Implement performance management solutions that develop and manage business success

If you really want to drive business performance, you need the right tool to better monitor, analyze, and plan activities. This guide provides you with invaluable insight into the best practices for managing business performance using Microsoft Office PerformancePoint 2007. You'll quickly discover how to leverage PerformancePoint with other key Microsoft technologies, engage in common performance management scenarios, create interactive performance dashboards, and take advantage of robust planning functionality. All of this will help you successfully apply performance management in your company to achieve the results you want.

* Explore the key monitoring, analytic, and planning capabilities of PerformancePoint Server
* Develop a solution that can empower your organization
* Present an at-a-glance view of performance status using dashboards, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), scorecards, and reports
* Monitor and manage performance by bringing together scorecards and analytics
* Ensure your users have the content they need to make decisions based on facts, not assumptions
* Plan and create effective dashboards to learn more about your organization's performance
* Follow processes that have been most successful in the field and apply them to your own environme