Web Intelligence

Learn how to make better business decisions, use fewer resources, and improve your company's bottom line by developing and using a data warehouse. This course provides an overview of business intelligence and data warehousing and gives you a look at all the major facets of developing and using a data warehouse to make effective business decisions. You'll work on a single project that allows you to develop a project plan and business case for a data warehouse, develop a dimensional model, develop a data staging process, and develop a data access process. You'll also learn about careers working with business intelligence and data warehousing as well as the educational requirements for this field.

Learn how to build a high performance dimensional data model. A good dimensional model and its physical database form the hub of a business intelligence data warehouse, serving as the target of the data integration and as the source of business intelligence data. This course provides both introductory and advanced concepts and techniques for developing effective dimensional models. Learn how to design dimensional models for extensibility, employ a proven dimensional design process, apply the process to several representative situations, and understand a variety of advanced dimensional modeling techniques.

Business Process Improvement (BPI) is the structured methodology that leads to incremental process improvements within the context of Continuous Process Improvement (CPI). BPI can be performed within all levels of the organization and, along with technical skills, will also always be associated with the application of the soft skills necessary to effectively implement and institutionalize change. Through a series of training activities, you will learn how to select, design, sell, implement, and institutionalize the changes necessary for effective Business Process Improvement.

This course provides a conceptual framework for approaching problem solving and decision-making situations with clarity and confidence. Participants build competence in making effective decisions based on the accurate assessment of the problem and preparing creative alternative solutions. Students learn how to use analysis, synthesis, and positive inquiry to approach individual and organizational problems, develop and evaluate objectives, and assess likely consequences. Using case studies and on-the-job situations encountered by the class, students explore successful models and proven methods that are readily transferable to their own situations.

Project leaders must often operate effectively in a high responsibility, but low authority environment. Whether you are leading or will be asked to lead a project team, this course will help you acquire the management and leadership skills necessary to lead successful projects with confidence. Learn how to build high-performance project teams through effective leadership and influence, utilize management skills to encourage productivity and cooperation, apply communication and negotiation strategies to resolve conflicts, and implement creative problem-solving techniques to ensure project success. This class will be very interactive and will require the active involvement of the participants in realistic project related activities.