Lancet Software BI Insider April 2010 E-Newsletter

APRIL 2010

LANCET CUSTOMER'S DASHBOARD GETS MEDIA ATTENTION

Dashboards help harness and interpret growing streams of performance data. At Carmichael Lynch, the Minneapolis-based advertising and marketing firm, director of marketing analytics Greg Becker uses business intelligence strategies and dashboards to track the payoff of client marketing expenditures. Dashboards provide a weekly or monthly barometer of promotion effectiveness and how marketing initiatives are performing against goals.

THINKING ABOUT UPGRADING TO MICROSTRATEGY V9 R2?

LancetCare's Upgrade Team has completed over 18 V9 Upgrades since its release last year. Join us for a live webinar and have your questions and concerns addressed directly by our experts on May 13.

Top ten reasons why you should consider upgrading:

1. Performance
2. Intelligent Cubes & Cube Advisor
3. Multi Data Source
4. Object Packages
5. History List to Table
6. Internationalization
7. MicroStrategy Mobile Intelligence
8. New Enterprise Manager Fields
9. More Granular Administrator Privileges
10. Change Journaling

Or...

Watch this 58 minute webinar on how to prepare, what to expect and what NOT to do. WATCH PRERECORDED WEBINAR »

WHAT'S YOUR METHODOLOGY FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK?

Theres more to Business Intelligence than setting up a data warehouse, creating ETL and running reports. Strong, successful, enduring business intelligence platforms are built on an intentional methodology that Lancet refers to as The Five Disciplines.

"We know that a sustainable BI program is more than the ability to complete a project. The Five Disciplines of BI comprehensively defines the functions that all BI initiatives need to address, and it helps us communicate with our clients about where thought and energy need to be applied By utilizing our Five Disciplines of Business Intelligence framework, Lancet ensures predictable, balanced BI results and allows you to generate a higher return on your data with the greatest efficiency."

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UPCOMING EVENTS & EDUCATION

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MICROSTRATEGY TOO

DID YOU KNOW?

There's a new resource available to help you get started with your BI program! Laura Madsen blogs about how to get a BI program started and shares great ideas for promoting your BI program internally and gaining executive support.Laura has spoken locally and nationally on these very topics. Check out her new blog series!

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