Are You Up for the Challenge? Towards the Development of a Big Data Capability Assessment Model

Zschech P, Heinrich K, Pfitzner M, Hilbert A (2017)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2017

Publisher: Association for Information Systems

Pages Range: 2613-2624

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems

Event location: Guimarães PT

ISBN: 9780991556700

URI: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2017_rip/14/

Abstract

Utilizing Big Data scenarios that are generated from increasing digitization and data availability is a core topic in IS research. There are prospective advantages in generating business value from those scenarios through improved decision support and new business models. In order to harvest those potential advantages Big Data capabilities are required, including not only technological aspects of data management and analysis but also strategic and organisational aspects. To assess these capabilities, one can use capability assessment models. Employing a qualitative meta-analysis on existing capability assessment models, it can be revealed that the existing approaches greatly differ in their fundamental structure due to heterogeneous model elements. The heterogeneous elements are therefore synthesized and transformed into consistent assessment dimensions to fulfil the requirements of exhaustive and mutually exclusive aspects of a capability assessment model. As part of a broader research project to develop a consistent and harmonized Big Data Capability Assessment Model (BDCAM) a new design for a capability matrix is proposed including not only capability dimensions but also Big Data life cycle tasks in order to measure specific weaknesses along the process of data-driven value creation.

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APA:

Zschech, P., Heinrich, K., Pfitzner, M., & Hilbert, A. (2017). Are You Up for the Challenge? Towards the Development of a Big Data Capability Assessment Model. In Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (pp. 2613-2624). Guimarães, PT: Association for Information Systems.

MLA:

Zschech, Patrick, et al. "Are You Up for the Challenge? Towards the Development of a Big Data Capability Assessment Model." Proceedings of the 25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Guimarães Association for Information Systems, 2017. 2613-2624.

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