Microsoft Office 2007 business intelligence : reporting, analysis, and measurement from the desktop ; [maximize the BI features of Excel, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint ; analyze data and generate meaningful reports with dashboards and data mining ; ext

Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services. Configure, deploy, and secure all the PerformancePoint components Create KPIs, scorecards, reports, and dashboards with the Dashboard Designer Create business models with the Planning Business Modeler and create budgets and forecasts with Excel 2007 Enable advanced data analysis with PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity tools Take advantage of the enhanced analytic capabilities of Excel 2007 Use SQL Server Reporting Services for analytics Align performance with organizational objectives

Extract and analyze mission-critical enterprise data using Microsoft Office 2007

This authoritative volume is a practical guide to the powerful new collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. Using real-world examples and clear explanations, Microsoft Office 2007 Business Intelligence: Reporting, Analysis, and Measurement from the Desktop shows you how to use Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint with a wide range of stand-alone and external data in today's networked office. You will learn how to analyze data and generate reports, scorecards, and dashboards with the Office tools you're already using to help you in your everyday work.

• Create Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts and apply Conditional Formatting

• Convert Excel spreadsheets into Excel Tables with Conditional Formatting and Charting

• Connect external data to Excel using Office Data Connections and SharePoint

• Create SharePoint dashboards that display data from multiple sources

• Add Key Performance Indicators and Excel Services reports to your dashboards

• Harness advanced SQL Server 2005 data analysis tools with the Excel Data Mining Add-In and Visio Cluster Diagrams

• Generate integrated PerformancePoint Scorecards

• Create Visio PivotDiagrams and Windows Mobile spreadsheets

All of the examples in the book can be downloaded for free by doing the following: go to www.mhprofessional.com. Click on the Computing tab. Click on the Downloads page. Click on the book's title to download the examples.

Extract and analyze mission-critical enterprise data using Microsoft Office 2007 This authoritative volume is a practical guide to the powerful new collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. Using real-world examples and clear explanations, Microsoft Office 2007 Business Intelligence: Reporting, Analysis, and Measurement from the Desktop shows you how to use Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint with a wide range of stand-alone and external data in today's networked office. You will learn how to analyze data and generate reports, scorecards, and dashboards with the Office tools you're already using to help you in your everyday work. Create Excel PivotTables and PivotCharts and apply Conditional Formatting Convert Excel spreadsheets into Excel Tables with Conditional Formatting and Charting Connect external data to Excel using Office Data Connections and SharePoint Create SharePoint dashboards that display data from multiple sources Add Key Performance Indicators and Excel Services reports to your dashboards Harness advanced SQL Server 2005 data analysis tools with the Excel Data Mining Add-In and Visio Cluster Diagrams Generate integrated PerformancePoint Scorecards Create Visio PivotDiagrams and Windows Mobile spreadsheets

deliver Bi Solutions With Microsoft Office Performancepoint Server 2007

maximize The Powerful Bi Tools Available In Performancepoint 2007 With Help From This Practical Guide. You Will Learn How To Collect And Store Data, Monitor Progress, Analyze Performance, Distribute Dynamic Reports, And Create Maintainable Projects And Forecasts. business Intelligence With Microsoft Office Performancepoint Server 2007 Provides Full Details On Creating Scorecards And Dashboards, Performing Advanced Analysis On Data, And Setting Up Business Plans. You Will Also Learn How To Integrate Performancepoint With Proclarity, Excel 2007, And Sql Server Reporting Services.

• configure, Deploy, And Secure All The Performancepoint Components

• create Kpis, Scorecards, Reports, And Dashboards With The Dashboard Designer
• create Business Models With The Planning Business Modeler And Create Budgets And Forecasts With Excel 2007
• enable Advanced Data Analysis With Performancepoint Server And Proclarity Tools

• take Advantage Of The Enhanced Analytic Capabilities Of Excel 2007
• use Sql Server Reporting Services For Analytics
• align Performance With Organizational Objectives

Publisher's Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Extract and analyze mission-critical enterprise data using Microsoft Office 2007 This authoritative volume is a practical guide to the powerful new collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. Using real-world examples and clear explanations, Microsoft Office 2007 Business Reporting, Analysis, and Measurement from the Desktop shows you how to use Excel, Excel Services, SharePoint, and PerformancePoint with a wide range of stand-alone and external data in today's networked office. You will learn how to analyze data and generate reports, scorecards, and dashboards with the Office tools you're already using to help you in your everyday work. All of the examples in the book can be downloaded for free by doing the go to (http://www.mhprofessional.com) www.mhprofessional.com . Click on the Computing tab. Click on the Downloads page. Click on the book's title to download the examples. Publisher's Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Deliver BI Solutions with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services. An in-depth guide to creating world-class Business Intelligence solutionsThis comprehensive volume covers every aspect of PerformancePoint 2007, the latest in Microsoft's line of Business Intelligence applications. You will learn to collect and warehouse corporate data, perform fiscal analysis, distribute dynamic reports across the enterprise, and forecast business trends.Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards, dashboards, and analytics and shows how to integrate PerformancePoint with Microsoft Office 2007 and SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. You will get full coverage of the cutting-edge financial planning, reporting, security, and delivery tools available in PerformancePoint 2007. "Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services."--Jacket A guide to collaborative Business Intelligence tools available in Office 2007. It shows you how to use Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook for a range of BI-centered functions in a networked office. It helps you learn to analyze data and generate reports that help in making informed business decisions. Using real-world examples and clear explanations; this guide will show you how to analyze data and generate reports; scorecards; and dashboards with the Office tools you're already using to help you in your everyday work. -- Edited summary from book