Wisdom and Strategies for Providing Data That's Meaningful, Useful, and Accessible for All Employees
Overview
There's no shortage of information at most companies. The ability to do
something with it is another story.
"Analyzing 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."
About the Author
Margaret Y. Chu (Fullerton, CA) is a founding partner with OuterCore
Professional Development, LLC, a leadership and project management
consulting firm in Newport Beach.
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Table of Contents
"1. What the Heck is a Data Warehouse -- Why Should You Care?
2. Data Warehouses, Data Marts -- What's in a Name?
3. Myths & Misconceptions -- What Should You Eradicate?
4. What is Dirty Data -- How the Heck Does it Get There?
5. Who Owns it Anyway?
6. Politics -- Who's Gonna Pay?
7. Project Management -- Is it the Silver Bullet?
8. Data Modeling -- Why Do You Care?
9 Case Studies -- Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel?"
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