An Overview of the Casper College search for BI knowledge presented at Kuali Days 2014 in Indianapolis

1. Welcome to Affordable
Business Intelligence
Tools
Kent Brooks
Casper College
November 11, 2014
Indianapolis Indiana
@kentbrooks #kualidays
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3. From Data to Insight
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“We don’t have enough
data….the sample size is
too small”
-Moneyball

5. Our Data Challenge (Part 1)
We have Web Intelligence but we are
lacking the ability to create reports
from our whole data set.
SAP( for example) = good daily
reports but no ad hoc, no visualization
no dashboards
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6. Our Data Challenge (Part 2)
We are being asked to be wise
stewards of resources about a field
that is brand new
The skills we are being asked to learn
to do this right are in addition to all the
other things we must know
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7. Our Data Challenge (Part 3)
Source: www.dilbert.com
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8. • Overcoming the BI/ Data
Challenge
• TDWI
• BI Scorecard =
http://tinyurl.com/l6u76yl
• Higher Ed BI Conference = NKU
• HEDW = http://www.hedw.org
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9. The Real Title of this Session:
Observations
of the
BI Tenderfoot
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10. Get a common set of definitions
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11. • Use the Right KPIs
• The Only KPI that really matters is user
adoption
• The adoption goal for BI in the organization
should be 100%
• Ethics in analytics has been virtually
ignored….don’t ignore it
• Plan to leverage internal and external data
sources
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My BI Baker’s Dozen (Part 1)

12. • Determine if real time data is actually
critical
• Don’t ignore small data. Excel is still your
friend
• The perfect is the enemy of the good
• Don’t totally robot yourself. Gut feelings +
intuition + data = Good
• Learn the tools you have before chasing
after the next shiny thing
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My BI Baker’s Dozen (Part 2)

13. • There is not one killer tool out there. Think
about a toolkit and multiple models to types
• The perfect is the enemy of the good
• You want useful information…not just big
data.
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My BI Baker’s Dozen (Part 3)

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But What about the Tools?
BI tools are a lot like the Marland Mansion Tunnel

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But What about the Tools?
Source: http://thedoghousediaries.com/
Going Slower is Always Faster

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But What about the Tools?
Pervasive integration with various tools is coming

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But What about the Tools?
Everyone is trying provide more comprehensive tools

18. Sometimes Affordability is
Learning How to Use What You
Already Have…Better
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But What about the Tools?
In our case CROA for daily reporting
combined with other tools for:
• Data Visualization
• Charts/ Graphs
• Mobile
• Analysis
…Is a Reasonable Solution

20. If Nothing Else….
• Watch Moneyball
• Casper College BI Learning Center
http://bit.ly/1qWFX5C
• BI Scorecard & Blog
http://www.biscorecard.com/blog/
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21. Next on my Learning List….
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22. Kent Brooks
kbrooks@caspercollege.edu
@kentbrooks
www.kentbrooks.com
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