Ralph Kimball
Dimensional modeling inventor and DW/BI thought leader
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Design Tip #155 Going Agile? Start with the Bus Matrix
Many organizations are embracing agile development techniques for their DW/BI implementations. While we strongly concur with agile’s focus on business collaboration to deliver value via incremental initiatives, we’ve also witnessed agile’s “dark side.” Some organizations are lifting their heads several years down the agile road and discovering a non-architected hodgepodge of isolated standalone solutions. Margy Ross recommends drafting a data warehouse bus matrix to avoid this outcome.