RE: Top DW requirements needed

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:24:28 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005C7578.20030727172428@fatcity.com>

Rick - Check out http://www.ralphkimball.com. He has written articles for years on this topic and has them posted on his web site. His books are also great.

    One thing that is different from the normal applications is the user participation. If you develop a payroll application, for example, the users may dislike it, but they have no choice whether to use it. A data warehouse on the other hand is a supplement to the users. If a marketing person finds your DW hard to use, they will just ignore it.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Hi DBAs,

I am very new to data warehouse and I am looking for bullet list, URLs, etc. that list what are the essential data warehousing requirements that needs identifying. I know you obviously have to understand the business prior to identifying requirements. I assume some of the requirements are

1. Understand business process
2. Identify what information the Users need to better accomplish their job such as user objectives and challenges
3. Identify data experts, where data resides,etc.

If anyone has a formal list of MUST or suggested requirements I would like to see them.

Thanks
Rick

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