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Basic Standardized Rationalized Dynamic

Development x

SOA and Business Process

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User Experience x

Data Management x

Business Intelligence x



Development

Question 1: What is your company's current adoption of development tools and platforms that they target?

Your answer: Active development is based on a mix of legacy and modern tools.

Analysis: · Tools from multiple vendors are not easily integrated. · Current Web development team uses legacy tools on non-Microsoft

platforms. · Limited monitoring and management of Web platform.

Software at the Standardized level includes:· Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional · Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Develop highly reliable applications faster, to enable more mission-critical deployments.

· Increase developer productivity. · Improve application quality and security. · Spend more time building new application features and less time

maintaining legacy applications.

Additional Resources:Microsoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFPatterns and Practiceshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/practices/default.aspxAbout Development



http://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_dev.mspx

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Question 2: How would you define your company's tools capabilities?

Your answer: Utilize an IDE along with integrated third-party tools for additional project definition, design, development, testing, deployment, and managementcapabilities.

Analysis: Limited integration of built-in tools.

Software at the Rationalized level includes:· Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System, including Team Foundation

Server · Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Evaluate transitions from design and construction to maintenance and operations to expedite and simplify the development process.

· Leverage application lifecycle management (ALM) to improve software development processes, to bring applications to market faster, rework code less, improve efficiency, and achieve higher application quality.

Additional Resources:Microsoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFPatterns and Practiceshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/practices/default.aspxAbout Developmenthttp://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_dev.mspxEnterprise Application Development eLearning



http://www.microsoft.com/learning/developer/eadev.mspxDeploying Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server as an Enterprise-Wide Servicehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735280.aspxImproving Software Development Lifecyclehttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302180.aspxApplication Life-cycle Management for Software Teamshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/bb400737.aspx

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Question 3: Does your company have a formalized software development process?

Your answer: Uses one or more structured processes within some teams (not consistent across entire organization).

Analysis: · Improve methodology and increase reporting to meet governance

demands of business. · Lightweight methodologies (such as Scrum, Agile) are used, but with

limited experience.

Software at the Standardized level includes:· Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite · Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Increase development predictability and visibility by implementing better processes and methodology.

· Experienced teams that follow implemented methodologies and processes are more successful, stay within scope, and meet user requirements

Additional Resources:Microsoft Operations Framework



http://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFPatterns and Practiceshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/practices/default.aspxAbout Developmenthttp://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_dev.mspx



SOA and Business Process

Question 4: What need does your business have for integration activities?

Your answer: Mostly point-to-point EAI solutions; no enterprise-wide integration.

Analysis: · Some use of standard integration package software, but not enterprise-

wide. · Limited real-time visibility into business activities and process indicators. · Manually performing some departmental processes that span multiple

applications.

Software at the Standardized level includes:· Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 · Microsoft SQL Server 2005 · Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 · Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:

· Efficiently develop and maintain with standard packaged software; avoid rewriting code whenever systems or processes change.

· Increase the speed of the code of your processes and the productivity of your people with process automation across workloads and departments.

· Optimize reusability and reduce development cost and time using SOA and services.

· Allow your systems and applications to work together, providing end-to-end capabilities, automation, and control.

· Allow insight into business activities and manage them in real time.

Additional Resources:Microsoft Operations Framework



http://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFAbout SOA http://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_soa.mspxMicrosoft SOAhttp://www.microsoft.com/soaExplore Business Process Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/solutions/bpm/default.mspx

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Question 5: How automated are your business-to-business activities?

Your answer: Business-to-business is integrated across the firewall into collaborative processes/workflows; business-to-business has agile capability for trading Partner management and rules changes.

Analysis: Software at the Dynamic level includes:· Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 · Microsoft SQL Server 2005 · Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 · Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Additional Resources:Microsoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFAbout SOAhttp://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_soa.mspxMicrosoft SOAhttp://www.microsoft.com/soaExplore Business Process Management



http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/solutions/bpm/default.mspx

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Question 6: How would you describe your company's use of Web services?

Your answer: Established development methodology for SOA and services; can manage increasing numbers of services.

Analysis: · Established architecture discipline with an established methodology for

SOA and services, not enterprise-wide. · IT assets are limited by internal scalability and hard assets.

