You may imagine bound volumes of charts, spreadsheets, and footnotes whenever you hear the terms “business software” and “reporting”. Perhaps m&a platforms for industry benchmarking and market insights conference rooms brimming with executives slogging through slides. But these are only few examples of how the future of business software and reporting will appear. In actuality, the new era in business software and reporting is one that will add value to businesses.
The reason is that the digital technologies that are enabling the new age of reporting will allow human workers to perform more interesting work. Machine learning and cognitive technologies will take care of a lot of the gruntwork involved in collecting information, preparing and distributing reports. This will allow human workers to focus on more interesting and fulfilling tasks.
With the appropriate reporting platform, you can streamline business operations, increase productivity and make more informed decisions with accurate and current information. It is essential that the business analytics and reporting platform doesn’t turn into an unnecessary burden for users, but instead an effective tool. This is what PLG is all about.
The winners in the new world of business software and reports are those that realize they need to be product-driven in the best sense of the word. They will employ their products as engines to acquire, retain and growing their customer base. They will also incorporate PLG into the process of developing, designing and the delivery of their products. Download the full report to learn how to thrive in an era of new software for business. It will also change your approach to reporting and analytics.
