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Event Driven Information Systems
Event Driven Event Driven Information SystemsInformation Systems
Al ConwayAl ConwayPresidentPresident
AGC, IncorporatedAGC, Incorporated
Event Driven Information Systems
Event Driven Event Driven Information SystemsInformation SystemsBringing Business Intelligence to Bringing Business Intelligence to
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“The machine then selects the likely equations from a complicated pattern of theoretical probables. It
calculates these, and the correct answer is printed on a card. Then our Miss Swenson files them God knows where, and we can never find the damn things again.”
What is Event Driven IS?
• Data Monitoring with Automatic Delivery– Create queries against company data– Automatic delivery to proper individuals
to make decisions with real time information
This transforms your organization from rear-view mirror to windshield-based
management
This means the right information is
delivered to the right person at the right time for the
right decision
“Well, being single and a robot, I’m able to put in a lot of overtime.”
Examples• Accounting• Sales• Production• Human Resources
Accounting• Accounts Receivable
– Traditional• Task Scheduled (example: 1st of the month)• Run Aging Reports Monthly 30, 60, 90 day buckets• Unscheduled task if cash flow crisis
– Event Driven – Automatic execution• E-mail sent to AR, Salesperson & customer when
invoice becomes past due• E-mail sent to salesperson on orders placed when
customer is on credit hold or is put on credit hold
What would that do for your cash flow?
“We have lots of information technology. We just don’t have any information.”
Sales• Traditional
– Sales reports are manually created or spreadsheet driven
– Time consuming, sometimes late do to other pressing matters
– Orders are confirmed on delivery to customer• IS Generated
– Automatic report creation and delivery (weekly, monthly)– Report created with security logic (create one report
with multiple output results)– Automatic e-mail/fax delivery of order
confirmation/invoices
How much time would this free up to concentrate on
business performance?
Production• Traditional
– Manual tracking of open orders and customer/vendor delivery dates
– Customer calls when orders are late• IS Generated
– E-mail to Purchasing and Production daily on new customer orders and expected vendor deliveries
– E-mail on this week’s promised deliveries
What would this do to your backlog and customer satisfaction rating?
“No, the computers are up. We’re down.”
Human Resources• Traditional
– Paper form delivery or word of mouth on new hires and terminations
– Performance reviews managed by supervisors or managers
• IS Driven– E-mail notification to proper parties on all new and
terminated employees (Executive, Managers, IT Staff)– E-mail report to Supervisors on performance reviews
due next 30-60 days
What would that do for employee morale and system
security?
So, at the end of the day:• What if
– All of your standard management reports were always delivered on time and didn’t have to rely on staff to create?
– Critical data that upset your defined processes were immediately known when they occurred?
– Had the information to be proactive and anticipate problems before they occur?
Good News!• Event Driven IS Systems are one of
today’s hot markets• Many Players
– Business Objects– Global Software– SAS– Hyperion– Cognos
Questions?
Event Driven Information Systems
Event Driven Event Driven Information SystemsInformation Systems
Al ConwayAl ConwayPresidentPresident
AGC, IncorporatedAGC, Incorporated