SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS: Business Intelligence Best Practice Workshop
Course Overview
Business Intelligence Best Practice Workshop.
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Topic |
Description |
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Semantics |
Introduction to data warehousing, what are the differences between operational and analytical systems, what is OLAP, what are cubes and what sorts of reporting are there? |
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Design and development |
Discussing Kimball’s Business Dimensional Lifecycle and the various steps in a data warehousing project, from project planning to maintenance & growth. |
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Data modelling |
What are star- and snowflake schemas, what are the contents of a star schema? |
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Data cascade |
What data warehouse stages should we define, what processes must be covered to transfer data between stages? |
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Data presentation: |
What different presentation techniques can be selected? |
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Roles in a project |
What responsibilities come with which roles in the project? |
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Most common pitfalls: |
What are the most common reasons for failure of a data warehouse project? |
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Trends in BI and data warehousing and discussion: |
What are current developments in data warehousing/BI? |
The training is not technical and is meant to give an overview of the added value of a data warehouse/ BI environment. It also provides insight in the problems one encounters when implementing a data warehouse and the way to avoid these problems.
The training is not tool specific and is ideal to use as a kick off for a project, in order to establish a common vocabulary amongst the people involved in the project.
Who Should Attend?
- (IT) managers
- IT professionals
- End users of management information
- Sponsors/decision makers
iSPartners is a Microsoft Gold Partner that specialises in Business Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Corporate Performance Management and Knowledge Management. Please contact us on 011 463 8155 or info@ispartners.co.za for more information.
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Contact details
Telephone: 011 463 8155
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