Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry

APPENDIX A Readiness for Change

HEALTHCARE BI MATURITY

	Yes	No	In Progress
Data Quality
Do you have agreed-upon definitions for your data?
Do you manage metadata?
Do you have a data governance function operating?
Do users trust the data?
Leadership and Sponsorship
Do you have an assigned BI Leader?
Is the leader well respected throughout the organization?
Do you have more than one sponsor?
Do you have grassroots support?
Technology and Architecture
Do you currently follow ETL best practices?
Do you have a data model?
Is your hardware right-sized for performance and scalability?
Do you have a trusted IT leader?
Value
Does the organization perceive BI as a value today?
Do you have good user adoption?
Do users feel that BI is critical to their ability to do their job?
Does your BI function report up through the business?
Assessing Readiness
Has your organization made successful enterprise-wide changes in the past?
Does your organization believe data can help make better decisions?
Is your organization committed to data management?
Is your organization prepared to make the changes necessary to adopt BI?

To complete the questionnaire, have the BI leader and the executive sponsor take the time to complete it together. There will likely be some conversation but they should agree ...