The 5 Whys test typically brings you to the root cause or root value of any situation. With respect to automation information, the 5 Whys will drill down to one of two outcomes, you will save money, or you will make money.
It goes like this:
- Why use Automation Information – Because I need Compliance Reports
- Why do you need Compliance Reports – Because I need to satisfy regulatory bodies or standards
- Why do you need to satisfy regulations and standards – Because I want to avoid fines, or deliver products
- Why do you want to avoid fines and release products – Because I need to be focused on our core business
- Why should you focus on your core business – To save money or make money.
Or:
- Why do you need Automation Information – Because I need KPI results
- Why do you need KPI results – Because we need to … Quality, … Downtime, … Agility, etc.
- Why do you need to improve Quality, … Downtime, … Agility, etc. – To be more Competitive
- Why do you need to me more competitive – To make money or to save money
Or:
- Why do you need an Interactive Web Portal – To access past automation information and interact with that information
- Why do you need to Interact with your Data – To make better/faster business decisions
- Why make better business decisions – To make money or to save money
This is the common reason to justify any automation information solution. The real question becomes which to select, so that you can meet the end objective as quickly and easily as possible. That gets into the Hows, and another set of Whys. Dream Report is the best solution for delivering automation information. Here is How it does things and Why that’s important.
Dream Report delivers: Why that’s important:
- Connectors to All Your Data Stores – The ability to integrate all your information into reports and dashboards that let you make better/faster decisions – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.
- Industry Specific Statistics – The calculations you need in the world of automation – Save time with easy configuration – Lower cost of installation/ownership – Stay focused on your company line of business – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.
- Result Formatting – See the data you need, in the best ways to interpret it. – Save time with easy configuration – Lower cost of installation/ownership – Stay focused on your company line of business – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.
- Triggering and Scheduling – Create the information you need, when you need it. Time based, Event/Batch based, Manual, Command Line, Web Service interfaces. The right information at the right time – Make better/faster decisions – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.
- Information Delivery in Various Forms – PDF Files for efficiency and security, Excel Files for Analysis, Web Files for online interactions, pan / zoom, search / sort – Results in the right forms for sharing and analysis. Make better/faster decisions – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.
- Security, Audit Trails, Version Management – Meet the needs of vertical markets (21CFRPart11, NERC-CIP) – Security/safety reduces long term cost of ownership and risk – Stay focused on your company line of business – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.
- Web Portal to Access Your Information When and Where You Need It – Make better/faster decisions – Maximize competitiveness – Make money, save money.