Written for any database developer or IS manager planning to build a data warehouse, Object-Oriented Data Warehouse Design provides just the right level of detail. Mixing practical advice for project management with a remarkably clear explanation of how data warehouses store information, this book fits the bill for anyone who wants to deliver a working system that fits the needs of its users. Data warehouses are often plagued with failure, the author argues, and his prescription for success is what makes this title worthwhile. First on the agenda is a concise tour of project management techniques (using today"s iterative software methodologies) along with a practical guide to what"s in store for the potential data warehouse architect as he or she works within the enterprise to combine data from disparate sources. (The author"s candid sample interviews with different users of a hypothetical warehouse are alone worth the price of the book.) The remarkably clear diagrams for...