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. |
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... Efforts 262 Reconciliation 263 Calculating Reconciliation Totals 264 Storing Reconciliation Statistics 266 Peer Reviews 267 ETL Testing 268 Unit Testing 269 Integration Testing 270 Regression Testing 271 Performance Testing 271 Quality ...
... effort required to build and deploy successful BI decision-support applications. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK Business Intelligence Roadmap is a guide for developing BI decision-support applications. The two main purposes of this book are ...
... the development effort involved in BI decision-support projects. Part II, At a Glance, supplements the text contained in the first part of the book with several How This Book Is Organized xxiii How This Book Is Organized.
... effort required to perform the activities of that step. Guide to the Development Steps (Chapter 0) describes the general layout of the development guidelines presented in this book, contrasting those guidelines with a traditional ...
... effort is essential in maintaining a level of enthusiasm and cooperation necessary for the team. Below we spotlight team members' roles and provide lists of xxvi Preface How to Use This Book Who Should Read This Book.