DOCUMENTING INDIVIDUAL KEY BUSINESS DATA AREAS

Ideally you will have inherited from the programme a full legacy data or object model replete with a full definition of attributes etc. If you are really fortunate you will have a Corporate Data Architect stakeholder who will provide you with both conceptual and lower level models meticulously maintained. However, I am aware that many companies’ implementation methods do not require them to produce this as a deliverable. Often you will be working off a database schema and a set of mappings of processes onto system modules. Sometimes, especially where the driver for the project is business consolidation or business demerger, you may not even have an up-to-date schema. You are then confronted with ...

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