Twas the week before Christmas, and the pressure was mounting,
Bob, from IT, needed to build reports for Accounting.
The data was scattered, all over the place,
And his spreadsheets were blowing up, right in his face.
Bob needed help, and he needed it quick,
He wished for a present, from good, ole St. Nick.
Bob was tired and weary, when he looked at the time,
And that was when he heard that familiar, soft chime.
It was his Inbox alerting him that a message was new,
So he instinctively opened it, like we all often do.
It was late in the evening, and he wanted a drink,
But as he read through the message, he started to think.
This looks awesome and easy, but could it be true?
Could my problems be solved by this tool called QlikView?
So Bob clicked on the link, and went to the site,
He started reviewing the demos, late into the night.
Later that night, while he layed in his bed,
Thoughts of dashboarding objects danced in his head.
He needed to get back, and get QlikView running,
The way it handled data was visually stunning.
So early the next morning, through a fresh layer of snow,
Off to the office, with a smile did Bob go.
Bob downloaded QlikView, and ran the install,
In a matter of moments, he received a phone call.
It was Shawn, from Wipfli, a great QlikView partner,
Checking to see, if Bob needed help getting started.
After an hour on the phone, and some clicks of the mouse,
Bob had built his first dashboard, without a data ware-house.
He had pulled together data, from multiple places,
Associated it all, and was off to the races.
He built Accounting a dashboard, ready for slicing and dicing,
With information on inventory, A/R and pricing.
With the day nearly over, he started to think,
This Christmas after all, just may not stink.
There are so many things that I want to do,
With this amazing new software, that they call QlikView.
The next day Bob spent some more time with the tool,
He was starting to see that this software is Qool.
By the end of the week, Accounting came to visit,
Bob lifted his head and asked “Who is it?”
"Accounting" they said, as Bob looked to the door,
got up from his desk and walked across the floor.
He then showed them their new dashboard, and let them start to play,
They were amazed at how easy they could see their information this way.
With a click and a drag, Bob could see in their eyes,
The joy that they felt from his new QlikView prize.
They asked where this came from, and could it be true?
Bob then proceeded to tell them about this tool called QlikView.
They said they must have it, who should they call?
Bob added it's not just good for Accounting, it could work for us all!
So they called that guy Shawn, who was pleased, you might say,
To start on Bob’s project, the very next day.
With just a little help, Bob built more dashboards very quick,
Because Bob’s wish had come true, from good ole St. Nick.
Bob had gone from being unknown, what some call a "zero",
To the master of data, and a Christmas-time hero.
Now this story you know, is really not true,
But it just might be possible, if you download QlikView.
The End. Until next time…Shawn