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ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE DALLAS AREA
Dear Dallas BI/DW and Marketing Business Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming Dallas Los Angeles Chapter meeting on March 12, 2010. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange BI, DW, MDM and career advice while listening to high-quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. See our meeting agenda below.
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When: |
Friday, March 12, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
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Where: |
Bravo Technical Resources, Inc.
Heritage Square I
4835 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000
Dallas, TX 75244
972.419.1655
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Agenda:
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8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and Networking |
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9:00– 9:15 a.m. |
Opening remarks by William McKnight, TDWI Dallas Chapter President |
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9:15 - 10:15 a.m. |
Presentation: "Role Based Reporting"
by Aline Koch, Independent Consultant |
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Abstract
Transitioning from functional to role-based reporting creates a more user-friendly environment with lower maintenance. The requirements will have to be dynamic and centralized for this type of reporting. In order to be effective, it will also need input from both the people in that role and their management. |
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10:15 - 10:45 a.m. |
Networking Break |
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10:45 - 11:45 a.m. |
“Managing Change Readiness in BI Teams”
By Todd Saunders, Executive Vice President of Customer Solutions, CONNECT: The Knowledge Network
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Abstract
Business intelligence projects struggle with a variety of issues that chronically inhibit success. Some of these issues are technical – many are not. At the core of these issues are people challenges. Many of these people issues are not unique to business intelligence yet continue to be opportunities to improve performance and communication. Is your organization struggling with change, challenging team dynamics, unresolved conflict, and ineffective communication?
Regardless of your position on the team, this entertaining session will provide you with practical tips and techniques for improving communication and implementing change.
• Managing change readiness in business intelligence teams
• Improving communication up, down and across the organization
• Gaining insights into people that irritate us |
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11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Closing Comments & Wrap-Up |
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Space is limited so sign up early! Membership is not required. However, to become a member at a 10% discount, please click here and use priority code dalcpt1. For more information about TDWI Membership, contact chapters@tdwi.org.
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Bios of Presenters
Aline Koch
Independent Consultant
Aline started in IT at EDS in 1994. After getting her MBA from Arizona State and a MIM from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management in 1998, she worked within the business doing BI for her department without realizing it. In 2000, she went to work for MetaSolv Software, now owned by Oracle. She was a consultant in Professional Services and part of the team that created the reporting solution for the main product, TBS (Telecom Business Solution), using Business Objects. She also led the team doing the Data Model training for clients and Data Model consulting. From there, she started the BI program for HQ during bankruptcy to gain visibility and aid the business to emerge from bankruptcy. HQ emerged from bankruptcy without having to borrow any money and was able to sell the company less than a year after bankruptcy for ~$300M to Regus. She became a part of Regus. Since that time, she has been promoted and was in charge of the Americas, having a team of 6 people who report directly to her, was included in Global groups or steering committees to help shape changes, and helped create the data warehouse as well as New World global reporting.
Todd Saunders
Todd Saunders has been building systems and organizations for nearly 20 years and has been involved in building specifically data warehouses, business intelligence solutions, and database marketing systems and launching the organizations to implement and operate these solutions for the last 12. Before joining CONNECT, Mr. Saunders worked at various consulting and marketing firms including McKinsey & Co., Coopers & Lybrand, Braun Consulting, and DoubleClick.
CONNECT was recognized as the South Metro Denver Small Business of the Year, and has been listed in the Top 50 Women Owned Businesses and the Top 250 Privately Owned Businesses in Colorado.
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