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ALAN SIMON is Director of Worldwide Data Warehousing Solutions at Cambridge Technology Partners, a leading international consulting firm. A prominent member of the data warehousing community, Mr. Simon is a regular speaker and presenter at data warehousing conferences worldwide. He is also the author of the bestselling How to Be a Successful Computer Consultant.

SETTING THE STAGE.

Data Marts: Definition, Concepts, and Terminology.

Rapid Data Mart Development: An Overview.

Data Mart Project Prerequisites.

THE DATA MART SCOPE PHASE.

Scoping the Data Mart: The Mission Statement and the Functionality-Fact Matrix.

The Fact-Data Source Matrix.

THE DATA MART DESIGN PHASE.

Finalizing Data Mart Function and Use Models.

Analyzing the Data Environment.

Evaluating Front-End Tools.

Finalizing Product Selection.

Conducting the Design Review.

THE DATA MART CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

Populating the Target Database.

Delivering the Preliminary Data Mart Release.

Completing Construction.

Testing and Validating the Data Mart.

Deploying the Data Mart.

Appendices.

Data Mart Week Checklists.

Index.