Now more than ever organizations are under pressure to gain the most value from their investments in business intelligence and performance management. Capitalizing on a successful and cost-effective strategy to deploy highly functional Cognos performance dashboards to users that provide meaningful, accurate and timely information is the best vehicle for creating awareness, value, and user adoption.

If you are looking for a low cost approach to quickly get up and running with best-in class feature rich Cognos dashboards in your environment utilizing your data and requirements, then Dashboard Framework is the answer.

100% Self-service reporting framework

• A single User based customizable web interface
• Open and view multiple reports from an expandable tree style folders list
• Perform data exploration through filters, drill up/down, and drill-through to other reports
• Save report filters and contexts and apply them to next reporting sessions
• Open related dashboards through quick navigation tabs
• Access Internet/intranet resources through quick links
• Open detailed analysis reports through quick links
• Add and share report notes and actions
• Analyze root causes and effects through Pre-built Guided Analytic Paths
• Search for scorecards, dashboards and reports
• View Online Help with one click

Monitor, Analyze and Manage

• Monitor key performance indicators through Summarized and Executive Scorecards and Dashboards
• Explore and analyze information through Time-series, Deviation, Ranking, Contribution, and Correlation type dashboards
• Manage performance through What-if Analysis and Scenario dashboards

User-driven Self-service Customization

• Customize the framework layout and behavior
• Create your personal content by adding and customizing reporting gadgets (similar to iGoogle, My Yahoo!) with My Dashboards

Alignment, Coordination and Collaboration

• Add multiple Notes to reports
• Define and manage actions through follow-ups and tasks
• Save and share report views with other groups or users
• Print or save reports in other formats including PDF and Excel

Google Charts and Maps

• Access Cognos reports integrated with Google interactive Charts and Maps

Guided Analytics

• Analyze the root causes and effects through Pre-built Guided Analytic Paths
• View the appropriate reports through context-sensitive decision tree diagrams
• View customizable and context-sensitive Business Glossaries

Alerts and events

• Access alerts and events through Events Notification Panel
• Open Alert reports through quick links

Next steps

Contact us today to learn how the Dashboard Framework can be tailored to meet your particular dashboard requirements – you can complete the form or call us at 877-454-4898, and we would be delighted to consult with you and make specific recommendations.