Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, BI Solutions

Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

Forrester uses the following broad definition: "Business Intelligence is a set of methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information used to enable more effective strategic, tactical, and operational insights and decision-making."

At BAC, our Business Intelligence solutions give our clients greater visibility into their disparate data sources so that they manage their information from a single version of the truth. That is a trendy phrase, but what it really means is that everyone from Marketing to Finance receives the same information and is making informed, consistent decisions.

Whether you call it a dashboard, data mart, or scorecard, the content remains consistent throughout your organization. Most consulting groups focus their efforts on one technical solution; BAC implements the appropriate technology for each client to resolve a multitude of issues. Our experience spans all industry and technology platforms while always focusing on bringing you the desired return and a sustained competitive advantage.

We have a core cadre of senior business executives with significant global experience who are able to discuss global business issues with our clients and help them define and use the correct metrics and processes to achieve their desired goal.

GLOBAL CLIENT SUCCESS

Microsoft asked Blackstone & Cullen to evaluate the consolidation of 77 Go-To-Market strategies into 7 master customer campaigns and recommend the approach and develop the analytics tools for the scorecards and dashboards used by executive and field management to determine program effectiveness. Read more: Microsoft Business Strategy Case Study

Imerys needed to rapidly respond to multiple mergers and acquisitions by compiling multiple, corporate-wide data sources at a global level. Blackstone & Cullen provided a Performance Management system that would have Imerys quickly up and running on a system that would be mutable for future mergers. Read more: Imerys Business Intelligence Case Study

InComm Blackstone and Cullen worked with InComm to create and implement a SQL Server Data Mart for aggregation and publication of business intelligence to both internal and external clients. Read more: InComm Business Intelligence Case Study

Magellan In order to fulfill a new contract, Magellan needed custom Business Intelligence reporting built on both existing and new data over multiple platforms (SQL and Oracle). Read more: Magellan Business Intelligence Case Study

LeasePlan was spending too much time collecting, reconciling, and analyzing sales and marketing data to "up-to-date" information to their customers. Read more: LeasePlan Business Intelligence Case Study

Our View

"Knowing what happened is no longer adequate. Leaders need to know what is happening now, what is likely to happen next and what actions they should take.”

How the smartest organizations are embedding analytics to transform insights into action:

• Business analytics and optimization strategy – Drive big ideas and realize business objectives faster with less risk and at a lower cost by defining the approach and value case to putting insights into action.

• Business intelligence and business performance management – Improve decision making with relevant, actionable and timely information.

• Advanced analytics and optimization – Improve operational efficiency through the use of analytics, data mining and statistical models.

• Enterprise information management – Achieve data integration between disparate systems to improve business processes, decision making and total business performance.

• Enterprise content management – Reduce processing cycle time, improve customer service and compliance, and establish agility and flexibility with the technology and processes to capture, manage, store, preserve and deliver unstructured content

Technology

Microsoft
Oracle
IBM / COGNOS
SAP
OBIEE
Crystal Reports
Business Objects