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TDWI World Conference Tracks

The field of BI logically segments into five core disciplines, and our courses are organized by track in a similar fashion. The tracks on the Agenda pages are color-coded to help you plan your week at TDWI's World Conference in Las Vegas. Each course track code indicates how it corresponds to the five core disciplines. Some courses touch upon more than one core discipline.
Administration and Technology
WHEN EVENT
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
M1:

TDWI Data Warehousing Architectures: Choosing the Right Data Warehousing Approach

Tuesday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
T7A:

Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies

Tuesday
2:15 pm - 5:30 pm
T7P:

Social Media, Web 2.0, and BI: Extending the BI Portfolio

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W6:

Developing Your BI Tool Strategy and BI Bake-OffUPDATED

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH3:

Designing a Data Warehouse for High Performance

Friday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
F4A:

The Future of Data Warehousing

Friday
12:15 pm - 3:30 pm
F4P:

Capacity Planning for Enterprise Data Warehouse Deployment

Friday
12:15 pm - 3:30 pm
F5P:

Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business IntelligenceUPDATED

Business Analytics
WHEN EVENT
Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
S2:

TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact

Sunday
1:45 pm - 5:00 p.m.
S5P:

Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business

Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
M5:

Operational Business Intelligence: Why, What, and How

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T2:

TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analysis

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T3:

TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics

Tuesday
2:15 pm - 5:30 pm
T8P:

Data Quality for Operational BI

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W1:

TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W6:

Developing Your BI Tool Strategy and BI Bake-OffUPDATED

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH4:

The BI Pathway Approach: Delivering BI for Business Value UPDATED

Thursday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
TH7A:

Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective

Thursday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
TH7P:

Predictive Analytics: Making It WorkUPDATED!

CBIP
WHEN EVENT
Monday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
M8A:

CBIP Preparation for the Information System Core Exam

Monday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
M8P:

CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W1:

TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics

Data Analysis and Design
WHEN EVENT
Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
M1:

TDWI Data Warehousing Architectures: Choosing the Right Data Warehousing Approach

Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
M2:

TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems

Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
M3:

Dimensional Modeling from a Business Perspective: A Model the Business Can Understand

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T2:

TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analysis

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T4:

Intermediate and Advanced Techniques for Effective Data Modeling

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T6:

Data Driven: Managing Data Assets

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
W2:

Dimensional Design: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques*

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W7:

Practical Data Quality ManagementNEW

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W8

Kimball Data Warehouse Lifecycle Overview

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH1:

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

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH5:

Integrating Data Warehouses and Data Marts Using Conformed Dimensions

Thursday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
TH7P:

Predictive Analytics: Making It WorkUPDATED!

Thursday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
TH8P:

Data Profiling for Data Quality Assessment, Reengineering, and Data Integration

Friday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
F3:

Business Requirements Workshop: BI Requirements Gathering Techniques

Friday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
F5A:

OLAP Technologies: How to Implement Dimensional Designs

Data Integration
WHEN EVENT
Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
S1:

TDWI Data Warehousing Concepts and Principles: An Introduction to the Field of Data Warehousing

Monday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
M4:

Kimball ETL Architecture Overview

Monday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
M7A:

Implementing MDM for BI and Data Integration

Monday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
M7P:

Change Management for MDM

Tuesday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
T8A:

CIF—Coordinating Your BI, Data Warehousing, and Enterprise Information Initiatives

Tuesday
2:15 pm - 5:30 pm
T8P:

Data Quality for Operational BI

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W4:

Let's Stop Calling It Metadata: It's About Managing Information

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W5:

Power, Politics, and Partnership: A Path to a More Agile Organization

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W8

Kimball Data Warehouse Lifecycle Overview

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH2:

TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH4:

The BI Pathway Approach: Delivering BI for Business Value UPDATED

Thursday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
TH8A:

Data Requirements Analysis for Business Intelligence and MDMUPDATED

Thursday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
TH8P:

Data Profiling for Data Quality Assessment, Reengineering, and Data Integration

Friday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
F1:

TDWI Data Integration Testing: Ensuring Quality for ETL and Data ConsolidationUPDATED

Keynote
WHEN EVENT
Monday
8:00 am - 8:45 am

KEYNOTE: Buytendijk on Strategy, Decision Making, and Business Intelligence

Thursday
8:00 am - 8:45 am

KEYNOTE: Stop Paving the Cowpath

Leadership and Management
WHEN EVENT
Sunday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
S3:

BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT

Sunday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
S4A:

How Healthy is Your BI Environment?

Sunday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
S4P:

The Information Worker in the 21st CenturyNEW

Sunday
1:45 pm - 5:00 p.m.
S5P:

Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business

Monday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
M6A:

BI Manager Toolkit: Managing Accountability for Project Success

Monday
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
M6P:

BI Manager Toolkit: Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 p.m.
T1:

TDWI Project Management for Business Intelligence

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T5:

Data Governance for BI Professionals

Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
T6:

Data Driven: Managing Data Assets

Tuesday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
T8A:

CIF—Coordinating Your BI, Data Warehousing, and Enterprise Information Initiatives

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W1:

TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W3:

Putting the Business Back in BI: A Framework for Requirements and Value Management

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W4:

Let's Stop Calling It Metadata: It's About Managing Information

Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
W5:

Power, Politics, and Partnership: A Path to a More Agile Organization

Thursday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
TH6:

Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs

Thursday
9:00 am - 12:15 pm
TH7A:

Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective

Friday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
F2:

An Agile Method for Data Warehousing

Friday
8:00 am - 11:15 am
F4A:

The Future of Data Warehousing

Friday
12:15 pm - 3:30 pm
F5P:

Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business IntelligenceUPDATED