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Tuesday, February 19, 2008 2:40 PM riyazj

PerformancePoint training resources

The fastest way to learn the basics of PerformancePoint Server 2007 is through these self-directed learning courses, which have been designed to give a quick start on building your performance management solution.

Technical Information:

Partner Ready Link: http://www.msreadiness.com/custompage.aspx?pageid=1568

Public Link: http://www.microsoft.com/business/performancepoint/resources/training.aspx

Online Training: Online Training

Exam 70-556: Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Exam 70-556 Now Available!

The certification exam necessary to achieve the Performance Management Specialization under the Information Worker Solutions Competency is now available. Prep for the exam with self-directed learning courses, which have been designed to give you a quick start on building your performance management solution.

Microsoft Business Intelligence R5 Demo VPC Now Available!

This demo image (R5) showcases Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. R5 illustrates three BI workloads: data warehousing, reporting and analysis, and performance management.

Microsoft Business Intelligence Bootcamp Web Series for Partners – On-Demand Webcast Series

Partners will learn what the Partner Opportunities are related to selling and implementing Microsoft BI and how they can position Microsoft BI effectively. They will hear about Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Vision and how they can demonstrate Microsoft’s current BI offerings. Partners will understand what is available in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 and what’s in store regarding BI in the Microsoft Partner Program.

Virtual Labs

View the available Virtual Labs for Microsoft Business Intelligence.

The most in-depth technical information about PerformancePoint Server 2007

PerformancePoint Server 2007 TechCenter

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Developer Center

The PerformancePoint Server 2007 Planning & Architecture Guide, Deployment Guide, and Operations Guide are now available as downloadable books.

Technical Blogs:

The PerformancePoint Product Team Blog
Focus: monitoring and analytics

Kevin White's PerformancePoint Server 2007 Blog
Focus: planning

Forums:

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server

Planning

This forum focuses on the Planning portion of PerformancePoint Server

Monitoring and Analytics

This forum focuses on the monitoring and analytics portion of PerformancePoint Server

Webcasts:

View these on-demand webcasts to learn more about how the integrated monitoring, analytics, and planning features in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help manage and improve an organization's performance.

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Webcasts

Visit the MS Events site to see a list of popular BI and PerformancePoint Server 2007 Webcasts

TechNet Webcast: Performance Management with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 200)

In this webcast, we explore how Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help corporations improve their business performance process by integrating monitoring, analysis, and planning capabilities into one application. Join this session to learn about pains customers commonly experience with performance management, and how PerformancePoint Server 2007 enables businesses to deliver performance management capabilities broadly by providing an application that is easy to use and less costly to deploy than traditional solutions.

TechNet Webcast: Strategic Planning and Scorecarding with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help organizations improve their business performance by integrating monitoring, analysis, and planning capabilities into one application. The objective of the strategic planning process is to provide a broad ranging review of all the factors that might impact the company's performance and to finish with the production of a strategic plan. Join this session to gain an understanding of key challenges, understand the strategic planning process, and see how PerformancePoint Server 2007 supports this process.

TechNet Webcast: Customer and Product Monitoring with PerformancePoint Server 2007 (Level 300)

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help organizations improve their business performance by integrating monitoring, analysis, and planning capabilities into one application. In this session, we examine the process by which companies review, evaluate, and manage performance across products and customers. We show you how to combine diverse data sources into a coherent data model to enable monitoring and analysis of exceptions through performance dashboards. Gain an understanding of challenges faced by businesses today, the monitoring and analytic process, and see how PerformancePoint Server 2007 supports this process.

Top 10 Benefits of PerformancePoint Server 2007

The top 10 benefits of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help transform business processes and turn data into a competitive advantage.

Data Sheets

Data Sheet for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Planning

Get a brief overview of the dynamic planning, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities in Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Data Sheet for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Monitoring

Get a brief overview of monitoring capabilities in Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Data Sheet for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 - Analytics

Get a brief overview of analytic capabilities in Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Data Sheet for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Management Reporting

See how Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help you easily consolidate and share key business data across your organization.

Licensing

Need to quickly understand and clearly articulate the licensing options available for Office PerformancePoint Server 2007? Visit these sites for details.

PPS licensing site

Volume Licensing site

PerformancePoint 2007 Demos

Find out more about Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, and view the integrated Microsoft Business Intelligence and performance management offerings in action.