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Proposals of dashboards for MBI metrics
Kožušník, Martin ; Pour, Jan (advisor) ; Pražský, Petr (referee)
The main objective of this thesis is to design dashboards proposals for MBI metrics. In the theoretical part, the concept of a metric is set in the context of MBI methodology and the concept of dashboard is set in contexts of Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management in small and medium-sized enterprises. The theoretical part is resolved by the analysis of information sources. MS Excel PowerPivot tool is used for designing dashboards proposals. Designing dashboards, assessment of the importance of Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management in SMEs and the proposed extension of the existing MBI metric classification system are main contributions of the author.
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Perfomance Valuation of Subsidiaries
Fraňková, Zuzana ; Scholleová, Hana (advisor) ; Málek, Martin (referee)
The aim of this master's thesis is to design methodics for measuring contribution of subsidiaries on economic value added EVA. The next objective is a design of reporting of subsidiaries. The report is in the form of a dashboard to the Chief Financial Officer. The dashboard consists of Financial Performance Indicators FPIs and Key Performance Indicators KPIs. The design is created on the base of financial analysis, analysis of the Economic Value Added EVA and according to recommendations of Business Performance Management, which describes what is best way to obtain KPIs.
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Information design
Herch, Jan ; Slánský, David (advisor) ; Pour, Jan (referee)
This thesis focuses on the information design in business intelligence. It combines cognitive psychology, graphic design and information design to equip the reader with information and skills to create effective reports and dashboards. The paper presents not only theory but also explains their principles. In the practical part of the theoretical knowledge is applied in practice on a sample dashboard that corrects the current solution imaginary company Alfa Kampeny. Although the work is primarily focused developer BI reports and dashboards, ideas contained therein apply to all those who have businesses are graphs and tables.
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Analysis of possibilities of choice solution of reporting instruments
Hodinka, Pavel ; Novotný, Ota (advisor) ; Kanda, Martin (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the selection of tools used for reporting and managerial output for a telecommunications company that, with respect to the volume of its activities, falls into the category of small and medium-sized enterprises. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on general issues of Business Intelligence, on finding and combining recommendations for high-quality reporting and output, and on the method of choosing the right option meeting the necessary requirements from a wide selection. The practical part describes the reasons that led a specific company to the need for reporting tools. It summarizes the company's needs and analyzes the market of potential products. This part is concluded with a selection procedure that, using the created criteria, assesses individual products and attempts to find the best solution. This thesis is based on theoretical knowledge acquired during studies, as well as practical experience and consultations with experts in reporting. It can also serve to summarize requirements and to find options for companies looking for optimal reporting and output tools.
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Implementation of Revenue Assurance control in the Vodafone CZ inc.
Zapletal, Jakub ; Novotný, Ota (advisor) ; Matyáš, Radek (referee)
This thesis deals with the controlling environment in the Revenue Assurance team of the telecommunication company Vodafone Inc. Its main goals are the suggestion of realizing and implementation of a new controlling process in Revenue Assurance. The individual goals of the thesis are introducing the term Revenue Assurance, so that the reader would understand the basic connection, and explanation of understanding the Revenue Assurance concept in other companies. The term is further compared to other controlling concepts such as controlling, risk management and internal audit, and the main differences among them are stated. Additionally, it explains the connection between the Revenue Assurance concept and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This thesis' part is then followed by an explanation of understanding the Revenue Assurance concept in the telecommunication company Vodafone CZ. The key part of the thesis is the description of the suggestion, realizing and implementation of the control into the company process. This part is preceded by a descriptive part dealing with description of the chosen method and the analysis of a telecommunication environment. The final part then deals with the question if the control has been implemented successfully and how it was working during its existence. Finally, I state the benefit for the company according to the number of the cases and the revealed amount of revenue leakage.
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Data Visualization in Business Management
Greif, Tomáš ; Švecová, Lenka (advisor) ; Theodor, Michal (referee)
Diploma thesis describes basics terms of data visualization elements in the theoretical part. There are the following main topics covered -- importance of data visualization in business management, description and application of main chart types, design and usage of complex visualizations (dashboards), key features of modern data visualization technology. Theoretical grounds are then applied on real examples from different companies in order to show how managers can benefit from good data visualization techniques. Examples from significantly different areas were chosen -- financial management, operations management, analysis of process efficiency.
