TOWARDS A CONSOLIDATED RESEARCH MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SUCCESS

Research about the factors that determine the success of information systems (IS) suggests that IS success is an elusive phenomenon that can only be explained in terms of a multi-dimensional construct. Despite the usefulness and unique qualities of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, the factors responsible for the success of BI solutions remain poorly understood. Our article attempts to illuminate a path towards a clearer understanding of how BI solutions succeed by drawing on the existing body of literature and critically reflecting on the updated model of information systems success presented by DeLone and McLean (2003) and Wixom and Watson’s (2001) model of data warehousing success. The principal research contribution consists of expanding, adapting, and synthesising these two models into a consolidated model for BI success. We derive a second order model, delineate its constructs, and conceptualise their relationships based on prior research related to IS success. The operationalization of these factors has the potential of leading to a more precise instrument for understanding, evaluating and analysing the success of BI solutions

Towards Principles for Structuring and Managing Very Large Semantic Multidimensional Data Models

The management of semantic multidimensional data models plays an important role during the phases of development and maintenance of data warehouse systems. Unfortunately, this is not done with the necessary stress by now. Reasons might be seen in the plethora of semantic notations or the insufficient tool support for multidimensional modeling. The paper on hand provides experiences gained within a project with an industry partner of the telecommunications industry. Their problem is a very huge data warehouse with more than 400 data cubes and several hundred key performance indicators. We developed a repository-based solution for managing the semantic data models. Our lessons learned show that especially for very large data models there has to be a repository based solution as well as a clear concept on how to break them up into their component pars. The aim of our principles is to increase the understandability as well as the maintainability of semantic multidimensional data models

Computer-Aided Warehouse Engineering (CAWE): Leveraging MDA and ADM for the Development of Data Warehouses

During the last decade, data warehousing has reached a high maturity and is a well-accepted technology in decision support systems. Nevertheless, development and maintenance are still tedious tasks since the systems grow over time and complex architectures have been established. The paper at hand adopts the concepts of Model Driven Architecture (MDA) and Architecture Driven Modernization (ADM) taken from the software engineering discipline to the data warehousing discipline. We show the works already available, outline further research directions and give hints for implementation of Computer-Aided Warehouse Engineering systems

Towards a Life Cycle Oriented Business Intelligence Success Model

Information System (IS) success has been an essential research issue in the IS community for nearly two generations of IS researchers. For the Business Intelligence (BI) domain we see the lack of a comprehensive, life cycle oriented success model. Based on an extensive review of BI success related literature, we propose a methodology for creating such success models in general and demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach within the context of BI. A life cycle oriented BI success model is presented including an outline of the constructs, their relationships, and associated measurement items. From a practical perspective, the results provide assistance for the future development of BI solutions in organizations. The paper deepens the understanding of success model adaptation and extension from a theoretical perspective

A Business Intelligence Perspective on the Future Internet

Business Intelligence aims at providing decision support based on available information and tailored to the recipient‟s context due to the level of aggregation and form of delivery. The future internet will dramatically broaden both the spectrum of available information and the user‟s possible contexts. Further, we do not only expect a quantitative dart but a qualitative switch which will require the application of new methods and paradigms. This paper‟s aim is to systematically analyse implications of the future internet on Business Intelligence in order to identify possible perspectives, chances and risks for BI and vice versa by summarizing and categorizing current research

Benefits and Challenges of Business Intelligence Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Leveraging information is a key success factor for companies. Over the last two decades BusinessIntelligence (BI) has evolved to become a foundational cornerstone of enterprise decision support.However, prior research shows that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in particular, lagbehind in the proliferation of BI. In this exploratory study we examine BI adoption within GermanSMEs in the state of Saxony (n = 214). We explore perceived benefits and challenges in their efforts toimplement BI. By applying cluster analysis to these results we suggest four types of BI SMEs, eachwith an individual profile concerning potential benefits as well as a certain set of challenges that areto be expected when it comes to adopting BI solutions. Results can create value for enterprises thatplan to implement a BI solution, BI consultants as well as BI suppliers

Shaping the Next Incarnation of Business Intelligence - Towards a Flexibly Governed Network of Information Integration and Analysis Capabilities

