Business Intelligence Practice 
Overview 
Mark Laurance 
Managing Partner 
Aliante Consulting Group Confidential
What 
is 
Business 
Intelligence? 
Business Intelligence is a methodology of bringing critical information 
to key decision makers through technology and process that enables: 
• Actionable Reporting 
• Business Transformation 
• Change Management 
• Performance Improvement 
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Business 
Intelligence 
Perspec4ve 
Envision Execute Enable 
• What does the Business Do? 
• What are Strategic Goals? 
• What are Key Resources (Man- 
Machine-Method)? 
• What are Key Investments? 
Context 
Defining 
your 
organiza.ons 
needs 
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• How is our Performance? 
• What capabilities or changes are we 
enabling? 
• Governance: 
• Are our measurements 
supporting the strategic 
direction that we established? 
• Should we be doing more of 
X? less of Y? 
Capability... 
Delivering 
World 
Class 
Services 
• What are we measuring? 
• Are our measurements 
actionable? 
• Who are the stakeholders, etc. 
• Are we measuring the right 
things? 
• What criteria constitutes success? 
• What actions do we take when we 
are not performing to plan? 
• Digging deeper to answer 
questions 
• What Insight can we take from our 
measures? 
Analysis 
and 
Insight… 
Delivering 
ac.onable 
repor.ng
Efficient 
architectures 
are 
central 
to 
achieving 
strategic 
goals 
and 
objec4ves 
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Data 
Transformations 
Security 
Analysis 
Scheduling 
Business 
Rules 
Notification 
Services 
Data Consolidation 
Data Warehouse 
Data Sources 
Standard 
Reporting 
Services 
Ad Hoc Reports 
Balanced Scorecards 
Digital Dashboards 
Context 
Analysis 
Insight
Envision 
• What does the Business 
Do? 
• What are Strategic Goals? 
• What are Key Resources 
(Man-Machine-Method)? 
• What are Key 
Investments? 
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Scheduling 
Business 
Rules 
Notification 
Services 
Context 
KPI’s 
Metrics 
BI Lifecycle
Execute 
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Analysis: 
• MS SQL 
• SharePoint 
• Excel 
• Tableau 
• QlickView 
• BIRT 
Data 
Transformations 
Security 
Analysis 
Scheduling 
Business 
Rules 
Notification 
Services 
Data Consolidation 
Data Warehouse 
Data Sources 
Context 
Analysis 
Sources: 
• Structured 
• Unstructured 
• Hadoop 
• Application 
Databases 
• Web Analytics 
KPI’s 
Metrics 
BI Lifecycle
Aliante Consulting Group Confidential 
Data 
Transformations 
Security 
Analysis 
Scheduling 
Business 
Rules 
Notification 
Services 
Data Consolidation 
Data Warehouse 
Data Sources 
Standard 
Reporting 
Services 
Ad Hoc Reports 
Balanced Scorecards 
Digital Dashboards 
Context 
Analysis 
Insight 
Enable 
Analysis: 
• MS SQL 
• SharePoint 
• Excel 
• Tableau 
• QlickView 
• BIRT 
Sources: 
• Structured 
• Unstructured 
• Hadoop 
• Application 
Databases 
• Web Analytics 
KPI’s 
Metrics 
BI Lifecycle
Efficient Architectures Central to Achieving Goals 
and Objectives 
Aliante Consulting Group Confidential 
Data 
Transformations 
Security 
Desktop Computers 
Analysis 
Scheduling 
Business 
Rules 
Notification 
Services 
Laptops 
Tablet Computers 
Mobile Devices 
Data Consolidation 
Data Warehouse 
Data Sources
Business 
Intelligence 
Overview 
World-class BI organizations are built with a combination of technology, process and information 
Business Customers, 
Priorities and Requirements 
Aliante Consulting Group Confidential 
Information 
Technology and Service Delivery 
Capable... 
Delivering 
World 
class 
services 
Aligned… 
Defining 
your 
organiza.ons 
needs 
Standard 
Reports 
Scorecards 
Performance 
Measures 
Analytics 
Governance and Service 
Management 
Valuable… 
Delivering 
ac.onable 
repor.ng
Services Service Description and Sample Deliverables 
Business Intelligence 
Roadmap 
Development 
Comprehensive analysis of your organizations demands, capabilities, dependencies and the 
development of the plan needed to satisfy your customer demands 
• Capability Definition, Customer Demand Definition and Gap Analysis 
• Enterprise Architecture Definition (Business, Information, Application and Infrastructure) 
• Improvement Roadmap Definition 
Business Intelligence 
Solution Selection 
and Design 
Selection and design of solutions to improve your understanding of your business and support 
decision-making through increased visibility to financial, customer, product, and organizational 
performance 
• Business Requirements Analysis and Selection Criteria Definition 
• Solution Evaluation, Selection and Design 
Business 
Transformation and 
Change Management 
Implementation of the business processes and infrastructure needed to support the new 
capabilities and growth of your businesses intelligence organization 
• Master Data Management and Governance 
• Demand and Portfolio Management Process Implementation 
• Helpdesk and Support Team Center of Excellence Design and Implementation 
• Delivery Management (SDLC) and Application Management Process Implementation 
• User and support team change management from education to acceptance 
Business Intelligence 
Solution 
Implementation 
Implementation of actionable business solutions that may include warehousing, analytics, 
reporting, dashboarding, scorecarding, advanced visualization and modeling 
• Requirements Analysis, Solution Selection, Solution Design, Solution Development, Testing, 
Deployment and Transition 
Aliante Consulting Group Confidential 
SAMPLE 
deliverables 
outlined, 
deliverables 
will 
vary 
depending 
upon 
our 
client’s 
needs 
Business 
Intelligence 
Offering

BI Practice Overview

  • 1.
