How to Select the Right BI Tool for Your Environment Ingo Hilgefort, SAP BusinessObjects (Canada) (SAP Mentor) October 2011
How to Select the Right BI Tool for Your Environment
Ingo Hilgefort, SAP BusinessObjects (Canada) (SAP Mentor)
October 2011
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Agenda
Why are we doing this session ?
SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Portfolio
Selecting the Right Tool for Your Requirements o Using the Data Source as a Criteria
o Using Hierarchical Reporting Capabilities as Criteria
o Using Online, Offline, and Mobile Reporting Capabilities as Criteria
o Using Business Requirements as Criteria
Conclusion
Why are we here ?
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
… one part of your overall BI Strategy
Companies With a Higher Availability of Insights Have
Higher Operating Margins
Best Practice:
“BI system has ability to support historic, current and predictive analysis”
1 = Organization has not adopted this practice
5 = Best practice is fully adopted
Source: ASUG BI Benchmark Report, April 2007
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
… one part of your overall BI Strategy
Type Metric Strategy High
Avg. Q1
Com
pany
Perf
orm
anc
e
Revenue per Employee („000s) 532 776
Operating Margin (in %) 12.6 18.4
Revenue Growth (in %) 6.1 13.5
Eff
ectiveness
% of Strategic KPIs Tracked Using BI Software 26 62
Implementation Time for a New KPI (in days) 18 2
Drilldown Levels 5 10
% of Employees with Visibility into Strategic KPIs 14 33
Usage of BI/ Analytics to Manage Business Processes1 2.6 3.9
Availability of Real-time/ Predictive Insights into Business Processes2 2.8 3.1
Relative Time Spent on Analyzing Data 29 51
% of Employees Receiving Analytical Information 28 57
% of Employees Executing Simple Queries 20 40
% of Employees Analyzing Information 17 48
% of Employees Building Reports 4 13
% of External Stakeholders Receiving Analytical Information 2 10
% of External Stakeholders Executing Simple Queries 1 5
% of External Stakeholders Analyzing Information 2 7
% of External Stakeholders Building Reports 0 0
Source: ASUG BI Benchmark Report, April 2007
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
… one part of your overall BI Strategy
BI leaders have higher percentage of
active reports created by business
Adoption of best practices leads to
higher BI performance
Best Practice:
“BI system provides easy to use self service
analysis, reporting and visualization tools for
anyone with access to the tools without needing
technical expertise”
1 = Organization has not adopted this practice
5 = Best practice is fully adopted Source: ASUG BI Benchmark Report, April 2007
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
… one part of your overall BI Strategy
WHY is the RIGHT tool so important ?
.. It helps to address the business needs and requirements
.. It can help to increase the adoption of your overall BI implementation
.. It can help to increase overall business self service
… and the WRONG tool ?
.. will lead to user dissatisfaction
.. will lead to the “usual behavior” (exporting data, Excel files, untrusted information)
.. will slow down the overall adoption of your BI Strategy
SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Portfolio
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Portfolio
SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions provide business users with access to unified
information through a broad suite of BI tools for confident decision making and
alignment across people and teams on a single, scalable BI platform
Dashboards and
Visualization
How do I visualize
data for better
decision making?
How do I answer ad
hoc questions and
interact with
information?
Interactive
Analysis
Data Exploration
How do I find
immediate answers
to business
questions?
How do I determine
trends from complex
historical data and
possibly make better
forecasts?
Analysis
How do I access
and transform
corporate data into
highly formatted
reports for greater
insight?
Reporting
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Crystal Reports
The de facto standard for reporting
Proven world standard for report design
Ubiquitous reporting assets and expertise for fast implementation
Chosen reporting solution by over 500 major independent
software vendors
Deploy a common framework for all enterprise
reporting needs
Build any kind of report – such as business, financial, legal, and
regulatory reports
Sophisticated report formatting: create multi-page, multi-query,
pixel-perfect reports
Templates and wizards to speed up
report creation
Secure, large-scale distribution of reports
over the Web
Connectivity to any data source
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Web Intelligence
Empower business users with powerful,
yet easy to use analysis
Intuitive, Web-based interface with offline capabilities
Start from a blank slate or use an existing analysis or report
Multi-source access
Interactivity with filtering, ranking, sorting, calculations, etc.
