Getting started: Metrics engineer

Metrics engineers work on developing an organization's processes and methodology, determine areas for improvement, and create metrics to measure the impact of process changes. They require reports and dashboards to monitor the organization's progress. A metrics engineer will work with others on the team to get the data they need collected and stored in the data warehouse. If you are a metrics engineer or have been tasked to determine the metrics the organization should use to track, analyze results and track the impact of process changes, the following tasks might be a good place to start.
About this task

You can use the sample reports and dashboards provided in IBM® Rational® Insight as a starting point to understand what is available readily and can be the basis for reports customized to your requirements.

  1. Review sample reports
    1. Interpret sample reports
    2. Create a report template
    3. Customize reports
  2. Review sample dashboards
    1. Interpret sample dashboards
    2. Adding a report to a dashboard
  3. Working with report packages
    1. Managing data
    2. Import report packages
  4. Enabling drill-through
    1. Understand drill-through concepts
    2. Set up drill through in report packages
    3. Set up drill through in reports
  5. Work with create report view utility
    Cognos® components that will help you with these tasks:
    • Cognos Administration
    • Cognos Connection
    • Framework Manager
    To complete these tasks you should be familiar with:
    • Designing reports and dashboards
    • Goals and processes of the organization
    • Data it has available
    • Engineering processes to know what needs to be measured

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