Elaine Andersen & Bruno Aziza 
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 [PDF ebook] 

With the information in Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007, you can learn the best practices for managing business performance using Office Performance Point 2007 and related Microsoft tools. The specific end-user scenarios begin by describing the business requirements and objectives and end with detailed technical guidance for implementing performance management solutions. Leverage Performance Point with other key technologies, including Share Point Server, SQL Server Business Intelligence tools and Office Excel and Excel Services. Use Performance Point for common performance management scenarios, including scorecarding, dashboarding, reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting.

Table of Content

Foreword.Introduction.Part I Performance Management and Microsoft Performance Point Server.Chapter 1 Microsoft’s Performance Management Strategy.Chapter 2 Microsoft Performance Point Server Fundamentals.Chapter 3 Setting Up and Configuring Performance Point Servers.Part II Performance Point Monitoring and Analytics.Chapter 4 Performance Point Monitoring and Analytics Architecture: Overview.Chapter 5 Implementing Scorecards and KPIs.Chapter 6 Developing Effective Analytic Views.Chapter 7 Creating Effective Dashboards.Chapter 8 Supplementing Dashboards with Reports.Chapter 9 Implementing Security Controls.Part III Performance Point Planning.Chapter 10 Planning Overview.Chapter 11 Application Components.Chapter 12 Business Rules.Chapter 13 Data Integration.Chapter 14 Reports and Forms.Chapter 15 Security and Roles.Chapter 16 Data Process.Chapter 17 Deployment and Migration.Part IV Successfully Engaging Users in Monitoring, Analytics, and Planning.Chapter 18 Bringing Monitoring, Analytics, and Planning Together.Chapter 19 Planning and Maintaining Successful Dashboards.Chapter 20 Planning Application Development.Index.

About the author

Elaine Andersen is a senior program manager lead on the Performance Point Server team.Bruno Aziza is a senior product manager for Microsoft Business Intelligence.Joey Fitts works on Microsoft’s Global Business Intelligence Partner strategy.Steve Hoberecht is a senior program manager lead on the Performance Point Server team.Tim Kashani is the founder and CEO of IT Mentors.