Data lineage
Lighten IT workload
Self-service analysis and reporting
Controlled and secure access with tight BI platform integration
Intuitive, business-centric view of information with universes
New screen shot
needed
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Consume attractive, personalized dashboards
online or offline
Access to personalized, Flash-based dashboards
Secure visualizations anywhere – portal, reports, PDF, MS Office documents
Empower business users with interactive
information
Powerful “what-if” analysis with sliders and other controls
Ability to drill-down into details
Pre-built components, skins, maps, charts, gauges, and selectors
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
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Bring BI to all business users
Simplicity and speed of search
Intuitive data exploration and visualization
Fast response across mountains of data anywhere in the organization
Accelerated version with in-memory technologies
Help IT to be successful
Easy and efficient to manage and scale
More reactive to business with faster delivery
Support for heterogeneous data sources
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
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Empower analysts to consume and explore
multi-dimensional data sets
Comprehensive OLAP data access
Multiple OLAP cubes in the same work space
Available for Web based and Microsoft Office focused deployments
Quickly find patterns, exceptions,
and other areas of interest
Comprehensive range of business and time calculations
Stunning visualization options (e.g., scatter plot, bubble plot, radar chart, etc.)
Exception highlighting
Ability to drill-down into details – Web Intelligence or Crystal Reports
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product SAP BusinessObjects Analysis
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
What tool does SAP recommend for developing Analytic and Planning
Applications on SAP NetWeaver BW?
Short-term: SAP BEx Web Application Designer & SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
OLAP Edition
Advanced OLAP Application Design and web-based planning applications
Less complex OLAP scenarios via pre-defined SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, OLAP Edition
Mid-term: SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for application design
Eclipse-based OLAP & Planning application development environment
Integration with SAP BusinessObjects
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
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Business
Explorer (BEx) /
Analysis
Web
Intelligence
SAP Business
Objects
Explorer
Crystal
Reports
Limited
Xcelsius
Exploration
OLAP Analysis
Ad Hoc Query & Analysis
Dashboards
Production Reporting
Interactive Experience, Responsiveness Full
Professionally
Informed
Technically
Capable
Information
Consumers
Executives,
Managers
Business
Analysts
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product SAP BusinessObjects BI Matrix for SAP NetWeaver BW customers
BI Requirement SAP BusinessExplorer (BEx)
Usage
SAP BusinessObjects BI Usage
Enterprise Reporting SAP BEx Report Designer Crystal Reports for Enterprise
Multidimensional Analysis inside
Microsoft Office
SAP BEx Analyzer SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
edition for Microsoft Office
Web-based multidimensional
Analysis
SAP BEx Web Analyzer SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
OLAP edition
Web-based self service reporting SAP BusinessObjects Web
Intelligence
Data visualization and executive
dashboards
BEx Web Application Designer SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Development of Analytical &
Planning applications
BEx Web Application Designer SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
edition for application design
(future roadmap)
Data search and exploration SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Capabilities Matrix
