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Cindi Howson's BI Scorecard
Cindi Howson is the founder of BIScorecard, a Web site for in-depth BI product reviews. She has been using, implementing and evaluating business intelligence tools for more than 15 years. She is the author of Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App and Business Objects XI R2: The Complete Reference. She teaches for The Datawarehousing Institute (TDWI) and is a frequent speaker at industry events. See More by Cindi Howson The Sweet Sound of Success!
As Dave Stodder writes in a recent feature story, BI penetration remains relatively low in most organization, at about 20 percent of employees. Yet what we did find in a survey last summer, is that for companies that consider their BI deployment "successful," BI usage is much higher. Some barriers to widespread BI usage are indeed technical in nature. As Neil Raden describes in a recent article, BI vendors have made huge strides in recent years to making BI more accessible and relevant to workers at all levels. Beyond the technology, though, there are so many organizational issues that help BI succeed or fail. If cavalier, gut-feel decision-making is lauded over fact-based decision making, business intelligence will hardly be viewed as a strategic asset. When senior executives feel front-line workers need to be kept in the dark and that information should be locked in the hands of a few analysts, even the most beautifully architected BI implementation will fail. I'd like to dig deeper into why your business intelligence (BI) initiative is an overwhelming success or an utter failure. Help others unlock the secrets to successful BI (or avoid the pitfalls you've already encountered) by taking this short survey. As a way of thanking you for your input, survey respondents will be entered into a random drawing to receive a pair of Bose headphones and 10 others will receive a free book. Sincerely, Cindi Howson, Founder, BIScorecard  E-MAIL | SLASHDOT | DIGG This is a public forum. CMP Technology and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. CMP Technology makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of CMP Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in CMP Technology's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business.
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