The application lead developer should add application-specific data access and data analysis questions to the interview questionnaire and should lead that portion of the interviews. He or she should not conduct separate interviews but should participate with the data quality analyst and data administrator in the same interviews. Business people get very annoyed when different IT people ask them the same questions in different interviews.
Business representative
In addition to sharing the same responsibilities as the subject matter expert, the business representative should be prepared to demonstrate his or her daily work routine to the data quality analyst, data administrator, and application lead developer either before or after the interview sessions.
Data administrator
The data administrator can be of great help to the data quality analyst by participating with follow-up questions and scribing the answers. In addition, the data administrator will get a jump start on his or her logical data modeling activities by hearing the interview discussions firsthand. Such participation in the interviews also eliminates the need for the data administrator to revisit some topics with the interviewees where he or she might have had questions.
Data quality analyst
The data quality analyst, the data administrator, and the application lead developer should develop an approach for conducting the interviews. They need to decide when and how they will take turns being the interviewer, the scribe, and the observer. Most likely, the data quality analyst will be the principal interviewer.
Meta data administrator
The meta data administrator may join the interview team either as a participant or as an observer, depending on the scope of the proposed meta data repository solution. The meta data administrator should add his or her own set of meta data requirements questions to the questionnaire and should lead that portion of the interviews.
Subject matter expert
The subject matter expert together with the business representative must be prepared to address the topics on the questionnaire. He or she should also bring to the interview sessions any reports , forms, screen layouts, code manuals, and other documents that support or explain the project requirements.
