Business Intelligence / Analytics

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

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