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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://edw2010.wilshireconferences.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=38&proposalid=2259\nModeling is usually viewed as a development technique for databases (data model), for applications (process model), etc.  This viewpoint completely misses the point of modeling and more often than not, leads to models that bring little value in a project life cycle.\nA more realistic and practical way to view modeling is as a strategy for risk management, i.e. managing the risk associated with building databases, applications, etc.  In other words, it?s not a technique to build something; it?s really a technique to manage the process of building something.\nViewing modeling as risk management brings real-world benefits that are very relevant in 2010.  It also provides a straight-forward set of 5 criteria that can be used to develop, evaluate, and utilize models in a project.  Those criteria will be presented, along with specific measurement guidelines and the benefits they bring to managing the risk of developing complex large-scale databases.
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SUMMARY:Modeling as a Risk-Management Strategy
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