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January 25 Microsoft BI Strategy UpdateFrom Nic Smith on the Microsoft BI team: http://blogs.msdn.com/bi/archive/2009/01/23/microsoft-bi-strategy-update.aspx Hi everyone, I wanted to provide an important update on the Microsoft BI strategy! For over ten years we’ve been on a mission to deliver BI to everyone in the organization, and have made strides towards achieving this goal through the broadly adopted tools of SharePoint, Excel, and the SQL Server BI platform. Based on customer feedback, we’re announcing today that Microsoft is consolidating the scorecard, dashboard, and analytical capabilities from PerformancePoint Server into SharePoint Server as PerformancePoint Services, making these capabilities available to millions of SharePoint users around the world. This move helps us extend our vision to deliver BI more broadly to everyone in the organization at a lower total cost of ownership. Our customers keep telling us—my IT spend is not going up—how can you help me? Well, help has officially arrived! Now you might be wondering what will happen with rest of PerformancePoint Server? In mid 2009, we will release PerformancePoint Server 2007 “Service Pack 3” which will include updates to the product’s planning module. Thereafter, our customers and partners should not expect further investment in standalone versions of PerformancePoint Server. Throughout this process the support of our planning customers is our top priority. But in the end, these changes enable our customers around the world to deploy a complete BI solution in many cases with existing investments in SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and Excel, the most widely used analysis and planning tool in market today! Want more information? Take a few minutes and watch this video with Guy Weismantel, Director of Microsoft BI. In it, Guy explains these changes and the future value Microsoft customers will gain from this strategy. Thanks, March 13 Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.18 - MarchContents:
Training: online and regional options
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March 13
Seattle, WA
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How does it all stack up?
BI with SQL 2008, PerformancePoint Server and SharePoint
March 25, 9am-12pm
Omaha, NE
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Gartner BI Summit
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Microsoft Executive Roundtable
Business Intelligence
April 10, 11:30am
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TDWI World Conference
May 11-16
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Tech-Ed 2008
June 3-6 (Developers); June 10-13 (IT Professionals)
Orlando, FL
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Microsoft BI Conference
Oct 6-8
Seattle, WA
Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
Click here to register:
March 18, 11am (PST)
April 8, 11am (PST)
April 22, 11am (PST)
TechNet Webcast
Microsoft Business Intelligence for SAP Netweaver
March 13 @ 9:30am (PST)
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PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Insight at Your Fingertips
Education Technology and Solutions Webcast Series
March 20 @ 10:30am (PST)
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Advanced Dashboard Creation with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
March 28 @ 8am (PST)
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Upgrade SQL Now – Live Meeting Series
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April 8 @ 12pm (PST)
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Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Online: BSM & ProClarity
Business Intelligence Education Services
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (3 day) - click here for more info
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Technical Forums: PPS Monitoring and Analytics, PPS
Planning
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Case Studies: Energizer, Oticon,
Skanska, Gemplus,
Capella, CompUSA,
Premier Bankcard, ITV,
Coppin State University, Amaren
Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007
Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)
On-Demand Webcasts ‘with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server’:
Sample Data : Monitoring, Planning
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
ProClarity
Technical Forum: ProClarity
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter
SQL Server 2005
Channel 9: Business Intelligence Platform Overview
SQL Server 2008
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
Whitepaper: Business Intelligence, Data
Warehousing
Analysis Services
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis
Services
SharePoint Server 2007
Data Mining
Dynamics
Microsoft & BI Blogs
Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint
– PerformancePoint Server
Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS
Planning Features!
