1. THE SICAS CENTER PRESENTS...
Advanced Information Provider
for Reporting
One of the benefits of implementing a BI Program on campus is the ability for a wider group of
people to have the resources to become information providers. The reality is even with the in-
creased capacity to provide information there are gaps on campus that need to be filled. These
gaps can be in expertise to effectively utilize the BI resources on campus or in the resources to
provided information at any level. The Advanced Reporting Support service is designed to ad-
dress the gaps in advanced reporting knowledge and for temporary BI staff augmentation.
Service Includes:
♦ Templates & methods for Campus Information Providers to work with informa-
tion consumers on documenting needs
♦ Advanced report writing by SBIP Information providers on supported tool sets
The SICAS from any supported data source
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♦ A development and production environment
Intelligence
Program ♦ Upgrades to SBIP written reports*
♦ Technical support for SBP written reports
Service Offerings:
Augmented
For campuses that already have resources, but need assistance with a particular project or
report. This defined engagement allows a campus to bolster their IT staff to provide a
complex reporting solution or to clear a large request queue.
Managed
*For campuses that have limited IT staff to dedicate to business intelligence, this partnership
gives ongoing support for the advanced information needs of the campus. SBIP staff will
participate in regular meetings with campuses to ensure the most pressing reporting
needs are being met.
Campus Benefits:
• Campus resources are focused on campus specific work
SUNY SICAS By allowing SBIP to focus on the “commodity” report writing work, campus resources can
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be dedicated to working with information consumers to better utilize reports
Lee Hall • Faster time to report utilizing the complete BI toolset
SUNY Oneonta SBIP staff focus on writing reports based on already documented needs. This significantly
Oneonta, NY 13820 reduces interruptions and constant back-and-forth with information consumers allowing for
reports to be delivered faster
Phone: 607-436-2029
Fax: 607-436-2038
• Lower Cost
E-mail: sicascen@oneonta.edu The significant ongoing cost of staff training for a resource that will only be used for 10% of
the reporting needs or high cost of private consultants is reduced by leveraging SBIP’s
economies of scale
