Top 21 Tips

OLAP Report Market Analysis: Top 21 Tips

Author: Nigel Pendse Released: 2005 Pages: 5 Single User Price: $395 USD A fast checklist to avoid many of the common errors in OLAP implementations. This article collects together a wide range of punchy, practical advice (some of which is far from obvious) for selecting and implementing OLAP products based on real-world experience and research data. Plenty of companies bear the scars from disastrous OLAP projects because they failed to follow a number of basic principles. Read this definitive summary of smart practice, to find out how to maximize the chances of success. The Top 21 Tips are distilled from corporate experience and backed up by quantitative research findings, to show what companies need to do at every stage, from defining user needs and product evaluation through to roll-out. And be prepared for some surprises. Several are far from obvious. Find out: At what stage to talk to salesmen - and what to ask them How to scope projects to optimize results Why it can pay to involve consultants - and which ones produce the best results How to allow for the Excel factor Who should lead OLAP projects These, and many more nuggets of essential information, will enable you to steer your project to a successful conclusion.

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