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November 2007

Articles

Business Analysis: A Guide to Better Business Requirements
by Stephan Streitberger

This article presents ten business analysis guidelines, representing best practices from successful projects.

Too Simple, Too Soon
by Larry Burns

The author explains an application development approach advocated by many proponents of agile application development that can cause future problems for developers, while potentially sacrificing the integrity and reusability of the data.

American ITIL – Winning The Metadata Contest
by John Singer

This article describes how an IT process excellence movement will energize and reinvigorate metadata management.

Enterprise Architecture – Connect-the-Dots for Adults, Part 3
by Scott Benson
Approaches for Developing an Enterprise Architecture

This article, the third in a series on enterprise architecture, discusses the approaches to developing an enterprise architecture, describing the methods, benefits and pitfalls of each.

Special Features

Eye On TDWI – August 2007
by Tim Feetham
San Diego, Back When Pluto Was A Planet

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Featured Columns

The Database Report – October 2007
by Craig S. Mullins
Reporting on Database Industry News from July through August, 2007
Craig Mullins provides his quarterly review of the activities within the database market during July, August, and September of 2007.

DAMA Corner – October 2007
by John Schley
The Wisdom of a Crowd of Data Professionals
Under certain situations, the collective knowledge of a crowd can outsmart even the best experts. Learn how DAMA can enable you to benefit from the wisdom of a crowd of data professionals.

Unwired Tap – October 2007
by Robert S. Dominko
WiFi: Munis Yes; Munis No; Will It Happen–Only You Know
A review of the media coverage of WiFi and other wireless and digital living current events.

The Data Modeling Addict – October 2007
by Steve Hoberman
The Data Model Scorecard Category 6 of 10
The seventh of a series of articles on the Data Model Scorecard™, this article focuses on arranging the model for readability.

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Perspectives

Managing Risk in a Flat World
by Isaac Cheifetz

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