Database Reference
In-Depth Information
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how to suCCessFully manage an essBase system
Natalie Delemar and David Anderson
Contents
11.1 Who Are you?
374
11.2 Purpose
375
11.3 Setting the Stage for an Essbase Project
375
11.3.1 Why Are you Doing This?
375
11.3.2 making your Case
375
11.3.3 Essbase Dream team
375
11.3.4 Source Data (or, At Least I Think That Is Where This report Came
From)
378
11.3.5 you Are Super glue
380
11.3.6 training Thyself
380
11.4 go It Alone? or not?
381
11.4.1 Can We Do This on our own?
381
11.4.2 going outside
382
11.4.3 request for Proposal
385
11.5 managing your Partner
387
11.5.1 Communication Is key
387
11.5.2 What They Should Provide you
388
11.5.3 Business requirements Document
389
11.5.4 Success or Failure Is your responsibility
391
11.6 managing Expectations
391
11.6.1 Service Level Agreement
392
11.7 managing the Project
392
11.7.1 If you Fail to Plan, you Are Planning to Fail
393
11.7.2 Baseline Definitions
393
11.7.3 Active management
393
11.7.4 he Project Charter
393
11.7.5 What you need to know
394
11.7.6 Scope
396
11.7.7 milestones
396
11.7.8 Communication Plan
396
11.7.9 Project governance
397
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