Agile BI is an approach to business intelligence that uses Agile software development methodologies to accelerate and improve BI initiatives. It breaks BI projects into smaller, iterative projects that are planned, developed, tested and rolled out continuously with input from both developers and business owners. This allows organizations to more quickly adapt to changing needs and provides users with updated analytics in weeks rather than months.

1. What is Agile BI
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2. Agile BI
• Agile BI is an approach to business intelligence (BI) that incorporates Agile software
development methodologies to accelerate and improve the outcomes of BI initiatives.
• When an organization embraces Agile BI, it generally embeds Agile software
developers in the organization's business intelligence team. As with all Agile initiatives,
BI projects are broken down into a series of smaller projects that are planned for,
developed, tested and rolled out on a continuous basis. This iterative approach
facilitates continuous improvement and helps an organization adapt more quickly to
changing market conditions and organizational goals.
• Each iteration of an Agile BI project is planned and reviewed by both the software
development team and the business owners who have requested work. The close
collaboration between business and IT results in better communication, more clearly-defined
goals and end results that more accurately meet expectations.
• As with any Agile initiative, Agile BI tends to reduce total cost of change (TOC) and
promote a culture that values reflection, accepts change and understands how to
respond flexibly to shifts in organizational value. Because BI project iterations are
released on a regular basis, changes to a business intelligence dashboard or data
warehouse can be made functional in a matter of weeks or months, providing business
users with the information they need to make data-driven decisions much faster than
could be realized with a more traditional waterfall project approach.