If you are a consumer of project information this presentation is directed at you. The Project Control Data Warehouse is an 'open' type project and an instance of the ODWM. Thanks for taking a look!

1. PCDW for Owners
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2. PCDW for Owners
You are an Owner if ... Your
organization uses or could use the
content of a data warehouse to help
run its business…
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3. PCDW
• What is PCDW?
• What is the PCDW ‘Technology’?
• Why will PCDW be adopted?
• How does the Owner benefit?
• How do you get the Technology?
• What are your Project Control needs?
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4. What is PCDW?
Project Control Data Warehouse (PCDW)
• …A container for project information
that is optimized for reporting…
• … A mechanism for improving
transparency on high risk projects…
• ...An ‘Open Source’ like product that
can be shared…in whole or in part…
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5. What is PCDW?
…A container for project information that is
optimized for reporting…
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6. What is PCDW?
… A mechanism for improving transparency
on high risk projects…
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7. What is PCDW?
...An ‘Open Source’ like product that can be
shared…in whole or in part…
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8. What is PCDW ‘Technology’?
…It is a lateral shift in thinking about how to
deliver data warehouses in general…
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9. What is PCDW ‘Technology’?
…That shift is toward commoditization…
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10. What is PCDW ‘Technology’?
…The reason this hasn’t happened yet…The
‘Open’ paradox…
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11. Why will PCDW be Adopted?
…New Players…New Markets…New Products
for a vibrant but stagnant DW industry…
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12. Why will PCDW be Adopted?
…Automated System Alliance’s Role…The
PCDW is the first system of its kind…
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13. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Better Project Visibility…
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14. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Lower Cost…There isn’t a cost for the PCDW but there
also isn’t any free lunch…We’ve just changed the
price of the lunch…
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15. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Faster Delivery…We’ve reduced the implementation
time and reduced DW project failure risk…
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16. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Flexibility…Choose your environment…
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17. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Flexibility…High end solutions…
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18. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Flexibility…Low end solutions…
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19. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Flexibility…Consolidated Reporting…
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20. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Flexibility…Acquisitions…
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21. How does the Owner Benefit?
…Flexibility…Legacy Systems…
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22. How does the Owner Benefit?
Summary
• One Project truth…many points of view
• Overall cost reduction ($$$$ to $)
• Reduced implementation time (12 to 2 months)
• Environment flexibility
• New project tracking opportunities earlier in the
development process
• Reduced time and cost in acquisitions
• End Legacy systems and their costs
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23. How do you get the PCDW?
• Go to http://www.asaservices.biz
• Download the model, instructions and license.
• Install … you are done.
• Download other supporting documentation.
There are other resources on the site.
• PCDW will be available before March 1, 2009
• The License…
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24. What do you need?
• Does this technology address
some of your project needs?
• What needs aren’t covered?
• What kinds of concerns do you
have about the model, licensing,
availability of other solutions?
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25. What do you need?
Project Control Data Warehouse Profile
• DATA WAREHOUSE NAME: PCDW – Project Control Data Warehouse
• PCDW MISSION: Answer the question, “How is the project going?”, from many points of view.
• DISTRIBUTION: Global
• INDUSTRY(s) SERVED: All
• FUCTIONAL AREA: Project Control
• PCDW OS PLATFORMS: Constrained by the database selection
• PCDW DATABASES: Microsoft SQL, Oracle, DB2, Access, MySQL, PHP and other SQL92 Compliant databases.
• PCDW ACCESS: ODBC, OLE, or Native Access drivers.
• PCDW STRUCTUE: Dimensional built using relational tools
• PCDW OLAP SUPPORT: None
• PCDW BI: Not Included. Owner’s choice. May be constrained by the database selection
• ETL: Not Included. Owner’s choice. Dependent on source(s)
• STAGING TABLES: Not Included (assumed to be part of the ETL process).
• PCDW ARCHICTURE: Snowflake
• PCDW TIME PERSPECTIVE: Current Data Summaries
• PCDW UPDATE: Project Shift or Greater
• DATA SOURCE(S): Required: Accounting Systems. Optional: Scheduling, Project Management, Time Keeping.
• DATA RESOURCE: Consider using as an organizational resource for select data (Project List, Standard Cost Codes, Facility List, etc.)
• PCDW GRAIN: Transaction Level in the Fact table
• PCDW SECURITY ISSUES: Payroll and Contract transactions in the fact table
• PCDW SLOWLY CHANGING DIMENSIONS: Rare (see time perspective)
• PCDW HIERARCHIES: Several Ragged and Fixed (Project, Cost Code, WBS, etc.)
• LANGUAGE: English (will add additional languages based on community interest)
• LICENSE: License table identifying ownership (required)
• TABLE NOTATION: General table type code plus full name
• FIELD NOTATION: Bi-Camel verbose with table association prefix and suffix attachments for primary, candidate, and foreign keys.
• DEVELOPMENT and PRODUCTION: Accommodation made for development and production versions of the Warehouse.
• DATA MARTS: Not Included. Can be Developed.
• DATA FEDERATION: Source table included to allow consolidation of data from multiple sites.
• CHANGE CONTROL: Change control model to be determined. Initial version to be identified as 0.0 with changes identified as 0.n until
the first beta release.
• PCDW DATA INDEXES: None
• PCDW DATA STORED PROCEEDURES: None
• PCDW DATA VIEWS: None
• PCDW DATA ALIAS: None Provided
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26. What do you need?
Project Control Data Warehouse Select Topical Dimensions
• PROJECT: Project Name, ID, Location, Description, Planned/Actual Start/End
Dates, AFE ref, etc
• SOURCE: Data Source Tracking
• WBS: Work Breakdown Structure Tracking
• COST CODING: Cost partitioning
• PEOPLE: Address book for employees, contractors, others.
• SUPPLIERS: Organizations providing services, materials, or both.
• TAX TABLES: Tables for maintaining taxing jurisdictions and rates.
• CONTRACTS: Purchase Orders, Work Orders, Service Contracts, Blanket
Orders, etc.
• AP/AR: Payables and receivables.
• FACILITIES: Asset tracking
• PAYROLL: Employee and Contractor Timekeeping
• BUDGETING: Project budgeting and allocation
• BANKING: Bank information, check tracking, and cash flow projection
• RECEIVING: Incurred cost for materials and services
• SCHEDULE: Start/End, duration, resource loading, etc.
• CRAFT: Tracking by labor type.
• TIME: All elements tracked over time.
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27. ASA
You don’t have to use ASA’s services to use the
PCDW or ODWM models
But..
We would be happy if you would consider us for
implementations, training/workshops, support,
or specialized ETL development…
Contact:
Cliff Brandon (303)601-0648
http://www.asaservices.biz
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