It's May, which brings this former Hoosier thinking of racetracks and Indy cars. I'm also a runner and that means I'm always thinking about pace and timings…and feeling guilty about not training hard enough.
This got me musing about how data modelers can speed up the data modeling process -- not just during a development projects, but at all points in our work day. So let's have a discussion about.
In this month's webinar, we'll talk about:
The Need for Speed
Sprints, marathons and training
Race cars, horses, carts, and feet
Qualifiers and Races
Pace cars
Backseat drivers
Rules, tickets and enforcement
Fads, gadgets and automation
Red, yellow, green and checkered flags
How do you know when to stop racing?
4. Need for Speed
Sprints, marathons and training
Race cars, horses, carts, and feet
Qualifiers and Races
Rules, tickets and enforcement
Fads, gadgets and automation
Red, yellow, green and checkered
flags
How do you know when to stop
racing?
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5. Sprints, Marathons & Training
Agile & SCRUM
Training versus racing
Sprints
LSDs
Walkbreaks
Hurdles
Rest
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6. Make it faster…
1. Know the process/methodology
2. Refuse to sprint a marathon
3. Insist on walk breaks
4. Insist on resources for
maintenance
5. Put hurdles in writing, then
report on their status
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7. Race cars, Horses & Feet
Maintaining cars, horses and feet
Pit crew
Training the crew
Spare parts & shoes
Upgrades
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8. Make it faster…
1. Maintain stuff
2. Train your team mates
3. Have spares
4. Don’t use old tools
5. Use professional tools
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9. “
”
Trained team members put up
fewer obstacles and get their
own jobs done faster.
- Karen Lopez
Quote me… 8
10. Qualifiers & Races
Resumes versus Skills
Tests versus portfolios
Size matters
Collaboration matters more
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11. “
”
In my observations, the project
gains from having an experienced
data modeler: 2-3x faster to
deliver usable models.
- Karen Lopez
Quote me… 10
12. Make it faster…
1. Hire good people with real
world experience
2. Train inexperienced people
3. Mentor inexperienced people
4. Rate fit high
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13. Rules, Tickets and Enforcement
Our Rules
Your Rules
Inspection
Automation
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14. Make it faster…
1. Automate everything you
can, and more
2. Inspect and report, don’t
tattletale
3. Log it in issue management
system
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15. Fads, Gadgets and Automation
Methodologies
Macros & Scripts
Lazy Data Modeler is Best
Gadgets, Tablets, Laptops
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16. Make it faster…
1. Automate everything you
can, and more
2. Be lazy…automate more…
3. Make use of modern
technology
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17. “
”
The best data modeler is
a lazy data modeler
- Karen Lopez
Quote me…. 16
18. Red, Yellow, Green and Checkered flags
Priorities
Perfection versus success
Deliver!
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19. Make it faster…
1. Automate everything you can,
and more
2. Understand deliverables…yours
versus theirs
3. Do maintenance during down
times
4. Have a pit crew
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20. How do you know when to stop racing and go back
to training? 19