IBM Cognos Health Checks

Do you have a mature IBM Cognos system? Have you had some turnover in the staff that looks after your IBM Cognos system?Whether it be IBM Cognos Business Intelligence or IBM Cognos TM1, our expert consultants can come in and assess the health of your system for you.

An outline of the topics we would typically review in a Health Check include:

• Existing hardware
• Existing software (versions and supporting software, such as Citrix)
• Application design / architecture
• Cube design
• Dimension design
• Use of Turbo Integrator and other ETL tools
• Use of TM1 Cube Rules
• Use of Excel environment in relation to TM1
• Skill sets / roles of your staff in relation to TM1

We will assess and make recommendations in a report on all of the above based on the key criteria of:

• Performance
• Ease of ongoing system maintenance
• Advantages to consider from both existing, but underused functionality, as well as from additional products (such as exploring the integration of Cognos 8 and TM1)
• Alignment with IBM software development strategy (why spend a lot of time custom building some application or functionality now, if it may be available in an upcoming release from IBM?)
• Alignment with your company business strategy
• Alignment with current or future company business processes
• Fit to the skill sets of staff that interact with TM1