Wed. August 20, 2008

TDWI World Conference Summer 2008

Tracks

Guide to the course selections below by track:
 Leadership & Management Data Analysis & Design
 Business Analytics Data Integration
 Administration & Technology Career
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
WHENSESSION
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S6
Leading and Organizing Business Intelligence Teams: Improving Individual and Team Performance*
Maureen Clarry  Lorna Rickard  
Monday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
M5P
The Future of Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M7
BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
Jill Dyché, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
M8A
How to Build a Data Warehouse with Limited Resources
Claudia Imhoff  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W2
Power, Politics, and Partnership in Business Intelligence Projects
Maureen Clarry  Lorna Rickard  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH4
Data Warehouse Project Management
Sid Adelman  
DATA ANALYSIS & DESIGN
WHENSESSION
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M1
TDWI Requirements Gathering: Getting Correct and Complete Requirements for BI Systems NEW!
David L. Wells, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M2
Dimensional Modeling from a Business Perspective: A Model the Business Can Understand NEW!
Laura L. Reeves  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T9
Data Quality for Data Warehousing: A Practical Guide
Thomas C. Redman  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W1
TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
Steve Hoberman, CBIP  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W8
Data Quality Assessment—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH1
TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics
John O’Brien, CBIP  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH7P
Using the Data Model Scorecard to Improve Data Model Quality
Steve Hoberman, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F2
Dimensional Modeling: Advanced Topics
Chris Adamson  
BUSINESS ANALYTICS
WHENSESSION
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S1
TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact
Nancy Williams, CBIP  
Sunday
9:00 PM - 5:00 PM
S2
TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics
Mark Peco, CBIP  
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S4
Data Visualization for Discovery and Analysis
Stephen Few  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M3
A Systems-Thinking Approach to Business Analytics
Mark Peco, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M4
Dashboard Design for Immediate Insight
Stephen Few  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T2
TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics
Mark Peco, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T7
BI BBQ: Cookin’ Up Better Business ReQuirements
Christina Rouse  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W3
Enterprise Business Metrics in Practice: Using Metrics to Maximize Business Performance
Mark Peco, CBIP  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W4A
Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective
Thomas A. Rathburn  
Wednesday
2:15 PM - 5:30 PM
W4P
Predictive Analytics: Making It Work
Thomas A. Rathburn  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
W9A
Text Analytics for BI/DW Practitioners NEW!
Seth Grimes  
Wednesday
2:15 PM - 5:30 PM
W9P
Using Text Analytics to Understand the Voice of the Customer NEW!
Chris Jones  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH3A
Collective Intelligence: The Convergence of BI with Content, Search, and Collaboration NEW!
Colin White  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH3P
Using Embedded BI Analytics to Drive Operational Decisions and Actions NEW!
Colin White  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH8
Business Requirements for BI Impact
Nancy Williams, CBIP  David Bloom  
DATA INTEGRATION
WHENSESSION
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S7
Building and Growing a Successful IQ Function NEW!
C. Lwanga Yonke  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M9
Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information for the Data Warehouse NEW!
Danette McGilvray  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T1
TDWI Data Warehousing Concepts and Principles: An Introduction to the Field of Data Warehousing
Nancy Williams, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T3
Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
Mark Madsen  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T4
Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications
Larissa Moss  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W5
CIF—Coordinating Your BI, Data Warehousing, and Enterprise Information Initiatives NEW!
Lisa Loftis, CBIP  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W7
Beyond the Data Warehouse: Architectural Options for Data Integration
Evan Levy, CBIP  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH5A
DW 2.0: Architecture for the Next Generation of Data Warehousing NEW!
Derek Strauss  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH5P
Integrating Unstructured Data into the DW 2.0 Framework NEW!
William H. Inmon  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH7A
Ensuring Data Quality in Data Integration—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F1
TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation
Deanne Larson, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
F4A
Using Metadata to Improve Quality NEW!
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP  
ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY  
WHENSESSION
Sunday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
S3P
Assessing Your BI Maturity: How to Take Your BI Environment to the Next Level NEW!
Wayne Eckerson  John O’Brien, CBIP  
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S5
Designing a High-Performance Data Warehouse
Stephen A. Brobst  
Monday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
M5A
Capacity Planning for Enterprise Data Warehouse Deployment
Stephen A. Brobst  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M6
HandsOn-OLAP SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Monday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
M8P
Feeling SaaS-y? Software as a Service Invades Business Intelligence
Claudia Imhoff  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T5
Real-Time Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T6
HandsOn-Business Analytics SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T8
Evaluating BI Toolsets and BI Tools in Action UPDATED!
Cindi Howson  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
W6A
HandsOn-Requirements Gathering: Advanced Techniques for BI Requirements SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Wednesday
2:15 PM - 5:30 PM
W6P
HandsOn-Statistical Analysis for BI—Essential Business Statistics for BI Applications and Solutions SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH6
HandsOn-Advanced Analytics SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
F3A
Virtualization Technologies for BI Environments
John O’Brien, CBIP  
Friday
12:15 PM - 3:30 PM
F3P
Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence UPDATED!
John O’Brien, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F6
HandsOn-Data Integration
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
CAREER
WHENSESSION
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH2A
CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH2P
CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F5
Building a BI Career: A Personal Growth Plan
Jennifer Hay, CBIP