IT managers need a strategy for managing the Business Intelligence (BI) solution selection process. The authors identified five core factors that should be part of any BI selection process. The ability of a solution to meet technological requirements is one of these factors. This note provides a high-level introduction to this topic. In this note, IT managers will learn about:
- The importance of current IT environment technological constraints.
- Critical questions regarding the enterprise's current IT environment.
- Recommendations for managing the procurement process to find a BI tool that fits with the current IT infrastructure.
Improve the BI selection process by doing the necessary planning and requirements work to ensure that candidate solutions will integrate with the enterprise's current technology.
