CGEIT · Question #122
An enterprise plans to implement a business intelligence (Bl) tool with data sources from various enterprise applications. Which of the following is the GREATEST challenge to implementation?
The correct answer is D. Data definition and mapping sources from applications. The greatest challenge in implementing a BI tool with diverse data sources is reconciling the inconsistencies and lack of standardization in data definitions and mappings across different applications.
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An enterprise plans to implement a business intelligence (Bl) tool with data sources from various enterprise applications. Which of the following is the GREATEST challenge to implementation?
Options
- AInterface issues between enterprise and Bl applications
- BLarge volumes of data fed from enterprise applications
- CThe need for staff to be trained on the new Bl tool
- DData definition and mapping sources from applications
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A27% (11)
- B12% (5)
- C5% (2)
- D56% (23)
Why each option
The greatest challenge in implementing a BI tool with diverse data sources is reconciling the inconsistencies and lack of standardization in data definitions and mappings across different applications.
Interface issues can be challenging, but modern integration tools and APIs are designed to mitigate these, often making data content and meaning a larger hurdle than connectivity.
While large data volumes pose technical challenges for storage and processing, current BI tools and data platforms are specifically designed to handle big data; the quality and consistency of the data itself are often a more critical and complex issue.
Staff training is a common implementation task for any new tool; while important, it's typically less complex and costly than resolving fundamental data quality and consistency problems.
Different enterprise applications often use varying data schemas, formats, and definitions for similar data elements, making it extremely complex to standardize, cleanse, and accurately map this heterogeneous data into a unified model for BI analysis. Without consistent data definitions and mappings, the BI tool will produce unreliable or misleading insights, undermining its purpose.
Concept tested: Data integration and quality for BI
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/relational/schema-integration
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