In today’s fast-forward competitive environment, the window of opportunity for
making decisions and taking the best action has shrunk and the volume of data
used to make those decisions has expanded exponentially. What is your data
telling you?  And how long does it take to get the answers you need in the form,
context, and dimensions
that give you a competitive edge?  It is near impossible
to get these answers without the intelligent use of technology.  

Insight driven decision making is dependent upon improved information -
information, in most cases, that you already have. You need the right tools to
collect, measure, analyze, and transform relevant data into actionable insight and
present it to you in a consistent and reliable way.  

Business intelligence analytics allow decision makers to use risk/performance
metrics proactively - to look upstream at key risk and performance indicators -
and give them the tools to trend and forecast. This is what we mean by
intelligent risk management.  

The technology you use to organize and optimize your business processes must
be easy to use and architected to promote intuitive, interactive use at both the
strategic and operational levels.  Decision makers must have the tools to sift
through and analyze data and have that data presented to them in the form and
context that promotes proactive decision making.







ERMcs has partnered with technology providers that offer BI analytic solutions
aimed at performance optimization and process improvement. Our goal
is to give you the resources to build and sustain a decision management system
enabling you to transform risk and operational performance information into
actionable insight. ERMcs helps you select the best technology to meet your
needs by helping you realize the tremendous value your data offers when it is
presented and visualized as business analytics. Business analytics, as key
performance indicators, allow you to make the right decisions at the right time.

Is the time right for you to maximize the value of your data and improve your
approach to risk/performance management?  Is the time right for you to optimize  
IT and business alignment with actionable insight throughout the enterprise?  

ERMcs can help.  Contact me for a free consultation.

Joe Knepper           joe@ermconsultingservices.com           717-669-4583
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A good hockey player plays
where the puck is.  A great
hockey player plays where
the puck is going to be.
- Wayne Gretzky

ERMcs offers value-added consulting services and business analysis with a focus
on process improvement and better decisions driven by business intelligence
analytics. Our efforts are guided by the firm belief that continuous improvement
can be achieved through an integrated approach to risk and performance
management throughout the enterprise - an enterprise where people, technology,
and objectives are strategically aligned.
Data-Driven Performance Management
A company only succeeds to the extent it optimizes the value of those who have a stake in its success.

   "Prevent loss and promote value" - that's
  the goal, whether you're talking about
  risk management or performance
  management. Analytical performance
  tools empower you to work pro-actively,
  looking forward to predict and prevent
  problems or “at-risk” conditions, activities,
  and behaviors.  

 These same business analytic tools allow
 you to promote, maximize, or optimize
 opportunities for growth and increased
 productivity. In this sense performance
 management and risk management are
 the same thing, or at least flip sides of the
 same coin. The key indicators, KPIs and
 KRIs, are based on similar metrics.

 We speak in terms of leading and lagging
 indicators. Leading indicators, as key
 performance drivers (KPDs), are based on
 predicitive analytics which enable us to
 trend and forecast probabilities and gain
 actionable insight.

 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is all
 about balancing risk and reward in the
 face of uncertainty. This requires a focus
 on leading indicators based on real time
 and forward trending data. In the end,
 ERM must be perceived as management's
 way of doing business successfully. That’s
 your true measure of performance.