New Cognos Podcast Takes Passionate Look at Performance Management



Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management (http://www.cognos.com/performance-management) system. In May, Cognos awarded Folksam Insurance group its Executive Excellence Award

In the show's third segment, Cognos product managers discuss the important security features of Cognos 8 Go! Mobile, the company's latest "killer app" that delivers performance management reports and analyses directly to BlackBerry devices.

Good decisions are the building blocks of great business performance. The performance management (http://www.cognos.com/performance-management) framework.

By integrating information, technology, and people, your decision-makers can become performance managers. Performance managers look at metrics, plans, and reports in their functional area to make the best possible decisions.

They also use this same approach to connect with others. For example, if Marketing decisions improve demand, then Sales and Operations needs to know to ensure the supply is ready.

In this way, your good decisions cause other good decisions. The end result is better alignment, accountability, and performance.

BI Radio is a half-hour podcast exploring trends, ideas, and developments in business Intelligence and performance management. Previous episodes include:

- Tales from the Trenches: Cognos customers discuss lessons learned on the journey to performance management.

- Performance management: in theory, in practice, and in place of business as usual: features an interview with David Axson, author of Best Practices in Planning and Management Reporting.

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New Cognos Podcast Takes Passionate Look at Performance Management