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Business Intelligence Cookbook: A Project Lifecycle Approach Using Oracle Technology

Name: Business Intelligence Cookbook: A Project Lifecycle Approach Using Oracle Technology
Author: John Heaton
ISBN: 9781849685481

by John Heaton

July 2012

Beginner to intermediate

368 pages

7h 19m

English

Packt Publishing

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Business Intelligence Cookbook: A Project Lifecycle Approach Using Oracle Technology
Table of Contents
Business Intelligence Cookbook: A Project Lifecycle Approach Using Oracle Technology
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book

Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the example codeErrataPiracyQuestions
1. Defining a Program
Introduction
Program or a project
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Mapping your business culture
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Organizations that have grown through acquisitionOrganizations that have grown organicallyOrganizations and growth phasesMetric driven organizationsReport managed organizationsSee also
Adapting your project delivery methodology
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Assessing your project team
How to do it...How it works...See also
Organizing your project team
How to do it...There's more...See also
2. Establishing the Project
Introduction
Creating Definition work practice
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating Data Discovery work practice
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating Development work practice
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating Testing work practice
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating Promote work practice
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating Production work practice
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Building a standard work breakdown structure
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Identifying and quantifying the effort drivers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating your estimation tool
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
3. Controlling the Project
Introduction
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Oracle Application Express and a Requirements Traceability Matrix
Creating an effective risk register
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating an effective issue management register
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating a defect and enhancement register
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Oracle Application Express and bug tracking
Creating a cyclical build and test process
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Setting up a collaborative environment
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Installing client tools for a collaborative environment
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
4. Wrapping Up the Project
Introduction
Creating OWB code artifacts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating OBIEE code artifacts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating APEX code artifacts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating ODI code artifacts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating script artifacts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building a continuous development capability for enhancements
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating a constant feedback and communications loop
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
5. The Blueprint
Introduction
Outlining your business processes
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Categorizing your metrics, analysis, and reports within the business process
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Decomposing your analysis and reports to define business entities
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Developing your semantic data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Identifying your source of record for your business entities
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Building the blueprint
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
6. Analyzing the Requirements
Introduction
Decomposing the reports and requirements
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Defining the business rules
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Categorizing the business requirements by business drivers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Prioritizing the business requirements
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Adding hierarchies to your semantic data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Adding metrics to your semantic data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Defining your data dictionary
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Defining your security requirements
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Defining your data retention requirements
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
7. Architecture and Design
Introduction
Choosing your database type
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Defining your database layout
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...AdvantagesDisadvantagesThere's more...
Selecting the Third Normal Form or a Dimensional model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
8. Analyzing the Sources
Introduction
Validating and enhancing a conceptual data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating a business process matrix
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating a report requirements matrix
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating a source matrix
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Developing the data lineage
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Enforcing standards
Defining the detailed transformations
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
9. Analyzing the Data
Introduction
Building high and low data profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Building domain/distinct values profiling
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building record count profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building density data profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building hierarchy data profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building data lengths data profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building significant columns data profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Building changing information data profiling scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Building automated data profiling with Oracle Warehouse Builder
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
10. Constructing the Data Model
Introduction
Connecting Oracle SQL Data Modeler to Subversion
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Importing data models into Subversion
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Checkout data models from Subversion
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Synchronizing data model changes with Subversion
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
How to import data models
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
How to reverse engineer your relational data model to a logical data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating your domains
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating your glossary
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Adding Standard columns to your data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
How to forward engineer your logical data model to a relational data model
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating your enterprise data models
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
11. Defining the ETL/ELT
Introduction
Abstracting your source system
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Separating your extraction from your loading and transforming routines
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Adding additional columns to facilitate error trapping and correction
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Designing ETL error trapping and detection routines
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Designing ETL data reconciliation routines
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Designing a notification routine
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
12. Enhancing the Data
Introduction
Creating your application schema
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works..
Creating your application tables
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Developing the journal tables to track changes
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works..
Defining the audit triggers
Getting readyHow to do it..How it works...
Defining the APEX Upload application
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating the Upload interface
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works..
13. Optimizing the Access
Introduction
Developing your standards and guidelines
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Abstracting your tables using aliases
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Developing level-based hierarchies
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating multi-table hierarchies
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Consolidating reports using the column selector
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Enabling dynamic column headings
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Enabling dynamic descriptions
Getting readyHow to do it..How it works...
Enabling multi-language for the shared captions
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
14. Security
Introduction
Creating an APEX custom authentication procedure
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating a row-level Virtual Private Database (VPD)
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating a column-level Virtual Private Database
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating Virtual Private application context
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Configuring OBIEE for multiple security providers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Integrating Microsoft Active Directory into OBIEE
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating and configuring OBIEE roles
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring OBIEE privileges
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Configuring OBIEE catalog security
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Enabling Virtual Private Database in OBIEE
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Index

Content preview from Business Intelligence Cookbook: A Project Lifecycle Approach Using Oracle Technology

Creating your estimation tool

An estimation tool is a great asset to a project as it defines a standard way to deliver and size a project.

Getting ready

Before starting, it is important to have an understanding of how long standard tasks take within your organization and which algorithms are used for estimation.

How to do it...

Once you have created the work breakdown structure, reopen this spreadsheet:

Decide on an estimation algorithm, for example, three point estimation with a weighted average and standard deviation:
For each task, identify how many hours you estimate a single task or component will take.
Apply your formula across each task.
Sum the ...

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