Preliminary Mid-Point ASUG BI Survey Results
Almost a month ago I posted SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ASUG BI 2016 Community Survey
We have a few more weeks left, and I would like to share the results as they stand right now. Over the course of 2015, the ASUG BI has offered 71 webcasts (as of November), with over 16K registrants. Additionally, the ASUG BI community supports three face-to-face conferences including ASUG Annual Conference, SAP TechEd, and ASUG BusinessObjects User Conference. There is still time to submit your survey today. Below reflects the 125 results received so far.
Question: What Communities do you participate in?
Almost 80% of respondents so far participate in ASUG Chapter meetings.
Which of the following events have you attended in the past five years?
Over 87% of respondents have attended ASUG webcasts, followed by ASUG Chapter meetings.
Event attendance responses are around 40%+- including ASUG SAP Analytics BusinessObjects Conference, followed by SAP TechEd, and ASUG Annual Conference
Pease rank the value of the following ASUG member benefits associated with the ASUG BI Community
Survey respondents rank webcasts as the most highly valued, followed by conferences.
Please rank the following six topics according to importance
So far roadmaps are the top-rated topic, followed by customer stories.
Do you agree or disagree? Take the survey today
We read every comment made. So far, some have provided feedback on the BI content at their local chapters – we have passed along the feedback to the relevant chapters. There has been a comment on some of the technical issues we have experienced; ASUG changed webcast platforms this year to allow members to watch webcasts from mobile devices.
There was a request for more SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence webcasts. There is a roadmap webcast for Web Intelligence this week. February 8th there is a Web Intelligence Calculation Changes webcast. Molson Coors shares how they stack more beer in the fridge in this upcoming January 19th webcast; this solution includes Web Intelligence.
Another member commented “I continue to find the most benefit from customer experience / best practice type information from a user perspective, as that is more closely related to my current role” Another said “The webcasts are terrific, esp. having them available after they occur.”
Future Webcasts
The rest of our 2015 webcasts are listed here ASUG BI Webinar List – December 2015
If you attend a webcast live, you win a chance to win a “Knowledge is Beautiful” book:
Photo by Peter Chen
ASUG Member Peter Chen is one of the lucky book winners shown above. Special thanks to ASUG SAP point of contact Ina Felsheim for providing the books.
A complete list of upcoming webcasts can be found here with several scheduled for 2016 already
ASUG Annual Conference 2016
Just around the corner is ASUG Annual Conference, May 17-19. For more information regarding call for presentations please see Call for Speakers: Abstracts Now Being Accepted for ASUG Annual Conference 2016
Conclusion
I encourage you to take advantage of your ASUG membership and take the survey today – only a few weeks left.