Dialogue: Push Back on the Giant Everything Table
Coach a stakeholder away from a catch-all table and toward process-centered dimensional modeling.
Leah LP Product lead Leah wants one wide warehouse table so teams can stop waiting for new joins every sprint. The convenience goal is valid, but the proposed shape mixes several business processes into one row. 5 processesbeing mixed 1 row would mean too manydifferent things Self-serve is the realbusiness goal Acknowledge, then reframe around grain The best coaching line validates the desire for easier analysis while explaining why a giant table would corrupt the row meaning. Say no because “that is bad modeling” Technically true, but it does not help the stakeholder understand the risk. The stakeholder hears a…
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