Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 For Dummies [Paperback]

Rachel Blum (Author), Mark Chen (Author)

List Price:	CDN$ 32.99
Price:	CDN$ 24.00 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 25. Details
You Save:	CDN$ 8.99 (27%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Monday, February 13? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.

Product Details

Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (Nov 26 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470239662
ISBN-13: 978-0470239667
Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 2.3 x 23.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 612 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #649,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Microsoft PerformancePoint provides you with an integrated performance management application that enables you to better plan, analyze and monitor how your business is doing. It gives decision-makers in your company more control. Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 For Dummies® shows you how to utilize this powerful tool so you can gain insights, monitor results, and resolve business problems.

Even if it’s your first look at a business performance management system, you’ll find this handy guide makes you look like a pro! You’ll find out how to set goals, create plans to get you there, and produce reports to track your progress. You’ll also discover how to:

Develop a plan and set goals to drive performance and accelerate business decision-making
Configure security features to protect your information
Navigate the reporting interface to quickly find the data that will help you make the right decisions
Use different data source types
Create key performance indicators to find out how your business is really doing
Work with dashboards and scorecards to quickly view business-critical information

Get the most out of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint so you can dramatically enhance your performance management. With Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 For Dummies, you’ll find out how as you keep your business activities in line with corporate strategies.

From the Back Cover

Manage planning and budgeting and produce reports

It's easy to keep business activities in line with corporate strategies

PerformancePoint 2007 helps you plan ahead, analyze your changes, and monitor how your business is doing. Even if it's your first look at a business performance management system, you'll find this handy guide makes you look like a pro! Here's how to set goals, create plans to get you there, and produce reports to track your progress.

Discover how to:

Develop a plan and set goals
Exchange data with Excel
Create key performance indicators
Work with dashboards and scorecards
Create customized reports
Configure security features

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)

First Sentence
Welcome to the world of business performance management (BPM), and welcome to PerformancePoint Server 2007 (PPS). Read the first page

Tag this product

(What's this?)

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon Canada

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Share your experience with this product with others

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com ^(beta)

Amazon.com: 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!, Jan 6 2009

By Rosa M. Lopez - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 For Dummies (Paperback)

Finally!.... I'm so pleased that at last I found a book that answers so many questions about the whole process of creating and analyzing business reports. It is very easy to understand and it shows you step by step how to prioritize the business needs in order to help you design in the most efficient manner KPIs, dashboards and measures with great performance. The tips and tricks are very useful too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good guide for PerformacePoint Server, Dec 13 2008

By Yuri Bulgakov - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 For Dummies (Paperback)

This book contains a comprehensive description of path to implementing a reporting and monitoring solution with PerformancePoint Server 2007.
Book present detailed illustration of implementing various solutions, and also describes why you may prefer one option over another.
Excellent guide for beginners and also contains advanced topics on expanding functionality of existing PPS instances.
Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the business user and developer, Jan 6 2009

By Andrew Wilson - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Microsoft PerformancePoint 2007 For Dummies (Paperback)

This book gives readers a complete look at PerformancePoint 2007 Server; both Planning and the Monitoring are covered.
Its most helpful explaining how to use the product with real world examples. Its perfect for the business user, and also very useful for the developer. A must read for anyone using performancepoint.

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 3 reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars