Lawrence Corr
DecisionOne Consulting
[Due to corona restrictions we only have a limited number of seats available. Please register early! To provide the live video stream in the hybrid format, we require a minimum of three online attendees.]
Agile Data Warehouse Design covers step-by-step techniques for capturing data warehousing/business intelligence (DW/BI) requirements and turning them into high performance dimensional models in the most direct way: by modelstorming (data modeling + brainstorming) with BI stakeholders.
Agile techniques emphasise the early and frequent delivery of working software, stakeholder collaboration, responsiveness to change and waste elimination. They have revolutionised application development and are increasingly being adopted by DW/BI teams. This course provides practical tools and techniques for applying agility to the design of database schemas – the earliest needed and most important working software for BI.
The course contrasts agile and non-agile DW/BI development and highlights the inherent failings of traditional BI requirements analysis and data modeling. Via class room sessions and team exercises attendees will discover how modelstorming (modeling + brainstorming) data requirements directly with BI stakeholders overcomes these limitations.
The course teaches BEAM (Business Event Analysis & Modeling), an agile approach to dimensional modeling, for improving communication between data designers, BI stakeholders and the whole DW/BI development team. BEAM provides tools and techniques that will encourage designers and developers to set aside their keyboards and entity relationship based tools and model interactively with their business stakeholders and colleagues. The result is everyone thinks dimensionally from the initial high level data requirements right down to detailed datasets. Developers understand how to efficiently implement dimensional modeling solutions. Business stakeholders feel ownership of the models they co-create and can already imagine how they will use them to answer their business questions.
BEAM helps close the gap between the business users’ data requirements and database design. It allows groups of business and IT professionals to model data collaboratively to not only gather and prioritize data requirements but create a shared understanding of data analytics opportunities and design more flexible BI solutions.
Join Lawrence Corr, author of the DW/BI bestseller Agile Data Warehouse Design for a lively three-day collaborative dimensional modeling course covering the latest agile techniques for systematically gathering Business Intelligence (BI) requirements and designing effective DW/BI systems.
You will learn how to:
You receive a free copy of the book Agile Data Warehouse Design by Lawrence Corr.
The virtual seminars and workshops will be offered through an online meeting platform, usually Webex or Zoom, from our video studio. The virtual classroom is equipped with multiple professional cameras and microphones and we have a two person crew available so that we can offer a similar experience to that of the traditional classroom and, more important, still offer adequate interaction with the speaker.
The presenter / trainer will still use his Powerpoint, combined with flipchart and paper, virtual whiteboard and physical whiteboard and will be accompanied by a operator / moderator at the scene. The presenter does not have to worry about technical issues such as switching, splitting, microphone settings and such but can fully focus on the course material and on engaging with the online attendees.
All of the above is to ensure that it does not become an impersonal one-way webinar but an interactive virtual classroom setting.
Those attending an online event or a hybrid event with the online meeting platform will be sent an invitiation with the meeting hyperlink and instructions a few days before, so well in advance of the course.
“Lawrence Corr is a really enjoyable and knowledgeable lecturer. The workshop has a nice variety of team exercises and theory.”
“Very intersting, fun, broad. Covers a lot and manages to keep it simple. Inspiring days, lots of new ideas!”
“I can see why Lawrence is an expert in the Agile DW & Dimensional Modelling field. His teaching & knowledge is thorough, engaging and thoughtful.”
“Relevant for anyone interested in gathering BI-requirements, with a lot of practical models.”
“Great course for people in BI who are looking for a quality set of basic knowledge in DWH design. Combine this with excellent methods to do this with non-technical colleagues.”
“Great course from the business perspective, will make me change my approach to modeling with the business.”
“Very refreshing approach to Data Warehouse Modelling. Speaking the stakeholder language is a big plus.”
“Very complete DWH and DTM training, including Agile Business Communication tips.”
“Great workshop, very inspiring.”
“Lawrence is an excellent trainer and has a lot of experience he shares with us.”
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