BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WEEK

March 9-13, 2015

www.tdwi.org

CORADIX Technology Consulting Ltd. in partnership with The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) is pleased to announce
continued Business Intelligence (BI) training this winter. These training courses will help you and your department or
organization understand BI fundamentals. Here are the one day training courses being offered the week of March 9-13, 2015.
Attendees may choose any or all of the following courses, conveniently offered in downtown Ottawa.
BI Essentials Series
One Day, Individual Courses
Course 1
TDWI BI Principles and Practices: Charting the Course to BI Success
Details:

March 9, 2015
Cost: $850,
(Monday)
Including Lunch
The BI life cycle spans a continuum that begins with large amounts of disparate data and stretches to encompass people,
technology, information, analysis, and decision making. The benefits of BI are substantial: new business capabilities for
insight, forecasting, planning, agility, and strategy execution.
Realizing benefits is challenging. With many moving partsinfrastructure, technology, data, integration, analytics,
applications, metrics, reports, dashboards, scorecardsputting the pieces together in the most effective way is difficult.
Learn the basics of BI from end to end, with special attention to two of the most important factors for BI success: planning
and collaboration. You are most able to chart a course for BI success when teams and stakeholders share common
concepts, use consistent terminology, and contribute collectively to the BI vision.
You Will Learn:
Meaningful and actionable definitions of BI
Effective ways to deliver BI: Web, mobile, desktop, etc.
Common kinds of BI reporting: ad hoc, published, enterprise, and operational
Performance management principles, including dashboards, scorecards, and KPIs
Business analyst principles, including OLAP, analytic modeling, and data visualization
Advanced analytics concepts for data mining, predictive analytics, and text analytics
Data management practices, including profiling, cleansing, and quality management
Data integration practices, including consolidation, virtualization, and data warehousing
Geared to:
Anyone with a role in BI/DW programs who needs to understand the concepts and the full life cycle of BI
BI/DW managers and leaders seeking to increase the value and business impact of a BI program
Business and technical people who need to work together to implement BI
Teams that need to develop a common base of concepts and terminology for BI

Course 2
TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business
Analytics
Details:

March 10, 2015

(Tuesday)

Cost: $850,
Including Lunch

Dimensional data is a core component of modern business intelligence and data warehouse implementations.
Dimensionally organized data offers a more effective and adaptable solution to business analytics needs than can be
achieved with relational data structures. Virtually anyone involved in business intelligence and data warehousing projects
needs to have fundamental knowledge of the pathway from business questions to business analytics. This course traces
that pathway.
The course begins with a comparison of relational and dimensional data organization and provides an example of business
questions not readily answered using more traditional data structures of relational modeling. It then illustrates the steps
to design analytic solutions, starting from business questions and concluding by demonstrating an OLAP solution. These
steps encompass techniques to capture business questions, represent them as a business solution, translate them into a
technology solution, and deliver them to those who need information.
You Will Learn:
Concepts of dimensional data modeling
The relationship between business metrics and dimensional data
Similarities and differences between relational and dimensional data models

BI Essentials Series
One Day, Individual Courses
Requirements-gathering techniques for business metrics and dimensional data
How to build a logical dimensional model
How to translate a logical dimensional model to a star schema design
How dimensional data is used to deliver business analytics and OLAP capabilities

Geared To:
Data architects
Data mart developers
Business analysts
Business intelligence and data warehouse program and project managers
Course 3
TDWI Requirements Gathering: Getting Correct and Complete
Requirements for BI Systems
Details:

March 11, 2015

(Wednesday)

Cost: $850,
Including Lunch

Gathering business requirements for BI systems is more difficult than for operational systems. Without the specifics of
business transactions, scheduled reports, and prescribed business rules, it is difficult to know where to start and how to
proceed. The skill set for the BI requirements analyst includes techniques to identify requirements, tools to manage
requirements, and checklists to ensure completeness.
You Will Learn:
The distinction between business, functional, and technical requirements
Where and how requirements fit into the BI lifecycle
Ten techniques for requirements gathering and when to use each
How to apply the techniques for BI requirements
Why requirements management is essential and how it is performed
How to ensure completeness using a checklist of 40 kinds of requirements
Geared To:
Business and systems analysts
BI program managers
BI project managers
CERTIFIED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONAL (CBIP) CERTIFICATION
March 12, 2015
(Thursday)

Details:

Cost: $2750,
Including Lunch
and Specialty
Exam (Friday)*

About the CBIP

TDWI offers the industry's only independent certification program available, the Certified Business Intelligence
Professional (CBIP). The CBIP program is designed for senior-level information systems and technology professionals in the
business intelligence, data warehousing, and business analytics industry. CBIP, a test-based certification program, is
offered in 4 key specialty areas: Business Analytics, Leadership and Management, & Data Analysis and Design, Data
Integration. For more information, please visit: www.tdwi.org/cbip.
Morning Course & Exam (Mandatory)
CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam and Information Systems Core Exam
Afternoon Course & Exam (Mandatory)
CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam and the Data Warehousing Exam
*Note: Cost for CBIP includes 3 Preparations and 3 Exams for a total of $ 2750.00. One free re-write of an exam is offered
if you fail an exam.

March 13, 2015

(Friday)
Details:

Select one of the following specialty areas for your final day:

Specialty 1: CBIP Leadership and Management Exam

Specialty 2: CBIP Business Analytics Exam
Specialty 3: CBIP Data Analysis and Design Exam
Specialty 4: CBIP Data Integration Exam

Included in CBIP

A 10% discount* is available for any one of the following conditions:

a) Registering for multiple courses
b) Registering multiple people from the same organization for the same course
c) Being a current or past CORADIX consultant

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WEEK

March 9th 13th , 2015
Registrations will be accepted up to February 27th, 2015. Late registrations will be accepted, subject to availability.
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Matty Gyenis, Course Administrator
151 Slater Street, Suite 1010, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3
Pone: 613-234-0800 Ext. 221
Fax: 613-234-0988
Email: events@coradix.com

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Cancellation Policy:
Only cancellations received in writing by fax or email up to
February 27, 2015 will be refunded, less 10% handling fee.
Substitutions are permitted. Notification prior to the event
date would be much appreciated.

Continental Breakfast and Lunch Included. Please advise Course Administrator in advance of any dietary restrictions.