What is a Business Report? a written document that contains information regarding business matters Purpose: to improve managerial decisions Source: data from inside and outside the organization(via the use of ETL Format: text tables graphs/charts Distribution: in-print, email, portal/intranet Data acquisition→ Information generation→ Decision making Process management Copynight@ 2014 Pearson Education, Inc Slide 3-7Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Slide 3- 7 What is a Business Report? ▪ A written document that contains information regarding business matters. ▪ Purpose: to improve managerial decisions ▪ Source: data from inside and outside the organization (via the use of ETL) ▪ Format: text + tables + graphs/charts ▪ Distribution: in-print, email, portal/intranet Data acquisition → Information generation → Decision making → Process management