PRACTICE AREAS - Business Intelligence

Data Warehousing - Business Analytics - Strategic Enterprise Management

For many corporations, one of their greatest assets is the stockpile of corporate data that has been accumulated via enterprise systems. Rarely is this treasure trove organized or structured in a way that allows business users to easily access it for purposes of developing strategic insights. Optimal delivers Business Intelligence solutions that span the needs of various user groups within the corporation and provide the basis for advanced enterprise analysis.

Data Warehousing:
Often the first step in developing a business intelligence infrastructure is the design and construction of a repository for critical business data that can serve as a system of record for data analysis. The design of Data Warehousing solutions is a discipline in and of itself, and represents a critical investment in any effort to provide a platform for developing fact-based, strategic insights.

Business Analytics:
Capturing and organizing data is one thing, but providing secure and user-friendly access is another. Business Analytics solutions focus on the end user and the tools they use to produce and distribute both ad-hoc analyses and routine reports. These solutions run the gambit of functional areas and can include complex sales analysis, financial consolidation, profitability analysis, market share tracking, exception alerting, and much more.

Strategic Enterprise Management:
When business intelligence solutions span functional boundaries to inform major executive decisions, the strategic impact can be enormous. Strategic Enterprise Management solutions deliver timely, accurate, strategic information to executive decision makers, allowing them to perform scenario modeling, build and disseminate scorecards, track progress versus plans/budgets, and monitor virtually any aspect of enterprise operations.