Why you should 计划 for BI wisely

商业智能 (BI) 软件 has helped thousands of small and medium-sized 业务es around the globe increase profits and improve efficiency. If you think your 业务 will enjoy similar success by simply installing some 软件 you are sorely mistaken. You must 计划 BI 实现 wisely in order to see the results you want. Here are a few things you should take into consideration.

Quite a few 业务 owners see other companies using BI 软件 and 工具 successfully and hope to emulate those results. 不幸的是, BI goes far beyond installing a program on your employee’s computers and expecting them to churn out results because of it. In fact, without proper 规划 in place, you could end up losing money on your BI investment.

If you’re ready to bring BI 软件 and 工具 to your small or medium-sized 业务 but aren’t quite sure what your should be looking for, here are four things you need to consider during the 规划 process.

What data do you need to know

BI 软件 is great at helping you obtain data and presenting it to you in all kinds of different ways. But it’s only helpful if you can actually use the information. Too many 业务es jump on the BI 软件 bandwagon because they hear about the great results other companies have achieved using these 工具. 然而, if you don’t know what information you’re looking for or how to use that data to your advantage, BI 软件 essentially becomes a toy for you and your staff to play with.

That’s why you need to fully understand what information and data your 业务 needs before implementing any BI 软件. This will help you pick the best tool for your needs and then utilize it to great effect.

Create specific goals

When you are 规划 to implement BI 软件 it is vital to have a specific endgame in mind. Increasing profits sounds great but it’s hard to utilize BI effectively when tackling a goal of that magnitude. Instead focus on performance metrics you can measure like higher closing rates or more online conversations. This will help make your 规划 easier and allow you to find the BI 工具 required to reach those goals as well as track your progress along the way.

Think about today and the future

It is important to not only think about BI 软件 in correlation to your short term goals but your long term ones as well. You want to make sure your BI 软件 is useful both now and in the future. Find something that can grow alongside your company over the long haul. You don’t want to constantly be changing or adding on to BI 工具 unless it is absolutely necessary. 如果可能的话, find BI solutions that are scalable and flexible so they can help over a longer period of time.

保持简单

Sometimes the desire to know more about your company can see you end up overloading your staff and employees with complex 工具ets and data. 我们的目标, especially for small and medium-sized 业务es, should be data that is quickly accessible and easy to comprehend. This will allow you and your team to make speedy and informed decisions. Convoluting the process with unnecessary information or complicated process will only serve to negate what you are trying to do by installing BI 软件 in the first place.

BI 工具 and 软件 are designed to help you work smarter, not harder. When you 计划 to bring them to your company, this is something you will want to keep at the forefront of your decision making process.

If your company is looking to start utilizing BI 工具, our team of experts can help. Together we can create a BI 计划 that works best for your 业务.