Data Warehousing Failures: Case Studies and Findings

Authors

M. Dean Fenton
M. E. Haywood
Joseph Gregory Gerard
L. E. Gonzalez
Hugh J. Watson

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1999

Abstract

Eight studies of data warehousing failures are presented. They were written based on interviews with people who were associated with the projects. The extent of the failure varies with the organization, but in all cases, the project was at least a disappointment. Read the cases and prepare a one or two page discussion of the following: 1. What’s the scope of what can be considered a data warehousing failure? Discuss. 2. What generalizations apply across the cases? 3. What do you find most interesting in the failure stories? 4. Do they provide any insights about how a failure might be avoided?

Recommended Citation

Journal of Data Warehousing, Vol. 4, No. 1, 44, Spring 1999.