{"product_id":"data-model-scorecard-applying-the-industry-standard-on-data-model-quality-9781634620826","title":"Data Model Scorecard: Applying the Industry Standard on Data Model Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003eData models are the main medium used to communicate data requirements from business to IT  and within IT from analysts  modelers  and architects  to database designers and developers. Therefore its essential to get the data model right. But how do you determine right? Thats where the Data Model Scorecard comes in.  The Data Model Scorecard is a data model quality scoring tool containing ten categories aimed at improving the quality of your organizations data models. Many of my consulting assignments are dedicated to applying the Data Model Scorecard to my clients data models - I will show you how to apply the Scorecard in this book.  This book  written for people who build  use  or review data models  contains the Data Model Scorecard template and an explanation along with many examples of each of the ten Scorecard categories. There are three sections: In Section I  Data Modeling and the Need for Validation  receive a short data modeling primer in Chapter 1  understand why it is important to get the data model right in Chapter 2  and learn about the Data Model Scorecard in Chapter 3. In Section II  Data Model Scorecard Categories  we will explain each of the ten categories of the Data Model Scorecard. There are ten chapters in this section  each chapter dedicated to a specific Scorecard category: Chapter 4: Correctness Chapter 5: Completeness Chapter 6: Scheme Chapter 7: Structure Chapter 8: Abstraction Chapter 9: Standards Chapter 10: Readability Chapter 11: Definitions Chapter 12: Consistency Chapter 13: Data In Section III  Validating Data Models  we will prepare for the model review (Chapter 14)  cover tips to help during the model review (Chapter 15)  and then review a data model based upon an actual project (Chapter 16).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636852654133,"sku":"ByrdShop_1634620828","price":51.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781634620826.jpg?v=1791556893","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/data-model-scorecard-applying-the-industry-standard-on-data-model-quality-9781634620826","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}