Nick Barclay’s BI Blog –PerformancePoint Server resources
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI Blog – SQL 2005 resources
Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky
– Deep Insights into SSAS & MDX
Prologika (Teo Lachev’s Weblog) –
Reporting Services insights
Direct Reports (Brian Welcker’s Weblog)
- Reporting Services
The Data Puzzle – Solving the Enterprise Data Puzzle with Microsoft BI
OLAP Report - summaries
Analyst Reports
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Technet Virtual Labs
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Jason Morales
Solution Specialist - Microsoft Business Intelligence
Office: (208) 319-2273
Mobile: (208) 949-4365
February 26 Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.17 - FebruaryContents:
Training: online and regional options
Resources: whitepapers, case studies, datasheets, webcasts, books, etc
Hot Topics
Subscribe to learn more about Gartner’s 2008 Magic Quadrant for BI Platforms
Training: Microsoft BI Bootcamps
Seattle, WA: 3/10-13
Click here for more info
Minneapolis, MN: 5/19-23
Beaverton, OR: 6/9-13
Click here for more info
Upcoming Events
Managing Performance with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint
When: Feb 28, 9-11am (PST)
Where: Mountain View, CA
Click here to register
The Value of Business Intelligence
When: March 13
Where: Seattle, WA
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Gartner BI Summit
When: April 1-3
Where: Chicago, IL
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Microsoft BI Conference
When: Oct 6-8
Where: Seattle, WA
Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Webcast Demo
Click here to register:
Intellinet Webcast
Business Intelligence Demystified
When: Feb 27 @ 10am (PST)
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TechNet Webcast
Advanced Dashboard Creation with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)
When: March 28 @ 8am (PST)
Click here to register
Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Business Intelligence Education Services
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (3 day) - click here for more info
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft BI Bootcamp (5 day) - click here for more info
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Technical Forums: PPS Monitoring and Analytics, PPS
Planning
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Case Studies: Energizer, Oticon,
Skanska, Gemplus,
Capella, CompUSA,
Premier Bankcard, ITV,
Coppin State University, Amaren
Books on PerformancePoint Server 2007
Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 (not released yet)
On-Demand Webcasts ‘with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server’:
Sample Data : Monitoring, Planning
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
ProClarity
Technical Forum: ProClarity
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter
SQL Server 2005
Channel 9: Business Intelligence Platform Overview
SQL Server 2008
Demo: SQL Server 2008 Overview
Datasheet: Business Intelligence
Whitepaper: Business Intelligence, Data
Warehousing
Analysis Services
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis
Services
SharePoint Server 2007
Data Mining
Dynamics
Microsoft & BI Blogs
Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint
– PerformancePoint Server
Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS
Planning Features!
Nick Barclay’s BI Blog –PerformancePoint Server resources
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI Blog – SQL 2005 resources
Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky
– Deep Insights into SSAS & MDX
Prologika (Teo Lachev’s Weblog) –
Reporting Services insights
Direct Reports (Brian Welcker’s Weblog)
- Reporting Services
The Data Puzzle – Solving the Enterprise Data Puzzle with Microsoft BI
OLAP Report - summaries
Analyst Reports
Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
Technet Virtual Labs
News Links & Press Releases
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Solution Specialist - Microsoft Business Intelligence
Office: (208) 319-2273
Mobile: (208) 949-4365
February 09 Microsoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top RankingMicrosoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top Ranking
The company makes a surprise leap ahead of Business Objects and Cognos in its ability to execute on BI products and pricing.
Business Objects and Cognos have long been considered the leaders in business intelligence platforms. But in a surprising new report, Gartner
ranks Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) ahead of those companies in its ability to execute.
February 08 New Microsoft BI Blog on MSDNWelcome to what we hope will become the definitive blog on business intelligence, THE BI Blog. Not too huge of a goal or vision, huh? There are already some great blogs out there on all different aspects
of business intelligence and performance management--from those dedicated to showing how to build applications, to those that take a more business oriented approach to the discipline of BI and EPM. Our expectation is that we'll have a little bit of both sides
of the fence represented in this blog as we kick-it off and establish what's fast becoming the biggest community in the industry around Microsoft BI solutions.
Microsoft is doing some great things in business intelligence, and whether it's from the customer, partner, developer, implementer, or marketing side of things, we'll be on top of it here to ensure you're up
to speed on this fast growing business.
