Montages Business Intelligence framework helps organisations build the bridge between data and decision making. The key outputs of Business intelligence in our mind are to:
- Ensure a set of facts to enable effective decision making
- Having the ability to plan, monitor and improve
- Ensure there is alignment between operational imperatives and the strategic planning process.
The diagram above shows the framework and stages required to build the bridge between data and decision making and reach the “state” of business intelligence:
- Stage one: From Data to Information
- Stage two: From information to intelligence
- Stage three: From intelligence to Decision Making
See our offerings associated within this framework.
The biggest pitfall we see year in year out is organisations of all sizes investing in BI toolsets and applications with the expectation that they will automatically provide the benefits stated above.
The real issue is ensuring that these mechanisms can provide a single version of truth rather than publishing half truths, create distrust and move people back to the comfort of their Access databases and spreadsheets.
Montage believe that the creation of real BI is a process and by presenting a holistic framework can not only inform and educate organisations to the steps needed to ensure BI projects are successful but also where they currently are on the “BI ladder”. Given our objective is to optimise (rather than maximise) BI within organisations we believe that we can help companies of all shapes and sizes.
Our value position to companies goes to the extent of creating a BI management partnership to ensure that BI is cost effective on an ongoing basis.
