PerformancePoint: making data meaningful

There’s no shortage of data in government organisations, in fact we’re very good at collecting it: the public sector has better access to raw data than anyone else. The challenge is interpreting it in a way which makes policymaking and resource allocation more effective. Paul Curran finds a solution in Microsoft PerformancePoint.

It’s a well-worn theme, but nonetheless true, that all large organisations need the right information in the right place at the right time to make well-founded decisions.

“People need instant, meaningful information to deliver the right services and meet performance targets,” says Daniel Wakefield of Microsoft partner 21C. “That means capturing, storing and analysing data, and then turning it into meaningful information that can be used to make informed decisions.”