When the Navy SEALS embraced its motto, “Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast,” they may as well have been discussing building data models in the same breath. The SEALS chose the phrase to remind its participants not to rush but to act thoughtfully and deliberately. Data Modeling does the same thing by helping businesses design and update data architectures intentionally.
Using the data representations produced by Data Modeling, business teams communicate system requirements and solve design problems before jumping into coding. But top executive managers do not have the patience to wait for a data schema in a volatile economy. Instead, they want everyone to move faster with data and processes, now! How can Data Modeling adapt to these conditions by providing thoughtful and timely information without becoming irrelevant?
