Working Approach to a Strategically Aligned Business Intelligence solution (WASABIs) THINK.CHANGE.DO

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Working Approach to a Strategically Aligned Business Intelligence solution (WASABIs)

THINK.CHANGE.DO

UTS

• Approx 32,700 enrolled students• Approx 2576 staff• 20 years old• Voted 2007 ugliest building in

Sydney

UTS BI Program Objectives

• Timeliness and Efficiency of Management Reporting• Integration of UTS Core Source systems • Improve Quality of Decision Support Information

What the BI Program is NOT

• A one stop shop• Replace the existing source systems• A data dump for all data• Operational report system

Strategic Approach

Road Map

We are here

Steps Taken

• Communication Model• Priortisation Process• Mock-ups• Prototype• Technical Architecture

Review

• Dedicated Program team• Consultant engagement• Senior Executive

engagement• Online Survey• User focus group

Communication & Co-ordination

BI Program Team

Consultants

Business UnitsBI Program Board

Other Universities

Other UTS Cognos Projects

ITDTraining

Strategic Planning Team

Federal Government

Steps Taken

• Communication• Prioritisation Process• Mock-ups• Prototype• Technical

Architecture Review

• Dedicated Program team• Consultant engagement• Senior Executive

engagement• Online Survey• User focus group

Considerations

• Strategically aligned• User friendly• Awareness• Breadth not Depth• Cultural change• Shift from what we can provide to what we need to

provide

Road Map

Analysis

Proto-type

Program Board Established

Architecture Review

Prioritisation Process

Mock-ups

Research Performance Domain

2007

2008

2010

2009

Government Grant Approved

Workforce Management Performance Domain

Finance Performance Domain

Infrastructure Set-upData Warehouse build

Challenges Faced

• Strategic Plan currently under development• Strategic focus of Research within UTS • Achieving agreement on definitions to be used across

the University• Organisational structure• Mapping the data from the source

UTS Architecture Approach

Internal

Internal

Targets

External

TransformExtract

Extract

Extract

Extract

Load

Cognos

Data WarehouseSource Systems Business Intelligence

AccessCubes

Reports

•Integrity/Consistency•Remove Duplication

Dimensional Data Model

ETL Process

•Scorecards•Dashboards•Canned Reports

AccessUsers

Users

Performance Management system

Performance Dashboard

Research Domain Dashboard

Scorecard

KPI Report

Navigation

Key Achievements

• WPP application submitted and approved for government funding

• Acquired a Cognos Enterprise License• Program Governance• Prototype acceptance

Communication & Co-ordination

BI Program Team

Consultants

Business UnitsBI Program Board

Other Universities

Other UTS Cognos Projects

ITDTraining

Strategic Planning Team

Federal Government

Challenges ahead

• Cultural change & acceptance• Cognos limitations• Implement remaining Domains• Integration of all UTS Cognos projects• Establish a Business Intelligence Competency Centre

(BICC)

Thank you

darren.dadley@uts.edu.au

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