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		<title>A QlikView QuickStart: first steps for learning QlikView desktop</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2012/01/a-qlikview-quickstart-first-steps-for-learning-qlikview-desktop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QlikTech&#8217;s QlikView reporting and analysis tool is among a new class of Business Intelligence (BI) software tools. As Ben Harden reported in a recent blog post, BI vendors like SAP, Microsoft, and IBM have traditionally sold “to the IT enterprise, but companies like QlikTech and Tableau are targeting the business and bypassing IT. Their tools <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2012/01/a-qlikview-quickstart-first-steps-for-learning-qlikview-desktop/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Double test efficiency and build app dev culture at no charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if you could double the efficiency of your software testing process, and substantially reduce errors found during the test, deployment, and maintenance phases, without purchasing any tool or method? The November 28 InformationWeek offers just that in a reprint of a recent Dr. Dobbs article on formal inspections by Capers Jones and Olivier Bonsignour.  <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/12/double-test-efficiency/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Project managers: is yellow the new green?</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/10/project-managers-is-yellow-the-new-green/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/10/project-managers-is-yellow-the-new-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve never understood the obsession with “green” status among IT application development project managers, and the intense pressure put on them to “stay green” by the program management offices (PMOs) they report to. We would benefit from a cultural shift away from avoiding yellow status. For those not in the field, it is in vogue <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/10/project-managers-is-yellow-the-new-green/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Get an early start for on-time data modeling</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/07/get-an-early-start-for-on-time-data-modeling/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/07/get-an-early-start-for-on-time-data-modeling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a data modeler, so I enjoyed Jonathon Geiger&#8217;s recent article entitled &#8220;Why Does Data Modeling Take So Long&#8221;.  But why does he say it like it&#8217;s a bad thing? Mr. Geiger&#8217;s bottom line is exactly right: &#8220;Most of the time spent developing data models is consumed developing or clarifying the requirements and business rules <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/07/get-an-early-start-for-on-time-data-modeling/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts after agile training: strengthening values, reducing the cost of honesty, and growing apps</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/thoughts-after-agile-training/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/thoughts-after-agile-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently completed ScrumMaster training ably presented by Lyssa Adkins. Throughout the two-day class we appreciated Lyssa’s Zen-like, enabling, style. If her name is familiar, it’s because Ms. Adkins is the author of the book Coaching Agile Teams, one of the leading texts on the subject. I’ve participated on agile projects, but so far only <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/thoughts-after-agile-training/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health care data security: how bad is it?</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/health-care-data-security-how-bad-is-it/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/health-care-data-security-how-bad-is-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is really bad, according to a recent survey by the Ponemon Institute (available here with registration). The white paper, entitled Health Data at Risk in Development: A Call for Data Masking, presents the results of a survey of 492 health care IT professionals on their companies’ practices regarding use of live personal health care <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/05/health-care-data-security-how-bad-is-it/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>But is it art? Skills of the next generation BI professional</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/02/but-is-it-art-skills-of-the-next-generation-bi-professional/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/02/but-is-it-art-skills-of-the-next-generation-bi-professional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a data explosion going on and perhaps the strangest result is that business intelligence analysts need to become more artistic. Recently my friend Ben Harden directed my attention to a post from Steve Bennett of Oz Analytics on the future of BI. One challenge to analysts that Mr. Bennett cited was the unprecedented explosion in data <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/02/but-is-it-art-skills-of-the-next-generation-bi-professional/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Consider the source in health care data integration</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/consider-the-source-in-health-care-data-integration/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/consider-the-source-in-health-care-data-integration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Atlantic, not typically a technical rag, recently presented an article by business and economics editor Megan McArdle on health care data integration entitled “Paging Dr. Luddite”. The article brings to a mass audience an understanding of both the importance and difficulty of data integration, but the title and general anti-healthcare-professional tone seem counterproductive. The <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/consider-the-source-in-health-care-data-integration/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special considerations in health care data</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/special-considerations-in-health-care-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve worked with health care data for the past few years, and in a recent conversation I realized it might be valuable to detail some of the complexities of health care data for those who might enter this growing field.  Of course these considerations aren&#8217;t unique to health care, but they are typical of the <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/special-considerations-in-health-care-data/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Building a writing culture in application development</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/building-a-writing-culture-in-application-development/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/building-a-writing-culture-in-application-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the key skills needed in today&#8217;s IT shop is communication, and one of the best ways to improve ability to communicate is to write blog posts and articles. In spite of &#8220;IT guy&#8221; stereotypes, communication and analytical thinking about business are among the most important skills in application development. Developers, analysts, and managers <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2011/01/building-a-writing-culture-in-application-development/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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