BI Remains Top of Mind
BI continues to be the most strategic initiative for the CIO according to research by Gartner, IBM and others.  However, even strategic initiatives struggle to get funding when budgets are tight.  BI competes for limited funding against many other strategic and tactical initiatives that often have compelling ROI cases.

ROI Drives Funding
That is why the IBM Cognos Innovation Center for Performance Management has sponsored a webcast series on building the business case for BI in a turbulent economy.  As part of this series I have delivered several webcasts and related white papers.  Two of these white papers are available for free download (registration required) from the Innovation Center website.
    
    1) Building the Case for Business Intelligence in a Turbulent Economy
    2) Funding for BI: It's All About ROI, ROI, ROI

Both of these papers provide non-vendor specific advice on understanding the challenges of garnering funding for BI and maintaining momentum during difficult times.  The first paper documents six ways to strengthen the business case for BI and the second helps find the balance between tangible and intangible ROI when building a business case for BI investment.  Both are quick reads with practical advice, take a look.


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