The body of knowledge generated by Business Intelligence (BI) research is constantly extended by a stream of heterogeneous technological and or- ganizational innovations. This paper shows how these can be bundled to a new vision for BI that is aligned with new requirements coming from socio- technical macro trends. The building blocks of the vision come from five research strings that have been ex- tracted from an extensive literature re- view: BI and Business Process Man- agement, BI across enterprise borders, new approaches of dealing with un- structured data, agile and user-driven BI, and new concepts for BI gover- nance. The macro trend of the diffu- sion of cyber-physical systems is used to illustrate the argumentation. The realization of this vision comes with an array of open research ques- tions and requires the coordination of research initiatives from a variety of dis- ciplines. Due to the embedded nature of the addressed topics within gen- eral research areas of the Information Systems (IS) discipline and the linking pins that come with the underlying Dynamic Capabilities Approach such research provides a contribution to IS

Metadatenmanagement in der Business Intelligence - eine empirische Untersuchung unter Berücksichtigung der Stakeholder-Perspektiven

Im Zuge stetig steigender Komplexität in Business-Intelligence-Systemen nimmt auch die Bedeutung des Metadatenmanagements (MDM) kontinuierlich zu. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht den Status Quo des MDM in der Business Intelligence (BI) aus Sicht der drei BI-Stakeholder-Typen Endanwender, Entwickler und Entscheider. Die Ergebnisse veranschaulichen, in welchen Anwendungsgebieten des MDM derzeit Handlungsbedarf gesehen und wo die größten Herausforderungen für die Weiterentwicklung verortet werden. Bei den befragten BI-Stakeholder-Typen zeigen sich Abweichungen in der Bewertung der Anwendung des MDM in der BI-Entwicklung, im BI-Betrieb und in der organisatorischen Einbettung. Die differenzierte Analyse der Wahrnehmungen der drei Stakeholder-Typen liefert insbesondere BI-Entscheidern Anhaltspunkte für Priorisierungsentscheidungen unter Berücksichtigung der divergierenden Fach- und IT-Perspektiven

