Firms in industry continue to be attracted by the benefits of Big Data Analytics. The benefits of Big Data Analytics projects may not be as evident as frequently indicated in the literature. The authors of the study evaluate factors in a customized methodology that may increase the benefits of Big Data Analytics projects. Evaluating firms in the financial industry, the authors find that business and procedural factors, such as collaboration maturity of the organization and Big Data Analytics governance, are more important than the nuances of technology, such as hardware and product software of technology firms, in beginning to maximize the potential of Big Data Analytics in the firms. The findings of the paper will benefit educators in improving Big Data Analytics curricular programs to be current with the patterns of firms fruitfully initiating Big Data Analytics systems.