Here's what the latest numbers from Forrester's 2010 enterprise BI maturity survey show.

• Organizations that use BI show increased (+5.7% from 2009) levels of maturity. However, most of the respondents still rate themselves below average on Forrester's BI maturity scale: 2.75 (on a scale of 1-5) for overall maturity, with the following details:
  • 3.25 for governance and ownership.
  • 2.81 for organizational structures.
  • 2.65 for BI processes.
  • 2.82 for data and technology.
  • 2.34 for measurement and adjustment.
  • 2.07 for innovation.
• A few aspects of BI, mainly platforms and tools, mature, while . . .
• . . . most aspects of BI such as processes, architectures, and measurements of BI efficiency and effectiveness lag behind.
• And (drum roll, please) the most interesting, and, I am sure, controversial finding is that Forrester’s predicted trend that Agile BI and BI self-service will trump centralization and consolidation has been confirmed. Here's the proof:
  • In 2010, 59% of the respondents said that they do not have a centralized BI competency solutions center, versus . . .
  •  . . . only 36% in 2009

In 2011, our BI research agenda will be mostly about how to close these gaps and help enterprises increase their BI maturity. Thoughts? Suggestions?