Off we go!
Guy Weismantel
December 18 Office Hours: How Bill Gates uses OfficeBill Gates
People are often curious about which applications and technology I use, and if there are features in the new version of Office that have changed the way I work. Without a doubt, the 2007 Microsoft Office system enables me to get my work done more easily
and quickly than before.
If you visit my office, you will probably notice right away that I have three large flat screen displays that sit together and are synchronized so they work like a single very wide display. The large display area enables me to work very efficiently. I
keep my Outlook 2007 Inbox open on the screen to the left so I can see new messages as they come in. I usually have the message or document that I'm currently reading or writing in the center screen. The screen on the right is where I have room to open up a
browser or look at a document that someone has sent me in e-mail.
SQL Server 2008 DemoGreat SQL Server 2008 demo, includes BI as a core pillar: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/overviewdemo/
December 13 PerformancePoint Server video from launchI was looking over Ben Tamblyn's blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/btamblyn/) and came across a great video from the PerformancePoint Server 2007 launch: http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?from=shared&showPlaylist=true&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:00c59c4f-c589-4285-9123-d2adceb567b2. Some great cameos from the team! :)
November 12 The Rational Guide to PerformancePoint Server 2007Congrats to Nick, Adrian, Peter and Corey on their new PerformancePoint books!
Jason Morales' Microsoft BI Update v.14 - NovemberAnother great Microsoft BI update from Jason Morales:
Hot Topics
PerformancePoint and BI resources have been arriving fast and furiously. Scroll down to the Resources section to check out the latest Operations and Deployment Guides, new sample data sets, online trainings, on-demand
webcasts and whitepapers.
And on top of it all, this month marks the release of The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office
PerformancePoint Server 2007… (Nick Barclay, Adrian Downes)
Upcoming Events
Extending CRM Analytics via Microsoft BI Products
When: Nov 13 (Tue) @ 9-11am
Where: Denver, CO
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St Louis BI/PerformancePoint Roundtable
When: Nov 28 (Wed) @ 8-10am
Where: St. Louis, MO
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Omaha BI & Wine Tasting Event
When: Dec 6 (Thurs) @ 430-8pm
Where: Omaha, NE
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Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Demo
When: Nov 13 (Tue), 11am PDT
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When: Oct 30 (Tue), 11am PDT
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Monthly Reporting with PerformancePoint Server 2007
When: Nov 16 (Fri), 1pm PDT
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SQL Server 2008: Expanding Business Intelligence Capabilities
When: Dec 6 (Thurs), 1pm PDT
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Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Business Intelligence Education Services
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 1: PPS – Leveraging PerformancePoint in your BI Solution
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 2: PPS - Planning
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 3: PPS - Monitoring
Online Training Webcasts - (keyword = performancepoint)
Resources
Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Book: The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with… (pre-order form: Available 11/15)
Book: The Rational Guide to Planning with… ((pre-order form: Available 12/15)
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
Sample: Monitoring Data here
Sample: Planning Data here
Data Import Wizard for Microsoft Dynamics AX Tool here
Scorecard Migration Tool here
ProClarity
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2008
What’s New in AS2008? (blog)
Analysis Services
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in
SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
SharePoint Server 2007
Data Mining
Dynamics
Microsoft & BI Blogs
Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint
– PerformancePoint Server
Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS
Planning Features!
Nick Barclay’s BI Blog –PerformancePoint Server resources
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI Blog – SQL 2005 resources
Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky
– Deep Insights into SSAS & MDX
Prologika (Teo Lachev’s Weblog) –
Reporting Services insights
Direct Reports (Brian Welcker’s Weblog)
- Reporting Services
The Data Puzzle – Solving the Enterprise Data Puzzle with Microsoft BI
Microsoft BI Partners
OLAP Report - summaries
Analyst Reports
Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
More News Links & Press Releases
November 08 Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 available nowViva la PerformancePoint! Viva!
