Best Practices
Those experienced in business intelligence generally agree that the following are typical
reasons why these projects fail:
Failure to involve business users, IT representatives, sponsoring executives, and anyone
else with a vested interest throughout the project process
Not only do all of these groups provide valuable input for creating a business
intelligence solution, but lack of support by any of them can cause a project to
fail.
Overlooking the key reasons for the business intelligence infrastructure
During the planning stages, IT architects can lose sight of the forces driving the
creation of the solution.
Overlooked details and incorrect assumptions
A less-than-rigorous examination of the environment can doom the project to
failure.
Unrealistic time frames and scope
As with all projects, starting the creation of a business intelligence solution with
too short a time frame and too aggressive a scope will force the team to cut corners,
resulting in the mistakes previously mentioned.
Failure to manage expectations
Data warehouses and business intelligence solutions, like all technologies, are
not a panacea.
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