Prerequisite: None
Most major enterprises today have some form of BI/DW capabilities. However, many question the value of their decision-making environments, struggle with next steps, and wonder how to improve the usability and adoption of their environment. The best way to answer these questions is to perform an assessment of existing capabilities, compare them to documented best practices, and set out a road map of improvements.
This course lays out the structure of a BI assessment, which helps enterprises gain actionable recommendations that enable the BI/DW team to maximize its potential for success by leveraging its strengths and mitigating cultural issues, risks, and weaknesses.
There are two parts to this course: “getting data into” the BI environment and “getting information out” and into the hands of the business community. Each half has its own set of best practices, key technologies, and assessable strengths and weaknesses. We will cover the specific areas that should be evaluated, examining best practices, what to look for in your environment, and how to make corrections to perceived weaknesses.
You Will Learn
- Assessment objectives: understanding "getting data into" versus "getting information out" objectives
- Specific assessment areas
- About process and expedited deliverables
- From sample assessment findings
Geared To
BI sponsors and IT executives; project managers; BI team members; business community members with technical interest in BI environment