Yearly Archives: 2014

13 posts

Performance Management: When Spreadsheets are not enough…

A company’s ability to effectively execute the process of budgeting, forecasting and planning is a huge driver of corporate success. As you know, there are many difficulties that can interfere with such processes in many organizations. A ponderous manual budget process combined with the problematic coordination with line managers often […]

4 Ways to Link Strategy to Operations with Scorecarding

Business organizations of all types are increasingly using Scorecards as a tool to help their company track and reach organizational goals. So what exactly is Scorecarding? Scorecarding Scorecarding for strategy management is a way to share company goals with all employees, and keep them up-to-date on how well the organization […]

5 Tips for Selecting Software for Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting

Experts agree that planning, budgeting, and forecasting are essential parts of any enterprise’s success. But many decision-makers still fail to plan properly and thoroughly to put them on the right track. Those who do, enjoy a system that runs more smoothly, avoiding costly accounting errors and securing a more desirable […]

Top 3 Strategies for Better Business Insights

The most successful enterprises approach performance management through a strategic impact lens – understanding that a complex, uncertain environment demands agility, organization-wide alignment, and technology and systems that support achieving goals and outcomes. Many companies are more effective in the technical and operational arenas than in strategic workforce deployment. Although […]

Firewall Security Rejection in IBM Cognos

Firewall Security Rejection This blog will discuss a way to fix an error message in Cognos Express 10.2.1. The Error Message: An error has occurred. DPR-ERR-2079 Firewall Security Rejection.  Your Request was rejected by the security firewall.  CAF rejection details are available in the log.  Please contact your administrator. Solution: […]

How to find Cognos Configuration for Cognos Express

When using Cognos Express 10.2, you run into the issue of not having a few of the programs that you would typically find in the Cognos Enterprise. One important program is IBM Cognos Configuration. This is the program you will use to verify your Environment and Security criteria such as […]