The Business Case For BI

As the demand for pervasive and comprehensive business intelligence (BI) applications increases, so do the complexity and cost of large enterprise BI implementations. Organizations must demonstrate tangible value from BI by building solid business cases in an area where cause and effect often are not straightforward. However, building a BI business case is not for the faint of heart, due to the gray areas around which processes and tools to include, the multiple BI components that typically need to be customized and integrated, and the frequent unpredictability of BI systems integration efforts.

This webinar, based on the business case report of the BI playbook, guides Application Development & Delivery (AD&D) Professionals and their business and enterprise architecture partners through the maze of BI business case categories and typical BI return on investment (ROI) components, and it identifies areas where quick wins may be possible. In addition, we feature results of a recent Forrester survey so that participants can benchmark their BI business case projections or results against peers.

Agenda:

• Don't Just Jump Into Creating A Hefty Enterprisewide BI Business Case
• Use Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) To Improve The Odds Of Success
• Apply "Start Small, Think Big" Wisdom To Defining BI Benefits
• Dissect Your Initial And Ongoing Deployment Costs
• Future Flexibility: Do You Create Or Jeopardize?
• Catalog The Risks And Uncertainties