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Presentation on Executive Information System
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Executive Information System (EIS)
A computer-based system that serves the information needs of top executives
Provides rapid access to timely information and direct access to management reports
Very user-friendly, supported by graphics
Provides exceptions reporting and "drill-down" capabilities
Easily connected to the Internet
Drill down
Methods for Finding Information Needs
Wetherbe's Approach
1. Structured Interviews
IBM's Business System Planning (BSP)
Critical Success Factors (CSF)
Ends/Means (E/M) Analysis
2. Prototyping
Watson and Frolick's Approach
Asking (interview approach)
Deriving the needs from an existing information system
Synthesis from characteristics of the systems
Discovering (Prototyping)
Ten methods
Other Methods
Characteristics of EIS
Drill down
Critical success Factors (CSF)
Status access
Analysis
Exception reporting
Colors and audio
Navigation of information
Communication
Traditional EIS Software
Major Commercial EIS Software Vendors
Comshare Inc. (www.comshare.com)
Pilot Software Inc. (www.pilotsw.com)
Application Development Tools
In-house components
Comshare Commander tools
Pilot Software’s Command Center Plus and Pilot Decision Support Suite
Multidimensional Analysis
Easy to develop an EIS in an OLAP system
Most are Web-ready
Can tap into data in a data warehouse via the Web
Use advanced visualization tools
Future of Executive and Enterprise Support Systems
Toolbox for customized systems
Multimedia support
Better access (via PDFs and cell phones)
Virtual Reality and 3-D Image Displays
Merging of analytical systems (OLAP / multidimensional analysis)) with desktop publishing
Client/server architecture
Web-enabled EIS
Automated support and intelligent assistance
Integration of EIS and Group Support Systems
Global EIS
Integration and deployment with ERP products