BI(Business Intelligence) is a set of processes, architectures, and technologies that convert raw data into meaningful information that drives profitable business actions. It is a suite of software and services to transform data into actionable intelligence and knowledge.
BI has a direct impact on organization’s strategic, tactical and operational business decisions. BI supports fact-based decision making using historical data rather than assumptions and gut feeling.
With a BI program, It is possible for businesses to create reports with a single click thus saves lots of time and resources. It also allows employees to be more productive on their tasks.
BI also helps to improve the visibility of these processes and make it possible to identify any areas which need attention.
BI system assigns accountability in the organization as there must be someone who should own accountability and ownership for the organization’s performance against its set goals.
BI system also helps organizations as decision makers get an overall bird’s eye view through typical BI features like dashboards and scorecards.