‘The rapid emergence of real-time reporting and the implications for your BI strategy’ presented at ARK Group Business Intelligence Connect 20-21 September 2005

1. The rapid emergence of real time reporting and theThe rapid emergence of real time reporting and the
implications for your BI strategyimplications for your BI strategy
Steve Anderson Dip Mgmt ACMI FIMIS FBCS CITP
IT Partner EMEA, Davis Langdon LLP
Email: steve.anderson@davislangdon.com

2. STEVE
ANDERSON
 Over 16 years working in IT
 Held in a variety of technical roles before rising into
management – currently studying for my MBA
 Worked across many sectors including engineering,
manufacturing, transport, retail, high-tech,
management consultancy, finance, construction,
property and business services
 A ‘turn-around’ CIO

3. WHAT WE
ARE
 Davis Langdon is a multi disciplinary firm of client
focused specialists, highly experienced in all areas of
the built environment, with an in-depth knowledge of
procurement, development, finance and construction
delivery processes.

4. WHERE WE
ARE
 Davis Langdon are established in all major economic
clusters, nationally and internationally
QATAR
DUBAI
BAHRAIN
LEBANON
BRUNEI
CHINA
HONG KONG
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
VIETNAM
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
BOTSWA
NA
USA
SPAIN
POLAND
FRANCE
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
WALES
EGYPT
KOREA
WEST AFRICA EAST AFRICA
IRELAND
CZECH REPUBLIC
Global reachGlobal reach Local deliveryLocal delivery
Europe/ Middle East
Offices: 33
Staff: 1350
Asia Pacific
Offices: 18
Staff: 960
Australasia
Offices: 13
Staff: 170
Africa
Offices: 14
Staff: 160
USA
Offices: 6
Staff: 60

5. WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT OF THIS?WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT OF THIS?

6. AGEND
A
1. Reducing data latency: from information to action
2. Accelerating the flow of information and analysis for
efficient decision making
3. Providing refreshed information for business critical
applications and systems
4. Looking to event based BI to determine business
focus
5. Extending BI tools to mobile devices

7. REAL TIME REPORTING
 Fact or fiction?
 Drivers
 Data… information… events… alerts…
 Accuracy
 Decision-making

8. IMPLICATIONS FOR BI STRATEGY
 Dependency on underlying architectures
 Rationalisation
 Business needs vs. human behaviours
 Real time or right time?
 BI domains
 Historical
 Operational
 Predictive

9. 1/5
 Reducing data latency: from information to action
 Minimise interfaces
 Top-down or bottom-up?
 One-stop-shop or mix-n-match?

10. 2/5
 Accelerating the flow of information and analysis for
efficient decision making
 Agility
 Challenges
 Implications

11. 3/5
 Providing refreshed information for business critical
applications and systems
 Needs vs. wants
 Intranets and portals
 Steamy windows

12. 4/5
 Looking to event based BI to determine business
focus
 Target audience
 Reactive or proactive?
 Automated response

13. 5/5
 Extending BI tools to mobile devices
 Viability
 Requirements
 24 x 7 culture
 Human impact

14. SUMMARY
 Determine the real business wants (not needs)
 Real time or right time?
 Architectural dependencies
 Fit BI strategy to appropriate domains
 Factor in the human dimension

15. Questions?Questions?

16. THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
Steve Anderson
Email: steve.anderson@davislangdon.com