Financial business intelligence trends, technology, software selection, and implementation
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New York
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Wiley
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c2002
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xvii, 283 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 249-250( and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Pt. 1. Evolution of Financial Business Intelligence -- 1. History and Future of Business Intelligence -- 2. Leveraging the Power of Business Intelligence Tools -- 3. Why Consider a Financial BI Tool in Your Organization? -- Pt. 2. BI Technology -- 4. Platforms and Differences in Technology -- 5. Performance: Getting Information on Time -- 6. Building the Datawarehouse/Mart -- 7. Front-end Analytic Tools -- 8. Security -- 9. Internet's Impact on Business Intelligence -- Pt. 3. Software Evaluation and Selection -- 01. Selecting a Business Intelligence Solution -- 11. Software Evaluation: Factors to Consider -- 21. Outsourcing: The New Alternative -- 31. Buyer's Guide -- Pt. 4. Implementing a Business Intelligence System -- 41. Project Planning -- 51. Dotawarehouse or Data Mart? -- 61. Multidimensional Model Definition -- 71. Model Maintenance -- 81. Financial Data Modeling -- 91. Survey of Datawarehouse Users. App. A. Sample RFP -- App. B. Software Candidate Evaluation and Rating Sheet -- App. C. Sample License Agreement -- App. D. Sample Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement )Sales/Demo Process( -- App. E. Sample Support Plan/Agreement -- App. F. Sample Project Plan -- App. G. Sample Consulting Agreement -- App. H. Vendor Addresses -- App. I. References and Further Reading.