For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals (Length: 6 pages)

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Leaders of data warehousing initiatives have a limited amount of time to establish the processes and make the decisions that will chart the course of the initiative's long-term success. Organizations with the most success resolve several key issues and decisions early: setting proper expectations with the business, planning for future data growth, understanding the demands that users will place on the warehouse, and establishing repeatable processes that maintain standards even in the worst time crunch of urgent enhancements.