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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... multiple times to ensure consistency and readability. We also thank Blanca Eusse-Patino for being our liaison and for providing assistance to meet our deadlines. Finally, we thank our families for putting precious family time on hold ...
... multiple subprojects, each going through several of its own iterations or releases. For example, Figure 0.4 shows ... multiple development steps can be performed simultaneously and multiple project activities can occur concurrently. Some ...
... multiple iterations of the same step (such as Step 9, ETL Design). ENGINEERING STAGES AND THE DEVELOPMENT STEPS BI projects are organized according to the same six stages common to every engineering project. Within each engineering ...
... multiple roles, regardless of whether they are permanent project core team members or permanent step core team members. Table 0.3 lists the core team roles (in alphabetical order) and their major responsibilities. Table 0.3: Core Team ...
... multiple roles and is responsible for the activities performed under each assigned role. Table 0.4 lists the extended team roles (in alphabetical order) and their major responsibilities. As on the core team, some roles on the extended ...