Implementation of BI Systems

Implementation of BI Systems

1. Implementing BI

   • Decisional factors
     • Reporting & analysis tools
     • Database
     • ETL Tools
     • Costs
     • Benefits
   • Enterprise BI systems
     • Difficulties
       • First time for business users to be involved in strategic decision making
       • Cannot envision new technological environment
       • Distrust of IT
       • Users flood implementation team with massive requirements
     • Techniques to determine BI needs
       • Facilitated sessions
       • resource assignments
       • Gap Analysis

2. BI Competency Center

   • Create BI Competency Center
     • Build Business Case
     • Build Infrastructure
     • Maintaining Resource Integrity
   • Functions
     • Business Intelligence program
     • Technical Support
     • Training
     • Data Stewardship
     • Advanced Analysis
     • Vendor Contracts management
     • Data Acquisition
     • Application Development
   • Organisation structure
     • Permanent structure
     • Virtual team
   • Funding
     • Overhead cost
     • Internal billing system
     • Subscription-based billing model
   • Steps for establishing a BICC
     • Step 1: Initialisation
     • Step 2: Definition of BICC plan
     • Step 3: Establishing of BICC
     • Step 4: BICC in operation
   • Challenges
     • Inconsistent BI deployments
     • Difficulty in managing, implementing and supporting BI Initiatives that span multiple departments
     • Lack of standardization
     • Insufficient BI Skills
     • Need for comprehensive strategic approach to BI
     • Cost
     • Technological limitations

3. Failure Factors

   • Lack of Management support
   • Political problems
   • Developer failures
   • Technological failures
   • Cost
   • Time