8 Tips to Revive your Bi Competency Center with Wayne Eckerson

BI Brainz @analyticsonfire 8. TIPS CENTER REVIVE YOUR BI COMPETENCY USING A FEDERATED APPROACH ANALYTICS ON FIRE WAYNE ECKERSON FROM AN ALYTICS ON FIRE PODCAST IN TERVIEW WITH http://analyticsonfire.com/6 Introduction The following infographic is a summary from Analytics on Fire Podcast with industry expert Wayne Eckerson from the Eckerson Group. In this episode, Wayne shared his federated approach to creating a successful BÍ Competency center, highlighted in the following 8 tips to success. LISTEN TO PODCAST #1 #2 Add Value Faster Economies of Scale Clearly Define a BICC within Realize a successful BICC is not your Org BI Competency Center is your Bl team working at optimal performance, in alliance with business and IT stakeholders. easy Increating a federated BICC, you are reconciling and balancing conflicting forces so you can move forward as an organization. #3 # 4 Line of Business IT Use a Federated Approach to BICC Assembling the Right Team with SCAGGS Place centralized Bl team members back into lines of business as eyes and ears but report into BICC. Get best of both worlds for centralized and decentralized BI. Sell Bl and evangelize accross organization Coordinate with analysts Agree through collaboration Govern and maintain what exists Gather requirements for complex applications Standardize metrics definitions and architecture. #5 #6 Line of Business LOB Management Director of BI Working Committee Relationship Manager Assign BI Relationship Manager for each business unit Create a BI Council for BICC Governance This BI Senior Requirement Analysts should gather requirements from business users. Person should be consultative to advise businesses how to use data and BI rather than taking orders. BICC council is a wheel that revolves around a director of BI. The council will include: 1. Working committee representing champions from business population and relationship managers. 2: Managers of embedded analysts to business. #7 #8 Learn how to measure success of BICC Start a BICC after a quick win, NOT a failed Bl deployment. Good measure for success is "confidence" that BI is strategic to how the business runs. Measure success based onwhen executives mention BI with confidence and credibility. Companies that have succeeded have managed to get something delivered fast and gets the business attention. Got to get the business attention and prove you can deliver value fast. Conclusion Creating a BICC is about managing people and reconciling conflicting forces. Enterprise vs departmental data, business needs vs enterprise IT needs, top down vs bottom up, efficiency vs effectiveness are key themes that require strong leadership, and a dedicated team. For organizations that can ride a wave of success to grow an effective BICC, the financial, operational, and organizational impact could be revolutionary for your organization! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: http://analyticsonfire.com/6 INFOGRAPHIC CREATED BY Mapsanalytics