An organization will have numerous applications serving specific purposes. One of the challenges is to understand the data flow between these applications and to provide an efficient design for this purpose. A good initial design will make it easier to add and remove data elements as and when necessary. 

    It is analogous to the transport system in a big city. Bad design will choke the traffic and increase bottlenecks, frustrating IT staff.

 

    Database design is very crucial for any application. If not designed properly it can lead to maintenance nightmares in later stages.

 

    An application should be easy to use, extend, scale and maintain. This is a very ideal situation. But, with good initial design we can achieve these goals.

 

    Reports are very crucial to know the health of the organization. At the end of the day, everybody will be looking at a report to know how they are performing. Many a times, existing frameworks do not allow the organization to get a holistic picture. But, they only disseminate independent reports, often leading to overhead on the management.