（2005）Making Data the Center of Your Information System.pdfVIP

Neal Hannon, Editor Making Data the Center of Your Information System BY NEAL J . HANNON Suppose you were called into the CEOs office, and mats. Business data enters an organi- zations information system through she said to you, Dont give me any excuses about your software applications. The software applications process and code the data silly accounting closing schedules and your system in- with proprietary formats that are dif- compatibilities with our legacy systems and consolida- ficult to extract or report without the help of sophisticated report writer or tion problems with our newest subsidiaries. I want solid data extraction tools. Additionally, business results reported every morning, delivered to my most accounting information systems ignore the multitude of business desktop dashboard . I want the data B) Request more time , money, and events that are significant to the busi- to be checked against our business resources. ness but are not reported by account- rules, exceptions investigated and C) Accept the project and start look- ing software. Business today relies too handled, audit trails created, and in- ing for another job .