Agile Business Intelligence – Proven Techniques that move BI Development into the Agile World
Presenter: Ted Malone
http://portal.sqltrainer.com
Gotta love Ted. He’s been with SQL Server since Beta v1.0 on OS/2.
Ted’s presentation is about Agile development method using Visual Studio Team System. Hoping some methodologies can apply using other tools.
Ted on Why Team System: The tools are as important as the process. Tools should make the process invisible.
Typically in a project you are moving from a Product vision into a final Product.
Principles of Team System
- Value Up. Build bottom up, not top down
- Process per project. One size does not fit all
- Iteration. Plan to learn and grow
- Quality early and often. Automate quality development and testing (Like to know more on this for SQL BI projects)
- People first. Trust your people (or in my case, me. Haha) – Empower them with project transparency.
“Know that you’re not going to know something.” – I love that quote. 
I like the consolidated work items (tasks) in the VS interface.
Need to learn more about the Scenario functionality of VS Team System. Interesting for automated testing?
Hmmm….ties into Sharepoint as a project status portal. Cool. Too bad we don’t have Team System nor Sharepoint. All of it gets way too expensive for a non-profit. Anyone doing automated testing or continuous integrated for SQL Server, SSAS, SSRS, SSIS using open source tools?
Funny…Ted’s desktop background is a dog. I presume his?
ConfigureSoft Software Development and Lifecycle Management Portal. Provides detailed recommendations for doing Agile/Lifecycle in VS Team System but also includes methodology etc… Is this a product or something that is downloaded and added to Sharepoint?
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