In this lesson we will introduce you to “AI in business” by showing you how you can revolutionize Business Planning & Analytics with a simple AI app that you can build entirely in Power BI.

In this video we open the free demo app. You’ll find a link to the app in the resource section - as shown in the video.

In this video you’ll see a demo of how an AI BP&A App** can provide your business with a single point of entry to one version of the truth. It’s cross-functional, so this one app can be used by the CEO, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Operations.

The app shows you KPI’s but since AI can handle vast amounts of data it also shows you predictions of KPI’s in the future … i.e. KPIPs*.

** Business Planning & Analytics Application
* KPIP = Key Performance Indicators and Predictors

To get AI to work you need to format your data so that both you and the AI can understand it. You also need to avoid “AI hallucinations” so you need a tool to look at the same data the AI is looking at, but in a “deterministic” way. In other words, you need to see and understand why the AI considers something to be a risk or opportunity.

In this video you’ll see an interactive dashboard built entirely in Power BI and perfect for an AI BP&A** app.
**Business Planning & Analytics

In this video you learn how structure your data for AI. As you can see it’s SUPER simple. That’s because we’ve built all the back-end smarts into One Business App. You simply send us the data in the format shown in this video (or upload the data yourself if you are a “DIY AI” member).

With the help of AI you can quickly identify the "needle in the haystack". i.e. the one business entity that contributes the most to your potential future problems. In this video we’ll look at a CUI (Conversational User Interface) where the most appropriate visual elements (tables, charts, icons) are shown, based on the conversation you’re having. We’ll also look at AI Alerts also known as “Next Best Actions” (NBA’s).

In this short video we’ll discuss the simple steps you can take to create a PoC with your data.

When you build a PoC (Proof of Concept) there’s a lot more to it than simply understanding the data or the systems. A successful implementation requires an understanding of people, process and systems. In this lesson we cover off the key components for AI in Business Planning and Analytics. Most of this is based on IBP/S&OP* principles.
*Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
*Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

Not for the faint-hearted - advanced users only. We'll go through an abstracted version of the CRADeL model as the basis for dimensional modeling in an effort to create a unified data format that both humans and AI can understand.