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Evaluation of CPM applications - analytical portals
Tománek, Jiří ; Novotný, Ota (advisor) ; Maryška, Miloš (referee)
This thesis is concerned with evaluation CPM applications -- Analytical Portals. Based on reading up the evaluation criteria from another authors in third chapter, are chosen own criteria for evaluation of application Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, where are dashboards and reports created. The thesis consists of two general sections, theoretical and practical. The theoretical section describes division of CPM applications from particular vendors of software. In second chapter are explained the most important features of CPM applications and their submission into software portfolio particular vendors, which is the first target of this thesis. In the practical section are worked up the data of fictive company named Matastav into form, which is needed for creating dashboards and reports. After that in fourth chapter, are created dashboards and reports by software MOSS 2007. Here is explanation of the creation and of course the required hardware and software installation. The software and created dashboards and reports are evaluated in fifth chapter with own chosen criteria. That is the second target of this thesis.
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Market Analysis of Applications CPM
Jastrabová, Michaela ; Novotný, Ota (advisor) ; Maryška, Miloš (referee)
This paper deals with the modern management concept of Corporate Performance Management, which is based on specific methodologies, processes, metrics and tools for measuring enterprise performance. The first part describes the basic concepts of CPM and its theoretical approaches and the current state of the market and the distribution of suppliers by the type developed solutions. The second part is devoted to testing CPM applications. First, the criteria are defined for a specific group of CPM tools and on the basis of these criteria are analyzed two selected applications. The output of this paper is review of these CPM applications from my point of view, which is the main benefit of this paper.
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The integration of MS Excel and BusinessObjects
Žižka, Ondřej ; Novotný, Ota (advisor) ; Hauzírek, Michal (referee)
The main goal of this work is to analyze the change in reporting mortgage processes in the GE Money Bank from the solution based on the application Microsoft Excel into a state, where the mortgage reporting is integrated into the solution based on BusinessObjects platform. And at the same time to carry out the comparison of new and previous solution. To partial purposes belongs the quantification of time savings and benefits resulting from the integration and adumbration of the next integration step "Generation 2". These aims were achieved by obtaining theoretic knowledge of Business Intelligence, by my participation in the real project practically and by consultations of knowledge with specialists in practice. Main contribution of this work is in suggestion and analysis of the reporting solution in the firm. It enables speed up and automatizes processes of data measure, which were ineffective and time-consuming capacities of workers. The work is divided into the four main chapters. The teoretic forepart introduces the role of Business Intelligence in a firm and acquaints readers with contemporary trends in BI. The second part has practical background. The Business Intelligence architecture in GE Money Bank is analyzed in this part. Awareness of BI architecture and data sources is important due to understanding connection of the BusinessObjects with the database. In the third part the project "Integration of mortgage measure from MS Excel to the BusinessObjects" is introduced and it is also suggested, how the integration would be proceed. At last part my personal findings are summarized, benefits of integration are formulated and future view is described. Last but not least an advice resulting from the project is showed or what would be possible to do better next time.
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CPM and implementation of dashboarding
Koucký, Jiří ; Pour, Jan (advisor) ; Zajíc, Ján (referee)
Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is a broad concept focused on managing performance of companies and is related to information technologies like Business Intelligence (BI). CPM and its associated technologies are currently one of the most tracked areas in the field of business informatics. The reason is the growing market competition, globalization, the dynamic changes on the market and the growing need for companies to effectively manage their performance. The aim of the theoretical part of the thesis is to familiarize readers with this concept, with its components and link to business informatics. The work focuses on a specific area of CPM, which is monitoring and analysis, i.e. dashboarding. In the thesis there is analyzed monitoring and analytical functionality of the software Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 (PPS). Furthermore, there are identified dashboard and scorecard concepts and analyzed the characteristics and categorization of dashboards. There are various best-practices approaches to deployment of dashboarding into business. In the thesis there are mentioned some of these practices and basic rules for proper dashboard design. At the end of the theoretical part of the thesis there are evaluated the world's leading suppliers of CPM solutions. The aim of the practical part of the thesis is design and documentation of CPM dashboarding solution based on the real business data of the company that provides consulting services and develops BI software. The solution is designed in the PPS software and its purpose is to support the company's management in terms of monitoring the effectiveness of internal and external projects and business activities of the company. The solution is not a definitive CPM solution, but a step by the company to reveal possible weaknesses in the organization and encourage efforts to develop its own holistic CPM solution.
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