http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/ Thoughts on the confluence of business, change and technology. Areas covered include business intelligence, cultural transformation, business and IT alignment, business and IT strategy, project execution and social media. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-3286 Tue, 04 May 2010 12:25:13 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-3286 [...] as this bears the eventual strategic direction in mind (see for example: Tactical Meandering and Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI). In rock climbing, even within a single pitch, it is often recommended to break this into [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-2902 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:56:08 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-2902 [...] Elsewhere I have argued that BI adds greatest value when it is all-pervasive. The same observations apply to data quality. If we assume that an organisation has a number of divisions, each with their own systems (due to the nature of their business and maybe also history), but also maybe sharing some enterprise applications. While it would undeniably be beneficial for Division A to get their customer files in order, it would be of even greater value if all divisions did this at the same time and with a consistent purpose. This would allow the dealings of Customer X across all parts of the business to be calculated and analysed. It could also drive cross-selling opportunities in particular market segments. [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-2040 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:25:52 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-2040 [...] Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-1940 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:01:51 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-1940 [...] work in a way that making it up as we go along does not. I cover this area in more detail in both Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI and Tactical Meandering for those who are [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-1844 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:51:25 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-1844 [...] in the “IQ” of organisations (this is an area that I cover in more detail in Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI).     The causality [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-1763 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:14:34 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-1763 [...] Equally, BI projects often require a substantial amount of time to do well (anyone who tells you the opposite has never been involved with one or is trying to sell you something). This does not mean that the BI team should disappear for months (or years) on end. It is important to have a parallel stream of interim releases to address urgent business needs, provide evidence of progress and burnish the team’s credibility (I explore this area further in Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI). [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-1477 Sat, 16 May 2009 00:43:27 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-1477 [...] based approach and bring as many areas as you can into your warehouse (see my earlier article, Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI, for my reasons for believing [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-1340 Mon, 11 May 2009 17:26:47 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-1340 [...] a BI system is to truly achieve its potential, then it must become all pervasive; including a wide range of information from profitability, to sales, to human resources statistics, [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-1246 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:53:39 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-1246 [...] BI system aimed at measuring most, if not all, elements of an organisation’s activity (the most valuable type of BI system in my opinion). Even if your BI project is not all-pervasive (or at least the first phase is more specific), then [...]

]]> http://peterjamesthomas.com/2008/12/09/holistic-vs-incremental-approaches-to-bi/#comment-600 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:59:23 +0000 http://peterthomas.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-600 [...] behind successful projects.     Continue reading about ideas related to this article in: Holistic vs Incremental approaches to BI. [...]

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