Software at the Rationalized level includes:· Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 · Microsoft SQL Server 2005 · Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 · Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Base alerts and notifications on key performance indicators that you define in a running automated business process.· Use SOA across internal services—as well as external federated services—

to operate in the current situation and scale your IT capacity as needed. · Due to SOA and process abstraction, quickly integrate new applications

and standards across the enterprise; organization structure is no longer an obstacle for IT.

· Use pre-defined templates that describe patterns for automating business processes.

Additional Resources:Microsoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSF



About SOAhttp://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_soa.mspxMicrosoft SOAhttp://www.microsoft.com/soaExplore Business Process Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/solutions/bpm/default.mspxSaaS Overviewhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/aa699384.aspxEnterprise Perspectivehttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/architecture/aa905332.aspxSoftware as a Servicehttp://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/saas/default.mspxBuild and leverage SaaS applicationshttp://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/saas/saasplatform.mspx



User Experience

Question 7: Does your IT organization understand the user experience you provide to customers/users and is user experience a high priority?

Your answer: Deep understanding of how user needs can affect quality and success of applications. Actively developing applications using a process, tools, and platform with integrated UX capabilities.

Analysis: Inability to make user experience a key differentiator for business offerings

· Compromised usability and application quality because of lack of a common approach in development

· User experience is not a seamless part of the development process · User experience testing and gathering feedback is difficult

Software at the Rationalized level includes:· Microsoft Expression Studio · Microsoft Silverlight · Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 · ASP.NET


· Facilitate consistent design and development through detailed, well-conceived guidelines implemented across the organization.

· Include user experience as a central focus in mission-critical and company-wide development.

· Share and manage user experience throughout the organization. · Continually improve products and applications by considering usability

and user feedback. · Integrate design within the development process.

Additional Resources:



Microsoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFYour Creative Power Unleashedhttp://www.microsoft.com/expression/default.aspxSee how Microsoft Expression brings designers into the equation to help teams create better user experiences for today's standards-based Web and tomorrow's next-generation Vista applications.Usability in the Development Processhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997575.aspxInductive User Interface Guidelineshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997506.aspxBuild Your Web Site Your Wayhttp://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/overview.aspx?key=webBetter Designer Tools for Better End-User Experienceshttp://www.microsoft.com/expression/expression-studio/overview.aspx



Data Management

Question 8: How would you describe your data warehousing strategy?

Your answer: Central data warehouse with real-time data from operational systems.

Analysis: · No enforcement of SLAs, although can define them and get reports · Lacking ability to incrementally add or delete hardware, storage capacity · Multiple metadata repositories and models · No predictable levels of service and availability · Loosely-coupled architectures are slow to adapt · Multiple management tools

Software at the Rationalized level includes:· Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition


· Implement defined, monitored, and enforced service level agreements · Leverage accurate reporting and analysis with real-time data

warehousing, instant reports, and up-to-date business process management

· Help withstand hardware, software, and storage failures with a tolerant, dependable infrastructure

· Increase productivity through automated, self-correcting systems

Additional Resources:Data Martshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/library/aa905978(SQL.80).aspxDistributing Data to Data Martshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa905987(sql.80).aspxData Warehousing with SQL Server 2005http://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa905987(sql.80).aspxSQL Server 2005 for Data Warehousing - Building and Managing Data



Warehouseshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa905987(sql.80).aspxIntroduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Serviceshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa905987(sql.80).aspxCreating and Optimizing High Performance Data Warehousehttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/En-US/library/aa905987(sql.80).aspx

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Question 9: How much time does your IT staff spend on routine tasks (backup, tuning, monitoring and so on)?

Your answer: 25%

Analysis: · Multiple management tools · No enforcement of SLAs, although can define them and get reports · Lacking ability to incrementally add or delete hardware, storage capacity · Multiple metadata repositories and models



· Accurate reporting and analysis with real-time data warehousing, instant reports, and up-to-date business process management.

· Help withstand hardware, software, and storage failures with a tolerant, dependable infrastructure.


Additional Resources:Consolidate on SQL Server 2005http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/sqlupgrd.mspxMicrosoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspx



Visual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSF

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Question 10: How does your company manage database performance?

Your answer: Use performance tuning tools and indexing to increase performance.

Analysis: Loosely-coupled architectures are slow to adapt.






Additional Resources:About Data Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_datamanage.mspxEnterprise Data Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/sql/solutions/edm/default.mspxMicrosoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSF

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Question 11: What is the high-availability strategy and technology for the core line-of-business applications in your company?

