Agile analytics : a value-driven approach to business intelligence and data warehousing

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Ken, Author.

Series:

Agile software development series.

Agile Software Development Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business intelligence--Data processing.

Business intelligence.

Business intelligence--Computer programs.

Data warehousing.

Agile software development.

Management information systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxv, 329 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Addison Wesley 2012

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Using Agile methods, you can bring far greater innovation, value, and quality to any data warehouse, business intelligence, or analytics project. However, conventional Agile methodologies must be carefully adapted to address the unique characteristics of DW/BI projects. In Agile Analytics , Agile pioneer Ken Collier shows how to do just that. Collier introduces platform-agnostic Agile solutions for integrating infrastructures consisting of diverse operational, legacy, and specialty systems that mix commercial and custom code. Using working examples, he shows how to manage analytics development teams with widely diverse skill sets; support enormous and fast-growing data volumes; and more. Collier's techniques offer equal value whether your projects involve "back-end" data management, "front-end" business analysis, or both. Part I focuses on Agile project management techniques and delivery team coordination, introducing core practices that shape the way your agile DW/BI project community works together towards success Part II presents technical methods for enabling continuous delivery of business value at production-quality levels, including evolving superior designs; test-driven DW development; version control; and project automation Collier brings together proven solutions you can apply right now--whether you're an IT decision-maker, data warehouse professional, DBA, business intelligence specialist, or database developer. With his help, you can mitigate project risk, improve business alignment, achieve better results--and have fun along the way.

Contents:

Introducing agile analytics

Agile project management

Community, customers and collaboration

User stories for BI systems

Self-organizing teams boost performance

Evolving excellent design

Test driven data warehouse development

Version control for data warehousing

Project automation

Final words.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780321669599

0321669592

9780321504814

032150481X

OCLC:

748597334