IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide

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Performance Management

Performance management, business performance management, corporate performance management, business intelligence—each of these terms identifies a way to measure and manage performance within your organization.

IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) is technology that supports performance management by providing better visibility in business performance. In order for your Cognos 8 implementation to provide maximum benefit to your organization, your organization needs to understand BI’s potential to change the way in which decisions are made. The more your organization is aligned with the performance management objectives and willing to change, the more significant the impact. In many cases, change happens in stages. ...