By Nick Barclay and Adrian Downes

The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 by Nick Barclay and Adrian Downes explains what PerformancePoint Monitoring is and how it applies to performance management. It provides both conceptual information and step-by-step exercises that cover installation, design, and deployment of the Monitoring and Analyzing aspects of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

The book includes three bonus chapters that are available for download from the PPS 2007 Rational Press Web site when you purchase and register the book. This article contains an excerpt from Bonus Chapter B and is the first of two such articles,

About the authors

Adrian Downes is a Most Valued Professional (MVP) for SQL Server and is based in Australia. He is Director and co-founder of B(iQ) Pty Ltd and has spent over 10 years delivering business intelligence and performance management solutions for customers in Canada, the U.S., and Australia.

Nick Barclay is also a SQL Server MVP who is based in Australia. He is a Principal Consultant at B(iQ) in Australia and has been delivering solutions in the business intelligence and performance management space for more than 7 years. He holds Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) certifications as a DBA, database developer and BI developer.

Abstract

Planning a scorecard-centric dashboard design is critical to developing a performance management solution. The KPIs in a scorecard, which you can view through a dashboard, are essential to to the monitoring phase of the performance management cycle and the Monitoring component of PefromancePoint Server 2007. This chapter excerpt presents roadmaps and templates that will help you define top-down KPIs and other requirements for your organization.

Read the excerpted article: Designing an Effective Performance Management Solution - Part One: Defining your Business Requirements

For more information about planning a PerformancePoint solution, refer to the PerformancePoint Server 2007 Planning and Architecture Guide on TechNet.