Business Intelligence
Business intelligence observes and explains what happened using dashboards, reports, and historical data.
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Business Autonomy vs Business Intelligence
Business intelligence primarily observes and explains, while business autonomy determines and executes actions. BI tells you what happened; business autonomy decides what to do and can act on it under governance.
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Two categories, clearly defined.
Business Autonomy
Business Autonomy determines and executes governed actions to move the enterprise toward its objectives, then learns from the results.
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Business Intelligence vs Business Autonomy
AspectBusiness IntelligenceBusiness Autonomy
- Primary questionBusiness Intelligence:What happened?Business Autonomy:What should we do, and why?
- OutputBusiness Intelligence:Dashboards and reportsBusiness Autonomy:Governed decisions and actions
- Role of peopleBusiness Intelligence:Interpret and decideBusiness Autonomy:Set objectives, approve, and oversee
- ModelingBusiness Intelligence:DescriptiveBusiness Autonomy:Living enterprise world model
- ActionBusiness Intelligence:Manual follow-upBusiness Autonomy:Governed execution
- LearningBusiness Intelligence:Static reportsBusiness Autonomy:Learns from outcomes
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