Eight studies of data warehousing failures are presented. they were written based on interviews with people who were associated with the projects. the extent of the failure varies with the organization, but in all cases, the project was at least a disappointment. read the cases and prepare a one or two page discussion of the following: 1. what’s the scope of what can be considered a data warehousing failure? discuss. 2. what generalizations apply across the cases? 3. what do you find most interesting in the failure stories? 4. do they provide any insights about how a failure might be avoided?

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.