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Conference-At-A-Glance


Track Key :
 Administration and Technology Business Analytics
 CBIP Data Analysis and Design
 Data Integration Keynote
 Leadership and Management
Sunday, February 21, 2010
TIME EVENT
Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
S1:  TDWI Data Warehousing Concepts and Principles: An Introduction to the Field of Data Warehousing

Mark Peco, CBIP
Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
S2:  TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact

Todd Saunders, CBIP
Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
S3:  BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT

Jill Dyché, CBIP
Sunday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  
S4A:  How Healthy is Your BI Environment?

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D.
Sunday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
  
S4P:  The Information Worker in the 21st CenturyNEW

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D.

Colin White
Sunday
1:45 pm - 5:00 p.m.
  
S5P:  Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business

Wayne W. Eckerson
Monday, February 22, 2010
TIME EVENT
Monday
8:00 am - 8:45 am
  
KEYNOTE: Buytendijk on Strategy, Decision Making, and Business Intelligence

Frank Buytendijk
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
M1:  TDWI Data Warehousing Architectures: Choosing the Right Data Warehousing Approach

Mark Peco, CBIP
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
M2:  TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems

Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
M3:  Dimensional Modeling from a Business Perspective: A Model the Business Can Understand

Laura L. Reeves
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
M4:  Kimball ETL Architecture Overview

Bob Becker
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
M5:  Operational Business Intelligence: Why, What, and How

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D.
Monday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  
M6A:  BI Manager Toolkit: Managing Accountability for Project Success

Maureen Clarry

Lorna Rickard
Monday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  
M7A:  Implementing MDM for BI and Data Integration

Evan Levy, CBIP
Monday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  
M8A:  CBIP Preparation for the Information System Core Exam

Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Monday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
  
M6P:  BI Manager Toolkit: Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements

Maureen Clarry

Lorna Rickard
Monday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
  
M7P:  Change Management for MDM

Evan Levy, CBIP
Monday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
  
M8P:  CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam

Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
TIME EVENT
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 p.m.
  
T1:  TDWI Project Management for Business Intelligence

Dave Wells, CBIP
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
T2:  TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analysis

John O'Brien, CBIP
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
T3:  TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics

Mark Peco, CBIP
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
T4:  Intermediate and Advanced Techniques for Effective Data Modeling

Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
T5:  Data Governance for BI Professionals

Jill Dyché, CBIP

Kimberly Nevala
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
T6:  Data Driven: Managing Data Assets

Thomas C. Redman
Tuesday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
  
T7A:  Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies

Mark Madsen
Tuesday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
  
T8A:  CIF—Coordinating Your BI, Data Warehousing, and Enterprise Information Initiatives

Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D.
Tuesday
2:15 pm - 5:30 pm
  
T7P:  Social Media, Web 2.0, and BI: Extending the BI Portfolio

Mark Madsen
Tuesday
2:15 pm - 5:30 pm
  
T8P:  Data Quality for Operational BI

Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
TIME EVENT
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W1:  TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics

John O'Brien, CBIP

Mark Peco, CBIP
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
W2:  Dimensional Design: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques*

Chris Adamson
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W3:  Putting the Business Back in BI: A Framework for Requirements and Value Management

Dave Wells, CBIP
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W4:  Let's Stop Calling It Metadata: It's About Managing Information

Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W5:  Power, Politics, and Partnership: A Path to a More Agile Organization

Maureen Clarry

Lorna Rickard
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W6:  Managing and Evaluating Your BI Tool Portfolio and BI Bake-Off

Cindi Howson
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W7:  Practical Data Quality ManagementNEW

David Loshin
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
  
W8  Kimball Data Warehouse Lifecycle Overview

Bob Becker
Thursday, February 25, 2010
TIME EVENT
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:45 am
  
KEYNOTE: Stop Paving the Cowpath

Mark Madsen
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
TH1:  TDWI Requirements Gathering: Getting Correct and Complete Requirements for BI Systems

Dave Wells, CBIP
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
TH2:  TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation

Michael L. Gonzales, Ph.D., CBIP
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
TH3:  Designing a Data Warehouse for High Performance

Stephen Brobst
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
TH4:  The BI Pathway Approach: Delivering BI for Business Value UPDATED

Nancy Williams, CBIP
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
TH5:  Integrating Data Warehouses and Data Marts Using Conformed Dimensions

Laura L. Reeves
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  
TH6:  Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs

Robert S. Seiner
Thursday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  
TH7A:  Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective

Tony Rathburn
Thursday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  
TH8A:  Data Requirements Analysis for Business Intelligence and MDM

David Loshin
Thursday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
  
TH7P:  Predictive Analytics: Making It WorkUPDATED!

Tony Rathburn
Thursday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
  
TH8P:  Data Profiling for Data Quality Assessment, Reengineering, and Data Integration

David Loshin
Friday, February 26, 2010
TIME EVENT
Friday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
  
F1:  TDWI Data Integration Testing: Ensuring Quality for ETL and Data ConsolidationUPDATED

Michael L. Gonzales, Ph.D., CBIP
Friday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
  
F2:  An Agile Method for Data Warehousing

Ralph Hughes
Friday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
  
F3:  Business Requirements Workshop: BI Requirements Gathering Techniques

Dave Wells, CBIP
Friday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
  
F4A:  The Future of Data Warehousing

Stephen Brobst
Friday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
  
F5A:  OLAP Technologies: How to Implement Dimensional Designs

John O'Brien, CBIP
Friday
12:15 pm - 3:30 pm
  
F4P:  Capacity Planning for Enterprise Data Warehouse Deployment

Stephen Brobst
Friday
12:15 pm - 3:30 pm
  
F5P:  Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business IntelligenceUPDATED

John O'Brien, CBIP