Crystal Reports
for EnterpriseWeb Intelligence
SAP
BusinessObjects
Dashboards
SAP
BusinessObjects
Explorer
SAP
BusinessObjects
Analysis, edition
for Microsoft
Office
SAP
BusinessObjects
Analysis, edition
for OLAP
Highly formatted layout
(print focused)
Parameterized / dynamic
layout
Self Service /
Free form Layout
Hierarchical awareness
Dashboarding &
visualization
Interoperability
Guided Navigation
Mobile Support
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Capabilities Matrix
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
Web
Intelligence
Analysis,
edition for
Microsoft Office
Analysis, edition
for OLAP
SAP
BusinessObjects
Dashboards
SAP
BusinessObjects
Explorer
Information
Consumers
Business Analysts
Middle Mgmt /
LoB Mgmt
“C” Level
Management
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SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
• Search and explore data
• Common “Google” style user experience
• Limited analysis functionality
Crystal Reports for Enterprise
• Pre-built report from static to parameterized layouts
• Operational reporting
SAP BusinessObjects
Dashboards
• Easy to use data visualizations
• Compelling interactive dashboarding type of analytics
Web Intelligence
• Online and offline reporting capabilities
• Powerful ad hoc reporting capabilities
• Limited advanced analysis capabilities
SAP BusinessObjects
Analysis
• Advanced analytical capabilities
• Full hierarchy awareness
• Integration with planning
Required Skills for the Consumer
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Using the Data Source as Criteria
Crystal
Reports
2011
Crystal
Reports for
Enterprise
4.0
Web
Intelligence
SAP
BusinessO
bjects
Dashboard
s
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
OLAP
Edition
SAP
BusinessO
bjects
Explorer
SAP ECC (directly)
SAP ECC
(via Transient Provider ECC
6 - EhP05)
SAP NetWeaver BW
(BI Consumer Services)
SAP NetWeaver BW
(MDX)
SAP NetWeaver BW
(Relational)
SAP NetWeaver BWA (via
SAP BW)
SAP NetWeaver BWA
(directly)
SAP HANA
Non-SAP Sources
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Using Hierarchical Reporting Capabilities as Criteria
Crystal
Reports
2011
Crystal
Reports
for
Enterprise
4.0
Web
Intelligenc
e
SAP
BusinessO
bjects
Dashboard
s
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
OLAP
Edition
SAP
BusinessO
bjects
Explorer
Hierarchical member
selection
Hierarchical parameters (1)
Hierarchical Charting
Hierarchies in crosstab
Level Based Member
Selection
Selection based on Nodes
and Leafs
Ad-Hoc Exchange of
Hierarchies
Hierarchical Report Design
(1) – Using the direct BICS connectivity, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards can leverage the prompting via BEx Web
Runtime
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Using Hierarchical Reporting Capabilities as Criteria
Crystal
Reports
2011
Crystal
Reports
for
Enterprise
4.0
Web
Intelligenc
e
SAP
BusinessO
bjects
Dashboard
s
Analysis,
Edition for
Microsoft
Office
Analysis,
OLAP
Edition
SAP
BusinessO
bjects
Explorer
Online Viewing
Offline Viewing (!)
Mobile Viewing
(native)
Mobile Viewing
(browser) (!)
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product
Using Business Requirements as Criteria
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports via Live Office *
Crystal Reports is able to provide the data via Live Office in the Microsoft Office
environment but only limited navigation capabilities possible
Web Intelligence via Live Office *
Web Intelligence is able to provide the data via Live Office in the Microsoft Office
environment but only limited navigation capabilities possible
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office *
Analysis, OLAP Edition *
Combining both Analysis versions allows to surface the data in the browser and
in the Microsoft Office environment
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (!)
