Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint™ Server 2007

Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007

Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services.

Configure, deploy, and secure all the PerformancePoint components

Create KPIs, scorecards, reports, and dashboards with the Dashboard Designer

Create business models with the Planning Business Modeler and create budgets and forecasts with Excel 2007

Enable advanced data analysis with PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity tools

Take advantage of the enhanced analytic capabilities of Excel 2007

Use SQL Server Reporting Services for analytics

Align performance with organizational objectives