This exercise has been created for the Data Modeling Meetup Munich (DM3).
It works best with small groups (3 to 5 people). If possible, split your team into multiple groups (2 to 4). Then, you can discuss and compare the results from the different groups afterwards.
By Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
By Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Case Study
Cinemania is a successful movie theater chain with multiplex cinemas in multiple locations.
Films are shown in 2D or 3D, dubbed, with subtitles or in their original foreign-language versions. There are special offers like discount days, family screenings or sneak previews.
You can buy tickets online, via phone or at the box office.
Possible Core Business Concepts
- Cinema
- Screen
- Film
- Screening
- Customer
- Ticket
- Employee
Exercise
As a group, create the backbone of a data vault model (hubs and links) for Cinemania on a whiteboard or flipchart. Use the list of possible core business concepts as inspiration for your hubs. Take 10 to 15 minutes.
First published on Medium, 2018-05-11