© Jesse Anderson 2020
J. AndersonData Teamshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6228-3_11

11. The Steps for Successful Big Data Projects

Jesse Anderson1  
(1)
Reno, NV, USA
 

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This is how we do it

—“This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan

Running big data projects is different from running small data programming or analytics projects. Beyond obvious tasks such as choosing datasets and technologies, managers and data teams need to put many subtle building blocks in place. Some of this work may be done before the data team is even hired. The steps for each data project are laid out in this chapter, roughly in the order in which they should occur.

The steps in this chapter are the most universal, applicable to virtually ...

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