Presentation explaning the difference between Analytics and Reporting, along with the benefits associated with improved decision making

1. What the hell…is #ANALYTICS
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3. 60 second EVOLUTION of data
1972
Business
Applications
Input
1969
Database
Invented
Data
Storage
=
Answers
1989 Business
Intelligence
BI 1.0 BI 2.0
People Centric

4. So WHAT! does this mean to me
and my business..
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5. Reporting versus #Analytics
• Find Data and Produce Report
• Large amounts of time spent
gathering & sorting data for business
• Report after its happened (end point)
• Suitable for Operational Reports
• Takes time to generate
• Data turned into Information
• Easily accessible & immediately available
• Analyse information at anytime
• Available for more people to use
• Single source of data and version of truth
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Reports substantiate Business
Decisions
Information improves Business Decisions

6. Reporting versus #Analytics
Response
Time
+High-Slow
Fast Low
Data
Complexity
ERP
Underlying Data Source
Reporting Solution
View Data onlyCube
Data Warehouse
Analytics
Interact & Analyse Data
ERP
Underlying Data Source/s
Other
Analytics summary
• “Decision-making tool”
• Interact with information
• Single version of Truth
• Information is Pervasive
• Data-warehouse critical
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7. 5 ways #Analytics can improve bottom line
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 Save Time spent on gathering Data
 Get the correct answers on critical business questions
 Help identify Areas for improving Cash Flow
 Boost Productivity & Accountability, through Visibility
 Gain Insight on Customers and their Sales

8. Dispel the Myths on #Analytics
X Small & Medium Sized business don’t need this
X It’s expensive to buy and purchase
X It is complex to implement
X Requires Extensive train and understanding
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9. Introducing:
Business Analytics for
Pastel Evolution

10. Product Overview
Business Analytics for Pastel Evolution is a rapidly
deployed business intelligence & reporting
application that is purpose built for Pastel
Evolution.
“It reduces the burden of manual report writing and provides quick implementations. A
business that understands its performance against standard industry KPIs can quickly take
action to improve stock management and enhance cost efficiencies in order to guarantee
better returns on
investment.” - Daryl Blundell, Sales Director at Softline Pastel Accounting
(ITWeb Article ,16th August 2011, New business analytics functionality for Pastel Evolution”)

11. Features
• Instantly deployable
• Full Business Intelligence Data Warehouse
• Predefined set of Data Cubes
• Out-of-the-Box Industry Reports & Dashboards for
– Sales, Inventory, Accounts Payable, Accounts
Receivable, Finance
– Ageing
• Over 60 KPI’s with various measures
• Makes use of Standard Excel & SQL

12. Thanks for your time
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