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards is able to surface the data in a Microsoft Excel
file but the direct BI Consumer Services connection requires hosting in SAP BW
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports *
Crystal Reports does not allow to create calculations as part of the pure
viewing experience
Web Intelligence * *
Web Intelligence allows the user to create new formulas
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office * *
Analysis, OLAP Edition * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office and OLAP Edition allow the users to
create their own calculations
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards does not allow the consumer to create
calculations on the fly
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports *
Crystal Reports allows for hierarchical reporting and charting but no exchange of
hierarchies on the fly
Web Intelligence * *
Web Intelligence allows for hierarchical reporting and charting but no exchange of
hierarchies on the fly
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office * * *
Analysis, OLAP Edition * * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office and OLAP Edition allow for full usage of
hierarchies
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer can leverage hierarchies in combination with
BWA, but not hierarchical navigation
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards does not offer any hierarchical visualizations
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * *
Web Intelligence * * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office * * * *
Analysis, OLAP Edition * * * *
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is not able to leverage structures from a
BEx Query
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards *
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * * *
Web Intelligence * * * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office * * * * *
Analysis, OLAP Edition * * * * *
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer * *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards * *
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
Drill Down in this context refers to the workflow of drilling down
from aggregated information to more detailed information in the
report itself (it does not refer to technology like the Report
Report Interface)
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * * *
Crystal Reports allows to combine different source, but it needs to be part of the
original design and is not something the consumer can configure
Web Intelligence * * * * *
Web Intelligence allows the user to leverage “merge dimensions” to combine data
from multiple sources
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office * * * * * *
Analysis, OLAP Edition * * * * * *
Both version of Analysis provide the capabilities to have multiple sources in a
single worksheet
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer * *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards * *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards allows to combine different source, but it
needs to be part of the original design and is not something the consumer can
configure
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Financial Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Summary
Based on the combination of requirements from the
Finance Department the recommendation would be
to use
– Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office
– Analysis, OLAP Edition
For less hierarchical driven reports and a more
consumer (less power user) type of audience Web
Intelligence can be an alternative
Financial Pain Points
Users are unable to view the information
in a browser and Microsoft Office
Users are unable to create calculations
as part of the resultset
Users can only make limited use of
hierarchies
Users are unable to leverage pre-
existing structures from SAP NetWeaver
BW
Users need to option to drill down to
detailed information
Users need data from several sources in
a single report
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Sales Management Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports *
Crystal Reports is offering online viewing and an offline viewer
Web Intelligence *
Web Intelligence is offering online viewing and an offline viewer
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (!)
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards is able to provide offline access to a
dashboard but the direct BI Consumer Services connection requires
hosting in SAP BW
Sales Management Pain Points
Users require the information
available online and offline
Users require the information
available on mobile devices
Users require the information
available as a distributed eMail
Users need to be able to change the
“view” (monthly, weekly, by product,
by region)
Users need the capability to leverage
What – if - Scenarios
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Sales Management Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * *
Web Intelligence * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (!)
Only on mobile devices allowing Flash
Sales Management Pain Points
Users require the information
available online and offline
Users require the information
available on mobile devices
Users require the information
available as a distributed eMail
Users need to be able to change the
“view” (monthly, weekly, by product,
by region)
Users need the capability to leverage
What – if - Scenarios
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Sales Management Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * * *
Web Intelligence * * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (!)
There is no out-of-the-box solution for scheduling and distributing an SAP
BusinessObjects Dashboards object. Partner Solutions are available
Sales Management Pain Points
Users require the information
available online and offline
Users require the information
available on mobile devices
Users require the information
available as a distributed eMail
Users need to be able to change the
“view” (monthly, weekly, by product,
by region)
Users need the capability to leverage
What – if - Scenarios
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Sales Management Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * * *
The consumer of a Crystal Report report can not change the structure of
the report
Web Intelligence * * * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office *
Analysis, OLAP Edition *
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
Unless this is pre-designed as part of the dashboard the consumer can not
perform those actions
Sales Management Pain Points
Users require the information
available online and offline
Users require the information
available on mobile devices
Users require the information
available as a distributed eMail
Users need to be able to change the
“view” (monthly, weekly, by product,
by region)
Users need the capability to leverage
What – if - Scenarios
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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without a warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Sales Management Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports * * * * *
Web Intelligence * * * * *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office * *
Analysis, OLAP Edition * *
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer * *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards * * *
Sales Management Pain Points
Users require the information
available online and offline
