Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence (BI) is needed to support the delivery of all of the University’s key strategies. The University had limited capacity for delivering information in a joined-up and timely way to faculties, service heads, business and senior managers.

Having good management information and being able to engage in evidence-based decision making will become increasingly essential for all decision makers. To manage the University, a new and holistic approach will be required to co-ordinate information derived from various business functions, and from external sources, to deliver and monitor against a range of requirements, operational objectives and strategic KPIs.

This project represents a new remit for the University, and a new model of working for all parties involved with the production of statistics and data informing the University’s business decision making.

We are moving from the pilot to routine everyday business.
  • The data from the initial pilot of the BI/Data Management project is currently being analysed.
  • We are moving from the pilot to routine everyday business.
  • The focus of phase 2 of this project will be to carry out further work on the requirements for BI reports, in the context of recruitment, retention, progression and University key performance indicators (KPI).
  • Data Management will work to progress definitions in support of the BI short-term objectives.
 

A new project manager has been appointed to deliver the BI / Data Management Project.

  • A project manager has been appointed to deliver the BI / Data Management Project.
  • Work is progressing as per the agreed plan.
  • The first Project Board is scheduled for Wednesday 28th October 2015.

A new Business Intelligence platform has been selected, and is in the process of being acquired, installed and configured.

  • A new Business Intelligence server platform has been selected, and is in the process of being acquired, installed and configured.
  • The process of identifying and acquiring the tools with which the information will be collated and interrogated (“the BI toolset”) has begun.
  • The first reporting priorities (Recruitment, Retention and Progression) have been agreed by CMT.
  • Work on Data Management has begun, with business data definitions being the initial focus.