SAP Business Objects XCelsius
The Challenge
Most managers are flooded by e-mail, MS Excel sheets, MS Powerpoint presentations and other vital information sources. Business is moving fast and external conditions can change very rapidly.
In order to simplify decision making many managers have asked in the past for Dashboard solution solutions that provide essential information in a simplified way, just like the information provided by the gauges in their car for providing information on remaining fuel, actual speed and so on.
Depending on static controls like these in a company’s Dashboard solution is dangerous however as changing conditions and new important information sources require frequent adaption’s to the dashboard (e.g. who still wants to drive a car without an electronic travel planner nowadays).
Developing and changing business and company specific Dashboard solutions is a very difficult and highly specialized skill though, that can consume substantial lead time and costs.
The Solution
With XCelsius 2008 SAP Business Objects has dramatically reduced the costs and lead time to develop great looking and extremely responsive dashboards.
As the name indicates it is based on Microsoft Excel which is the most commonly used tool by Managers worldwide !!
Developing a state of the art Dashboard based on an already existing spreadsheet can be done in a few hours and needs except for maybe some Excel formula’s no additional programming skills.
Have a look at the example one of our consultants created in only 2 days :
Click here to view the demo full screen
The Benefits
Allthough the tool is based on MS Excel to allow extremely fast development, the engine does not use MS Excel and the solution can be extended to feed from multiple datasources amongst which are already available or easy to create webservices.
The tool is based on creating highly interactive Adobe Flash files (.swf) which is the worldwide standard for great looking interactive web content. These flash files can be embedded easily and automatically to any Microsoft Office document or Adobe PDF document and send to customers. Integration in an existing custom portal (through HTML) or MS Sharepoint sites (through interacting webparts) is easy and fast.
Why Us
Capgemini provides an end-to-end solution and has proven expertise in all relevant areas. Domain or industry experts have profound knowledge of the relevant business processes. Information experts have practical experience in informational processes and employee anticipation and interaction. System experts can be utilized to ensure that employed systems truly support the business. Capgemini consultants follow a structured approach, for which cooperation and communication is key. They stand for lasting solutions that are adopted by the organization, with focus on customer value.
Contact Us
Alex Aalberts, Jorgen Heizenberg
Contact us at our Utrecht office or fill in this contact form.
Telephone: +31 30 6893367
E-mail: gscaps.nl@capgemini.com