Introduction of a Data Modeling Discipline for Data Warehouse Design at the University of Minnesota

Presentation Summary

In January of 2015 the University of Minnesota's data warehouse had limited data definitions and a tedious, manual method for designing new data structures. This presentation describes the journey we've begun towards a model-driven methodology to build up an integrated repository of data definitions based upon approved business term glossaries. We'll describe the benefits, challenges, tools and processes involved in this transition along with how we are weaving Data Governance processes into the modeling methodology.