Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Services 2010 Unleashed, Rough Cuts

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

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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 

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