BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WEEK

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1 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WEEK March 9-13, CORADIX Technology Consulting Ltd. in partnership with The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) is pleased to announce continued Business Intelligence (BI) training this winter. These training courses will help you and your department or organization understand BI fundamentals. Here are the one day training courses being offered the week of March 9-13, Attendees may choose any or all of the following courses, conveniently offered in downtown Ottawa. 1 BI Essentials Series One Day, Individual s TDWI BI Principles and Practices: Charting the to BI Success March 9, 2015 (Monday) Cost: $850, The BI life cycle spans a continuum that begins with large amounts of disparate data and stretches to encompass people, technology, information, analysis, and decision making. The benefits of BI are substantial: new business capabilities for insight, forecasting, planning, agility, and strategy execution. Realizing benefits is challenging. With many moving parts infrastructure, technology, data, integration, analytics, applications, metrics, reports, dashboards, scorecards putting the pieces together in the most effective way is difficult. Learn the basics of BI from end to end, with special attention to two of the most important factors for BI success: planning and collaboration. You are most able to chart a course for BI success when teams and stakeholders share common concepts, use consistent terminology, and contribute collectively to the BI vision. You Will Learn: Meaningful and actionable definitions of BI Effective ways to deliver BI: Web, mobile, desktop, etc. Common kinds of BI reporting: ad hoc, published, enterprise, and operational Performance management principles, including dashboards, scorecards, and KPIs Business analyst principles, including OLAP, analytic modeling, and data visualization Advanced analytics concepts for data mining, predictive analytics, and text analytics Data management practices, including profiling, cleansing, and quality management Data integration practices, including consolidation, virtualization, and data warehousing Geared to: Anyone with a role in BI/DW programs who needs to understand the concepts and the full life cycle of BI BI/DW managers and leaders seeking to increase the value and business impact of a BI program Business and technical people who need to work together to implement BI Teams that need to develop a common base of concepts and terminology for BI 2 TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics March 10, 2015 (Tuesday) Cost: $850, Dimensional data is a core component of modern business intelligence and data warehouse implementations. Dimensionally organized data offers a more effective and adaptable solution to business analytics needs than can be achieved with relational data structures. Virtually anyone involved in business intelligence and data warehousing projects needs to have fundamental knowledge of the pathway from business questions to business analytics. This course traces that pathway. The course begins with a comparison of relational and dimensional data organization and provides an example of business questions not readily answered using more traditional data structures of relational modeling. It then illustrates the steps to design analytic solutions, starting from business questions and concluding by demonstrating an OLAP solution. These steps encompass techniques to capture business questions, represent them as a business solution, translate them into a technology solution, and deliver them to those who need information. You Will Learn: Concepts of dimensional data modeling The relationship between business metrics and dimensional data Similarities and differences between relational and dimensional data models

2 BI Essentials Series One Day, Individual s Requirements-gathering techniques for business metrics and dimensional data How to build a logical dimensional model How to translate a logical dimensional model to a star schema design How dimensional data is used to deliver business analytics and OLAP capabilities Geared To: Data architects Data mart developers Business analysts Business intelligence and data warehouse program and project managers 3 TDWI Requirements Gathering: Getting Correct and Complete Requirements for BI Systems March 11, 2015 (Wednesday) Cost: $850, 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 How to apply the techniques for BI requirements 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 CERTIFIED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL (CBIP) CERTIFICATION March 12, 2015 (Thursday) Cost: $2750, and Specialty Exam (Friday)* About the CBIP TDWI offers the industry's only independent certification program available, the Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP). The CBIP program is designed for senior-level information systems and technology professionals in the business intelligence, data warehousing, and business analytics industry. CBIP, a test-based certification program, is offered in 4 key specialty areas: Business Analytics, Leadership and Management, & Data Analysis and Design, Data Integration. For more information, please visit: Morning & Exam (Mandatory) CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam and Information Systems Core Exam Afternoon & Exam (Mandatory) CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam and the Data Warehousing Exam *Note: Cost for CBIP includes 3 Preparations and 3 Exams for a total of $ One free re-write of an exam is offered if you fail an exam. Select one of the following specialty areas for your final day: March 13, 2015 (Friday) Included in CBIP Specialty 1: CBIP Leadership and Management Exam Specialty 2: CBIP Business Analytics Exam Specialty 3: CBIP Data Analysis and Design Exam Specialty 4: CBIP Data Integration Exam

3 A 10% discount* is available for any one of the following conditions: a) Registering for multiple courses b) Registering multiple people from the same organization for the same course c) Being a current or past CORADIX consultant

4 Speciality 1 Speciality 2 Speciality 3 Speciality 4 BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WEEK March 9 th 13 th, 2015 Registrations will be accepted up to February 27th, Late registrations will be accepted, subject to availability. Please provide contact information for each registrant. Select which course(s) they will be attending by marking an X in the appropriate column. Name Telephone No s

5 REGISTRATION DETAILS #1 $850 or $ 765 #2 $850 or $ 765 Total 1: #3 $850 or $ 765 Total 2: CBIP Certification $2750 Total 3: Total CBIP: GRAND TOTAL $

6 BILLING INFORMATION Organization: Contact Name: Mailing Address: City: Province: Postal Code: Telephone No: Fax No: METHOD OF PAYMENT Please select a Method of Payment (CORADIX GST # ) Cheque Mastercard VISA PO (Make Cheque Payable to CORADIX Technology Consulting Ltd.) Card Number: Expiry Date: Card Holder Name: Signature: Please forward your registration to: Matty Gyenis, Administrator 151 Slater Street, Suite 1010, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3 Pone: Ext. 221 Fax: [email protected] CORADIX Sponsored Event Cancellation Policy: Only cancellations received in writing by fax or up to February 27, 2015 will be refunded, less 10% handling fee. Substitutions are permitted. Notification prior to the event date would be much appreciated. Continental Breakfast and Lunch Included. Please advise Administrator in advance of any dietary restrictions.