What Do I Need to Know Before I Choose a Mobile Business Intelligence (BI) Solution for My Business?

Choose the Right Mobile BI Solution for Your Business

What makes a great Mobile Business Intelligence (BI) solution? There are many factors to consider and, if you do not choose wisely, you risk a) spending a lot of money and getting very little in return, b) working with incorrect, old or incomplete data, c) having to upgrade and spend even more money, d) disappointing your team and falling short of objectives, e) missing your Citizen Data Scientist initiative goals.

A recent survey revealed that, ‘companies with CEOs that spearhead data-driven decisions are 77% more likely to achieve business goals.’

To implement a culture of data-driven decisions, one must make data available for team members working within and outside the office walls. Whether you intend to use Mobile BI for your Citizen Data Scientists to transition business users and create more value to the organization, or you want to make business intelligence data available to data scientists or a limited number of users while they are out of the office, your goals will be in jeopardy if you do not carefully choose your Mobile BI solution.

‘Be sure to review your own use cases and needs and ensure that the solution you choose is suitable for your data analytical requirements and for all of your users, and that it meets or exceeds security and risk compliance standards.’

To ensure that you choose the right Mobile BI solution, look for these crucial factors:

  • Native application with an intuitive user experience (UI) and interface
  • Compliant with Android and iOS
  • Designed to encourage user adoption with tools for team members with average skills
  • Provides support for BI investment and data democratization without the need for customization
  • Start-up is easy and support is readily available

Be sure that your chosen solution includes a complete suite of functionality and features with:

  • Intuitive Visualization and Presentation of Data
  • Personalized Dashboards and Reports
  • Dynamic Charts and Graphs
  • Clickless analytics
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP) Search Analytics
  • Machine Learning
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Anomaly Monitoring and Alerts
  • Easy, Affordable Licensing

Be sure to review your own use cases and needs and ensure that the solution you choose is suitable for your data analytical requirements and for all of your users, and that it meets or exceeds security and risk compliance standards. Ask the vendor about plans for future upgrades and features.

What Should I Know Before Choosing a Mobile BI Solution?

With careful, thorough research and review of the potential solutions available, you can choose the right Mobile BI app for your business.

‘A recent survey revealed that companies with CEOs that spearhead data-driven decisions are 77% more likely to achieve business goals.’

If you want to support your business user team, explore Smarten Mobile BI benefits and features,  with powerful functionality and access for your business users including out-of-the-box Mobile BI and advanced analytics for every team member. For more information on Mobile BI and Augmented Analytics, read our article, ‘Understanding The Truth About Mobile BI.’

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