Author Archives: Maureen Metcalf and James Brenza

10/26 – Evaluating Big Data Projects – Success and Failure Using an Integral Lens

Feature Articles / August-November 2013

Maureen Metcalf and James Brenza

Introduction

This paper will evaluate “Big Data” project implementations through an integral lens and a transformation implementation lens to identify key success factors driving successful projects and also identifying what is missing in failed projects.  We selected “Big Data” projects because of their complexity and our belief that successful implementation requires effective leadership, an awareness of and alignment with culture and a strong process based approach to implementation. Big data projects …