Cognos

Companies are spending an increasingly larger portion of their IT budgets on services and infrastructure related to BI. Executives are demanding a real time view of their business to make better decisions. VIP has decades of combined experience developing Cognos solutions across multiple industries including:

  • Executive and departmental dashboards and portals
  • Balanced Scorecards
  • Enterprise reporting and analysis solutions
  • Planning applications

Cognos QuickStart

Investing in BI software is a costly and time-consuming process. VIP’s QuickStart can help you in get early return on your investment as you are exploring the toolset and prioritizing your BI focus areas.  The Cognos Quick Start includes the following services:

  • QuickStart planning sessions establishing subject area, goals and requirements
  • Establish QuickStart Environment (Cognos installation and configuration)
  • Data model design (Framework Manager and Transformer models)
  • Five list reports
  • Multi dimensional cube for ad-hoc analysis
  • Knowledge transfers sessions and documentation
  • Recommendations for next steps

Cognos Strategy Sessions

Many of our customers find it challenging to establish their BI roadmap. Stake holders are competing for priority without understanding the underlying complexities. Starting small with the right project is crucial for success and our experienced architects can lead you through this process.  Cognos Strategy Sessions include:

  • Meetings with key stakeholders to review needs and requirements
  • Meetings with subject area experts to explore sources systems and processes
  • Presentation to key stakeholders of findings and recommendations

Cognos Health Check

We often encounter clients where their BI investments have failed. The most common complaints are: requirements were not met, lack of end users adoption, poor performance and data issues.  VIP’s BI experts can help you assess what went wrong in your case and devise a plan to address the issues. Often minor “tweaks” can help get a BI project back on track. 

Cognos Mentoring

To help your business take full advantage of your Cognos investment VIP offers onsite mentoring sessions for your end users and developers. We also offer customized mentoring based on your data and your needs.