Monday, March 22nd, 2010 – Stuttgart

    Check-In: 08:30 - 09:00
    Program:  09:00 - 17:00

    Registration

    Business Analytics

    TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business 

    This course promotes common language, consistent definitions, shared expectations, and mutual understanding essential to successful business intelligence programs. Business intelligence focuses on the use of information to drive effective business actions-it is the vehicle to achieve maximum business value from data warehousing. This course provides a comprehensive overview of business, technical, and cultural implications of business intelligence.

    The data-to-value chain describes the transition from data to value as: DATA -> INFORMATION -> KNOWLEDGE -> ACTION -> OUTCOME -> VALUE. This course focuses on those parts of the chain that begin with information and end with value.

    You Will Learn

    • The factors that contribute to maximum business value
    • Six common kinds of BI/DW business applications
    • Key elements and common applications of business analytics
    • The roles of dashboards, scorecards, and analytic applications
    • The relationships between business intelligence and data warehousing
    • Components of the BI infrastructure: people, processes, and technologies
    • Best practices and common mistakes in BI programs

    Geared To

    • Anyone with a role in BI programs
    • DW managers and leaders who are seeking to increase the value delivered from the DW
    • Business and technical people who need to work together to implement BI
    • Teams who need to develop a common base of concepts and terminology for BI


     

    Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 - Stuttgart

    Check-In: 08:30 - 09:00
    Program:  09:00 - 17:00

    Registration

    Data Analysis and Design

    TDWI Requirements Gathering: Getting Correct and Complete Requirements for BI Systems

    Gathering business requirements for BI systems is more difficult than for operational systems. Without the specifics of business transactions, scheduled reports, and prescribed business rules, it is difficult to know where to start and how to proceed. The skill set for the BI requirements analyst includes techniques to identify requirements, tools to manage requirements, and checklists to ensure completeness.

    You Will Learn

    • The distinction between business, functional, and technical requirements
    • Where and how requirements fit into the BI lifecycle
    • Ten techniques for requirements gathering and when to use each
    • Why requirements management is essential and how it is performed
    • How to ensure completeness using a checklist of 40 kinds of requirements

    Geared To

    • Business and systems analysts
    • BI program managers
    • BI project managers   


     

    Location

     

    Mövenpick Hotel Stuttgart Airport
    Flughafenstrasse 50
    70629 Stuttgart (Germany)
    Phone: +49 (0)711 55344-0
    Room Rate: € 135,00