At Enterprise Data World 2019 in Boston I first presented “Cat Herding Without a License – Better Data and Report Development Habits Without Formal Authority” and since then I’ve presented it at Boston BI.
I cover things I wish I had known when I started working in business intelligence:
- How to build relationships to get more cooperation and collaboration.
- Why you need to learn data modeling and metadata basics – and what key concepts you need to know.
- How to use examples and screenshots to guide conversations, get action from developers and decision makers, and improve requirements.
- How best to use ticketing systems to capture all the work, what stage it is in, and build good team handoffs.
All of this will help you improve the software development lifecycle of data and reporting systems in your organization even if you don’t have “manager” in your title.
While I change the presentation as I find new material or find a new way to present it, I keep the most recent copy in Google Docs.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kf1lBqxpgEkIFw2F90Wgvz-aYCR_fKub6_GBbWSqebo
Jeff Albro / Beantown Data 