Business intelligence (BI) is a high priority for many organizations, promising enhanced visibility and improved efficiencies. But for those with existing ERP systems, implementing or updating a BI program raises especially interesting challenges. Should you source your BI technology from your ERP vendor – or choose a third party BI system? Will BI be based just on ERP data or will data from other source systems be integrated? How will data integration, data quality and data normalization be handled in the new system? Will your BI system scale to provide the performance and functionality required in the short and long term? How will implementation time and costs be affected by the strategy you select? And what's the best way to sort all of these issues out, build a business case, scope and plan the project effectively?

This original SearchDataManagement.com E-book is specifically written to address the unique challenges of IT and BI professionals in ERP-centric environments. This set of vendor-neutral articles offers best practices, strategic advice and long-term planning assistance for organizations seeking to create or optimize BI programs that effectively leverage existing ERP investments.