"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."
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?"
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.
