The following are frequently asked questions about Business Scorecard Manager 2005.
What is Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 is a server-based business performance management scorecard application. Previously code-named "Maestro," this
application takes advantage of the power of the Microsoft Office System to help organizations perform deep analysis. Organizations can use Business Scorecard Manager 2005 to build, manage, and use scorecards and key performance indicators (KPIs) in an intuitive and collaborative environment.
What is the target audience, or market, for Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
The target audience for Business Scorecard Manager 2005 includes companies that want to gain better insight into the business and financial trends that impact their organizations, companies that seek a better way to align objectives with employees’ daily activities, and organizations
that require business transparency for better regulatory compliance. Business Scorecard Manager 2005 is not just for large enterprises, but also for midsize companies.Who in an organization do you see using Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
Business decision makers like CFOs, CIOs, and CEOs can tap into the scorecarding, analysis, and perspective that Business Scorecard Manager 2005 provides. They can learn more about the financial trends that impact their businesses. In addition, business and information users across the organization can use Business Scorecard Manager to get the
information they need to better understand how the things they do map to goals and objectives. Executives in organizations often
look for ways to align their big objectives with daily activities done throughout the organization. By putting scorecards in front of employees, most companies can improve this alignment. Business Scorecard Manager 2005 enables users to get customized portal views based on what they need to know to do their jobs, and where they can collaborate with others.What
is the connection between Business Scorecard Manager 2005 and compliance?
Business Scorecard Manager 2005 enables real-time views about what’s going on within an organization. This empowers managers and other decision makers to improve their ability to forecast business
trends, and enables them to proactively monitor potential issues.How complicated is it for organizations to deploy Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
Due to the scalability, the intuitive interface, and that it is built on Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, Business Scorecard Manager 2005 is easy to deploy, manage, and use. That said, we have developed training materials to assist companies as they begin to deploy Business Scorecard Manager 2005. What kind of skill set would a customer, a partner, or both start working on and need to know to work on Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
We recommend the customer, partner, or both implement a scorecarding solution to plan ahead for the business processes that are involved with defining and monitoring performance metrics and to have domain-specific expertise available where appropriate. As for technical skills, the implementation team would need to be familiar with, or prepared to quickly learn, the Business Scorecard Manager 2005 platform technologies, mainly Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services and (optional) Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. An ideal implementation partner would have Microsoft certifications in both the Information Worker and Business Intelligence Competency programs.Is Business Scorecard Manager 2005 the second version of Business Scorecards?
Yes and no. Business Scorecard Manager 2005 builds on the experience and customer feedback from the Microsoft Office Business Scorecards Accelerator. Business Scorecard Manager 2005 is a major step in fulfilling the overall vision of Microsoft for Business Intelligence by providing tools that empower companies to align actions with strategic goals and generate more transparency necessary in today’s business world.Does Business Scorecard Manager 2005 support XML?
Yes. All business definitions in Business Scorecard Manager 2005 are available through XML. Documentation on the Web-services API used to access the definitions is already available via Office Online.How is Microsoft anticipating that Business Scorecard Manager 2005 will be able to let the XML scorecarding schema grow and adapt as companies’ data schema changes over time?
Business definitions such as KPIs and Scorecards in Business Scorecard Manager 2005 are XML-based and extensible. Customers can continually extend and tailor the definitions to their business needs in a managed environment that supports auditing, reverting, and version comparison for both the core definition and custom extensions.What are the system requirements Business Scorecard Manager 2005?
The system requirements for Business Scorecard Manager 2005 are the following: SharePoint Products and Technologies; Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (required for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Server); Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005; Microsoft Office 2003 (optional if you want to use charting and analysis).Does Business Scorecard Manager 2005 support Web site certificates?
No. Client certificates are not supported. Specifically, the Modeler client cannot connect to the Web server when a client certificate is used. Has Business Scorecard Manager 2005 been localized?
Yes. English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages will all be supported, but this mainly applies to the “Help” and Scorecard User Interface content. Business Scorecard Manager 2005 content supports a wide range of localities by enabling the storage of all business definitions in UTF-8.Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Home Page
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