In today’s tough economic environment you need to be sure you’re spending money wisely, saving costs where possible and focusing your people on what they do best. While a cost effective business intelligence (BI) system won’t resolve all these challenges, it will put you in a strong position to flourish in 2023.

In this first (of three) articles we outline the common problems companies face with their business intelligence systems. Subsequent articles will review the benefits of a good BI system and how to get the system that’s right for you.

If you recognise any of the following situations the chances are that you and your teams are not getting maximum benefit from your BI.

1. You’re spending a lot of time (and money) manually preparing reports.

2. Data is difficult to access so you’re not using everything available to you.

3. Reports are hard to understand.

4. You have many data sources and there’s a constant argument about whose data is the most accurate i.e. there’s no ‘single version of the truth’.

5. Reports don’t fit with business requirements and it’s difficult to adapt them for different departments and user levels.

6. People complain about delays in receiving their reports.

7. Only a few people have access to the data, reports and analysis.

8. The volume of data is growing and becoming complex to manage.

9. Reporting metrics are not consistent.

It’s a frustrating list of problems. But, we can help you deal with them. At The Information Factory our BI / business intelligence products and digital solutions are focused on putting data to work, refining raw unconnected information and turning it into actionable insights that drive decision making.

If you’d like a professional, no obligations review on how to achieve a cost effective business intelligence system – simply get in touch by email or phone.

There’s no charge, no high pressure selling and no obligation to buy. We’re just a team of people who want to help you to be more data driven.

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