Establishing a brand new BI initiative

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Luna Rajbhandari - Northwestern University

Northwestern University began a brand new BI initiative in 2007. Since then, BI has been adopted across various areas of the University, enabling reporting, analytics and strategic decision making. I would like to share my experience in establishing this BI program: 1) Background 2) Developing the Infrastructure, Architecture and Deployment Model 2) Forming a brand new BI team 3) Engaging the University Community 4) Governance, Project Selection and Prioritization 5) Solutions: Past/Present/Future 6) Successes and Challenges 7) Lessons Learned 8) Future Plans