Your answer: 99.99% availability for mission-critical applications, with a clear strategy for planned and unplanned downtime.

Analysis: No predictable levels of service and availability





· Increase productivity through automated, self-correcting systems.

Additional Resources:High Availability Guided Tourhttp://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/demo/high-availability-demo.mspxImplementing High Availabilityhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190202.aspxAbout Data Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/business/peopleready/appplat/capability_datamanage.mspxEnterprise Data Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/sql/solutions/edm/default.mspxMicrosoft Operations Frameworkhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/solutionaccelerators/cits/mo/mof/default.mspxVisual Studio Team System Process Templates and Toolshttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFFailover Clusteringhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189134.aspxImplementing SQL Server 2005 Failover Clustering



http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=818234dc-a17b-4f09-b282-c6830fead499&displaylang=en



Business Intelligence

Question 12: What tools do you use to help people make better decisions?

Your answer: Interactive, departmental scorecards, with key performance metrics from the database.

Analysis: Interactive, departmental scorecards where performance metrics (KPIs) are sourced from a database.

Software at the Standardized level includes:· Business Scorecard Manager 2005 · PerformancePoint Server 2007 · Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 · SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 (Analysis Services, Integration

Services) · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 · Office Professional Plus 2007 · ProClarity 6

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Track and analyze performance with strategy-driven scorecards.

· Improve collaboration and quality of decisions by making information throughout the organization available to people at all levels.

Additional Resources:Create and publish key indicators using MOSS 2007http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA100800271033.aspxExcel Services Business Valuehttp://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/0/27012517-6a72-491a-901d-6698a7245210/ExcelServicesBusinessValue.docCentralizing and Sharing Business Intelligence Technical White Paperhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/A/E/5/AE5E7A63-4153-4AA6-BBE5-27C8222E5092/CentralizingandSharingBusinessIntelligence.doc



Centralizing and Sharing Business Intelligencehttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFBuilding Office Business Applicationshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/isv/bb190530.aspxSQL Server Accelerator for BI Overviewhttp://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspxSQL Server 2005—Integration Services http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/dwsqlsy.mspxIntegration Services in Business Intelligence Development Studiohttp://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/c/f1cf7b8d-7fb9-4b71-a658-e748e67f9eba/integratingrsapp.docTypical Uses of Integration Services in SQL Server 2005http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/c/f1cf7b8d-7fb9-4b71-a658-e748e67f9eba/integratingrsapp.docBusiness Intelligence Capabilities: Scorecards and dashboardshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/c/f1cf7b8d-7fb9-4b71-a658-e748e67f9eba/integratingrsapp.docPerformance Management and Balanced Scorecard http://www.microsoft.com/MSFMicrosoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/performancepoint/FX101686301033.aspxBalanced Scorecard Template Sampleshttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bb0a2e94-fb71-4218-84a9-3e043aeff310&DisplayLang=enBusiness Scorecard Manager Features and Benefitshttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/isv/bb190530.aspxPerformancePoint Server 2007 product overviewhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326410.aspxMicrosoft BI and Data warehousinghttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266337.aspxBusiness Intelligence and Data Warehousing in SQL Server 2005http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspxMicrosoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007—An Overviewhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/c/f1cf7b8d-7fb9-4b71-a658-e748e67f9eba/integratingrsapp.docPlanning, Budgeting and Forecasting with Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms167031.aspx



Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical Overviewhttp://www.microsoft.com/sql/technologies/dm/default.mspxBudgeting with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355766&Culture=en-USRevenue Forecasting with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355958&Culture=en-USStrategic Planning and Scorecarding with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355970&Culture=en-US

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Question 13: How do you share business insight with the right people?

Your answer: User-driven report building, definition, scheduling, and subscription; wizard-based publishing.

Analysis: User-driven report building, definition, scheduling, and subscription; wizard-based publishing of data from frontend analytical applications and Web-based interactive analysis.

Software at the Rationalized level includes:User-driven report building, definition, scheduling, and subscription; wizard-based publishing of data from frontend analytical applications and Web-based interactive analysis.

