Cognos Performance Management for Retail Web Seminar

Thursday, December 4th, 2:00 PM ET, will happen a Web Seminar about Performance Management for Retail, provided by Cognos. The speakers are Patricia Waldron, Cognos AVP Global Retail Industry and Brian Hume, President and founder of Martec International, and the moderator is Rick Gallagher, publisher of Stores Media.

According Cognos: "If you’re convinced of the “why” of retail performance management (the value it delivers) but you’re struggling with the “how” (making the business case), join us for a live moderated roundtable discussion with Brian Hume, noted retail expert and president and founder of the leading retail consulting practice, Martec International. Brian will lay the groundwork about why PM makes sense, especially in a tough economic climate, highlight some of the most persuasive justifications and discuss how to ensure critical support and alignment across your business.

And then the floor will be open for your questions, comments and suggestions. By the end of the discussion, you’ll be better prepared to justify retail performance management to anyone involved in the decision, get your initiative approved and set the stage for success."

Cognos BI Reporting: Improving decision-making abilities for midsize organizations

Cognos will provide Thursday, Aug. 14, a live web seminar with a case study for midsize organizations.

Information about this event:

TITLE: BI Reporting: Improving decision-making abilities for midsize organizations
WHEN: August 14, 2008 at 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 GMT)
SPEAKER: Caroline Seymour – Associate Vice president, Mid-Market Strategy
SPONSOR: Cognos

According Cognos:
"Learn how business intelligence is helping US Lumber Group manage rapid growth.
If your company struggles with some of the more common barriers to growth – optimal resource allocation, accurate long-range forecasting and planning, turning a growing amount of data into actionable insights for daily decision–making – be sure to join us for this one–hour live Webinar.

You'll have the chance to hear what has happened at US Lumber Group since they began using the right BI solution. You'll learn how:

- Better visibility into key performance indicators enhances daily decision–making
- Keeping all data in–house has created unexpected value and benefits
- Reporting that combines data from multiple sources yields fresh business insights
- Reports and scorecards empower sales to routinely improve customer satisfaction
- Long-range financial forecasting has become a more strategic business asset

Find out how you can apply the lessons learned at US Lumber Group to your own processes and challenges, and reap greater effectiveness and lower costs from the right BI solution."

For those interested, you can register to this event here.

I think Cognos is investing hard in this growing market of BI for Small and Midsize Businesses.