Due to the fluid and iterative nature of business intelligence and data warehouse applications, it is imperative to follow methodology and best practices. Many aspects of the project lifecycle can be performed "casually," without much thought to a formalized methodology or established best practices, yet this almost always leads to project delays or application failure. Following a tried and tested methodology greatly mitigates the risk associated with application development and deployment. Lunexa consultants can help with formalizing such activities during the project lifecycle according to best practices observed and developed at other clients, including:

• Acceptance testing
• Change management
• Environment strategy and deployment methodology
• Integrated requirements gathering
• Release management
• Tuning and optimization
• User adoption