MUSING: Tutorials

XBRL Financial Analysis Tool

The folder contains a value added analytical tool (reclassification, indexes and ratios) that leverages XBRL - italian taxonomy - to support self-assessment and compare financial performance measures among peers and competitors

Risk management

Enterprise and IT managers with risk-related responsibilities can use this tutorial to 1) share enterprise-specific definitions of risk and the ERM concept (Enterprise Risk management), 2) develop risk practices that are effective and appropriate to their specific needs, and 3) create an overarching risk framework to address the entire enterprise. The tutorial also addresses implementation issues with some ERM frameworks like Basel II and some of the recent trends which could create a considerable impact on ERM in the future.

Semantic and content analysis

Content analytics resources and semantic technologies can be actually used to support complex BI analyses. Thanks to their ability to exploit unstructured content, the effectiveness and productivity of investments in business intelligence applications, is increased. This tutorial is useful to many positions in different organizations. Given the scope of certain applications, this is relevant for business architects and business intelligence and information managers. Readership: End-users. Pre-knowledge required: Basic to intermediate.

Creating and managing taxonomies

The startup challenges in a taxonomy-building project are similar to those in any complex business initiative. This toolkit provides an introduction to taxonomy building basic elements; a description of a generic, high level, process schema for taxonomy creation; the state of the technology which has been developed to facilitate the creation and maintenance of taxonomies and the classification of content; main questions and answers about taxonomy building. Readership: End-users. Pre-knowledge required: Basic to intermediate.

Toolkit template: Implementing Business Intelligence Initiatives

This toolkit provides sheets that can be used to explain to senior management and other decision-makers the role that BI might play in a company's broader business strategies. Additionally, using the checklist associated with each of the business case levels ensures that BI initiatives encompasse the requirements, metrics, people, applications and infrastructure to achieve overarching business goals. The toolkit contains the following documents: 1) Common factors of successful BI initiatives 2) Calculating ROI for BI solutions in SME 3) A layered checklist for implementing BI. Readership: End-users; Pre-knowledge required: Basic to intermediate.