December 5, 2024 · 9 min read
The Practical Checklist for Shipping Your Semantic Layer
You do not need a 40-page PRD. Start with contracts, naming, and a YAML smoke test.
#migration#dbt#workflow
### Scope the migration in three sprints
1. Inventory workbook fields 2. Map them to semantic models 3. Add guardrails to CI
### Where teams stall
- No shared glossary - Missing owners - YAML without tests
Follow the checklist and unblock your first release in under two weeks.