Monitoring organizational information for fast decision making

A computer system for providing rapidly updating organization information to decision makers, the system comprising:

• a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions;
• a configuration component configured to receive configuration information from an organizational representative that identifies data sources and performance metrics relevant to the organization;
• a configuration data store configured to store configuration information related to operation of the system;
• a monitoring component configured to periodically retrieve organizational information from one or more identified data sources;
• a historical data store configured to store organizational information retrieved by the monitoring component;
• a trends analysis component configured to identify trends and events in a current batch of data that potentially merit further consideration by organizational decision makers;
• a historical comparison component configured to determine whether one or more organizational goals have been reached based on comparison of the current batch of data with historical data collected by the system;
• a reporting component configured to provide an interface through which users receive data provided by the system.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to report fast changing organizational information, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause a processor to perform actions comprising:

• accessing stored data gathered from monitoring organizational data sources;
• comparing recently gathered data to historical data to determine differences between the recently gathered data and historical data;
• identifying trends and events based on the compared recent data and historical data;
• generating a report for display to one or more organizational decision makers;
• displaying the generated report to at least one organizational decision maker within a short period relative to a time the data was gathered, wherein the displayed report provides awareness to decision makers of up to date organizational information through which they can make faster and more effective decisions.