The Interplay Between OLAP and Data Mining

Ken Collier

Online analytical processing (OLAP) is a powerful and essential tool in every BI toolbox, enabling decisionmakers to easily explore operational data in powerful ways. OLAP is fundamentally a descriptive tool. It provides intelligence about what has happened and can trigger an effective, albeit reactive, response.


A Fresh Look at Software Quality: Part I -- What Does Quality Really Mean?

E.M. Bennatan
  A Fresh Look at Software Quality series: Part I

A Pragmatic Work Breakdown Structure

Peter Schuh

Can work be too structured?


A Fresh Look at Software Quality: Part II -- Quality Is Improving ... Or Is It?

E.M. Bennatan
  A Fresh Look at Software Quality series: Part I

A Fresh Look at Software Quality: Part II -- Quality Is Improving ... Or Is It?

E.M. Bennatan
  A Fresh Look at Software Quality series: Part I

XP Holds a Cure for IT Burnout

Chaitanya Nadkarny

The project is delayed. The team is missing deadlines despite schedule revisions. The quality of software is not up to the mark. The best developers are leaving the company. Customers are complaining.


For Richer or For Poorer: How Should People Express Risk Preferences?

Art Gemmer

The month of June is the traditional month of weddings. Few decisions carry more personal risk than the decision to marry. A standard part of the wedding vows is the admonition "Do you take this man/woman for richer or for poorer..." Saying "I do" acknowledges an acceptance of the opportunity and risk as part of entering into the marriage. But how would one assess the opportunity and risk?


For Richer or For Poorer: How Should People Express Risk Preferences?

Art Gemmer

The month of June is the traditional month of weddings. Few decisions carry more personal risk than the decision to marry. A standard part of the wedding vows is the admonition "Do you take this man/woman for richer or for poorer..." Saying "I do" acknowledges an acceptance of the opportunity and risk as part of entering into the marriage. But how would one assess the opportunity and risk?