Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Project Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications "If you are looking for a complete treatment of business intelligence, then go no further than this book. Larissa T. Moss and Shaku Atre have covered all the bases in a cohesive and logical order, making it easy for the reader to follow their line of thought. From early design to ETL to physical database design, the book ties together all the components of business intelligence." --Bill Inmon, Inmon Enterprises This is the eBook version of the print title. The eBook edition contains the same content as the print edition. You will find instructions in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files.
Business Intelligence Roadmap is a visual guide to developing an effective business intelligence (BI) decision-support application. This book outlines a methodology that takes into account the complexity of developing applications in an integrated BI environment. The authors walk readers through every step of the process--from strategic planning to the selection of new technologies and the evaluation of application releases. The book also serves as a single-source guide to the best practices of BI projects.
Part I steers readers through the six stages of a BI project: justification, planning, business analysis, design, construction, and deployment. Each chapter describes one of sixteen development steps and the major activities, deliverables, roles, and responsibilities. All technical material is clearly expressed in tables, graphs, and diagrams.
Part II provides five matrices that serve as references for the development process charted in Part I. Management tools, such as graphs illustrating the timing and coordination of activities, are included throughout the book. The authors conclude by crystallizing their many years of experience in a list of dos, don'ts, tips, and rules of thumb.
Both the book and the methodology it describes are designed to adapt to the specific needs of individual stakeholders and organizations. The book directs business representatives, business sponsors, project managers, and technicians to the chapters that address their distinct responsibilities. The framework of the book allows organizations to begin at any step and enables projects to be scheduled and managed in a variety of ways.
Business Intelligence Roadmap is a clear and comprehensive guide to negotiating the complexities inherent in the development of valuable business intelligence decision-support applications. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 49
... business sponsor. Part II: At a Glance Part II contains the following matrices. • The Human Resource Allocation Matrix (Chapter 17) lists all the vital roles involved in performing the step activities, tasks, and subtasks. The roles ...
... Business representative Participating in modeling sessions, providing data definitions, writing test cases, making business ... sponsor; has overall responsibility for the project Subject matter expert Providing business knowledge about data ...
... business staff Business sponsor Championing the BI initiative and removing business-related roadblocks for the BI project team ETL developer(s) Coding the ETL programs and/or preparing the instructions for the ETL tool IT auditor or QA ...
... business disputes will arise that neither the core team nor the extended team will be able to resolve. A dispute ... business sponsor, the chief technology/information officer (CTO/CIO), IT managers, the chief operating officer (COO) ...
... Business Drivers and Sponsorship ✓What are the business drivers for an overall BI decision-support initiative? ✓What are the specific business drivers for this BI application? ✓Who could be a potential business sponsor? ✓Do we ...