Business Need

In a fast-paced business world, providing knowledge workers with the right data when they need it enables smart decisions. With a broad view of their organization's performance and drill down to operational details, anytime and anywhere, they are empowered to make informed judgments that improve business results. They can spot problems earlier, better allocate resources, and identify new opportunities to increase revenue or reduce costs.

KMA specializes in building and delivering dashboards and scorecards, which allow organizations to collect, aggregate and deliver critical business information through a graphical browser display. The graphical presentation of results allows a knowledge worker to quickly analyze and react to critical corporate information. Leveraging the Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager and other Microsoft tools, KMA offers a complete end-to-end business intelligence solution - allowing knowledge workers to make more informed, timely business decisions.

Business Intelligence systems both present information and provide data analysis so that knowledge workers can better understand their business environments and identify significant trends. Business Intelligence answers questions like:

	Which products are selling best, in which regions, through which channels?
	Who are our best customers and how much do they buy?
	How big is our sales pipeline?
	What percentage of the work we bid on do we close?
	Which of our products and services are most profitable?

Your company, like many others, may have already invested in line-of-business systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems that collect and store valuable corporate data. However, without Business Intelligence that data is often under-used. KMA helps companies leverage their investments in information systems by creating analytical Business Intelligence solutions that bring patterns, trends and business insights to light.

A well-designed Business Intelligence solution can help companies:

	Improve customer profitability and loyalty
	Improve operational efficiencies
	Improve financial results

Business Intelligence Solutions from KMA

KMA builds custom Business Intelligence solutions for organizations that want to make the most out of their data to enhance business performance. The solutions we build for our clients use Microsoft technology - Business Scorecard Manager, SQL Server 2005, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Information Services. These tools provide a powerful, cost-effective foundation for core Business Intelligence capabilities while enabling KMA to build these solutions quickly. Our teams are highly experienced in Microsoft technologies allowing us to create innovative and robust solutions for our clients that address their specific information requirements and business concerns.

Business Intelligence Solutions from KMA transform your company's raw data into usable information and provide:

	Your senior executives with a high level view into key business performance indicators via dashboards, scorecards and other methods.
	Your managers with a standard set of reports that allow them to identify and respond to problems rapidly.
	Your knowledge workers with the ability to visualize data in a graphic format, using map overlays, advanced charting and diagrams, and other data visualization tools.
	All of the above users with the ability to drill down to detail information from any of the above, allowing them to determine why a problem occurred.

KMA specializes in the development and deployment of Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management solutions. When your company engages in a project with us, we work with your team throughout the implementation process - from the definition of business requirements through the deployment of a fully tested system.

KMA Benefits

	Business Understanding and Experience: Our teams approach projects with a clear focus on business objectives and bring years of experience across business disciplines of operations, finance, sales and marketing to every client engagement. We understand your key business processes and how they should be measured.
	Deep Expertise in Microsoft Tools: Our technical professionals are continually trained on the latest Microsoft software and tools that support Business Intelligence solutions, such as Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, Analysis Services, Integration Services, PerformancePoint Server, and the latest versions of Microsoft Office and .Net development tools.  Clients trust KMA to deliver the most advanced Business Intelligence capabilities possible.
	Proven Methodology: KMA engages clients in a rigorous five-stage development cycle that ensures timely deployments and quality results. Clients are provided with a Working Prototype early in the process enabling them to confirm all aspects of their Business Intelligence system, including functionality, data presentation and user interface design.