Data Warehousing ROI: Justifying and Assessing a Data Warehouse
Drawing on the data warehousing literature, survey data, theory, and eight case studies, seven justification and assessment propositions are presented.
Four Ways to Build a Data Warehouse
It has been said there are as many ways to build data warehouses as there are companies to build them.
Data Warehousing ROI: Justifying and Assessing a Data Warehouse
Data warehouses require a sizeable commitment of organizational resources. As a result, there is considerable interest in how they are…
Business Intelligence Solution Evolution: Adoption and Use
The global enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems industry blossomed in the 1990s automating back office operations. These systems have now…
When Business Intelligence Equals Business Value
We will address how business intelligence value means getting the right information to the right user at the right time.
Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Selecting and Deploying BI Tools
Keep in mind: the goal is not to find the “best tool” but to find the “best fit.” Every BI…
Integrating Structured and Unstructured Data Using Text Tagging and Annotation
The nature of unstructured data makes it hard to search, retrieve, and analyze; directly integrating it with structured data is…
From Short Stack to Competitive Advantage: IHOP’s Pursuit of Data Quality
Driven by the need to better understand its business, the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) appointed a data quality team…
Framing Business Intelligence Governance
The reality of a good governance framework is that it must include both the tactical boundaries and consistency outlined by…
Building a Data-Centric Organization
Our main objective is to identify a needed paradigm shift for organizations regarding data, its importance, and its value.