Nancy Williams is a vice president and principal consultant with DecisionPath Consulting, where she serves as BI and data warehousing practice leader. She is a regular instructor at TDWI World Conferences and Regional Seminars and is a panelist for DM Review's Ask the Experts. Williams holds an MBA from the University of Virginia and has published articles on BI maturity, the business value of BI and organizational change to capture BI ROI. Her areas of expertise include BI/DW strategy, architecture, technology strategy and tool selection, data modeling, ETL strategy, business case development and BI-driven change management

BI and Government Performance Management: Getting to Green
November 1, 2004 There are barriers to applying business intelligence and data warehousing in the Federal environment that must be overcome...

Capturing ROI through Business-Centric BI Development Methods
August 1, 2004 Business-centric methods recognize that the missing link in many data warehousing efforts is the lack of clarity in the...

In a corporate information factory model, how does the 3NF enterprise data warehouse capture slowly changing dimensions if in the source system the dimensional attributes get updated (Type 1)?
July 2, 2003 In a corporate information factory model, how does the 3NF enterprise data warehouse capture slowly changing dimensions...

I searched through your archive of questions and could not find an answer to my question, so I am submitting one in the hope you can provide some very practical assistance.
July 2, 2003 I searched through your archive of questions and could not find an answer to my question, so I am submitting one in the...

How can business systems analyze customer's personalized needs?
May 2, 2003 How can business systems analyze customer's personalized needs?

How effective is data warehousing for the manufacturing industry?
May 2, 2003 How effective is data warehousing for the manufacturing industry?

I have trouble selling the data warehouse to management.
March 13, 2003 I have trouble selling the data warehouse to management. They believe that the minimal reporting capabilities they have...

I'm a data warehouse project manager.
March 13, 2003 I'm a data warehouse project manager. My team is understaffed. I've read and attended conferences where it's made clear to...

We are involved with a DW strategy and planning a CRM strategy.
February 3, 2003 We are involved with a DW strategy and planning a CRM strategy. The company needs information now, and we can't wait for...

I am currently involved with a start-up for-profit graduate and undergraduate educational project.
February 3, 2003 I am currently involved with a start-up for-profit graduate and undergraduate educational project but I want part of the...

We are trying to create a policy on information reporting that would identify the types of reports that should come from our DW vs. those that should come from our operational systems.
January 13, 2003 We are trying to create a policy on information reporting that would identify the types of reports that should come from...

The role of a business analyst for a data warehouse project is often conflicting and confusing.
January 13, 2003 The role of a business analyst for a data warehouse project is often conflicting and confusing. Can you establish how a...

How do I get project managers (business side/end users) to take ownership in a data warehousing initiative?
January 13, 2003 How do I get project managers (business side/end users) to take ownership in a data warehousing initiative?