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Agile BI and Data Warehousing Quiz

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Our virtual classroom on Agile business intelligence and data warehousing was designed to provide IT, BI and data warehouse managers with insight and advice on implementing Agile development processes in their organizations. After you’ve listened to William McKnight’s webcast presentation and podcast Q&A, and read the accompanying article with tips from him and three other BI and data warehousing experts, take this short quiz to test your knowledge of what you’ve learned. Good luck!
1. In the webcast, which of these did William McKnight NOT identify as a common challenge faced by organizations on agile BI and data warehousing initiatives?
2. How long did McKnight say Agile development sprints—individual projects designed to quickly deliver new BI and data warehouse functionality—typically last?
3. True or false? McKnight said that effective Agile development processes pose less of a leadership burden on BI and data warehouse managers than waterfall methods do.
4. In the podcast, how far-reaching of a change did McKnight say switching from waterfall development to Agile methodologies is inside an organization?
5. How much of a time commitment to Agile projects should BI and data warehouse developers ideally make, according to a recommendation by McKnight?
6. In the article, which of the following approaches did Ryan Fenner of MUFG Union Bank say the company’s IT team took in adopting Agile development processes for BI and data warehousing?
7. True or false? Fenner said it took two years for the team at Union Bank to reach a solid level of maturity on Agile BI and data warehouse development.
8. According to consultant Rick Sherman, how often should business users be directly involved in Agile development sprints?
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