What Every Businessperson Should Know About QV Reporting

QV REPORTINGThe importance of generating regular business reports cannot be underestimated. Proper reporting is a must if the business is to keep track of inventory, determine sales initiatives and more. The good news is that reporting need not be as time consuming as it was in times past. QV (QlikView) reporting offers a user-friendly, feature-rich program that can be used by businessmen and women from a wide range of industries. Continue reading

Stages in the BPM Life-cycle

BPM LIFE CYCLE

Business Process Management is a way of reviewing existing processes in an organisation to help identify loopholes, bottlenecks, unnecessary expenditures, illegal transactions, and areas of improvement. The BPM life-cycle is a methodological approach where one envisions efficiently constructed processes and workflows and optimises whatever changes you’ve chosen to implement during the course of the cycle. BPM has largely contributed to modern efficiency and productivity. For many executives, BPM is the Holy Grail that transforms a company from the inside out. Continue reading

Data Warehousing and its History and Future

Data Warehousing

What is data warehousing? In the world of business intelligence, a data warehouse (DW or DWH) is the term used to describe a storage centre, or database, which is used strictly in regards to reporting and analytical purposes. A data warehouse is a compilation of data deposited from various sources, from operational systems such as marketing or sales, into a central location.  The function of the warehouse is primarily to store data used for supporting managerial level business decisions. This warehouse would be regularly maintained and managed by a data warehouse developer. Continue reading