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How poised are you to exploit your information for a competitive advantage?

Increasingly, organizations realize the significant value of managing their information and applying analytics to turn information into a competitive and strategic asset to drive their business forward. Organizations are also realizing that there is more to information management and business analytics than simply implementing technology. With many competing priorities and perspectives, organizations are focusing on internal alignment to ensure efficiency and to maintain the right balance between tactical and strategic objectives. To achieve this level of organizational maturity, there is a need for a comprehensive and strategic approach to leverage technology as well as people, processes and organizational culture.

 

Enterprise Business Analytics ProgramFunctional Areas

Your organizational requirements will determine the role for your enterprise Business Analytics CoE which may include some of these functional areas:

  • Business Analytics Program Management: Coordination of all information management and analytics efforts.
  • Data Stewardship & Governance: Implementation and support for enterprise data governance effort.
  • Internal Processes: Coordination and interaction between internal groups and functions.
  • Technologies Support and standardization of enterprise technologies.
  • Data Management: Coordination and support for enterprise data management.
  • Information Delivery: Using information and analytics to support business requirements.

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Benefits

Internal alignment between business and IT, more efficient use of resources, and access to timely and accurate information are among the top benefits for establishing enterprise Business Analytics Centers of Excellence. SAS market research titled "BI Maturity and Quest for Better Performance"indicates that organizations that have established a CoE actually improved their information management practices. The research also shows that effective information management practices and a sound BI strategy drive better organizational performance.

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