To maximize return on investment from a data warehouse, it is essential that the warehouse complements and supports the business. Focusing on the needs of specific user communities is key to ensuring quick wins from the warehouse project.
Innominds believes in a top-down philosophy for warehouse strategy. The steps of the ideal process are as follows: |
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Identify business goals and strategies |
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Identify business processes to deliver goals |
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Identify analysis required to support business processes |
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Identify information required for analysis |
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Measure or estimate the benefits gained through the provision of warehouse information |
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Measure or estimate the cost of warehouse implementation |
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Prioritize the implementation of applications based on cost and benefit analysis. |
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Innominds is an established, independent provider of data warehousing strategy development, design, implementation and troubleshooting services.
Strategy development and review. We assist clients with the development of data warehousing and decision support strategy taking into account the strategic and tactical objectives of the business, the needs of individual business units and the possibilities for data acquisition. We also provide technology strategy services aimed at identifying new business opportunities that will be enabled by emerging technologies.
Architecture design. We design logical and physical architectures for decision support environments based around achieving a consistent, corporate information repository.
Component selection. We assist clients to select the server platform components, middleware and client tools most appropriate to their requirements and existing infrastructure. We facilitate the development of RFPs and ITTs, in the analysis of vendor responses and in the final selection process.
Troubleshooting. After several years of data warehouse operation many of the original goals will have been achieved. However, it is often the case that organizational, cultural, process or technical barriers prevent the realization of all key objectives. Our independence and experience enable us to provide specialist services to facilitate the breaking down of such barriers.
We take a strongly pragmatic approach to data warehousing. This is based on years of hands-on experience in delivering data warehousing related services. We aim to work in close partnership with our clients - sharing objectives and recognizing the need to transfer knowledge, not simply impart information. |