This note just went out to the Microsoft Connect subscriber base on PerformancePoint:
Product Information:
Community Information
We are happy to announce the Microsoft Forums for Microsoft PerformancePoint Server, ProClarity and Master Data Management. Learn more about these new Forums by reading
the announcement on the New Microsoft PerformancePoint Server 2007 Forums. (https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=6853&SiteID=181)
Documentation and Training
Check out the Office Developer Portal (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb660518.aspx)
and TechCenter (http://technet.microsoft.com/office/performancepoint/default.aspx)
for deployment and operations guides, technical whitepapers and 'how-to' help and tips.
Finally, look for the PerformancePoint Server 2007 books (http://sharepoint/sites/BISL/Documents/BookPlan.pptx)and
online training webcasts (http://www.msreadiness.com/TrainingSearch.aspx?prodid=0&keyword=performancepoint)
, as they should help your prospects, customers and partners get started!
If you have any questions regarding the availability of PerformancePoint Server 2007, the new Forums, documentation or training contact PPSadmim@microsoft.com.
October 12 Best Microsoft Business Intelligence Newsletter everMany thanks to Jason Morales for adding me to his regular Microsoft BI newsletter, it is absolutely top notch. You can reach Jason at [his first name].[his last name]@microsoft.com if you’d like to subscribe and/or send compliments to him on his great
work,
Hot Topics
Press Release: Microsoft Solution Provides Innovative, Easy-to-Use Performance Management Capabilities
Article: PerformancePoint Hits the BI Market
Upcoming Events
Business Intelligence & Performance Management
When: Oct 16 (Tue), 8:30am-12:30pm
Where: Portland, Oregon
Click here to register
Business Intelligence Special Interest Group (BISIG)
Leverage PerformancePoint Server 2007 to Run, Grow and Transform Your Business
When: Oct 23 (Tue), 3-5pm
Where: Bloomington, Minnesota
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Omaha BI/PerformancePoint Roundtable
When: Oct 23 (Tue), 8:30-11am
Where: Omaha, Nebraska
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Executive Series: Driving Business Performance
When: Oct 23 (Tue), 10am-1pm
Where: Wichita, Kansas
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Executive Series: Driving Business Performance
When: Oct 23 (Tue), 10am-1pm
Where: San Francisco, California
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Microsoft Momentum Events: The Value of Business Intelligence
When: Oct 25, 8:30-12noon
Where: Bloomington, Minnesota
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Executive Series: Driving Business Performance
When: Oct 25 (Thurs), 10am-1pm
Where: Clayton, Missouri
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Executive Series: Driving Business Performance
When: Oct 25 (Thurs), 10am-1pm
Where: Portland, Oregon
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The CFO Technology Summit
When: Oct 28-30
Where: Chicago, Illinois
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Microsoft Momentum Events: The Value of Business Intelligence
When: Nov 6, 8:30-12noon
Where: Des Moines, Iowa
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Executive Series: Driving Business Performance
When: Nov 6 (Tue), 10am-1pm
Where: Fargo, North Dakota
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Microsoft Momentum Events: The Value of Business Intelligence
When: Nov 8, 8:30-12noon
Where: St. Louis, Missouri
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Upcoming Webcasts
PerformancePoint Server Demo
When: Oct 23 (Tue), 11am PDT
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When: Oct 30 (Tue), 11am PDT
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Tuesday Teasers Webcast Series – PerformancePoint Server 2007
When: Oct 16 (Tue), 7am PDT
Click here to register:
Budgeting with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
When: Oct 26 (Fri), 1pm PDT
Click here to register:
Revenue Forecasting with PerformancePoint Server 2007
When: Nov 2 (Fri), 11:30am PDT
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Monthly Reporting with PerformancePoint Server 2007
When: Nov 16 (Fri), 1pm PDT
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SQL Server 2008: Expanding Business Intelligence Capabilities