States Study Autumn 1974

Political attitudes before the state parliament elections 1974 in the states Schleswig-Holstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Hesse. Judgement on parties and politicians. The questionnaire consists of a nationally uniform part and a state-specific part. Topics: 1. nationally uniform part: judgement on the economic situation and assumed economic development; extent to which politically informed and political interest; attitude to tax reform; spectrum of parties voted for by respondent in Federal Parliament elections since 1949; behavior at the polls in the Federal Parliament election 1972; personal change in party voted for; party preference and party ties; preferred federal chancellor; judgement on the government Schmidt/Genscher as well as the relationship of the FDP to the SPD; party inclination (split); changes of party sympathies in the course of time; most important political tasks in the FRG; preferred CDU/CSU politicians in leading positions; issue ability of the parties and selected politicians; sympathy scale for the SPD, CDU/CSU and the FDP; judgement on the Young Union as well as the Jusos {Young Socialists}; assessment of personal political location on the question of price stability and securing jobs as well as assumed attitudes of top politicians and parties; judgement on current foreign policy relations and their significance for the future; parties one cannot vote for; assessment of changes within a party since 1969; assumed identity of interests of the parties represented in the Federal Parliament; attitude to rejection of draft laws by the CDU/CSU majority in the Federal Upper House; judgement on Schmidt as federal chancellor (scale). 2a. State-specific part: judgement on the economic situation of the state; degree of familiarity of state politicians; knowledge about the party affiliation of selected politicians; preferred prime minister; profiles of characteristics of the prime minister candidates; most important state political goals; party preference at state level (ballot procedure); behavior at the polls in the last state parliament election; preferred government coalition; sympathy scale for the parties at state level. 2b. In Lower Saxony (as follow-up survey after the state parliament election had taken place): assessment of the economic situation and economic development; personal election participation and behavior at the polls in the last state parliament election; time of voting decision; satisfaction with the prime minister and the election result; election result corresponding to one´s own expectation; preferred government coalition; judgement on the election campaign; assessment of state or national political character of the state parliament election; expected influence of the change of federal chancellor on this election; knowledge about the counting error in the state parliament election; assumed reasons for this error; assumed party influence on this counting error; attitude to a new election and presumed change of personal behavior at the polls in this case; party preference (ballot procedure); sympathy changes regarding selected politicians and parties since the last state parliament election. 3. To all: knowledge of lay-offs in one´s own economic area; probability of loss of job next year regarding respondent as well as a member of the household; possession of a telephone. Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; school education; occupational position; employment; household income; household composition; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household; self-assessment of social class; city size; state; union membership; Interviewer rating: length of interview; day of interview; interest of respondent in interview; number of contact attempts.Politische Einstellungen vor den Landtagswahlen 1974 in den Bundesländern Schleswig-Holstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bayern und Hessen. Beurteilung von Parteien und Politikern. Der Fragebogen besteht aus einem bundeseinheitlichen Teil und einem länderspezifischen Teil. Themen: 1. Bundeseinheitlicher Teil: Beurteilung der wirtschaftlichen Lage und der vermuteten Wirtschaftsentwicklung; politische Informiertheit und politisches Interesse; Einstellung zur Steuerreform; Spektrum der vom Befragten seit 1949 bei Bundestagswahlen gewählten Parteien; Wahlverhalten bei der Bundestagswahl 1972; eigene Wechselwählerschaft; Parteipräferenz und Parteibindung; präferierter Bundeskanzler; Beurteilung der Regierung Schmidt/ Genscher sowie des Verhältnisses der FDP zur SPD; Parteineigung (Split); Änderungen der Parteisympathien im Zeitverlauf; wichtigste politische Aufgaben in der BRD; präferierte CDU/CSU-Politiker in Führungspositionen; Issue-Kompetenz der Parteien und ausgewählter Politiker; Sympathie-Skalometer für die SPD, CDU/CSU und die FDP; Beurteilung der Jungen Union sowie der Jusos; Einschätzung des eigenen politischen Standorts in der Frage von Preisstabilität und Arbeitsplatzsicherung sowie vermutete Einstellungen von Spitzenpolitiker und Parteien; Beurteilung der derzeitigen außenpolitischen Beziehungen und ihrer Bedeutung für die Zukunft; nicht wählbare Parteien; Einschätzung der parteiinternen Veränderungen seit 1969; vermutete Interessenidentität der im Bundestag vertretenen Parteien; Einstellung zur Ablehnung von Gesetzesvorlagen durch die CDU/CSU-Mehrheit im Bundesrat; Beurteilung von Schmidt als Bundeskanzler (Skala). 2a.) Länderspezifischer Teil: Beurteilung der wirtschaftlichen Lage des Bundeslandes; Bekanntheitsgrad von Landespolitikern; Kenntnis der Parteizugehörigkeit ausgewählter Politiker; präferierter Ministerpräsident; Eigenschaftsprofile der Ministerpräsidenten-Kan didaten; wichtigste landespolitische Ziele; Parteipräferenz auf Landesebene (Stimmzettelverfahren); Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Landtagswahl; präferierte Regierungskoalition; Sympathie-Skalometer für die Parteien auf Landesebene. 2b.) In Niedersachsen (als Nachbefragung zur stattgefundenen Landtagswahl): Einschätzung der wirtschaftlichen Lage und der Wirtschaftsentwicklung; eigene Wahlbeteiligung und Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Landtagswahl; Zeitpunkt der Wahlentscheidung; Zufriedenheit mit dem Ministerpräsidenten und dem Wahlausgang; Wahlausgang entsprechend der eigenen Erwartung; präferierte Regierungskoalition; Beurteilung des Wahlkampfes; Einschätzung des landes-oder bundespolitischen Charakters der Landtagswahl; vermuteter Einfluß des Bundeskanzlerwechsels auf diese Wahl; Kenntnis des Auszählungsfehlers bei der Landtagswahl; vermutete Gründe für diese Fehler; vermuteter Parteieneinfluß auf diesen Auszählfehler; Einstellung zu einer Neuwahl und vermutliche Änderung des eigenen Wahlverhaltens in diesem Falle; Parteipräferenz (Stimmzettelverfahren); Sympathieveränderungen gegenüber ausgewählten Politikern und Parteien seit der letzten Landtagswahl. 3.) An alle: Kenntnis von Entlassungen im eigenen Wirtschaftsbereich; Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Arbeitsplatzverlustes im nächsten Jahr, bezogen auf den Befragten sowie ein Haushaltsmitglied; Telefonbesitz. Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Familienstand; Konfession; Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Schulbildung; Berufliche Position; Berufstätigkeit; Haushaltseinkommen; Haushaltszusammensetzung; Befragter ist Haushaltsvorstand; Charakteristika des Haushaltsvorstands; Selbsteinschätzung der Schichtzugehörigkeit; Ortsgröße; Bundesland; Gewerkschaftsmitgliedschaft. Interviewerrating: Interviewdauer; Interviewtag; Interesse des Befragten am Interview; Anzahl der Kontaktversuche

