Wed. May 14, 2008

TDWI World Conference Spring 2008

Conference-At-A-Glance

Guide to the course selections below by track:
 Leadership & Management Data Analysis & Design
 Business Analytics Data Integration
 Administration & Technology Career

Sunday , May 11, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 9:00 AM-5:00 PMHalf Day A 9:00-12:15 AMHalf Day P 1:45-5:00 PM
TIMEEVENT
8:00-9:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 S1 TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact
Jed Summerton
Half Day P
 S2P Bringing Business and IT Together: Practical Steps to Improved Working Relationships
David L. Wells, CBIP
Full Day
 S3 BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
Jill Dyché, CBIP
Full Day
 S4 Business Requirements for BI Impact
Nancy Williams, CBIP  David Bloom
Full Day
 S5 BI Technology Review: Developments and Trends UPDATED!
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 S6 Designing a High-Performance Data Warehouse
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 S7 TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics
James Thomann, CBIP  Mark Peco, CBIP
Full Day
 S8 Convergence of SOA and BI NEW!
Robert J. Abate, CBIP
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break


Monday , May 12, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 9:00 AM-5:00 PMHalf Day A 9:00-12:15 AMHalf Day P 1:45-5:00 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM
 Keynote: People First!—Creating a Business Intelligence Culture
David L. Wells, CBIP
Full Day
 M1 TDWI Business Intelligence Program Management
Nancy Williams, CBIP
Full Day
 M2 Leading Change: The People Dimension
C. Lwanga Yonke
Full Day
 M3 Core Competencies for Business Intelligence NEW!
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Full Day
 M4 Data Warehouse Lifecycle Overview
Bob Becker
Full Day
 M5 HandsOn-Business Analytics™ SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day A
 M6A Capacity Planning for Enterprise Data Warehouse Deployment NEW!
Stephen A. Brobst
Half Day P
 M6P The Future of Data Warehousing NEW!
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 M7 TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics*
  James Thomann, CBIP    Mark Peco, CBIP
Half Day A
 M8A CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam
Paul Flach, CBIP
Half Day P
 M8P CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam
Paul Flach, CBIP
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:30-6:45 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: HCSC Executives Share Their Information Vision for a Health Care Enterprise Data Integration Hub
  Rick A. Biederstadt    Anthony Nicosia
 Night School: Using Performance Modeling and Dashboards to Link Strategy to Operations
Bob Imberman
5:30-7:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab—Chicago
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Tuesday , May 13, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 8:00 AM-5:30 PMHalf Day A 8:00-11:15 AMHalf Day P 2:15-5:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 T1 TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Full Day
 T2 Power, Politics, and Partnership in Data Warehousing Projects
Maureen Clarry  Lorna Rickard
Half Day A
 T3A Integrating Unstructured Data into BI Solutions NEW!
Philip Russom
Half Day P
 T3P Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business
Wayne Eckerson
Full Day
 T4 Evaluating BI Toolsets and BI Tools in Action UPDATED!
Cindi Howson
Half Day A
 T5A HandsOn-Statistical Analysis for BI™—Essential Business Statistics for BI Applications and Solutions SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day P
 T5P HandsOn-Business Intelligence Strategy™ SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 T6 Real-Time Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 T7 Putting the Business Back in BI: A Framework for Requirements and Value Management*
David L. Wells, CBIP
Full Day
 T8 Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
Mark Madsen
Full Day
 T9 Navigating the Next Major Fork in the BI Roadmap NEW!
Claudia Imhoff  Barry Devlin
11:15 AM-2:15 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
5:00-7:00 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Reception
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Wednesday , May 14, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 8:00 AM-5:30 PMHalf Day A 8:00-11:15 AMHalf Day P 2:15-5:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 W1 TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 W2 Negotiating for BI Success NEW!
Lorna Rickard  Matt Schwartz, CBIP,
Full Day
 W3 Ensuring Data Quality in Data Integration—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik
Half Day A
 W4A Let’s Stop Calling It Metadata: It’s about Managing Information
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Half Day P
 W4P Feeling SaaS-y? Software as a Service Invades Business Intelligence NEW!
Claudia Imhoff
Full Day
 W5 HandsOn-OLAP™ SOLD OUT
Paul Flach, CBIP  Olga L. Pineda, CBIP
Half Day A
 W6A BPM Solution Selection and Implementation Best Practices*
Tim Wall
Half Day P
 W6P Using Business Architecture to Strengthen Information Architecture NEW!
Bruce Moore
Full Day
 W7 Statistical Modeling for Non-Statisticians
Michael J. A. Berry
Full Day
 W8 Dimensional Modeling beyond the Basics: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
Laura L. Reeves
Half Day A
 W9A Data Requirements Analysis NEW!
David Loshin
Half Day P
 W9P Data Profiling for Reengineering, Knowledge Discovery, and Information Quality
David Loshin
11:15 AM-2:15 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
6:00-7:15 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: TOOL TALK—BI Reporting Tools
Mike Lampa
 Night School: Writing for Power in BI
Wayne Eckerson
6:00-7:30 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab—Chicago
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Thursday , May 15, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 9:00 AM-5:00 PMHalf Day A 9:00-12:15 AMHalf Day P 1:45-5:00 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM
 Keynote: The Myth of Self-Service BI
Wayne Eckerson
Full Day
 TH1 TDWI Quality Management for Business Intelligence Systems NEW!
Deanne Larson, CBIP
Full Day
 TH2 The Human Side of Data Integration: Powerful Principles Critical to Success
Len Silverston
Full Day
 TH3 Data Conversion, Consolidation, and Cleansing—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik
Full Day
 TH4 The Role of Politics, Authority, and Culture in Governing Data
Robert S. Seiner  Danette McGilvray
Full Day
 TH5 HandsOn-Requirements Gathering: Advanced Techniques for BI Requirements SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 TH6 Data Mining Techniques, Tools, and Tactics
Dean Abbott
Full Day
 TH7 Boot Camp for Analysts—Proficiency and Skill Development
John L. Doran  Bob Ford
Full Day
 TH8 Data Modeling in an Unstructured World NEW!
Steve Hoberman, CBIP
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:30-6:45 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: High-Performance Data Warehousing—Augmenting the Data Warehouse Appliance
Krish Krishnan
 Night School: Open Source in Practice
Alexander Pohl
5:30-7:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab—Chicago


Friday , May 16, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 8:00 AM-3:30 PMHalf Day A 8:00-11:15 AMHalf Day P 12:15-3:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 F1 TDWI Technology Architecture for BI: Planning and Design of the Technical Infrastructure
Deanne Larson, CBIP
Half Day A
 F2A Leadership Mastery in Technical Environments NEW!
Art Petty
Half Day P
 F2P Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence UPDATED!
John O’Brien, CBIP
Full Day
 F3 Integrating Data Warehouses and Data Marts Using Conformed Dimensions UPDATED!
Laura L. Reeves
Full Day
 F4 Building a BI Career: A Personal Growth Plan UPDATED!
  David L. Wells, CBIP    Jennifer Hay, CBIP
Full Day
 F5 HandsOn-Data Mining™ SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
 Lunch Break
8:00 AM-2:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab—Chicago