Software at the Rationalized level includes:· Business Scorecard Manager 2005 · PerformancePoint Server 2007 · Windows Server 2003 R2, 2008 · Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 (Analysis Services,

Integration Services) · Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 · Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007



· ProClarity 6

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Assist managers in planning and forecasting work by presenting a single, common overview of business processes across departments.Additional Resources:Business Intelligence: Data Mininghttp://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/data-mining.aspxData mining using SQL Server 2005http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms137795.aspxIntroduction to Data Mining with SQL Server 2005http://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/scorecard.aspxData Mining: Data sheethttp://www.microsoft.com/MSFSQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/ssabi/overview.mspxSQL Server Data Mining Programmabilityhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb331782.aspxWhat Is BAM?http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase/content/centralBi.mspxUsing Business Activity Monitoringhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/performancepoint/HA101639571033.aspxBusiness Scorecard Manager 2005 Operations White Paperhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BCD72419-33D3-4B6A-9ECC-B8FFDBADD725&displaylang=enBusiness Activity Monitoring and Real-Time BI http://www.microsoft.com/uk/bi/solutions/bam.mspxSQL Server 2005 Reporting Serviceshttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/2005ssrs.mspxReporting Services Scenarios with SQL Server 2005http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspxAuthoring, Designing, and Building with SQL Server Reporting Services 2005http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/1/a/a1a739c0-f39a-4475-930f-c01b1850a2a4/PerformancePoint Server Datasheet-Planning_10_07.docxReport Controls in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/library/aa561326.aspx



Integrating Reporting Services into Your Applicationhttp://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspxData Integration Solutions for Master Data Managementhttp://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/scorecard.aspxThe What, Why, and How of Master Data Managementhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/library/aa560139.aspxMaster Data Management (MDM) Hub Architecturehttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb410798.aspxMonitor Organizational Performance with Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/d/6/2d6ba8eb-e9b9-4b6b-977b-ea540d7b0302/PerformancePoint Server Datasheet-Monitoring_10_07.docx

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Question 14: What data warehousing methods do you use to collect information?

Your answer: Basic ETL packages to load, subject / functional data mart.

Analysis: Basic ETL packages to load subject/functional data mart.

Software at the Standardized level includes:· Microsoft SQL Server 2005 · SQL Server 2008

Benefits of Advancing to the Next Level:Enable users to access information from a centralized and managed data warehouse

Additional Resources:Create and publish key indicators using MOSS 2007http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA100800271033.aspxExcel Services Business Valuehttp://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/0/27012517-6a72-491a-901d-6698a7245210/ExcelServicesBusinessValue.docCentralizing and Sharing Business Intelligence Technical White



Paperhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/A/E/5/AE5E7A63-4153-4AA6-BBE5-27C8222E5092/CentralizingandSharingBusinessIntelligence.docCentralizing and Sharing Business Intelligencehttp://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/0/27012517-6a72-491a-901d-6698a7245210/ExcelServicesBusinessValue.docBuilding Office Business Applicationshttp://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspxSQL Server Accelerator for BI Overviewhttp://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/ssabi/overview.mspxSQL Server 2005—Integration Services http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb331782.aspxIntegration Services in Business Intelligence Development Studiohttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174181.aspxTypical Uses of Integration Services in SQL Server 2005http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA100800271033.aspxBusiness Intelligence Capabilities: Scorecards and dashboardshttp://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/c/f1cf7b8d-7fb9-4b71-a658-e748e67f9eba/integratingrsapp.docPerformance Management and Balanced Scorecard http://www.microsoft.com/Canada/government/fedsol_balancedscorecard.mspxMicrosoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/performancepoint/FX101686301033.aspxBalanced Scorecard Template Sampleshttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bb0a2e94-fb71-4218-84a9-3e043aeff310&DisplayLang=enBusiness Scorecard Manager Features and Benefitshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326410.aspxPerformancePoint Server 2007 product overviewhttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-US/library/aa560139.aspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/bi/bicapabilities/scorecard.aspxMicrosoft BI and Data warehousinghttp://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/07/DataPoints/default.aspxBusiness Intelligence and Data Warehousing in SQL Server 2005http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/1/c/f1cf7b8d-7fb9-4b71-a658-e748e67f9eba/integratingrsapp.docMicrosoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007—An Overview



http://www.microsoft.com/MSFPlanning, Budgeting and Forecasting with Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms159218.aspxMicrosoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical Overviewhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/performancepoint/HA101639571033.aspxBudgeting with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355766&Culture=en-USRevenue Forecasting with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355958&Culture=en-USStrategic Planning and Scorecarding with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032355970&Culture=en-US

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