When: Dec 6 (Thurs), 1pm PDT
Click here to register:
Training
PerformancePoint Server 2007 Training Sites
Business Intelligence Education Services
BI Courses, including SQL 2005, PPS and ProClarity
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring & Analytics
ProClarity Training
Online & Instructor led
Partner Program – webcasts
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 1: PPS – Leveraging PerformancePoint in your BI Solution
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 2: PPS - Planning
ISV Web Seminar Series Part 3: PPS - Monitoring
Resources
Microsoft BI
PerformancePoint Server 2007
Book: The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with… (pre-order form: Available 11/15)
Book: The Rational Guide to Planning with… ((pre-order form: Available 12/15)
Flash Demo: Virtual Experience
ProClarity
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2008
What’s New in AS2008? (blog)
Analysis Services
Whitepaper: Identifying and Resolving MDX Query Performance Bottlenecks in SQL Server 2005 Analysis
Services
SharePoint Server 2007
Data Mining
Microsoft & BI Blogs
Intelligent Insight on PerformancePoint – PerformancePoint
Server
Adrian Downe’s Blog – Great 7 Part Series on PPS Planning Features!
Nick Barclay’s BI Blog –PerformancePoint Server resources
Chris Webb’s BI Blog – MDXtreme Programming
Vidas Matelis BI Blog – SQL 2005 resources
Microsoft OLAP by Mosha Pasumansky – Deep Insights
into SSAS & MDX
Prologika (Teo Lachev’s Weblog) – Reporting Services
insights
Direct Reports (Brian Welcker’s Weblog) - Reporting
Services
Microsoft BI Partners
OLAP Report - summaries
Analyst Reports
Try out a business intelligence virtual lab to test out the technology stack, including:
More News Links & Press Releases
September 25 PerformancePoint Server 2007 now available!Check out evaluation edition at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6372C24F-67DD-42DD-B034-748907B23420&displaylang=en
September 24 PerformancePoint At Last: Q&A With Microsoft's Alex Payne and Michael SmithHurrah! PerformancePoint is here:
PerformancePoint At Last: Q&A With Microsoft's Alex Payne and Michael Smith
After four years in development and more than a year in beta testing, Microsoft PerformancePoint is finally shipping. Intelligent Enterprise discusses what the platform delivers and what critics are saying with two key executives who helped guide development,
packaging and pricing.
By Doug Henschen
In one of the most high-profile enterprise software product launches this year, Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 was finally released to manufacturing on September 20. To hear more about what the platform delivers and get Microsoft's take
on what critics and competitors are saying, Intelligent Enterprise sat down last week with Alex Payne, Director, Office Business Applications, and Michael Smith, Director of Marketing, Office Business Applications. Is this version 1.0 product ready for your
enterprise? Two executives who helped guide development, packaging and pricing make the case for PerformancePoint.
September 14 New Case Study: Skanska Leverages Performance Management to Benefit Bottom-LineSkanska Leverages Performance Management to Benefit Bottom-Line
Business planning and forecasting are important business activities in just about any organization.
“In our industry, the profit margins can be very aggressive and budgeting accurately is essential,” says Allen Emerick, Director of IT, Applications and Integration at Skanska’s
Charlotte, North Carolina office. “To meet or exceed those margins, you need to understand where you are and where you’re heading.”
With as many as 1,500 projects ongoing, Skanska operations teams prepare the plans and forecasts that outline the timelines, milestones and costs of each project, which
span an average of two years. The operations team generates hundreds (sometimes thousands) of Excel reports for each project. Every month, the operations teams compare the project’s current status against the plans and projections to make sure the project is
on time and on budget. The operations teams’ ability to create, maintain and access so many reports is an ongoing challenge.
“At every stage of the process, our ability to accurately project, anticipate and control costs, then anticipate and react to issues is vital.” says Andy Hough, Director
IT, Managed Services, Skanska.
