A complex world demands skilled and knowledgeable citizens. Yet schools still struggle to graduate students with the basics. Rising costs, shrinking funding, structural silos, little insight: all are factors. To find a smarter way, education is turning to technology to overcome these barriers and ensure students are learning what they need to thrive and contribute.
To deliver more effective education, thousands of educational organisations worldwide rely on the four components of IBM Business Analytics software and services:
- Business intelligence software lets you consolidate, track, analyse and report on all relevant data
- Financial performance and strategy management software lets you plan, budget, consolidate and link strategy to dynamic plans and targets
- Advanced analytics software gives you the insight and foresight needed to predict behaviors, choose the best response and improve outcomes
- Analytic applications gives you a quick start in a particular issue or domain.
The broad capabilities of IBM Business Analytics let educational organisations:
- Plan strategies for academic improvement
- Identify and pre-empt student difficulties
- Benchmark teaching best practices
- Share trusted information securely
- Manage the student lifecycle
- Monitor important KPIs and report on compliance
Manage financial performance (US)
- Track the cost of achievement
- Demonstrate good governance, transparency and accountability
- Manage recruitment and advancement
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This demo shows how a school district can use IBM Cognos performance management software to manage student achievement as well as budget for the future.


