Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 (PPS) is a complete performance management solution, allowing companies to monitor their progress toward goals, analyze information, plan, budget, and forecast using dynamic modeling tools. Using interactive dashboards, PPS enables the integration of refined data from one or more sources into a single point-of-contact for key performance indicators, which are directly aligned to corporate strategies and goals. This book will bring you up to speed on the Planning features of PPS 2007. Topics include performance management theory, PPS Planning Tools, the Planning Administration Console, and Planning Business Modeler. The book takes an in-depth look at solution design and implementation, including designing dimensions and member sets, building and securing business models, integrating business data, and defining business rules. This book is a companion volume to The Rational Guide to Monitoring and Analyzing with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.