2008 iStrategy User Conference
From Business Intelligence
[edit] Date and Location
September 24, 2008 Loyola Graduate Center (Timonium, MD)
[edit] Conference Summary
Sponsored by Microsoft, the 2nd annual iStrategy User Conference was attended by more than 100 customers from over 20 higher education institutions across the country.
[edit] U-M Presentations
- HR Metrics at the University of Michigan by Gary Uptigrove, Associate Director of UHR Business Intelligence, and Brandon Tikkanen, MAIS Business Systems Analyst
Image:IStrategy User Conference 2008 - HR Metrics.pdf As part of the continuing efforts to improve and simplify data-driven decision making, the University of Michigan has developed a web-based tool to assist in reviewing and analyzing Human Resources data. HR Metrics (ProClarity) includes HR and Financial measurements that facilitate strategic decisions involving human capital management and staffing trends. It boasts several helpful features, including a Drill to Detail option, allowing users to “see the people behind the numbers.” Data can be displayed in tabular and graph form to allow users to see multiple dimensions for sophisticated cross-tab analyses. It also alerts users to trends requiring intervention and facilitates internal benchmarking. HR Metrics provides four years of data (both calendar and fiscal year) for monitoring trends within an organization/department and campus. Click here to learn more about HR Metrics and to view a demo.
- Financial Reporting at University of Michigan by Tom Amerman, MAIS Application Development Manager, and Mary Byrkit, MAIS Application Manager
Image:IStrategy User Conference 2008-09 FIN Office97-2003 format.ppt As part of its Business Intelligence (BI) initiative, the University of Michigan partnered with iStrategy to enhance iStrategy’s Financial Management product to support budget and fiscal reporting for sponsored research projects. Attendess learned how UM is using the rich data resource developed with iStrategy to deliver real-time project balance information to research faculty and staff. The iStrategy financial data is accessible using ProClarity as well as through custom Web-based graphical reports, which provide At-a-Glance project summary information, instantaneous drill to transaction detail, estimates for future salary, benefits and financial aid expenditures, along with unit-defined encumbrances. The presentation provided an overview of the technical infrastructure UM implemented to support BI reporting, including daily refresh of the iStrategy financial data resource from the operational system.
- Executive / Leadership Forum by John Gohsman, Director of Business Intelligence and Student Administration and Human Resource Management Systems
This forum provided an opportunity for leaders from attending institutions to share ideas about iStrategy product use and vendor support, and provide input on product and user group direction.