Critical implementation factors in data warehouse implementations in canadian financial institutions: qualitative expanded study

This dissertation surveyed financial institutions in Canada to determine what implementation factors played critical role in a successful data warehouse implementation. This research was designed so that other researchers can duplicate it to compare results and expand the findings. This dissertation provides data related to data warehouse implementation experience, which was collected from Canadian financial institutions. A survey questionnaire used in previous research conducted in educational institutions in the United States was used in this study. A conclusion was made that organizational factors as well as some technical factors such as data quality, data availability, plus adequate skills and expertise have a perceived influence on the success of a data warehouse implementation. This finding expands findings from previous, similar research to institutions in other vertical lines of business.