This month's edition of the BPM newsletter features two timely articles that are sure to assist you in your performance management initiatives. I encourage you to continue to use the Business Intelligence Network as your premier source for information regarding business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing and information quality.
Warm regards,
Best and Worst of Performance Management in 2007
by Craig Schiff
The best and worst of performance management mergers, trends and business decisions.
The Transition from Spreadsheet Budgets to a Packaged Application
by John Colbert
In many cases, small and medium-sized businesses still manage the difficult and error-prone process of budgeting on spreadsheets, even though Excel's capabilities are often inadequate to support the critical nature of budgeting and forecasting.
The Business Case for Pre-Built Business Intelligence Applications
January 24 at 2 p.m. ET
Join Colin White for this informative web event on how to use your business data to uncover future opportunities and explore current business performance. All attendees will receive a $5 gift card to Amazon.com.
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Open Source Business Intelligence: The BI Revolution
February 7 at 2 p.m. ET
Looking for a fresh solution for business intelligence? Join Claudia Imhoff to learn about the power of open source BI.
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Back by popular demand! Data Quality the First Order of Business for any BI Project
On-Demand Event
Looking to increase returns for your business? Lets start with the data. Join us as we discuss the critical role data quality plays in business intelligence processes.
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Raise the Bar Access Fresh Data for Improved Business Intelligence and Gain Competitive Advantage
On-Demand Event
Enterprise business intelligence users demand access to the most current data in order to provide accurate information and enable rapid decision making. Learn how to obtain this in your organization.
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2008 Dynamic Planning & Budgeting Conference
February 5-7, Miami, FL
Attend this conference to learn the tools to build an agile and performance-focused organization. Learn how to optimize forecasting and budgeting cycles, develop accurate and flexible forecasting processes, and assess technology tools to support your planning process. BeyeNETWORK users receive $400 off ticket price use code Beye08.
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Global Performance Forum II - Innovations in Performance Management
April 29-May 1, Orlando, FL
Join the Global Strategic Management Institute and over 200 executives at the performance management event of the year BeyeNETWORK readers get 15% off use code GSMIBeye.
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