The discovering of relationships within data (between fields) is an important part of any data mining project (in the Crisp-DM methodology, this is described as part of the “Data Understanding” stage). This “relationship discovery” is part of developing a predictive model but is also helpful in answering specific business questions -perhaps even what originally motivated […]
Posts Tagged ‘methodology’
12 Things to Get Your Portal in Production Quickly: Part 12 Use an Iterative Development Methodology
Mention of the word, “methodology” need not elicit groans. Without a repeatable approach to projects it’s easy to miss key requirements, expectations, errors, etc. So use a software developer methodology for your project. Which methodology to use? Frankly, I don’t care which methodology you use as long as it’s not a waterfall methodology. I’ve been […]
12 Things You Shouldn't Do on a Portal Project: #3 Methodology for Methodologies Sake
Continuing with the third installment of the things you shouldn’t be doing on a project is one of my favorite. It refers to a development methodology. All too often those of us in IT forget about the end business goal and instead focus on the tool that’s supposed to get us to the goal. When […]
12 Things You Shouldn’t Do on a Portal Project: #3 Methodology for Methodologies Sake
Continuing with the third installment of the things you shouldn’t be doing on a project is one of my favorite. It refers to a development methodology. All too often those of us in IT forget about the end business goal and instead focus on the tool that’s supposed to get us to the goal. When […]
Single Source Test Data
Yes, we all love testing. OK, actually, we all hate it but recognize it as a key part of the cycle that lets us actually release code into the wild. Our GDC China has a bunch of bright guys and Steven Si just blogged on the topic. Worth a look. Sticking on the same subject, […]