Month: February 2024

How Does Agile Design Assist Architects in Handling the Unarticulated Needs of Their Clients?

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Agile design methodologies, specifically Scrum and Kanban, have effectively addressed unarticulated business needs through: Unarticulated business or customer needs refer to requirements or user stories that stakeholders or end-users have not explicitly identified or communicated. These latent requirements may not be immediately discernible during the software development life cycle (SDLC) requirements gathering phase. They may surface during the validation phase through usability testing or customer feedback sessions. Addressing … Read more

The Hidden Benefits of Agile Design

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Agile design is particularly well-suited for projects with the following characteristics: The Agile design approach has tremendous benefits when dealing with moving targets, as it allows software and solution architectures to adapt quickly, at acceptable costs, and without compromising the integrity of the whole design. Complex and rapidly changing requirements Agile design is well-suited for … Read more

Employee.Details

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Purpose The Common View for Employee Details provides a unified and reliable source for core employee data, suitable for integration across departments and systems. It focuses on maintaining essential and concise information, enabling integration with fact tables for reporting and analysis while ensuring compatibility with slicers and dashboards. Use Case Owner: Data EngineeringTypical Use Case: Provides contents … Read more

Project.Details_Plus

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Purpose The Project.Details_Plus dimension table provides an extended view of project details, offering a comprehensive set of attributes essential for data segmentation and analysis. This table consolidates information relevant to various aspects of project management, including project identification, attributes, codes, dates, and manager details. It integrates seamlessly with fact tables and other dimensions to support … Read more

Project.Details

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Purpose The Common View for Project Details, excluding dates or measures, acts as a unified and reliable source for data on projects. It is accessible to different departments and systems across the organisation. This view supports integration with fact tables for reporting and analysis and provides a limited set of dimension attributes. Use Case Owner: Data … Read more

Project.Expenses

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Purpose The Project Expenses (& Time) fact tables are designed to display quantitative data related to the expenses (and time) associated with projects. This table integrates with dimension tables, such as project_details and employee_details to provide detailed insights into the utilisation of resources and the costs incurred. The primary purpose is to support project management … Read more

Project.Cost

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Purpose The Project Cost (& Revenue) fact tables ares designed to display quantitative data related to the costs (and revenues) associated with projects. This table integrates with dimension tables, such as project_details and client_details, to provide detailed insights into the financial performance of projects. The primary purpose is to support project management and strategic decision-making … Read more

Project.Revenue

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Purpose The Project Revenue (& Cost) fact tables are designed to display quantitative data related to the revenues (and costs) associated with projects. This table integrates with dimension tables, such as project_details and client_details, to provide detailed insights into the financial performance of projects. The primary purpose is to support project management and strategic decision-making … Read more

Project.Time

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Purpose The Project Time (& Expenses) fact tables are designed to display quantitative data related to the time and (expenses) associated with projects. This table integrates with dimension tables, such as project_details and employee_details to provide detailed insights into the utilisation of resources and the costs incurred. The primary purpose is to support project management … Read more