    Business Intelligence Practice Overview Mark Laurance Managing Partner Aliante Consulting Group Confidential
  • 2.
    What is Business Intelligence? Business Intelligence is a methodology of bringing critical information to key decision makers through technology and process that enables: • Actionable Reporting • Business Transformation • Change Management • Performance Improvement Aliante Consulting Group Confidential
  • 3.
    Business Intelligence Perspec4ve Envision Execute Enable • What does the Business Do? • What are Strategic Goals? • What are Key Resources (Man- Machine-Method)? • What are Key Investments? Context Defining your organiza.ons needs Aliante Consulting Group Confidential • How is our Performance? • What capabilities or changes are we enabling? • Governance: • Are our measurements supporting the strategic direction that we established? • Should we be doing more of X? less of Y? Capability... Delivering World Class Services • What are we measuring? • Are our measurements actionable? • Who are the stakeholders, etc. • Are we measuring the right things? • What criteria constitutes success? • What actions do we take when we are not performing to plan? • Digging deeper to answer questions • What Insight can we take from our measures? Analysis and Insight… Delivering ac.onable repor.ng
  • 4.
    Efficient architectures are central to achieving strategic goals and objec4ves Aliante Consulting Group Confidential Data Transformations Security Analysis Scheduling Business Rules Notification Services Data Consolidation Data Warehouse Data Sources Standard Reporting Services Ad Hoc Reports Balanced Scorecards Digital Dashboards Context Analysis Insight
  • 5.
    Envision • Whatdoes the Business Do? • What are Strategic Goals? • What are Key Resources (Man-Machine-Method)? • What are Key Investments? Aliante Consulting Group Confidential Scheduling Business Rules Notification Services Context KPI’s Metrics BI Lifecycle
  • 6.
    Execute Aliante ConsultingGroup Confidential Analysis: • MS SQL • SharePoint • Excel • Tableau • QlickView • BIRT Data Transformations Security Analysis Scheduling Business Rules Notification Services Data Consolidation Data Warehouse Data Sources Context Analysis Sources: • Structured • Unstructured • Hadoop • Application Databases • Web Analytics KPI’s Metrics BI Lifecycle
  • 7.
    Aliante Consulting GroupConfidential Data Transformations Security Analysis Scheduling Business Rules Notification Services Data Consolidation Data Warehouse Data Sources Standard Reporting Services Ad Hoc Reports Balanced Scorecards Digital Dashboards Context Analysis Insight Enable Analysis: • MS SQL • SharePoint • Excel • Tableau • QlickView • BIRT Sources: • Structured • Unstructured • Hadoop • Application Databases • Web Analytics KPI’s Metrics BI Lifecycle
  • 8.
    Efficient Architectures Centralto Achieving Goals and Objectives Aliante Consulting Group Confidential Data Transformations Security Desktop Computers Analysis Scheduling Business Rules Notification Services Laptops Tablet Computers Mobile Devices Data Consolidation Data Warehouse Data Sources
  • 9.
    Business Intelligence Overview World-class BI organizations are built with a combination of technology, process and information Business Customers, Priorities and Requirements Aliante Consulting Group Confidential Information Technology and Service Delivery Capable... Delivering World class services Aligned… Defining your organiza.ons needs Standard Reports Scorecards Performance Measures Analytics Governance and Service Management Valuable… Delivering ac.onable repor.ng
  • 10.
    Services Service Descriptionand Sample Deliverables Business Intelligence Roadmap Development Comprehensive analysis of your organizations demands, capabilities, dependencies and the development of the plan needed to satisfy your customer demands • Capability Definition, Customer Demand Definition and Gap Analysis • Enterprise Architecture Definition (Business, Information, Application and Infrastructure) • Improvement Roadmap Definition Business Intelligence Solution Selection and Design Selection and design of solutions to improve your understanding of your business and support decision-making through increased visibility to financial, customer, product, and organizational performance • Business Requirements Analysis and Selection Criteria Definition • Solution Evaluation, Selection and Design Business Transformation and Change Management Implementation of the business processes and infrastructure needed to support the new capabilities and growth of your businesses intelligence organization • Master Data Management and Governance • Demand and Portfolio Management Process Implementation • Helpdesk and Support Team Center of Excellence Design and Implementation • Delivery Management (SDLC) and Application Management Process Implementation • User and support team change management from education to acceptance Business Intelligence Solution Implementation Implementation of actionable business solutions that may include warehousing, analytics, reporting, dashboarding, scorecarding, advanced visualization and modeling • Requirements Analysis, Solution Selection, Solution Design, Solution Development, Testing, Deployment and Transition Aliante Consulting Group Confidential SAMPLE deliverables outlined, deliverables will vary depending upon our client’s needs Business Intelligence Offering