Dremel, ChristianChristianDremelStöckli, EmanuelEmanuelStöckliWulf, JochenJochenWulfBrenner, WalterWalterBrenner2023-04-132023-04-132019https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/99172The ability to generate business-relevant information and its use for business process improvements is a key success factor for businesses today. Answering the call for further research on success-relevant practices and instruments for managing business analytics, we report on the results of a three-year action design research project at a global car manufacturer. Drawing on the socio-technical systems theory, we identify seven meta-requirements and specify four principles for the design of an instrument to manage Analytics-as-a-Service (Aaas) portfolios. Our results reinforce the importance of coordinating different socio-technical components in business analytics initiatives and demonstrate how concrete management instruments, such as the proposed portfolio management tool, contribute to socio-technical alignment. For practitioners, the documented design components may provide guidance on how to design and implement similar instruments that support the management of Aaas portfolios.enanalytics-as-a-serviceaction design researchdesign principlesbig data analyticsbusiness analyticsgovernance.conference paper