Gain visibility into data from multiple business systems
If there’s one thing we hear over and over, it’s, “I need better visibility into my business.” Most companies use multiple business systems – such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), payroll, customer relationship management (CRM), and point of sale (POS) – and have a wealth of transactional data. But getting real insight into this data by making it visible and accessible is another story. Business systems might be siloed in one department, or complicated to use, or have very limited analysis and reporting capabilities.
Many organizations are stuck using static reports to manage their business. Reports only tell you WHAT happened, and it’s time consuming to review them. You need to be able to instantly ask WHY – Why did performance change? Why are sales dropping? Why is one region doing better than all the others?
Another problem is organizations that have implemented business intelligence (BI), but it’s not working for them – it’s too technical, or too restrictive, or multiple solutions are used and need to be standardized.
That’s where Zap Business Intelligence steps in.
See how any part of your business is performing
How effective is your organization at setting performance goals and monitoring them continually? If you don’t set benchmarks and strive for improvement, it’s very difficult to improve. Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), scorecards, and dashboards, you can set goals and make them visible across the organization. Displaying your data visually means you get an instant visual snapshot of performance and can spot problem areas immediately. When performance doesn’t meet expectations, you can drill down to uncover the cause of the problem.
Remove conflicting versions of data
Has there ever been confusion because employees have conflicting versions of data? The sales manager and the finance manager disagree on what the latest sales figures are? Employees keep their own “spreadsheet silos” that quickly get out of date and contain mistakes? Zap Business Intelligence gives you a single, central repository for all analysis and reporting, so there can be no mistake over what’s correct, and everyone sees the same thing.
Instant alerts when performance changes
We’re all time poor. It’s just natural that some days (or weeks or months) we won’t find the time to go and check on the latest performance results. But what if your teams were sent alerts so they never missed anything important? Your product buyers want to know the minute a supplier fails to meet performance targets? Your VP of sales wants to know which departments met their sales quotas for the month? Set up customized alerts so that everyone is sent what they need to know, when they need to know it. And include detailed reports that immediately provide in-depth information on the reasons behind performance. Armed with the right information, your company will be much more proactive and effective.
Insight into where you need to focus and improve
When data is hard to access, people often become too tactical. If your finance team is spending all their time manually preparing reports, they probably have no time to add some real value by analyzing results and providing strategic advice. With Zap Business Intelligence, you can look at the big picture. Start analyzing early trends that signal the need for downsizing or expansion. Determine when and where capacity is falling short and do something about it. With the right analysis capabilities, you can empower entire teams to ask questions and become more strategic.