Overcoming user resistance to BI

IT managers continue to face obstacles in their efforts to convince users of the merits of business intelligence. To convince users of BI's benefits, be a bit of an evangelist, and assign some of your staff to focus on BI projects. If you can show users how the tools can make their jobs easier, resistance starts to fall away. And sometimes, threats can work. For example, if you threaten to cut finding if IT managers don't use standardized BI tools, you may have the leverage you need. And by all means, don't wait for unanimous user support.

Read more about overcoming resistance to BI:
- read the article at Computerworld New Zealand

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- read this on the basics of business intelligence
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- and this on how vision and leadership lead to BI success