Somewhere in your business data sources is all the information you want to consider in your planning and decision-making. Is it easy for you to find the right information, understand how it impacts your business, and arrive at smart decisions? Better information helps you advance your business strategyIn many businesses, the wealth of customer, financial, and other data is wasted because it is too hard to integrate information sources and create reports. Often, a lack in business insight can result in planning errors, inaccurate forecasting, and a poorly defined strategy for your business growth.Microsoft Business Solutions−Navision software delivers the business information you and your employees need in your daily and strategic planning. The solution offers a wide spectrum of analytical and reporting capabilities and provides tools to manipulate data and reports so they make practical sense for your business. In integration with other Microsoft software tools and technologies, Microsoft Dynamics NAV provides the information you need, helps you analyze and report, and enables you to arrive at well-founded business decisions based on real business insight. | • | The Microsoft SQL Server Option for Microsoft Dynamics NAV offers a full range of analytical and reporting services so you can access, extract, and analyze business information any way you want, including online analytical processing (OLAP). | | • | The Microsoft Dynamics NAV Employee Portal integrates with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to make available business documents and data such as customer records, invoices, and reports. You and your employees can exchange documents and data or update business information in Microsoft Dynamics NAV through the company intranet—from any location and at any time. |
How Microsoft Dynamics NAV improves business insight and promotes business strategyThe following chart presents a summary of important business roles, obstacles these roles may experience in gaining business insight and articulating a business strategy, and how Microsoft Dynamics NAV helps to address these obstacles. Chief executive officer (CEO) | | • | Company strategy poorly defined and not based on best available information | | • | Far-reaching business decisions may omit critical information | | • | Company at risk of missing business objectives |
| | • | Business decisions and strategy based on dependable information, deep business analysis, and collaborative contributions from all stakeholders | | • | Improved capability of company to assess business performance compared to business goals and make corrections if necessary |
| Chief financial officer (CFO) | | • | Financial and business performance information often not fully reliable and not current | | • | Limited reporting and business analysis capabilities resulting in potentially flawed business decisions |
| | • | Availability of dependable, timely business information and a wide spectrum of customizable reports and analysis tools to help understand, plan, and drive business performance | | • | Extensive business intelligence and reporting capabilities to inform solid decision-making |
| Chief technology officer (CTO) and IT group | | • | IT resources need to help internal customers locate business information and report on it | | • | Lack of integration between data stores and software tools means business information is without value for most users in the organization | | • | Lack of information protection in information sharing, especially in collaborative processes |
| | • | IT provides infrastructure and tools to users. Users can then use Microsoft Dynamics NAV capabilities to get to meaningful business intelligence and create reports without assistance | | • | Integration of data sources makes information available as needed and helps realize its business value | | • | Efficient team collaboration based on Microsoft SharePoint technology with high level of protection for documents and data |
| Vice president (VP) sales and marketing | | • | Problems in planning sales and marketing campaigns without comprehensive information and business analysis capabilities | | • | Behind the competitive curve in understanding market trends and responding to emerging customer needs |
| | • | Microsoft Dynamics NAV reporting and analytical tools provide needed information and make it possible to extract its meaning, even for busy or not technically inclined sales associates | | • | Spot business trends early and devise an intelligent response to them |
| Employee | | • | Can't access business information with ease; spends time locating and researching it | | • | Unable to contribute to business decisions in a meaningful way |
| | • | Access and share business information and documents efficiently through the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Employee Portal | | • | Provide valuable insight and help ensure that business decisions move the company in the right direction |
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