Category archive for ‘Project Management’ 
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Reduce Business Intelligence cost through better data migration
Managing Business Intelligence cost is not an easy task. But poorly or inconsistently structured data can make the task even harder. Unfortunately, a lazy data migration project can generate all sorts of headaches that will cause your Business Intelligence cost to explode. Of course, bad data quality also has many other costs and risks associated [...]
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Data migration Part 5- Breaking down the information silos
During a data migration project, the information technology department is in a unique position to either help or hinder how well all the different parts of a company work together. The transactional systems that a company uses can be the glue that binds, or can be a key part of the walls that block inter-departmental [...]
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Data migration Part 4- Creating a data dictionary how to tackle master data management
Migrating data is complicated. It's particularly hard because of course it's not just a physical move. Data definitions are different from the legacy to the new systems. To get this right you need to manage these data definitions. In this post, I'm going to discuss some things to keep in mind during this process. As [...]
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Making rapid prototypes for data warehouse ETL jobs
Data warehouses and even data marts can be expensive, complex projects. They are not projects to start lightly, and they are not projects that you want to launch without doing some solid planning. But there is a way to get a handle on the tricky parts of your data warehouse scope, and to reduce your [...]
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6 Tips for making a business intelligence project budget
Sometimes it seems like going over budget on a data warehouse project is an unwritten rule. But very often, there are some simple ways to help avoid making a budget that is doomed to be overrun. By budgeting correctly at the start, and managing cost, the project manager can deliver the benefits that the business [...]
