<s>
Analytic	B-Application
applications	I-Application
are	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
business	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
used	O
to	O
measure	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
business	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
specifically	O
,	O
analytic	B-Application
applications	I-Application
are	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maturity	O
levels	O
for	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Analytic	B-Application
applications	I-Application
are	O
typically	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
performance	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
reports	O
,	O
dashboards	B-Protocol
and	O
scorecards	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
data	O
structure	O
(	O
reporting	O
led	O
automation	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
