WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK

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Although there is a significant amount of technical material in the book, the potential audience is quite wide:

For anyone wishing to learn the principles of data warehousing, Chapter 2 has been adapted from undergraduate course material. It explains, in simple terms:

What data warehouses are
How they are used
The main components
The data warehouse jargon

There is also a description of some of the pitfalls and problems faced in the building of data warehouses.

For consultants , the book contains a method for ensuring that the business objectives will be met. The method is a top-down approach using proven workshop techniques. There is also a chapter devoted to assisting in the building of the business justification.

For developers of data warehouses, the book contains a massive amount of material about the design, especially in the area of the data model, the treatment of time, and the conceptual, logical, and physical layers of development. The book contains a complete methodology that provides assistance at all levels in the development. The focus is on the creation of a customer-centric model that is ideal for supporting the complex requirements of customer relationship management.

For project managers there is an entire chapter that provides guidelines on the approach together with:

Full work breakdown structure (WBS)
Project team structure
Skills needed
The gotchas

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