BI Solutions and Services
“Now more than ever before, companies and government entities need to get the right information to the right people faster”
Business intelligence and analytics refers to the aggregation of data collected in the day-to-day operation of a business and analysis of this data for better business decisions to improve efficiency, increasing margins, understand customer requirements, achieve operational efficiency, drive competitive advantage and cope with the ever-increasing needs of the regulatory environment. Timeliness, accuracy and completeness of information have become essential for:
- Analyzing and predicting business changes
- Managing operational effectiveness
- Preparing for and addressing competitive threats
- Meeting regulatory and compliance requirements on a timely basis
- Reporting
- Data mining
- Closed loop analytics
iWorks proprietary Business Intelligence Methodology employs best practices, engages key stakeholders from the outset, clearly defines goals, objectives, and expectations, and leverages a wealth of knowledge from prior implementations.
Our business intelligence offering includes:
- BI Strategy and Roadmap
- BI Capability Assessment
- BI Tools Evaluation
- Enterprise Reporting & Dashboard
- Datawarehouse Architecture
- Data Management
Business Intelligence (BI) Strategy and Roadmap
BI Strategy and Roadmap is how iWorks maps client objectives against existing processes and technologies in order to come up with a strategic plan or roadmap to achieve those objectives. This process begins by identifying Key Performance Indicators that drive decision making from the operational to the corporate level, followed by an objective assessment of existing processes, technical infrastructure, transaction type, data availability, data quality, etc. so that we don't "recreate the wheel" and leverage existing assets in the final solution. iWorks' Business Intelligence (BI) Strategy and Roadmap services include:
- Business case development
- As-Is assessment
- Future State analysis
- Document GAP
- Define Tactical and Strategic recommendation
- Define detailed implementation plan with cost benefit analysis
BI Capability Assessment
iWorks BI Capability Assessment helps clients evaluate the effectiveness of existing BI assets by:
- Assessing BI solutions capability against current business/technical goals
- Verifying BI toolset capabilities are fully utilized
- Identifying ?Quick Win? opportunities and long-term recommendations
BI Tools Evaluation
Choosing the right products and vendors is crucial to achieving competitive advantage and satisfying customer needs. iWorks' BI Tools Evaluation cuts through the maze of available technologies to identify the best product at the best value for achieving your strategic ends.
iWorks has broad and deep business intelligence, data warehouse and database experience, and expertise with a variety of toolsets including Business Objects, COGNOS, Microstrategy, Hyperion, Microsoft, Informatica, Oracle, Abnitio, DataStage, Talend, and more. Our extensive evaluation efforts include:
- Define Business and Technical requirement
- Mapping toolset capabilities against Business / Technical requirements
- Create Prototypes
- Provide implementation /maintenance cost estimates and timeline.
- Analyses of alternatives
- Advise on best fit
Enterprise Reporting & Dashboard
Good business decisions depend on high quality information available to the right person at the right time. Reliable, accurate and accessible Business Intelligence is crucial for successful adaptation to rapidly changing market conditions, customer requirements and statutory and compliance requirements. iWorks services include full system development and lifecycle services for the following types of BI reporting solutions:
- Dashboards & Scorecards
- Enterprise Reporting
- Tactical “Quick win” reporting solutions
iWorks' BI solutions present a consistent view of the enterprise from various stakeholder perspectives. Using a results oriented approach, iWorks applies extensive domain and technical expertise and Agile BI implementation methodologies to provide high quality solutions. We apply industry best practices and lessons learned from past engagements to these and many other issues. Our proactive approach leverages a blend of agile methodologies customized to meet specific goals and deliver a robust and scalable reporting solution.
Datawarehouse Architecture
iWorks' BI solutions present a consistent view of the enterprise from various stakeholder perspectives. Using a results oriented approach, iWorks applies extensive domain and technical expertise and Agile BI implementation methodologies to provide high quality solutions. We apply industry best practices and lessons learned from past engagements to these and many other issues. Our proactive approach leverages a blend of agile methodologies customized to meet specific goals and deliver a robust and scalable reporting solution.
Data Warehouse Architecture encompasses a wide range of tools and technologies such as data mining, analytics, dashboard, and scorecards. When effectively implemented these tools enable businesses to effectively extract the true value of their existing data. iWorks Data Warehousing Services include:
- Data Warehouse Planning
- Logical and Physical Data Modeling
- Metadata definition and management
- Build Data Warehouse
- Design and build Data Integration (Extract, Transform, and Load)
Data Management
iWorks' robust data management methodologies transfer timely and accurate data from any source in proprietary and standard formats, as well as commercially available data sets. Our technical expertise and strong relationships with leading vendors allows us to produce accurate and high quality data in rapid and repeatable processes in a cost effective manner.iWorks provides services for the following types of data warehousing activities
- Defining master data strategy and goal
- Defining data stewardship practices
- Define Data Quality and Data Profiling Standards and process
- Developing standards and tools for maintaining data quality
- Data Governance standards, processes, and procedures
- Defining Data Governance controls and audit
- Data Cleansing and Conversion
- Large complex data warehouse administration