September 05 Energizer PerformancePoint case study now availableEnergizer
Energizer Taps Into the Power of Microsoft Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Posted: 09/05/2007
The path to performance management Business planning and forecasting are critical business activities at Energizer Holdings, Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of dry
cell batteries and flashlights, and the second largest manufacturer of wet shave products under the Schick and Wilkinson Sword brands. Energizer’s annual business forecasts set the direction for the company’s activities in the year ahead – from inventory and
product promotion to customer relations and retailer sales contracts.
“At the end of the day, business planning and forecasting is all about delivering shareholder value,” says Energizer’s CIO Randy Benz, who works
out of the company’s headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. “And you achieve this by improving profitability.”
For Energizer, the ultimate goal is to get the right product through the correct channel with the right promotional mix to meet the needs of the
individual buyer. But these factors constantly evolve as consumer behaviors change and competitive and channel bargaining power shifts occur. Thus, the planning process needed to be dynamic enough to adapt to these factors.
July 17 CTP3 of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 is now available!If you’ve joined the Microsoft Connect site for PerformancePoint you may have gotten the notice below about the availability of CTP3. If you haven’t joined the PerformancePoint Connect program…
What are you waiting for?
Greetings,
CTP3 of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 with new Monitoring and Analytics functionality is now available! We are proud to announce the ENU (English) release of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 CTP3 software! This release contains new, updated Monitoring
and Analytics functionality. See the "What's new from PerformancePoint Server CTP3" document from the following Connect site for the details. Note that we will be introducing a new Monitoring SDK next week to the site (under documentation Zip File).
The Planning bits however will remain at CTP2 level of functionality (until the full-update CTP4 which arrives in August).
Note that CTP3 will also be available in localized languages German and Japanese in about 4 weeks time - look for a separate announcement on this.
MSConnect and Download
You can download the files within the "Download" section of Microsoft Connect (https://connect.microsoft.com/default.aspx). Prior to getting access to the download page you must take the mandatory survey (if you haven't already) and agree to the Licensing terms. We encourage all CTP members to actively use the newsgroups and feedback section for assistance and to provide feedback/submit bugs regarding the CTP3 software release. Additional product information about Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can be found at www.microsoft.com/performancepoint. Newsgroups
You will now have access to two newsgroups: Microsoft.beta.office.performancepoint.monitoranalyze (Concerto and ProClarity questions) Microsoft.beta.office.performancepoint.planning (Biz# questions) The first newsgroup, for monitoring and analytic questions, will be replacing the previously established "Concerto" newsgroups. For those that have already signed up
to participate in this newsgroup the changes should take no more then four simple steps. Within Outlook Express select Tools, Newsgroups, click on Microsoft.beta.office.performancepoint.monitoranalyze and then subscribe. For those that have yet to sign up for
the newsgroups, please follow the directions found on the Microsoft Connect site, under "Newsgroups" to add this new account to your newsgroup reader.
The second newsgroup, for planning questions, will be replacing the previously established "Biz #" newsgroups. For those that have already signed up to participate
in this newsgroup the changes should take no more then four simple steps. Within Outlook Express select Tools, Newsgroups, click on Microsoft.beta.office.performancepoint.planning and then subscribe. For those that have yet to sign up for the newsgroups, please
follow the directions found on the Microsoft Connect site, under "Newsgroups" to add this new account to your newsgroup reader.
Feedback
The feedback and bug forms have been updated. The next time you supply feedback or bugs to the CTP team, you will be able to specify which product your feedback is for, what build you are working with, and what company you represent. We encourage you to provide as much detail such as error messages, and steps to reproduce the issue to increase the resolution time on all feedback and bug issues. Please do not hesitate to contact your PerformancePoint Server 2007 CTP team members at ppsadmin@microsoft.com.
If you have any questions regarding the newly updated newsgroup and feedback functions.
