Blissful DataAnalyzing information and acting accordingly is a key strategic goal of every business. But vast quantities of data are of little use if they are not structured and kept in such a way as to be readily accessible and applicable. Only optimally organized information can drive maximum productivity. Blissful Data is a reader-friendly book that reveals what it takes to achieve a state of perfect organization within the environment of a successful data warehouse. This timely book will help the reader: * understand how data evolves into information that drives better decision making * recognize the pitfalls, caused by people and politics, that lead to short-sighted solutions and long-term problems * manage data warehousing costs, performance, and expectations effectively * apply project management fundamentals to data warehouse endeavors. Blissful Data includes dozens of examples, as well as case studies illustrating successful, unsuccessful, and disastrous data warehouse strategies. |
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... requirements and asked John in information technology (IT) if he could create a report to extract the data he needed. “Oh sure!” said John, “But it will be quite a while before I get to it. I have eight other priority projects right now ...
... requirements and asked John in information technology (IT) if he could create a report to extract the data he needed. “Oh sure!” said John, “But it will be quite a while before I get to it. I have eight other priority projects right now ...
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... requirements for an informational system with a business manager named Peggy. Peggy had an in-depth knowledge of the business of her functional area. She was always thinking of ways to improve processes and bring value to the company ...
... requirements for an informational system with a business manager named Peggy. Peggy had an in-depth knowledge of the business of her functional area. She was always thinking of ways to improve processes and bring value to the company ...
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... requirements from client communities. Culture, organizational structure, and sponsorship from both business and IT play important roles in costjustification and overcoming resistance (discussed in Chapters 5 and 6). 3. People – A fear ...
... requirements from client communities. Culture, organizational structure, and sponsorship from both business and IT play important roles in costjustification and overcoming resistance (discussed in Chapters 5 and 6). 3. People – A fear ...
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... requirements and count on having its data available from the data warehouse. FLPT set about gathering its forecasting design requirements with regular status meetings with EDM. At first, good progress was made and all seemed well. But ...
... requirements and count on having its data available from the data warehouse. FLPT set about gathering its forecasting design requirements with regular status meetings with EDM. At first, good progress was made and all seemed well. But ...
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Contents
Data Warehouses Data Marts | 25 |
Myths and Misconceptions | 47 |
What Are Dirty Data? Where Do Dirty Data Come From? | 69 |
Politics | 93 |
Politics | 116 |
Project Management | 152 |
Data Modeling | 186 |
Case Studies | 210 |
Glossary | 229 |
About the Author | 245 |
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Blissful Data: Wisdom and Strategies for Providing Meaningful, Useful, and ... Margaret Y. Chu No preview available - 2004 |
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