Enterprise Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing : Program Management Essentials.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the author -- Preface -- Introduction: a provocative question -- This book's premises -- References -- Chapter 1 - The Challenge of Managing and Leading the Enterprise BI/DW Program -- Chapter introduction -- The challenges of enterprise-scale bi and data warehousing -- Immature Technology -- Backlash From Early EDW Failures -- Many Competing Enterprise Initiatives (and the Impact of Packaged Software) -- "The Need for Speed" -- Individual Business Unit BI Often More Valued Than Enterprise BI -- The Cost and Difficulty of Unwinding Fragmented Data Marts -- Lack of "A Voice of Authority" Champion -- Postrecession Retrenchment -- Why we can be successful in today's and tomorrow's ebi/edw efforts -- A Rich, Easily Accessible Body of Knowledge -- A New Generation of Game-Changing Technology -- Greater Appreciation for the Value of Cross-Functional Business Intelligence -- Broader Appreciation for Predictive and Discovery Analytics -- "Back on the Table" Capabilities (and New Excitement) -- Cost Pressures on the Status Quo -- Looking ahead: the ebi/edw program manager -- Reference -- Chapter 2 - The Role and Charter of the Enterprise Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Program Manager -- Chapter introduction -- The program manager job description -- Organizational reporting relationship -- The program management team -- The Program Architect -- The Program Administrator/Controller -- Portfolio Project Managers -- When a multilayered program management team is necessary -- Looking ahead: the project portfolio -- Chapter 3 - Building the EBI/EDW Program's Initial Project Portfolio -- Chapter introduction -- Identifying the program's portfolio of projects: alternatives and recommendations -- The project portfolio "metadata" -- Looking ahead: refining the ebi/edw project portfolio.

Reference -- Chapter 4 - Putting the Finishing Touches on the EBI/EDW Program's Project Portfolio -- Chapter introduction -- Identifying overlapping capabilities and potential economies of scale -- Prioritizing the list of portfolio projects -- Finalizing the program's architecture -- Updating and finalizing the program budget -- Risk mitigation and contingency planning -- Preparing the program time line and project work plans -- Conducting the Critical Design and Schedule Review -- Securing buy-in and sponsorship -- Looking ahead: risk mitigation and contingency planning -- Chapter 5 - Program-Level Risk Management -- Chapter introduction -- Technology and architecture -- Mitigation Strategies -- "Many moving parts" interdependencies -- Mitigation Strategies -- Apathetic and detached leadership -- Mitigation Strategies -- Nondedicated resources -- Mitigation Strategies -- Delayed budget cuts -- Mitigation Strategies -- New and conflicting data marts -- Mitigation Strategies -- New players -- Mitigation Strategies -- Adversaries -- Mitigation Strategies -- Looking ahead: program KPIs and KOIs -- Reference -- Chapter 6 - Program Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Operating Indicators (KOIs) -- Chapter introduction -- Measuring for success -- A KPI/KOI starter kit -- Project Management KPIs/KOIs -- Program Architecture KPIs/KOIs -- User Acceptance and Usage KPIs/KOIs -- Data Governance-Related KPIs/KOIs -- Data Mart Retirement and Absorption KPIs/KOIs -- Support KPIs/KOIs -- The "voice of the crowd" -- Looking ahead: conducting the quarterly program review -- References -- Chapter 7 - Conducting the Quarterly EBI/EDW Program Review -- Chapter introduction -- Why conduct a quarterly program review? -- The program management review agenda -- Looking ahead: considerations for the Big Data era -- Chapter 8 - Considerations for the Big Data Era.

Chapter introduction -- Technology and architecture -- Business-facing functionality -- Organizational structure -- References.

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