Analytical Diaries

We are about to engage in a new challenge where a host of old legacy reporting solutions should be drawn together under one common and joint reporting portal. And while I’m quite aware of the various tools and technology options that are out there, I’m wondering on how and how far we could and should carry this idea.

I’d be very happy if you could help with some of your own thoughts & experiences:

• Should we fuse and embrace Social Software? (the client is rather traditional and not used to embracing social SW in his daily routine)
• Would you use the portal features of an established (and likely employed) reporting tool or go for a fully fledged independent portal framework?
• Speed over Features – since speed ad completeness of integration matters more to our client than richness of features, we’d like to opt for a minimum starting point. What would you consider the minimum features mandatory?

Thanks a bunch for any experience & insights shared…