You must make sure that all members of the team, as well as the
eventual users of the solution, have an appropriate set of expectations.
Tactical decision-making at the expense of long-term strategy
Although it may seem overly time-consuming at the start, you must keep in
mind the long-term goals of your project, and your organization, throughout the
design and implementation process. Failing to do so has two results: it delays the
onset of problems, but it also increases the likelihood and severity of those
problems.
Failure to leverage the experience of others
There??™s nothing like learning from those who have succeeded on similar projects.
It??™s almost as good to gain from the experience of others who have failed at similar
tasks; at least you can avoid the mistakes that led to their failures.
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Successful business intelligence projects require the continuous involvement of business
analysts and users, sponsoring executives, and IT. Ignoring this often-repeated
piece of advice is probably the single biggest cause of many of the most spectacular
failures.
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