Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Services 2010 Unleashed, Rough Cuts
- By Tim Kashani, Ola Ekdahl, Kevin Beto, Rachel Vigier
- Published Jan 25, 2010 by Sams. Part of the Unleashed series.
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Description
- Copyright 2011
- Dimensions: 7 X 9-1/8
- Pages: 352
- Edition: 1st
- Rough Cuts
- ISBN-10: 0-7897-4075-3
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4075-5
This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.
This is a comprehensive, expert guide to all facets of planning, deploying, managing, and utilizing the brand-new SharePoint 2010 PerformancePoint Services. Authored by business and technical experts and a key member of the Microsoft PerformancePoint Services development team, this book demonstrates exactly how to apply PerformancePoint Services to gain real-time insight into all aspects of business performance.
Writing for architects, implementers, developers, and administrators, the authors combine crucial technical information with hands-on insights for success, including a case study that identifies key challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
Along the way, the authors bring together realistic, proven techniques for integrating with SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and enterprise data sources. They implement KPIs and scorecards; design effective dashboards; ensure security; administer PerformancePoint Services; present best-practice solutions; and much more.
- Determine what you want to measure and plan the best ways to measure it
- Install SharePoint Server 2010 and configure PerformancePoint Services
- Create effective, easy-to-understand dashboards with the Dashboard Designer
- Integrate and use multiple data sources including SQL Server, Excel, and SharePoint
- Build KPIs quickly using the Scorecard Wizard
- Incorporate indicators and KPIs into scorecard views
- Utilize PerformancePoint reports including analytic charts and grids, KPI Details, and both Reporting Services and Excel Services reports
- Build Strategy Maps to visualize sales pipelines, processes, and layouts
- Secure PerformancePoint data sources, dashboards, and reports
- Use PerformancePoint APIs to add even more functionality
- Maintain PerformancePoint Services using SharePoint 2010’s tools and settings
- Streamline PerformancePoint administration with PowerShell and Cmdlets
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Who Should Buy This Book 2
How This Book Is Organized 2
Conventions Used in This Book 4
Text Conventions 4
Special Elements 4
1 Integrated Performance 5
Business Intelligence as a Discipline 5
Performance Management Methodologies 9
Business Intelligence as an Enabler 9
Integrated Business Planning 10
Summary 12
2 PerformancePoint Services 2010 13
PerformancePoint Services 2010 Architecture 13
What’s New? 15
What’s the Same? 16
What’s Gone? 17
Summary 17
3 Case Study: Managing What You Measure 19
Overview and Business Background 20
Business Situation and Requirements 21
Market Expansion 22
Increase Popularity 24
Where to Start 24
Proposed Solution Architecture Roadmap 25
Basic Project Plan 26
Gather Data 26
Analyze Data and Identify Measures 29
Design KPIs and Scorecards 30
Design Reports 32
Design the Dashboard 34
Summary 38
Best Practices 38
4 Installing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and Configuring
PerformancePoint Services 39
Examining PPS Installation Prerequisites 39
Examining Server Hardware Prerequisites for PPS 40
Examining Server Software Prerequisites for PPS 40
Running the Preparation Tool 42
Installing SharePoint 44
Examining the Standalone Installation for SharePoint 44
Running the Standalone Installation for SharePoint 45
Examining the Server Farm Installation for SharePoint 47
Running the Server Farm Installation for SharePoint 48
Configuring PPS 53
Configuring the Secure Store Service 53
Creating the Service Application 56
Starting the PerformancePoint Service 57
Creating the PerformancePoint Service Application 58
Set the Unattended Service Account 61
Associating the Service Application Proxy with a Proxy Group 63
Activating the Feature in the Web Application 64
Validating the PPS Installation 67
Summary 68
Best Practices 68
5 Introducing PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer 71
Understanding PerformancePoint Dashboard
Designer Prerequisites 72
Installing Dashboard Designer 73
Uninstalling Dashboard Designer 75
Examining Dashboard Designer 76
Examining First Class Objects 78
Examining the Home Tab 79
Examining the Edit Tab 81
Examining the Create Tab 82