Choosing Between Business Intelligence Reports

Limited Business Intelligence Budget Problem

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Business Intelligence budget can be sometimes very limited. Off course this situation is rare but can happen. As the financial crisis is more and more stubborn and does not want to go away, this scenario is more and more realistic for many companies who have advanced analytics, business intelligence and decision support systems. So, here is what might happen when budget for developing and replacing old reports is not adequate…

Choosing for example between 50 reports, and what needs to be developed might seem simple, but… Budget is enough for only 20, to pay to vendors, and rest should be somehow replaced with processes, negotiations with users and their bosses and with own deployment.  Whatever you do, it is not your decision how will budget be allocated. Decision is more in hands of those who have better negotiation position and who can make more harm to you. Try not to replace their reports with new business intelligence reports…

Allocation of limited business intelligence budget is always more political decision and of business need. Process demands and political games will always be stronger then reporting demands and decision intelligence.