February 2009 - Posts

BI to the Masses = Reduced TCO + Enhanced Capabilities
27 February 09 09:34 AM | SteveH | 0 Comments   

What does Microsoft’s recent announcement of its desire to bring “BI to the masses” mean to your organization? Our BI offering will now include Office SharePoint Server and several new services. PerformancePoint Services is perhaps the largest offering Read More...

Filed under: PerformancePoint, Server, PPS

PerformancePoint Server Installation – Roles and Permissions
20 February 09 09:19 AM | SteveH | 0 Comments   

Many large and mid-size organizations have IT teams that install and maintain the network servers. Typically, administrator privileges are reserved for members of the IT team and are not granted to end users. Consequently, if a member of say, the Finance Read More...

Filed under: PerformancePoint, planning server, Monitoring, PPS

Best practices for migrating Planning Server data
13 February 09 09:01 AM | SteveH | 0 Comments   

The importance of including test, development, and production environments in your PerformancePoint Planning Server operation cannot be overstated. This system allows you to build in the development environment, test your changes in the test environment, Read More...

Filed under: PerformancePoint, planning server, PPS

Filters in PerformancePoint Server Dashboards
10 February 09 06:44 PM | normbi | 0 Comments   

I am fortunate to have colleagues that are contributing to my Blog. Time doesn't allow us to know all areas of our products. Denise Benjamin, one our technical writers for the PPS information worker content, has given me some content on creating filters Read More...

SharePoint+PerformancePoint Service and the Balanced Scorecard Method
09 February 09 06:30 PM | normbi | 0 Comments   

In my last post, What is the Balanced Scorecard method? , I briefly describe Kaplan and Norton's Balanced Scorecard method and some examples using our software. Recently I read in a college class book, Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis , about best Read More...

What is the Balanced Scorecard method? Some Examples...
07 February 09 12:21 PM | normbi | 1 Comments   

The Balanced Scorecard method of Kaplan and Norton is a strategic approach and performance management system that organizations use to translate vision and strategy into practice, working from four critical success factors: Critical success factors Examples Read More...

Take advantage of Project Server 2007 with PerformancePoint Server 2007 Monitoring and Analytics
03 February 09 06:01 PM | SteveH | 0 Comments   

“How to Leverage Project Server 2007 with PPS 2007 Monitoring and Analytics,” is a new white paper just published by Microsoft that demonstrates how anyone running both Office Project Server 2007 and Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can use the two Read More...

Filed under: PerformancePoint, Monitoring, PPS