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Should we use traditional or agile software development processes?

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Do we need business intelligence (BI) tools to be successful?

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How to explain and define business intelligence to mid-management

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What business intelligence tools are most important to learn today?

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How to find user groups for business intelligence professional networking

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What industries are looking for certified business intelligence (BI) professionals?

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What does it take to become a business intelligence (BI) analyst?

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The importance of metadata management in EIM

Metadata management is an important part of enterprise information management (EIM). Find out why and how a metadata management strategy provides context to a company's information, systems and data assets. Continue Reading
What industries are using enterprise information management (EIM)?

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A definition of enterprise information management (EIM)

What is enterprise information management (EIM)? Get an enterprise information management (EIM) definition, learn what an EIM system can do and how an EIM strategy can address data integration challenges. Continue Reading
Project management tools and techniques for small business

Is it important for small businesses to teach project management tools and techniques to software developers? Learn how the way a company develops applications can impacts business methodologies and what a waterfall model is. Continue Reading

How to gather business intelligence reporting requirements from BI users

Gather business intelligence reporting requirements from BIend-users with six questions from an expert. Learn if you should use a reporting requirement template during the evaluation process for business intelligence (BI) projects. Continue Reading
How to design a project proposal draft and project management schedule

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Examining different data access methods: OLAP and data mining

Learn about the different types of data access methods including OLAP and data mining, find out about using query languages to access data warehouses and SQL and OLAP's role in accessing data. Continue Reading
Fastest way to learn business intelligence (BI)

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