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Data Visualization - A critical success factor

Data visualization is a very essential component to ensure the success of a Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing project. While this is not a first time writing on the topic, it is essential to point out that this fact is often overlooked when it comes to testing and in particular user acceptance areas in a BI project.

Why is visualization important? well we all know that a picture is worth a thousand words. When you are able to see a data graph or a tabular report from a BI project, you can readily see the effectiveness of the new system from both a data accuracy and a query performance perspective.
This becomes critical as the complexity of the system increases and the complexity of the visualization increases.

Visualization also enables user adoption and executive sponsorship participation. Both of these components are highly critical for a successful BI project. The market today is being flooded with new data visualization engines, some of which can run data from an ODS for operational reporting purposes, out of the box, with minimal customization.

To ensure success of any data warehousing project, when possible, use the visualization technique and you will be well satisfied with the outcome of the project.

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