Agile Analytics: Value-Driven Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

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 BI/DW projects. In this workshop, agile pioneer Ken Collier shows how to do just that. Collier introduces a platform-agnostic collection of agile techniques and practices for delivering business intelligence value early and continuously throughout a BI/DW project. The techniques introduced in this workshop include agile management methods such as agile project management, customer and team collaboration, user stories and backlog management, and enabling self-organizing teams. Also covered are agile technical methods such as evolutionary data warehouse design, test-driven data warehousing, and project automation. This workshop is presented as a simulation of an actual data warehousing and business intelligence project. Participants will work collaboratively with others to gain hands-on experience in the agile analytics methods described in Kens book, Agile Analytics: A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing (Addison-Wesley Professional, 2011). Workshop participants will obtain an accurate introductory understanding of the important values, principles, and practices that make up the agile analytics approach.

You Will Learn

How to charter and plan an agile BI/DW project using the agile project management framework How to slice BI/DW development into small chunks of business value How to write effective user stories for agile BI/DW projects How to estimate and prioritize agile BI/DW user stories onto a backlog How to deliver production-quality working BI features every few weeks How to evolve high-quality, effective data models in small increments Important technical practices used by high-performing agile BI/DW teams How to manage and monitor the short iterations that make up an agile BI/DW project How to foster high-performing, self-organizing project teams

Geared To
Data warehouse architects, designers, developers, and administrators; business intelligence practitioners; business analysts and product owners; data warehousing project managers; data warehouse directors and leaders