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As you embark on performance management projects or continue working with solutions already in place, you will find the two articles in this issue of interest. My article, Performance Management on the Back Burner, examines why many performance management projects never move from the "wish" list to the "approved" list. One of the most common causes is that many performance management projects begin from the bottom up rather than the top down. Only when the consequences of this approach are clearly outlined can an organization truly benefit from business performance management.

In the second article, Proactive Operational Business Performance Management, Reid Karabush discusses the value of this emerging phase of performance management. He also explains why an operational business performance management solution must address proactive analytics and unstructured data.

I encourage you to make the Business Intelligence Network your premier source for information regarding business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing and information quality.

In This Issue

Performance Management on the Back Burner
by Craig Schiff
Once the benefits of business performance management are clearly outlined, approval of the project will not be an obstacle.

Proactive Operational Business Performance Management
by Reid Karabush
Proactive analytics and unstructured data are the key components of an operational business performance management solution.

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