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	IBI Group Gains Consolidated View of Globally Dispersed Enterprise Information Builders

IBI Group Gains Consolidated View of Globally Dispersed Enterprise

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure Professional Service
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Human Resources
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services
Challenge	IBI Group, a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm, faced challenges due to its rapid growth through acquisitions. This growth led to a diverse set of information systems, disconnected processes, and islands of information. The company's primary asset is its human capital, measured in billable time. Managers had to constantly monitor staff capacity and utilization to maximize their professional resources. However, these efforts became progressively more difficult as the company acquired numerous service organizations throughout the world. The company needed a way to quickly view consolidated information about financial activity and workforce productivity. Read More
About Customer	IBI Group is a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm. The company was founded in 1974 and has 69 offices in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. IBI Group has four core disciplines: urban land, facilities, transportation, and intelligent systems. The company employs more than 2,400 professionals and support staff. IBI Group doesn’t have equipment, material, or inventory – its primary asset is its human capital, measured in billable time. Managers must constantly monitor staff capacity and utilization to maximize their professional resources. Read More
Solution	To resolve the issues of disparate information systems and islands of information, IBI Group implemented Information Builders business intelligence (WebFOCUS) and integration (DataMigrator) technologies. Information Builders Professional Services helped the IBI Group team gather data from on-premises and Software-as-a-System applications, cleanse the data, and make it available to users via dashboards and reports. Executives, regional managers, financial professionals, office leaders, and services reps have consolidated reports that let them monitor company-wide performance. The team worked with Information Builders to consolidate information into a Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse and create the initial dashboards and reports. Source systems include a Deltek enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, a MarketPlan forecasting tool, a cloud-based HR system called BambooHR, and various homegrown information systems. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Professional Service

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Human Resources

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

IBI Group, a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm, faced challenges due to its rapid growth through acquisitions. This growth led to a diverse set of information systems, disconnected processes, and islands of information. The company's primary asset is its human capital, measured in billable time. Managers had to constantly monitor staff capacity and utilization to maximize their professional resources. However, these efforts became progressively more difficult as the company acquired numerous service organizations throughout the world. The company needed a way to quickly view consolidated information about financial activity and workforce productivity.

About Customer

IBI Group is a globally integrated architecture, planning, engineering, and technology firm. The company was founded in 1974 and has 69 offices in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. IBI Group has four core disciplines: urban land, facilities, transportation, and intelligent systems. The company employs more than 2,400 professionals and support staff. IBI Group doesn’t have equipment, material, or inventory – its primary asset is its human capital, measured in billable time. Managers must constantly monitor staff capacity and utilization to maximize their professional resources.

Solution

To resolve the issues of disparate information systems and islands of information, IBI Group implemented Information Builders business intelligence (WebFOCUS) and integration (DataMigrator) technologies. Information Builders Professional Services helped the IBI Group team gather data from on-premises and Software-as-a-System applications, cleanse the data, and make it available to users via dashboards and reports. Executives, regional managers, financial professionals, office leaders, and services reps have consolidated reports that let them monitor company-wide performance. The team worked with Information Builders to consolidate information into a Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse and create the initial dashboards and reports. Source systems include a Deltek enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, a MarketPlan forecasting tool, a cloud-based HR system called BambooHR, and various homegrown information systems.

Impact #1	The new BI system provides an enterprise-wide view of company activities. Company leaders can quickly spot trends and identify potential issues.
Impact #2	The system has 25 user profiles with specific views for various types of users.
Impact #3	IBI Group now has more than 50 different WebFOCUS dashboards with key performance indicators (KPIs) that represent expenses, productivity, utilization, day sales outstanding (DSO), and capacity.

Impact #1

The new BI system provides an enterprise-wide view of company activities. Company leaders can quickly spot trends and identify potential issues.

Impact #2

The system has 25 user profiles with specific views for various types of users.

Impact #3

IBI Group now has more than 50 different WebFOCUS dashboards with key performance indicators (KPIs) that represent expenses, productivity, utilization, day sales outstanding (DSO), and capacity.

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IBI Group Gains Consolidated View of Globally Dispersed Enterprise

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