We use the BI Maturity Model to evaluate and optimise existing in-house reporting systems. It systematically divides the maturity level of a company’s reporting into four levels.

At the first two levels, information and operational reports are evaluated on a historical basis. With increasing professionalisation, the interactivity within reporting increases. In the third stage, information is then processed into simulation and scenario models. Now the focus is on understanding developments to be expected in the future. The ex ante reporting system is understood as an active control instrument for corporate management. The fourth and final stage follows on from this: Here, the best possible decision templates are derived automatically.