The Business Case For BI: Now More Critical Than Ever

Air Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Cost: $250

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***This call was originally scheduled for August 12, 2009.

Who should attend: Business Process & Applications professionals

Description:

Even as IT reduces or holds budgets steady in many enterprise software sectors, business intelligence (BI) initiatives remain front and center in most enterprise business and IT agendas. As the demand for pervasive and comprehensive BI applications increases, the complexity and cost of large enterprise BI implementations are not easily reduced. Therefore it is now more critical than ever to demonstrate tangible value from BI by building bulletproof BI business cases. However, challenges including the gray boundary lines around which processes and tools to include, multiple BI components that typically need to be customized and integrated, and frequent unpredictability of BI system integration efforts make BI business cases an effort not for the faint of heart. This teleconference reviews the major categories of BI business cases, analyzes typical BI ROI components, and argues against building an all encompassing, enterprisewide "uber business case" for BI.

Agenda:

• Why are BI business cases tough to build?
• What are the different types and categories of BI business cases?
• Forrester's recommended best practices to create a successful BI business case

Technical requirements:

An Internet connection and a one-time download of the WebEx™ Player are required.