Practical advice for the IT executive. One of the more interesting errors of omission I encounter often in architecture or business transformation programs is the absence of a clear, well articulated value proposition for all interested stakeholders. Why is this important? The benefits to the business should be obvious, right? Earnings Per Share, Share Prices Appreciation.

Practical advice for the hands-on practitioner. It really does surprise me how something as simple as Twitter could be used in ways I never thought of or imagined. One clever use of this technology is something Lewis Cunningham at the Database Geek blog. Include a useful template or outline.

How to Build a Roadmap Gap Analysis Update. I have received a number of requests about the tools and methods used to complete the gap analysis steps from earlier posts in the series How to Build a Roadmap. Recall the road map development identified specific actions using an overall pattern ALL road maps should follow. Develop a clear and unambiguous understanding of the current state. Define the desired end state. Conduct a Gap Analysis exercise.

Modeling the MDM Blueprint Part II. Of this series we discussed what essential elements should be included in a MDM blueprint. The important thing to remember is the MDM is a business project. 8211; Common Information Model. 8211; Operating Model, and. We will now turn our attention to first element, the Common Information Model. Reusable data types, inheritance, operations for validating data.

8211; Alter SQL Statements. 8211; Use of hints. 8211; SQL Plan Baselines. 8211; Gather and baseline ORACLE optimizer statistics. 8211; Adjust cost based optimizer parameters and tune to meet site specific needs. 8211; Optimize the Application database instance.