AgileBI Process
As a BI Practitioner
I want to understand what AgileBI processes are
So that I know what processes to implement (and what processes not to)
There are a number of Agile focussed processes that you should implement when deliverying Data, Analytics or Visualisations in an AgileBI way.
There are also a raft of waterfall focussed processes, that have minimal value in an AgileBI approach and so should be avoided if possible.
The articles below provide more details on both.
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ODE & 3CPO – Talking multiple languages
When we decided to start building ODE we knew a few things already. One of those things was that most of our customers already had data warehousing technology.
They had already invested in Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, SAS, Teradata, Informatica or any of the other raft of data warehouse repositories and ELT technologies that are abound in the market place.
We also knew that it would be a big decision on their part to throw out this technology and implement the technology we decided to pick to be able to use ODE and gain the AgileBI benefits that it provides.
ODE – The start of a journey
About two years ago we started a journey into the world of AgileBI. It all started out of frustration (as most journeys do), frustration about the magic sauce.
The magic sauce was the reason why one data warehouse project would be a raving success and the next a ‘meh’. It was often the reason that after delivering a raving success and then returning 12 months later I would find the data warehouse had become a ‘meh’. By that I mean not updated, not well managed and not delivering to the stakeholders expectations.
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The little things I love about YellowfinBI #4
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The little things I love about YellowfinBI #3
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The little things I love about YellowfinBI #2
Making the impact of editing the semantic layers visible. When you edit a semantic layer that is being used by users, there is a high chance that you are going to effect the Dashboards and Reports they are using. Why? Because you are changing the underlying layer that...
The little things I love about YellowfinBI #1
Additive and Semi Additive Measures! When creating measures in your semantic layer (called Views in Yellowfin, Universes in BO, Information Maps in SAS, RPD in OBIEE etc) its important to be able to define your measures as additive or semi additive to ensure they...
Yellowfin makes changing view names seamless
One of the frustrations I have with many BI products I have used is that they often state all their components are fully integrated. But when you go to use it in anger you find gaps that increase the effort required to do simple things. Often its around metadata...