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TDWI World Conference Summer 2007

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Please use the following guide to select the appropriate courses to attend. We have designed tracks to appeal to attendees with various levels of experience and roles.

 Leadership & Management Business Analytics
 Data Analysis & Design Data Integration
 Administration & Technology Bringing Business & IT Together
 Career Data Management
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
DAYSESSION
Sunday
S2A Balanced Scorecards in the Business-Centric BI Architecture
S4A Let’s Stop Calling It Metadata: It’s about Managing Information
S6 Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs
Monday
M2 BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
M6 The Advance Course in Data Governance* NEW!
Tuesday
T1 TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics*
T2 Business Requirements for BI Impact
T3 Performance Management: Creating Role-Based Analytics NEW!
T7A HandsOn-Business Intelligence Strategy™ SOLD OUT
T7P HandsOn-Risk Mitigation for Business Intelligence™ UPDATED!
Wednesday
W1 TDWI Business Intelligence Program Management
W5P Facing Up to IT’s Image Problem NEW!
Thursday
TH2 BI Manager Toolkit: Bringing Business and IT Together
TH3A Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective
TH5 Leading Change: The People Dimension
TH6A Realizing the Full Potential of Your BI Solution: Foundation-Building Techniques NEW!
TH8A Engaging the Business: BI Impact from Sponsorship to End Users NEW!
Friday
F2A BI Manager Toolkit: Managing Accountability for Project Success*
F3 Data Warehouse Project Management
F5P Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence UPDATED!
F6P Realizing the Full Potential of Your BI Solution: Demonstrating and Sustaining Value Long-Term NEW!

BUSINESS ANALYTICS
DAYSESSION
Sunday
S1 TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact
S2A Balanced Scorecards in the Business-Centric BI Architecture
S3 Dashboard Design for Immediate Insight
S7 HandsOn-OLAP
Monday
M1 TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics
M3 Data Visualization for Discovery and Analysis
Tuesday
T1 TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics*
T4 Evaluating BI Toolsets and BI Tools in Action UPDATED!
T8A Advanced Performance Management—Organizational Behavior and Strategic Alignment NEW!
T8P Seeing "I" to "I": How to Get KPIs from Your BI Solution NEW!
Wednesday
W3A BI and Excel: Friends or Foes?
W3P Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting: Moving from Spreadsheets to Analytics NEW!
W4 TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics SOLD OUT
W5A Introduction to Business Rules NEW!
W7 HandsOn-Business Analytics
Thursday
TH3A Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective
TH3P Predictive Analytics: Making It Work
TH7 HandsOn-Advanced Analytics
Friday
F7 HandsOn-Data Mining™ SOLD OUT

DATA ANALYSIS & DESIGN
DAYSESSION
Sunday
S6 Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs
Monday
M3 Data Visualization for Discovery and Analysis
M4 TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
Tuesday
T8A Advanced Performance Management—Organizational Behavior and Strategic Alignment NEW!
Wednesday
W5A Introduction to Business Rules NEW!
W6P Data Standards, Collaboration, and Information Exchange
Thursday
TH3P Predictive Analytics: Making It Work
TH4 Dimensional Modeling Beyond the Basics: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
TH8P Ensuring Data Quality in Data Conversion and Consolidation
Friday
F1 TDWI Data Cleansing: Delivering High-Quality Warehouse Data
F5A Business Metadata: Putting Metadata to Work in the Business NEW!

DATA INTEGRATION
DAYSESSION
Sunday
S4A Let’s Stop Calling It Metadata: It’s about Managing Information
Monday
M7 HandsOn-Data Integration
Tuesday
T5 Beyond the Data Warehouse: Architectural Options for Data Integration
T6 Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
Wednesday
W6A Implementing Data Integration in the SMB Market NEW!
W6P Data Standards, Collaboration, and Information Exchange
W8 A Guide to Master Data Management NEW!
Thursday
TH1 TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation
TH8P Ensuring Data Quality in Data Conversion and Consolidation
Friday
F1 TDWI Data Cleansing: Delivering High-Quality Warehouse Data

ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY
DAYSESSION
Sunday
S5 Designing a High-Performance Data Warehouse
S7 HandsOn-OLAP
Monday
M5 Real-Time Data Warehousing
M7 HandsOn-Data Integration
Tuesday
T6 Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
T7A HandsOn-Business Intelligence Strategy™ SOLD OUT
T7P HandsOn-Risk Mitigation for Business Intelligence™ UPDATED!
Wednesday
W7 HandsOn-Business Analytics
Thursday
TH7 HandsOn-Advanced Analytics
Friday
F5P Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence UPDATED!
F7 HandsOn-Data Mining™ SOLD OUT

BRINGING BUSINESS & IT TOGETHER
DAYSESSION
Monday
M2 BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
Tuesday
T8A Advanced Performance Management—Organizational Behavior and Strategic Alignment NEW!
T8P Seeing "I" to "I": How to Get KPIs from Your BI Solution NEW!
Wednesday
W1 TDWI Business Intelligence Program Management
W5P Facing Up to IT’s Image Problem NEW!
Thursday
TH2 BI Manager Toolkit: Bringing Business and IT Together
TH5 Leading Change: The People Dimension
TH6A Realizing the Full Potential of Your BI Solution: Foundation-Building Techniques NEW!
TH6P Realizing the Full Potential of Your BI Solution: Gaining Buy-In NEW!
TH8A Engaging the Business: BI Impact from Sponsorship to End Users NEW!
Friday
F2P BI Manager Toolkit: Negotiating and Resolving Disagreements
F5A Business Metadata: Putting Metadata to Work in the Business NEW!
F6A Realizing the Full Potential of Your BI Solution: Marketing and Sales within the Organization NEW!
F6P Realizing the Full Potential of Your BI Solution: Demonstrating and Sustaining Value Long-Term NEW!

CAREER
DAYSESSION
Monday
M8P CBIP Preparation for the Business Analytics Exam

DATA MANAGEMENT
DAYSESSION
Sunday
S4A Let’s Stop Calling It Metadata: It’s about Managing Information
S4P Applying Quality Concepts to Data Management
S6 Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs
Monday
M4 TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
M6 The Advance Course in Data Governance* NEW!
Wednesday
W4 TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics SOLD OUT
W6P Data Standards, Collaboration, and Information Exchange
W8 A Guide to Master Data Management NEW!
Thursday
TH4 Dimensional Modeling Beyond the Basics: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
Friday
F1 TDWI Data Cleansing: Delivering High-Quality Warehouse Data
F4 Dimensional Modeling: Advanced Topics