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		<title>What Drives the Best BI TCO?</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/what-drives-the-best-bi-tco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analyst Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Program]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always look forward to the reports on BI from the Aberdeen Group to get a global perspective of how BI projects are being deployed and how well users are engaging with BI tools. The latest April 2010 report focused on TCO, in particular the cost per BI user. According to the report, during the previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Releases in The Logical Organization Management Insight Series</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/new-releases-in-the-logical-organization-management-insight-series/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/new-releases-in-the-logical-organization-management-insight-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Program]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BI Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud BI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting to Cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading with SPI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the logical organization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am really excited to announce the release of two new additions to the TLO Management Insight Series:

 Leading With SPI
 Getting to Cloud

 Leading with SPI &#8211; Driving Productivity and Profit using Strategic Performance Improvement

Leading with SPI provides a detailed, step-by-step guide to driving better strategic definition and more effective and efficient strategic execution. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Key Questions About Business Intelligence</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/4-key-questions-about-business-intelligence/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/4-key-questions-about-business-intelligence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business intelligence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/?p=134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are four main questions one asks in relation to BI….
What is BI?
Why do I need BI?
What BI tools do I need for what purpose?
How do I select a BI solution?
What is the best way to implement BI?
I will answer each of these questions in following blogs
What is BI?
Business intelligence is a capability, supported by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtualized Data and Automated Discovery</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/virtualized-data-and-automated-discovery/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/virtualized-data-and-automated-discovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated discovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/?p=123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an IT world that is rapidly becoming virtualized at the hardware and software levels it is not too much of a stretch to envision virtualization at the data level – easy to dream about, not so difficult to create, or is it?
As businesses continue to struggle to capture, clean and transform their data into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Common BI Program Mistakes</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/overcoming-common-bi-program-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/overcoming-common-bi-program-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BI technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The business environment is a complex interplay of internal and external forces that must be supported by agile, efficient and compliant technology. Business intelligence technology is the most affected capability by under-performing IT infrastructure and stagnant, poor quality information.
In an attempt to provide a quick fix to an organizations business intelligence needs, common errors come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BI Cited &#8216;Top Technology&#8217; for 2009</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/bi-cited-top-technology-for-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/bi-cited-top-technology-for-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analyst Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRM Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SaaS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Improvement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Gartner 2009 CIO Agenda survey of 1500 CIO&#8217;s has revealed some surprising and not so surprising results.
Firstly, the not so surprising is that BI has been voted as the top technology for 2009, after all BI has held this spot since 2006.  What is surprising is that the focus is not on analytics &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses Must Face Reality or Lose Prosperity</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/businesses-must-face-reality-or-lose-prosperity/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/businesses-must-face-reality-or-lose-prosperity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I thought the following extract from a speech given by USA president elect Barak Obama was interesting in its parallel to the adoption of new ways of thinking and making decisions in business:
“It’s time, once again, we put science at the top of our agenda” &#8230;. “The truth is that promoting science isn’t just about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BI Drives Improved Sales Integrity</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/bi-drives-improved-sales-integrity/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/bi-drives-improved-sales-integrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/?p=42</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
There are those who believe that business intelligence driven selling and marketing is leading towards a more depersonalised style of selling – yet in reality, the opposite is true.
The old mode of selling was very much a tactical pipeline of script speak designed to lead a prospect into firstly feeling discomfort with the status quo, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Learnings From Real BI Implementations</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/real-learnings-from-real-bi-implementations/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/real-learnings-from-real-bi-implementations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI projects]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot written on best in class practices for deploying BI in operational business intelligence projects. For some real world examples with more specifics on ‘How To’, this post on CIO.com India offers insights from several companies.
Two key requirements in most projects focus on moving data closer to the business and monitoring all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Great BI Debate</title>
		<link>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/the-great-bi-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://thebusinessintelligenceguide.com/blog/the-great-bi-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Esmart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BI Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BI vendors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business intelligence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished commenting on a rollicking debate about BI &#8211; The Great Debate: Business Intelligence but suggest you click over to read all the comments, as they covered off many of the reasons that I wrote The Logical Organization.
I congratulate all on a great debate. All contributors made valid points, albeit from different perspectives. As [...]]]></description>
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