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What is the Business Intelligence Cycle?

Jet Global

We should be clear from the outset that BI is fundamentally different from reporting. Virtually every business on the planet has some kind of reporting mechanism in place–even if it’s just a simple set of off-the-shelf printouts that come from basic accounting software. Phase 1: Setting Clear Objectives.

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Web Analytics 101: Definitions: Goals, Metrics, KPIs, Dimensions, Targets

Occam's Razor

Definitions and standard perspectives on these terms will be covered in this post: Business Objectives. Business Objectives: This is the answer to the question: "Why does your website exist?" " Or: "What are you hoping to accomplish for your business by being on the web?" Dimensions.

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The Complete Digital Analytics Ecosystem: How To Win Big

Occam's Razor

For eCommerce site X, Conversion Rate might be a KPI because their current objectives are tied to reversing key business trends. The key is knowing what your business objectives are. Notice I did not say standard reports, those barely cross the bar of data puking. I said custom reports. You need to slice!

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