Business Intelligence Viewer
Business Intelligence, known colloquially as BI, has been described as a set of techniques and tools for transforming raw data into useful information for purposes of business analysis, i.e. solutions to business problems, in particular. The goal of Business Intelligence is to allow for easy interpretation of data in order to make profitable, effective business decisions. Business Intelligence technologies provide historical, current, and predictive views of business operations. Business Intelligence technology functions include data modeling, online analytical processing, reporting, and statistical analysis of past, present, and future operations.
With PerfectLaw's power business intelligence viewer, firms can take control of their operation to be reign in cost, increase production, and better service the clients efficiently and effectively.
- Powerful tools for studying financial and practice management databases to gain deeper insights into how your firm is operating
- Use any financial and production Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to support more informed decisions
- Access transactions for three years' worth of data and aggregates them into critical KPIs like profits, revenues, indirect or direct expenses, billable hours, write-offs and much more.
- Identify meaningful data patterns and insights for primary entities of study such as timekeepers, responsible attorneys, clients, practice area, etc.
- Drill down on anything and get an accurate a firm-wide perspective via your KPIs and charts
- No need to print financial reports, they are always online and up-to-date.
Who in the Firm Uses This?
Three main classes of users work with querying and reporting tools, each of which has different needs and skills:
- Information Consumers. Partners and administrators are, essentially, pure information consumers who view pre-existing reports or dashboards and then use the data to make decisions or perform tasks.
- Middle Class. Administrators and accountants who create their own queries and reports, but don’t deal with code or SQL commands in the event their queries needed tweaking. These users rely solely on the easy-to-use applications, pre-set reports, and data models.
- Power Users. IT staff, developers, and vendors who make decisions about what information the upper classes need to see and what tools they can use. They create reports and set access and distribution rights.
What Do Consumers Use It For?
- To plan, schedule, track, and account for operations
- To make decisions
- To score performance, pay, and promotions
- To forecast the future
- To set budgets and goals for guidance
Features
- SQL-free Query Building
- Basic Data-Analysis Features, such as adding calculations to a report
- Graphical Features to easily build charts and graphs
- Easy Publication of Information via email or pop-up document and reports lists
- Calendar and Scheduler to help run and send reports automatically
- Data Exporting
- Security Controls to protect sensitive data