggers, Salesforce application development, and other related configuration, implementation, development and customization services on Salesforce1 cloud platform.”

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True Data Discovery Can Transform Business Users into Citizen Data Scientists

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January 27, 2016

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If you have BI Tools and you have business users who are expected to use these BI tools, you may be frustrated! Are your users struggling to understand a complex system, or are they restricted by dashboards created by IT to satisfy their needs? Is your data integration incomplete or inaccurate. Maybe you think you need business intelligence solution training for business users to become power users.

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SIX Questions and SIX Steps to Through-the-Roof, Human-Centric BI and Metrics-Driven Results

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January 21, 2016

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When considering a BI solution, focus on a human-centric approach to software design. The business is comprised of people (not machines) and software solutions must satisfy user needs, rather than focusing on a particular platform, framework or technology. This human-centric approach is critical to creating any kind of software or interface, but especially so when one considers business intelligence (BI) user interfaces and dashboards. Key Performance Indicators and metrics are key to business success but ease-of-use and intuitive displays, reporting and personalized dashboards are crucial if users are to leverage, and optimize BI solutions, to get the most out of data and information. But, showing the data is not all there is to design. You must show the data in a way that is intuitive and meaningful to users, no matter what their role, focus, function, or skill level.

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Customer Retention and Conversion. Great User Experience IS the Answer

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January 18, 2016

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At a conference last week, I ran into Rick, an old colleague from a previous employer. Rick told me about a problem he had with a drop-off in conversion on a business website. His company hired a consultant to upgrade their product sales website and create a mobile app so customers could browse and purchase products on smart phones. After the launch, the enterprise noticed a decline in sales on the site, and poor results in user adoption of the sales app.

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