Value : As a premier Business Solutions consulting firm, Mercury Software Consulting, Inc is uniquely qualified to provide your company with the highest quality business and technical advisory and implementation services available in today’s marketplace.

The value of data warehousing has been proven again and again. However, utilizing data warehouses with proper planning, design, organization and architecture is like buying an automobile without a Steering wheel. Mercury Software Consulting, Inc. has performed numerous Data Warehouse Assessments and Action Plans, all resulting in satisfied clients with data warehouse programs designed to effectively progress the business goals.

Approach : The initial meeting determines your expectations and requirements. Attendees should comprise of key users and program management. The summary of topics and issues to be discussed and reviewed during the assessment are developed and documented.

The Action Plan is developed with emphasis on your focus topics and issues. 1-1 interviews are conducted with the project team, users, IT and business management, support groups and prospective user constituents. Specifications and logs are analyzed in the process. Preferably the consultant can sit in on design, status and team meetings during the duration of the engagement.

After its offsite development, the plan is presented and discussed. The meeting is usually between client management and Mercury Software Consulting, Inc. management to ensure total satisfaction.

Areas :
Within each plan, areas of particular interest can be addressed to a greater or lesser degree, but here are the areas typically covered:

Architecture – The flow and timing of data within and between internal and external data stores
Technology – OLAP, ETL tools or processes, DBMS, Data Model
Processes – Metadata, Testing and Change Control, Standards, Governance, Modeling, Security, Training, Support, Third Party Data Usage and a Return on Investment measurement
Organizational Issues – Roles and Responsibilities, Internal and External Service Level Agreements

Project And Iteration Planning/Methodology

The plan is an infusion of the latest best practices culled from recent, personal project experience. They are practical, and are based on our experience running Best Practices programs, and having the highest number of data warehouse touchpoints in the market.

Protect the investment your company has made with the best available in today’s marketplace – A Data Warehouse Assessment and Action Plan from Mercury Software Consulting, Inc.

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