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		<title>Groupthink and the Agile Architect</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2010/02/groupthink-and-the-agile-architect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need uber-guru types who are willing to challenge the existing groupthink on design and architecture, especially on TDD and emergent design and pair programming anti-pattern&#8221; &#8211; job post at Monster.com 2/9/2010 I stumbled upon that quote following links on the role of the architect on an agile project. Maybe one important role of the architect <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2010/02/groupthink-and-the-agile-architect/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>On DW federation, whac-a-mole, and integrating business data</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2010/01/on-dw-federation-whac-a-mole-integrating-business-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information Management recently sent around their pick of best IM blog articles of 2009.  Among them was Forrester’s James Kobelius’s reaction to Bill Inmon’s “incineration of a straw man concept that he refers to as ‘virtual data warehousing (DW).’” According to Mr. Inmon, virtual data warehousing reminds him of the carnival game called whac-a-mole.  He <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2010/01/on-dw-federation-whac-a-mole-integrating-business-data/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Data and Wine?</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2009/11/data-and-wine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great together, check this out: Tweet]]></description>
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		<title>BI Business Case Basics: Three Things to Remember</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2009/07/bi-business-case-basics-three-things-to-remember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are three things to remember when putting together a BI business case: Intangible benefits don’t count. BI has no inherent value. Senior managers often make decisions about future outcomes with insufficient data. Intangible Benefits Don’t Count: An effective business case communicates tangible future value in a convincing way.  An argument has a chance of <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2009/07/bi-business-case-basics-three-things-to-remember/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coming soon: data like money</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2009/05/coming-soon-data-like-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 14:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://robertlambert.net/?p=455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a commonplace to say we should manage data like a resource. But when you think about it, data is an asset but not a resource.  Data isn&#8217;t a thing like real estate, employees, or customers, but rather it represents all of those things.  In data-geek-speak, data is a meta-resource that holds information about <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2009/05/coming-soon-data-like-money/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>DQ, he isn&#8217;t so dumb he just needs glasses</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2009/05/dq-he-isnt-so-dumb-he-just-needs-glasses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 20:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent very thoughtful post on data quality, Paul Erb plays out an analogy comparing data users with Don Quixote and data quality professionals with Sancho Panza, then reverses the analogy to cleverly coin the &#8220;Sancho Panza&#8221; test of data quality professionals.  He encourages data quality professionals promoting the critical role of data quality <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2009/05/dq-he-isnt-so-dumb-he-just-needs-glasses/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IT should own the misalignment problem</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2009/04/it-should-own-the-misalignment-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2009/04/it-should-own-the-misalignment-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new post at Insurance Networking News Ara Trembly provides a balanced perspective on IT/business misalignment (Business/IT Misalignment: Whose Responsibility?).  He describes the problem as cultural, more amenable to relational than management solutions.    His conclusion sums it up: &#8220;Take a geek/suit to lunch today!&#8221; To me (speaking as an IT professional) IT should take <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2009/04/it-should-own-the-misalignment-problem/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do your homework before presenting a BI business case</title>
		<link>http://robertlambert.net/2009/03/do-your-homework-before-presenting-a-bi-business-case/</link>
		<comments>http://robertlambert.net/2009/03/do-your-homework-before-presenting-a-bi-business-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://robertlambert.net/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before starting the Business Intelligence business case, the BI advocate should do the homework required to ensure its success, including these essential steps: 1. Know the organization’s goals and objectives. 2. Identify a BI champion. 3. Identify and work with BI stakeholders. 4. Identify an application with tangible business value. 5. Define and quantify a <a href='http://robertlambert.net/2009/03/do-your-homework-before-presenting-a-bi-business-case/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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