Hyper: Changing the way you think about, plan, and execute business intelligence for real results, real fast!

It's simple: Buy "Hyper." While most books on BI, Big Data, Data Analytics, etc., focus on the technology challenges--and there are many--Mr. Steffine takes the broader view and approaches it from the company and culture perspective--where there are even more challenges. And he doesn't sugar coat things: he emphasizes at every turn that BI is tough to do and do effectively. But in the 21st century, we see the advantages it provides daily through the successes and advances achieved by the companies who use BI versus those that don't--those who are ending up on the ash heap of history. We all know there's an ocean of information available to every company today about how it's doing in the market--and if I don't take advantage of it, invest in using it to add value, how long will it be before my competitors bite that apple and then eat my lunch? Mr. Steffine puts forth a process to gain the BI advantage--I for one will return to "Hyper" again and again for insight, direction and encouragement.

I have completed reading HYPER. My background is retail business, mainly in financial area, recently I decided to devote more of my focus on BI. I was looking for resources where I can find inspiration to how to organize development of BI area and make transition of this area from reporting to support for decision making . Frankly speaking I have find it in this book and I'm going to implement this process with some tweaks 'here and there'. This book gives a good overview how to implement a solution with constant focus on the most important aspects of BI and Retail.Deliver it fast a be flexible during this process.

This book felt more focused on management more than BI development. Though I do not regret reading and buying Hyper, I wouldn't necessary recommend it to a coworker in analytics either.

By starting with value creation in Chapter 1, Mr. Steffine shows he understands the core purpose of BI. In addition, he calls out the key issues facing today's BI professional and provides practical solutions to overcoming them. The book is concise and organized for timely consumption and easy reference. He also includes models and conceptual tools to enhance understanding and provide helpful takeaways. While I do think he could have elaborated a little more at times, I highly recommend this resource for your BI library. Well done Mr. Steffine!

Straight to the point, one weekend read. Great templates, helped me understand roadblocks. Highly actionable, considering getting paper copy for office library.Healthcare needs BI now, less room for errors with financial pressures in the sector. Loads of misunderstandings to tackle with Clinical vs. IT vs. Administration issues.