A number of generic BI maturity models already exist, from which an organization can specifically design a model unique to its needs. The model an organization adopts will provide more value if the model utilizes concrete benchmarks to benchmark the organization’s BI maturity. An added benefit of a quantifiable model is the provision of a clear pathway for progressing to the next stage of maturity. Such a maturity model must address the scope, environment and technologies employed in complex BI implementations. At the least, the model should detail implementation of tools to transform and load data from disparate sources into the BI target data warehouse, historical and current business data storage, and front-end BI applications used to provide querying, reporting and analytic functions to an organization’s knowledge workers.
