Midsize companies see business intelligence (BI) as too unwieldy and expensive for them, and use spreadsheets for planning, budgeting, and forecasting. In reality, the spread-sheets are the real expense and time-consumers.  However, BI is well within reach of your midsize organization through an incremental approach, matching project rollout with resources, benefiting quickly, justifying further investment and adjusting rapidly to...

IBM® Cognos® Express is the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and performance management (PM) solution built to meet the needs of midsize organizations. It delivers the essential reporting, analysis, visualization, dashboard, scorecard, planning, budgeting and forecasting capabilities that midsize organizations and workgroups require, at a price they can afford. All of the tools you need to get started are included...

Nucleus Research examined the use of IBM Business Analytics to support analytical needs  for school boards in Ontario. In addition to the financial benefits associated with improved school reporting and managerial productivity, Compass for Success also provided specific insight to better support the educational needs of low-achieving students.