A company’s ability to effectively execute the process of budgeting, forecasting and planning is a huge driver of corporate success. As you know, there are many difficulties that can interfere with such processes in many organizations. A ponderous manual budget process combined with the problematic coordination with line managers often […]
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Business organizations of all types are increasingly using Scorecards as a tool to help their company track and reach organizational goals. So what exactly is Scorecarding? Scorecarding Scorecarding for strategy management is a way to share company goals with all employees, and keep them up-to-date on how well the organization […]
Experts agree that planning, budgeting, and forecasting are essential parts of any enterprise’s success. But many decision-makers still fail to plan properly and thoroughly to put them on the right track. Those who do, enjoy a system that runs more smoothly, avoiding costly accounting errors and securing a more desirable […]
The most successful enterprises approach performance management through a strategic impact lens – understanding that a complex, uncertain environment demands agility, organization-wide alignment, and technology and systems that support achieving goals and outcomes. Many companies are more effective in the technical and operational arenas than in strategic workforce deployment. Although […]
As the pace of business grows ever faster, users require better and faster data access more than ever before to support accurate decisions. Companies no longer have the luxury of waiting for IT to deliver customer reports or handcrafted dashboards for each user. In reality, customized dashboards were never capable […]
Many businesses today are beginning to understand the importance of analytics. The data a company generates requires collection and analysis for it to be acted upon. This is true whether the business is producing bottle tops or installing fiber optic services. Knowing how the business is running now and where […]
Firewall Security Rejection This blog will discuss a way to fix an error message in Cognos Express 10.2.1. The Error Message: An error has occurred. DPR-ERR-2079 Firewall Security Rejection. Your Request was rejected by the security firewall. CAF rejection details are available in the log. Please contact your administrator. Solution: […]
Open Database Connectivity or ODBC is a standard API for accessing database management systems. This blog will show how to set up a new ODBC connection to your DBMS. If you are using 32 Bit ODBC, you must first open the 32 Bit ODBC connection, I will show how to […]
When using Cognos Express 10.2, you run into the issue of not having a few of the programs that you would typically find in the Cognos Enterprise. One important program is IBM Cognos Configuration. This is the program you will use to verify your Environment and Security criteria such as […]
This demo shows how Insurance Companies can leverage Cognos Insight to improve performance. Click Title to see blog to watch the demo.