Users require the information
available on mobile devices
Users require the information
available as a distributed eMail
Users need to be able to change the
“view” (monthly, weekly, by product,
by region)
Users need the capability to leverage
What – if - Scenarios (*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Sales Management Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Summary
Based on the combination of requirements from the
Sales Management team the recommendation would
be to use
– Web Intelligence
– Interactive Analysis Desktop
– BI Mobile
What – if Scenarios will be created using SAP
BusinessObjects Dashboards
Sales Management Pain Points
Users require the information
available online and offline
Users require the information
available on mobile devices
Users require the information
available as a distributed eMail
Users need to be able to change the
“view” (monthly, weekly, by product,
by region)
Users need the capability to leverage
What – if - Scenarios
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Leadership / Management Team Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports is not suitable for this audience type
Web Intelligence
Web Intelligence is not suitable for this audience type
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
Both flavor of Analysis would be “too much” for this audience
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Explorer does fit the audience but would show for this requirement already
too much information
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards is the right tool to surface aggregated
information and allow drill down and navigation to the other tools
Leadership / Management Team
Pain Points
User needs to able to start on a
highly aggregated view and drill into
details
Information needs to be presented in
a highly aggregated and highly visual
way
Information needs to be presented
with a very fast response time
Information needs to be presented on
mobile devices
Information needs to allow for free
form search and navigation
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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without a warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Leadership / Management Team Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports is not suitable for this audience type
Web Intelligence
Web Intelligence is not suitable for this audience type
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
Both flavor of Analysis would be “too much” for this audience
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Explorer does fit the audience but would show for this requirement
perhaps already too much information
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards * *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards is the right tool to surface aggregated
information in a highly visual manner
Leadership / Management Team
Pain Points
User needs to able to start on a
highly aggregated view and drill into
details
Information needs to be presented in
a highly aggregated and highly visual
way
Information needs to be presented
with a very fast response time
Information needs to be presented on
mobile devices
Information needs to allow for free
form search and navigation
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Leadership / Management Team Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Fast response time does not necessary rely on the
tool type but is a much more important
requirements for the data warehouse
In addition performance is also a topic where
customers should consider technologies like SAP
HANA and SAP NetWeaver BWA
Leadership / Management Team
Pain Points
User needs to able to start on a
highly aggregated view and drill into
details
Information needs to be presented in
a highly aggregated and highly visual
way
Information needs to be presented
with a very fast response time
Information needs to be presented on
mobile devices
Information needs to allow for free
form search and navigation
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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without a warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Leadership / Management Team Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports *
Web Intelligence *
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer *
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards * * (!)
Only on devices with Flash
Leadership / Management Team
Pain Points
User needs to able to start on a
highly aggregated view and drill into
details
Information needs to be presented in
a highly aggregated and highly visual
way
Information needs to be presented
with a very fast response time
Information needs to be presented on
mobile devices
Information needs to allow for free
form search and navigation
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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This presentation and SAP‟s strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. This document is provided
without a warranty of any kind either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Leadership / Management Team Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Crystal Reports *
Web Intelligence *
Web Intelligence does allow free form placement but is not suitable for this
audience type
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
Analysis, OLAP Edition
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer * *
Explorer does fit the audience and allows for search and free form
navigation
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards * *
Leadership / Management Team
Pain Points
User needs to able to start on a
highly aggregated view and drill into
details
Information needs to be presented in
a highly aggregated and highly visual
way
Information needs to be presented
with a very fast response time
Information needs to be presented on
mobile devices
Information needs to allow for free
form search and navigation
(*) – Means the product is capable to fulfill the requirement
(!) – Means the product is not fully capable to fulfill the requirement
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Selecting the Right SAP BusinessObjects BI Client Product Leadership / Management Team Pain Points and Possible Solutions
Summary
Based on the combination of requirements from the
Leadership / Management team the recommendation
would be to use
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer for mobile devices
In addition consider SAP NetWeaver BWA or SAP
HANA for performance improvements
Leadership / Management Team
Pain Points
User needs to able to start on a
highly aggregated view and drill into
details
Information needs to be presented in
a highly aggregated and highly visual
way
Information needs to be presented
with a very fast response time
Information needs to be presented on
mobile devices
Information needs to allow for free
form search and navigation
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Conclusions
Focus on the BUSINESS pain points (not the technical pains)
Focus on a “line of business” approach (not all requirements are the same)
Focus on a scalable and stable BI landscape
……but not as Step 1
Understand you “customer” and how they will use the information
Let them describe their workflows and “follow them”
Pain Points
Audience
IT
Define your requirements and you current “status”
Define what you want to achieve ? What is the desired outcome ? BI Strategy
Step 1… is your BI Strategy and not your DWH Strategy
Thank You!
Contact information:
Ingo Hilgefort, SAP Canada
Twitter: ihilgefort