Do you own a copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2005?  If so, did you know that Analysis Services comes bundled with SQL Server?  Are you aware of what Analysis Services can do for your organization as a component of a Business Intelligence solution?

By enhancing reporting with dynamic views into corporate information and providing the right information to knowledge workers at the right time, Business Intelligence enables companies to make faster, more informed decisions.  This QuickStart gives you the opportunity to work with Allin Consulting, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, to create a solution incorporating the powerful resources of Analysis Services which will  quickly produce custom ad-hoc reports with individualized charts and graphs for financial, market or web transaction data in order to better analyze data already collected by your organization.

Cost:             Contact your Allin Account Manager today for more information.
   
Deliverables:  Pilot Implementation

Outline:         This workshop is designed to last from 2-4 calendar weeks although
                    actual on-site time by Allin Consulting personnel will depend on scope and
                    skills of Customer personnel.  QuickStart will involve the following:

STEP #1: Discovery

• Meet with business decision maker
• High-level discussion of Microsoft Analysis Services
• Identify single operational source for data analysis
• Identify key business users, resources and timelines

STEP #2:  Design

• Initial whiteboard session with Allin and Customer team
• Introduction to Microsoft approach to Business Intelligence
• Introduction to Microsoft Analysis Services and other tools
• Interview key business users for requirements
• Discuss single operational source for data analysis
• Discuss End User Delivery tool
• Review and finalize design and timelines

STEP #3:  Development / Pilot

• Allin and Customer team work to develop data marts and cubes
• Launch Pilot
• Train End Users
• Gather feedback from End Users

STEP #4:  Wrap-Up

• Evaluate results of Pilot
• Debrief with Customer team
• Plan for deployment