Towards an Agile Framework for Business Intelligence Projects

Business Intelligence (BI) solutions provide decision makers with information about their business and beyond as a utility to help them to make better decisions for their business purpose. Establishing such a BI system in a company can often be very complex and may end up in a financial disaster due to cancelling the project because of no valuable output after a specific time. Complex technologies, different stakeholders from various domains in a company, and vague requirements are often the initial situation for a BI project and reasons for delayed project delivery. Thus, being flexible and adaptable in the project are key factors for success. An agile approach can be the answer for a successful BI project. This paper deals with a conceptional agile framework for such a project. The focus is put on identifying yet unspecific or unknown aspects during a starting phase of a BI project.