Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server (PPS) is an Enterprise Planning and Monitoring/Analytics product that was offered as a part of the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) platform. PPS Allows companies to drive accountability across their organization by integrating sophisticated, model-based planning and forecasting capabilities with robust analytical capabilities, including scorecards and dashboards.

Key product features:

• Highly functional monitoring and analytics
• Comprehensive planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Improved reporting accuracy and ease of consolidation – Allows for reporting and near real-time analysis of data from multiple sources. Consolidate financial data from multiple ERP systems, even if they don’t share the same account structure.
• Leverages existing investment in Microsoft technologies – PerformancePoint Server integrates with the other parts of the Microsoft BI platform including SharePoint Server, SQL Server and Excel, products you know and trust.

**Microsoft Announces Performance Point Server Merging with SharePoint – PPS Planning to be mothballed

Additional Resources

• Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Home Page
• Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 – Product Overview