Framework for Aligning Big-Data Strategy with Organizational Goals

Organisations are currently looking to adopt Big Data technology but are uncertain of the benefits it may bring to the organization and concerned with the implementation costs. To this end, this research proposes a Strategic Framework aimed at helping on the alignment of the Business objectives with Big Data projects. The framework is expected to help on the understanding of the value that a proposed Big Data project may bring to the Organization. This paper focuses on the third phase of the framework: Generation of Strategic Big Data goals. The framework was tested on a broadcasting TV station in Nigeria. The conclusions of this phase are: the identification of strategic goals before implementation which offered a clearer view of the benefits the proposed project bring to the organization and helped to focus the project to deliver the best value. In addition, it helped them to reduced time and implementation cost

A strategic approach for visualizing the value of big data (SAVV-BIGD) framework

An organization and its environment are mutually related. By implication, as the business environment constantly evolves, business policies and strategies should be dynamic enough to adapt to and align with the changes impacting the organization. The term Big Data is fast becoming a buzz word and it is believed to carry huge amounts of benefits for both industries and academia. Big Data was initially defined by `3V's (Volume, Velocity & Variety) and most recently with additional `V's. While Big Data can greatly influence the operation of an Organisation, there is a need to first visualize the potential value that can be derived from a Big Data project. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to present a Big data Strategy expressed as the SAVV-BIGD framework that can be used to visualize the value of Big Data. Using Design Science Research Methodology, the framework is coined from the Co-evolutionary IS alignment framework by Benbya & McKelvey