KPI Business Pack Christa Fine Sr. Product Manager, Information Delivery

KPI Business Pack

Christa FineSr. Product Manager, Information Delivery

What is it?

A synthesized view of how

you’re tracking against goals

KPI Business PackKPI Business Pack

Fast time-to-result with actionable, applied BI

Aggregated views

Cross-functional weighted view

Performance valuation based on business rule roll-up, e.g. bubble up, weighting

Information HierarchyInformation Hierarchy

# of Variables

# of Dimensions

Interrelationships

Key Indicators

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SummarySummary

DetailDetail

Features/FunctionsFeatures/Functions

Summary views from an easy-to-use interface A simple, pared-down interface to monitor the health of your

business.

Combined views of disparate measures Decisions are often based on different types of information from

different functional areas.

Flexible approach The open methodology lets you control the specific KPIs you

wish to track, how they are combined, what constitutes good and poor performance for each indicator, and the granularity of the readings.

Features/Functions continuedFeatures/Functions continued

Flexible rollup Control how lower-level indicators roll up to trigger readings at higher

levels.

Web access across the extended enterprise Key decision-makers in your extended enterprise—including

customers, suppliers, and partners—can access this synthesized information to accelerate decision-making and strengthen B2B relationships. Zero-footprint web deployment.

Integration with existing infrastructure Full integration with the Cognos platform means you can move easily

from summary to detail by connecting to a complete BI infrastructure.


End UserEnd UserEnd User

KPI Business Pack ComponentsKPI Business Pack Components

PowerPlay Cubes

PowerPlay Reports

KPI Business Pack

Administrator

KPI Business Pack

Server

Web Browser

Upfront

Server

XML XML documentdocument

Architecture - Technical ObjectivesArchitecture - Technical Objectives

Simple, Flexible, Extensible, Customizable and Open

Independent of information delivery mechanism

Methodology independent

Extend the Cognos solution

Leverage current investment

KPI Business Pack – Open KPI Business Pack – Open ArchitectureArchitecture

XML Document format (+COM API)

Open:

XML document open to any XML ready application

(Full COM API)


Open XML Document format (+COM API)

KPI Authoringenvironment

Data Sources and Reports

Simple:

• Generate KPIs directly from reports

• Administer KPIs through wizard



Data retrieval(Build)

User Defined Functions



Extensible:

• Drop in new data access routines

• Drop in new Business rollup rules.





Content Generation(Publish)

CustomizableTemplates



Flexible:

• Customizable looks

• Customizable content








HTMLData Sources and Reports

Upfront

PDA

XML

WML/WAP









Upfront

PDA

XML

WML/WAP

Author / Client

KPI Server


Real time annotations








Upfront

PDA

XML

WML/WAP

Author / Client

KPI Server

Authoring ComponentsAuthoring Components

Administration tool which includes a wizard

Build tool

Publish tool

Status definitions and related graphics

Standard templates

Server ComponentsServer Components

Upfront utility

Note Manager

Status definitions and related graphics

Standard templates

IntegrationIntegration

PowerPlay Client Data pump for key performance indicators required for authoring

PowerPlay Web key word - Analyze - allows for a link to a bookmarked URL

VIZ 1.5 key word - Visualize - allows for a link to a bookmarked URL

CQ, IWR Related links through the use of a URL

Setting things upSetting things up

Select the methodology you will use

Identify KPI’s

Group KPI’s as per strategy

Access the reports where the KPI’s are stored - this is the data feed for the application

Determine the Thresholds

Create the PowerPlay client reports - static images

Create the required bookmarks for exploration to other applications

Determine how things will roll up

ProcessProcess

PPR

Builder Publisher

PPWin data is retrieved Roll up rules are applied Status is determined IG and KPIs become 32

characterunique ids for Upfront

XML document is updated kpi.ini is updated error log is produced

XML document is consumed parses the templates replacing KPI tags with

information from the XML publishes by default to Upfront can publish to a static website applies process logic defined in the KPI tags PPWin - publish as HTML to create static reports error log is produced

Updating the Business PackUpdating the Business Pack

Cube Updates Build determine what Indicator groups

will get built determine what KPIs will get built PPR files are opened behind the

scenes to retreive most up to date data

roll up rules are applied to new numbers

new status is determined previous status is kept History is created or updated if

required determines if any new unique ids

are needed kpi.ini is updated error log is produced

Publish overwrites the html files with new

information publishes any new static images presents the information to the KPI

server

XML and KPI Business PackXML and KPI Business Pack

The Business Pack is an XML document

Build phase embellishes the XML

Publish phase parses XML

Integration through a secondary XML document


End UserEnd User

Authoring

CustomizationCustomization

Templates

Style Sheets

Status definitions


Customization – TemplatesCustomization – Templates

C:\Program Files\Cognos\CognosKPI\templates\index.job

C:\Program Files\Cognos\CognosKPI\templates\kpiupf.job

Customization – Status DefinitionsCustomization – Status Definitions

Traffic Weather Smiley Faces

traffic.ksm

Customization – UDF’sCustomization – UDF’s

Data retrieval

Roll up rules

Publishing

Q & A

Documents

KPI Business Pack Christa Fine Sr. Product Manager, Information Delivery