States Study Spring 1974

The political opinion climate before the state parliament elections 1974 in the states Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. Judgement on parties, politics and politicians. Topics: The questionnaire for all investigated states consists of a uniform ´federal part´ and a specific state part. 1. Federal part: judgement on current and future economic situation of the FRG; political interest and frequency of political conversation; memory of the most important political news; preferred federal chancellor; party preference (ballot procedure); memory of behavior at the polls in the state parliament election 1972; most important political tasks and party most able to fulfill these tasks; politicians with greatest influence in the Federal Republic; party inclination (three-way split); fear of loss of job; preferred politicians for the CDU leadership; attitude to the Young Union and the Jusos {Young Socialists}; perceived influence of Jusos on the SPD in general and on the local SPD; personal opinion leadership; making personal political preferences public in discussions; sympathy scale for the SPD, CDU/CSU and FDP; judgement on foreign policy and the importance of relations to the USA, the Soviet Union, the EC and the GDR; perceived changes within the parties since 1969. 2. State part: the state parts are largely identical in their survey contents. Merely the respective politician names were changed. Judgement on current and future economic situation of the state; most important political tasks and most able party; judgement on the degree of familiarity of selected state politicians; preferred prime minister; characteristics of the most important top politicians of the state parties; memory of personal behavior at the polls in the last state parliament election and intended voting decision in the next state parliament election; preferred coalition; attitude to a coalition commitment before the election; knowledge of coalition arrangements; sympathy scale for the state parties. Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; frequency of church attendance; school education; occupational training; employment; number of recipients of income; household income; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household; refugee status; memberships. Interviewer rating: interest of respondent in interview; number of contact attempts; length of interview; date of interview.Das politische Meinungsklima vor den Landtagswahlen 1974 in den Bundesländern Schleswig-Holstein, Hessen, Niedersachsen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Nordrhein-Westfalen und Bayern. Beurteilung von Parteien, Politik und Politikern. Themen: Der Fragebogen besteht für alle untersuchten Bundesländer aus einem einheitlichen "Bundesteil" und einem spezifischen Länderteil. 1. Bundesteil: Beurteilung der aktuellen und zukünftigen wirtschaftlichen Lage der BRD; politisches Interesse und Häufigkeit politischer Gespräche; Rückerinnerung an die wichtigsten politischen Nachrichten; präferierter Bundeskanzler; Parteipräferenz (Stimmzettelverfahren); Rückerinnerung an das Wahlverhalten bei der Landtagswahl 1972; wichtigste politische Aufgaben und kompetenteste Partei zur Aufgabenerfüllung; einflußreichster Politiker in der Bundesrepublik; Parteineigung (dreifacher Split); Furcht vor Arbeitsplatzverlust; präferierte Politiker für die CDU-Spitze; Einstellung zur jungen Union und den Jusos; perzipierter Einfluß der Jusos auf die SPD allgemein und auf die lokale SPD; eigene Meinungsführerschaft; Offenlegung eigener politischer Präferenzen in Diskussionen; Sympathie-Skalometer für die SPD, CDU/CSU und die FDP; Beurteilung der Außenpolitik und der Wichtigkeit der Beziehungen zu den USA, zur Sowjetunion, zur EG und zur DDR; wahrgenommene Veränderungen innerhalb der Parteien seit 1969. 2. Länderteil: Die Länderteile sind in ihren Befragungsinhalten weitgehend identisch. Es wurden lediglich die jeweiligen Politikernamen geändert. Beurteilung der aktuellen und zukünftigen wirtschaftlichen Lage des Bundeslandes; wichtigste politische Aufgaben und kompetenteste Partei; Beurteilung des Bekanntheitsgrades ausgewählter Landespolitiker; präferierter Ministerpräsident; Eigenschaften der wichtigsten Spitzenpolitiker der Landesparteien; Rückerinnerung an das eigene Wahlverhalten bei der letzten Landtagswahl und beabsichtigte Wahlentscheidung bei der nächsten Landtagswahl; bevorzugte Koalitionsbildung; Einstellung zu einer Koalitionszusage vor der Wahl; Kenntnis von Koalitionsabsprachen; Sympathie-Skalometer für die Landesparteien. Demographie: Alter; Geschlecht; Familienstand; Konfession; Kirchgangshäufigkeit; Schulbildung; Berufsausbildung; Berufstätigkeit; Anzahl Einkommensempfänger; Haushaltseinkommen; Befragter ist Haushaltsvorstand; Charakteristika des Haushaltsvorstands; Flüchtlingsstatus; Mitgliedschaften. Interviewerrating: Interesse des Befragten am Interview; Anzahl der Kontaktversuche; Interviewdauer; Interviewdatum