* Presenting the much-anticipated Second Edition, which boasts nearly 40 percent new and revised coverage, reflecting the latest best practices
* This unparalleled tutorial approach covers everything from planning the data warehouse project to implementing the design and managing the data warehouse environment
* The Kimball Group has streamlined the lifecycle methodology to be more efficient and user-friendly based on their thousands of hours of experience in both consulting and training
* They have also revised various lifecycle topics, including dimensional modeling, data warehouse architecture, ETL, and Business Intelligence
* New sections at the end of every process and techniques chapter feature coverage of managing the effort and reducing risk, assuring quality, estimating considerations, Web site resources, and more

Presenting the much-anticipated Second Edition, which boasts nearly 40 percent new and revised coverage, reflecting the latest best practices. This unparalleled tutorial approach covers everything from planning the data warehouse project to implementing the design and managing the data warehouse environment. The Kimball Group has streamlined the lifecycle methodology to be more efficient and user-friendly based on their thousands of hours of experience in both consulting and training. They have also revised various lifecycle topics, including dimensional modeling, data warehouse architecture, ETL, and Business Intelligence. This book contains new sections at the end of every process and techniques chapter, features coverage of managing the effort and reducing risk, assuring quality, estimating considerations, Web site resources, and more.

• 1. Introducing the Kimball Lifecycle.2. Launching and Managing the Project/Program.3. Collecting the Requirements.4. Introducing the Technical Architecture.5. Creating the Architecture Plan and Selecting Products.6. Introducing Dimensional Modeling.7. Designing the Dimensional Model.8. Designing the Physical Database and Planning for Performance.9. Introducing Extract, Transformation, and Load.10. Designing and Developing the ETL System.11. Introducing Business Intelligence Applications.12. Designing and Developing Business Intelligence Applications.13. Deploying and Supporting the Solution.14. Expanding the DW/BI System.Glossary.