Business Intelligence / Analytics is a powerful tool in your arsenal – if implemented appropriately. Most BI initiatives, however, tend to be hyper-focused around tool implementation without enough time spent on requirements, scope, and ensuring the selected technology meets the needs of both business and IT users. In fact, many projects fail to achieve the success that was originally envisioned. Some of the most common reasons we have seen include:

• » Lack of Business Involvement During Initiative
• » Misalignment with Business Need
• » Lack of Trust in Data
• » System of Choice is not Scalable
• » Poor Design of Semantic Layer
• » Too Much Customization

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED DURING THE TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION:

TECHNICAL EVALUATION

• » Architecture review
• » ETL and Data Warehouse review
• » Reports and Dashboards evaluation
• » Security review
• » Performance evaluation

FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION

• » Data consumption
• » Business reporting requirements alignment