PerformancePoint Server 2007
Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, formerly known as Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager provides all the functionality that is needed for performance management including scorecards, dashboards, management reporting, analytics, planning, budgeting, forecasting and consolidation.
The application reaches all authorised employees, across all business functions (finance, operations, marketing, sales, and human resources).
Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides employees with critical visibility into the factors impacting their business, allowing them to make decisions and take actions that drive better business outcomes.
This application empowers all employees to contribute to plans and have easy access to tailored information. Progress can be monitored and analysed through personalised scorecards through the familiar and easy to use Microsoft Office environment.
Business Performance Optimisation
Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 is key to our Business Performance Optimisation solution in helping to deliver advanced visualisation that can help you spot trends and opportunities easily, allowing for better planning for your business.
Product Update
In a recent press release Microsoft issues the following statement: "Based on customer feedback, we have decided to consolidate the scorecard, dashboard and analytical capabilities from Office PerformancePoint Server into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Enterprise and rebrand them as PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint. In addition, in mid-2009, we will release Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3), which will include updates to the current product’s planning module. Thereafter, we will no longer continue with a stand-alone version of Office PerformancePoint Server 2007."