BI COMMUNITY OF INTEREST

INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Arturo Ordaz & Deepika Hegawama

September 2012

Discover what
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DELIVERY SERVICES (BIDS)
Can do for YOU
IN ORDER TO DO MORE, I HAVE
TO KNOW MORE.
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COMMUNITY OF INTEREST:

Spontaneously come
Within each
together under a

Common
Implicitly Held
Theme/Purpose
Knowledge
(Joint Enterprise)

Which becomes They build

Collective Trust Among

Intelligence Members

Which creates In order to

Thereby
Share Tacit
Shared Practice developing
Knowledge
A Framework for Learning and Improvement 3
MISSION

The mission of the Business Intelligence Community of Interest is to enable the

understanding, competency development, and interest in BI principles within Ford Motor
Company to accelerate the implementation of quality BI Application Development by
providing a forum to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and exchange of ideas related to
Business Intelligence concepts and principles.

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GOALS

Facilitate the sharing of knowledge and exchange of ideas across the BI Tools &
Standards and processes
Exchange ideas and Best Practices in support of the globalization and standardization of
BI application development across the IT
Gather feedback regarding Business Intelligence Delivery Services from the IT
community via community events and focus groups
Provide an information channel to communicate competency development
opportunities regarding BI
Act as the Voice of the Customer to identify and support the needs of the IT community
regarding BI Application development

Share, exchange, gather, development , & support 5

AUDIENCE & FREQUENCY

Audience
Membership is open globally and across the IT organization
May include participants from many Job Families (BA, Developer, Solution Architect, etc.)
Frequency
Quarterly CoI Meetings
Monthly Events
Awareness Events Lunch & Learns, COI presentations
One BIDS Campaign Events
Bi-weekly CoI planning group meetings

Membership will be global and across the IT organization 6

OPERATING PRINCIPLES

All attendees will show respect for each other's opinion

Everyone will have a fair chance to speak
All members are committed to participating and contributing to the community's efforts
Stick to the topics on the Agenda, if time permits, discuss additional topics
CoI is not the owner of processes or templates
CoI members should not be treated as dedicated resources
Any project effort undertaken by CoI is secondary to AD delivery
CoI efforts should will be aligned to an existing groups/organizations priorities and
expectations

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 BI COI GOVERNANCE MODEL Allen Herman + LL6
Encourage the BI COI
Encourage active participation
Sponsors (BIDS Manager Reward & recognize
Arturo Ordaz & Deepika Hewagama + Skill Team Leads)
Help set direction and assist in resolving issues
Organize and facilitate discussion between members Provide resources (e.g., Recognition Award(s)
Ensure discussions are relevant to present and/or costs, acquiring/paying for guest speakers, paying
future business needs for Community costs where applicable)
Keep things on track and in line with the CoI charter
and direction BI CoI Planning
Committee
Solicit discussion topics and bring in new ideas when Create and sustain the Community Charter and
applicable infrastructure for the Community
Set the agenda for all Community events
Ensure roles and responsibilities are assigned
Keep the Community active
Chair/Facilitator Team members
Promote the BI Community within IT (e.g. Leading by
example, IT Connect articles, Learning Fairs)
Participate as active members in the BI Community
Act as Subject Matter Expert for BI CoI
Interface with the Community Sponsor, CoI Cultivator,
BI CoI and Planning Group

One BIDS Campaign

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COMMUNICATION/INTERACTION

BI CoI awareness across IT (ITCN, CoI Cultivator, etc.)

Event notices will be posted on the BICoi calendar in BIDS SP Site
A BI CoI Distribution list will be created with self-subscription
A link to the www.bids.ford.com/BICOI sub site will be in BIDS main SharePoint Site
Events dates will be published on GSS News Letter, Yammer
If relevant , events notifications will be sent to other relevant CoI Leads and Product
Line Supervisors.
Planning Group agendas, meeting minutes, and calendars will be posted within the
BI CoI SP Site

Leverage use cases to identify opportunities and constraints 9

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Q&A

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