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June 20 Unified Communications and your business application solutionSurely you’ve been on an intranet site or reviewing a report and you see someone’s name who you’d like to reach out to. Imagine if it were possible to: - See the person’s availability status Would you believe you could do this all TODAY using Microsoft Office Live Communication Server? You can! Learn more and download the trial version of Live Communication Server here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver If you’re building out a Duet solution, a Microsoft BI solution, or a custom solution, you can take advantage of the native functionality in Internet Explorer and Outlook for presence information. Below is a sample HTML page with icons and scripts showing how you can integrate Microsoft Office presence information and functionality into anything with a modern HTML reader, such the one that comes in Outlook (see screenshot below). Many thanks to Ramesh for putting together the sample. Interestingly, Ramesh was originally on the Duet team in 2005 and moved over to the Microsoft BI team; I was originally on the Microsoft BI team and moved over to Duet some years later. Small world J RTC.htm <HTML><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="rtc.js"></SCRIPT><link href="style.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"><table ><tr class="TableHeaderCellStyle1"><td>Name</td><td>Title</td></tr><tr><td><span>Ian Tien<img border='0' height='1' width='3' src='images/IMblank.gif'/> <img order='0' height='12' width='12' src='images/IMblank.gif' onload="IMNRC('iantien@microsoft.com')" id='RTC_iantien'></span></td><td> Program Manager</td></tr><tr><td><span>Corey Hulen<img border='0' height='1' width='3' src='images/IMblank.gif'/> <img border='0' height='12' width='12' rc='images/IMblank.gif' onload="IMNRC('coreyh@microsoft.com')" id='RTC_coreyh'></span></td><td>Software Design Engineer Lead</td></tr><tr><td><span>Chen-I im<img border='0' height='1' width='3' src='images/IMblank.gif'/> <img border='0' height='12' width='12' src='images/IMblank.gif' nload="IMNRC('chenilim@microsoft.com')" id='RTC_chenilim'></span></td><td>Software Dev Engineer</td></tr><tr><td><span>Ramesh Arimilli<img border='0' eight='1' width='3' src='images/IMblank.gif'/> <img border='0' height='12' width='12' src='images/IMblank.gif' onload="IMNRC('a-raarim@microsoft.com')" id='RTC_a-aarim'></span></td></tr></HTML> style.css /* Blue faded header */.TableHeaderCellStyle1{color: #ffffff; 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this.mac = (agt.indexOf("mac")!=-1); this.mac68k = this.mac && ((agt.indexOf("68k")!=-1) || agt.indexOf("68000")!=-1)); this.macppc = this.mac && ((agt.indexOf("ppc")!=-1) || (agt.indexOf("powerpc")!=-1)); this.w3c = this.nav6up;}var rowseris = new Browseris(); June 03 Understanding Corporate Performance Management for $1If you’re serious about having conversations with professional managers around corporate performance management an understanding of some of its key underlying principals can be invaluable; reading “Managing in a Time of Great Change” is probably one of the fastest ways to ramp on those concepts, many of which are as relevant today as they were 15 years ago (some even more so, surprisingly) The upside of its being out-of-print is that you can buy copies on the internet for less than a dollar right now; for those that do buy this book it’ll probably be one of the highest ROI investments you’ll ever make J http://www.amazon.com/Managing-Great-Change-Peter-Drucker/dp/0452278376 The worldview of management guru Drucker is carefully thought out and simply composed, which makes his works easy to digest. Similar to his Managing for the Future (LJ 1/92), this book is a collection of essays and articles previously published in well-known periodicals since 1991. Drucker selected pieces that received positive responses and made them into chapters arranged by four topics: management, information-based organization, the economy, and society. In some instances, a few essays were lengthened, and the epilog was written strictly for the book. Executives and longtime Drucker aficionados will particularly enjoy having these well-regarded essays in one package. Highly recommended for all business collections. --Rebecca A. Smith, Harvard Business School Library |
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