Self-BI in 4 essential questions

1. What is Self-BI?

Self-BI, or self-service business intelligence, enables non-technical users to access, analyse, and visualize data independently, using intuitive tools and dashboards for quick, data-driven decision-making.

2. Why is it important?

Organisations that have developed their teams' ability to extract insights from their data (self-BI) reap 3 main benefits:

• Adaptive advantage
  
  They can adapt more quickly to market changes and trends. They are able to make strategic decisions in good time and with full knowledge of the facts.
  

• Tactical advantage
  
  A culture where decisions at all levels of the organisation are made based on accurate, real-time data leads to more accurate and effective business strategies.
  

• Innovation benefit
  
  Data analysis uncovers insights that open up unexpected opportunities for innovation, help businesses identify new markets, products, and services, and stimulate growth.
  

3.   The 5 differences between Self-BI et classic BI?

1. The business in the driver's seat
   
   Thanks to self-BI tools, business users (Finance, HR, Marketing, Sales, etc.) can access, analyse and visualise data autonomously, without the intervention of the IT department. IT retains control over strategic data systems, infrastructure, security, governance and complex processing.
   

2. Speed and agility
   
   Self-BI in the hands of business users speeds up decision-making, whereas, in a traditional BI scheme, it takes (much) longer.
   The need for organisations to adapt quickly to change catalyses self-BI development.
   

3. Ease of use
   
   Self-BI tools are designed with user-friendly interfaces that are accessible to non-technical users. They support connections to increasing numbers of data sources, whereas traditional BI requires specialist skills and mastery of complex tools and programming languages.
   

4. Cost and resources
   
   Implementing self-BI tools reduces the workload for IT departments, whereas traditional BI requires significant involvement and high costs.
   

5. Customisation and flexibility
   
   Self-BI allows business teams to develop customisable dashboards and reports tailored to their needs.
   In contrast, traditional BI provides reports and dashboards that are generally standardised and not very flexible.
   

4. Can you show me some examples?

Have a look at the recording of our recent (French-speaking) webinar “Discover the secrets hidden in your data with Power BI”

5. If I want to move forward, where do I start?

Have a look at our training catalogue.

6. If I have a question?

Just reach out.