Notes on how to document and manage Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) or similar extract, transform, and load (ETL) tools. A bit of a lengthy memory jog for the author.
Ode to ODI – Documenting the Plumbing
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Deciding on a Briefing Note
A decision request can help small non-profits (SNPs) make better decisions. The briefing note is discussed and the basis for a well-crafted decision.
Continue readingA Jack (of all tools) In the Box
An update to the QIR Project Tool, an All-in-One Tool Kit for small Projects. Contains a Project Plan, Contact List, and a QDIRF.
A Poor Man’s KT
A poor man’s O-KT provides ‘Just Enough’ O-KT to exit gracefully and perhaps even get hired back! For organizations, how to create a value proposition for a soon to be ex-employee to leave behind some of their knowledge.
Continue readingGDrive Sanity
Principles and a few housekeeping Rules to Keep your small non-profit’s GDrive from becoming a ‘dumping ground’ of files.
A GMail Starter
Used by small businesses world over, a GMail account is one tech-tool for a SNP to help it deliver on its mission and improve volunteer experience.
Factoid Bingo – Details, Details, Details
In a previous blog, Factoid Bingo was introduced. Think of this blog as sort of an annex. It records details that bog the main blog down. Poke around and use the details noting that it is written primarily as a memory jog for myself.
Factoid Bingo
Factoid Bingo helps a large(ish) group of people introduce themselves to each other. Best played in person, the game shares an interesting fact about a person via a randomized list of Factoids. In the game, each player tries fill the card by finding the owner of the respective facts. Prizes are given for blackouts, lines and to the introverts in the group.
Continue readingA QIR Project Tool
Issue, Project and Decision logs are mainstays in project management. They are designed to formulate a clear understanding of opportunities, threats, risk and changes in a project. They also are created, updated-intermittently, and seldom used to their full potential. The QIR log manages Questions, Issues and Risks in one place as part of the day to day running of a project.
Multi-Factor Success Matrix
Is the system live, is it stable? What are the risk areas of the new system? When will it be working properly? Dreaded questions when managing complex systems. A multi-factor success matrix can help an organization visualize key elements of a system and make informed decisions… or perhaps just answer the question, have we gone live yet?
Organizational Biology 