Sun. May 11, 2008

TDWI World Conference Winter 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
S2
Information Quality in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence: Principles and Practice
Larry P. English  
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S3
Leading and Organizing Business Intelligence Teams: Improving Individual and Team Performance*
Lorna Rickard  Maureen Clarry  
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S5
Measuring Business Intelligence Success* UPDATED!
Dorothy Miller  
Sunday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
S6P
TDWI Business Intelligence Executive Briefing
Nancy Williams, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
M4A
Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs
Robert S. Seiner  
Monday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
M4P
IT Governance Frameworks: ITIL and COBIT for the Data Manager NEW!
Charles Betz  
Monday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
M6A
HandsOn-Business Intelligence Strategy™ SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M7
Strategy for Data Governance NEW!
Larissa Moss  Sid Adelman  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T4
The Role of Politics, Authority, and Culture in Governing Data NEW!
Robert S. Seiner  Danette McGilvray  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W4
BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
Jill Dyché, CBIP  
Wednesday
2:15 PM - 5:30 PM
W7P
How to Build a Data Warehouse with Limited Resources
Claudia Imhoff  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH4
Portfolio Management Concepts and Practices Applied to BI Program and IT Project Management NEW!
Clyde Pinto  Mark Peco, CBIP  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH7P
Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business
Wayne Eckerson  
Friday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
F4A
Audit, Balance, and Control: What Every Organization Needs to Know
Karen Heath  
DATA ANALYSIS & DESIGN
WHENSESSION
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M1
TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
Steve Hoberman, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T1
TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics SOLD OUT
Steve Hoberman, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T2
Data Quality Fundamentals
Arkady Maydanchik  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W3
Dimensional Modeling Beyond the Basics: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
Laura L. Reeves  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH3
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
Paul Sheets, CBIP  
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
S4
TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics
David L. Wells, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M2
The BI Pathway Approach: Delivering BI for Business Value
Nancy Williams, CBIP  David Bloom  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M3
Requirements Management for Business Intelligence SOLD OUT
Mike Lampa  
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
M5
Enterprise Business Metrics in Practice: Using Metrics to Maximize Business Performance
Dan Merriman  
Monday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
M6P
HandsOn-Statistical Analysis for BI—Essential Business Statistics for BI Applications and Solutions
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Monday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
M8A
A Systems-Thinking Approach to Business Analytics
David L. Wells, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T5
Aligning Balanced Scorecard and BI to Optimize Business Performance NEW!
Bob Paladino  Nancy Williams, CBIP  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W5
Statistical Modeling for Non-Statisticians NEW!
Michael J. A. Berry  
Wednesday
2:15 PM - 5:30 PM
W8P
Web Analytics NEW!
Tony Byrne  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH5A
Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective
Thomas A. Rathburn  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH5P
Predictive Analytics: Making It Work
Thomas A. Rathburn  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F5
Data Mining Techniques, Tools, and Tactics
Dean Abbott  
DATA INTEGRATION
WHENSESSION
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T3
Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
Mark Madsen  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W1
TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation
Lisa Loftis, CBIP  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W2
Data Quality Assessment—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
W8A
Capturing Web Data and Content for BI NEW!
Mark Madsen  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH1
TDWI Data Cleansing: Delivering High-Quality Warehouse Data
Deanne Larson, CBIP  
ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY  
WHENSESSION
Monday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
M8P
Introduction to Geospatial Data and Analysis NEW!
Michael Scofield  
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T6
HandsOn-OLAP
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
T7
Evaluating BI Toolsets and BI Tools in Action UPDATED!
Cindi Howson  
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
T8
Content Management, Search, Portals NEW!
Alan Pelz-Sharpe  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
W6
HandsOn-Data Mining™ SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 11:15 AM
W7A
Evaluating BPM Solutions
Tim Wall  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
TH2
Designing a High-Performance Data Warehouse
Stephen A. Brobst  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
TH6
HandsOn-Advanced Analytics
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F1
TDWI Technology Architecture for BI: Planning and Design of the Technical Infrastructure
Deanne Larson, CBIP  
Friday
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
F2
Real-Time Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst  
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
Sunday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
S7A
CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam
Mark Peco, CBIP  
Sunday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
S7P
CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam
Mark Peco, CBIP  
Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
TH8A
CBIP Preparation for the Data Analysis and Design Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP  
Thursday
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
TH8P
CBIP Preparation for the Business Analytics Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP