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BeinganAwesomeBIDeveloperisNotEnoughItHelpsbut…It’sNotEnough
IntroducingYourTrainersForTheDay…
MikeBernaiche MelissaBryan
“The5%'ersinITnaturallyunderstandthebusinessandtechnology,cantalktoboth andquicklygettowhatisimportant. Weneedtobuildthose
skillsdeeperinourorganizations sowecandrivevaluefaster.”
PaulStubitsch- CIO- IBTIndustrySolutions
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Your CIO/CFO Wants You to Think Like An Executive
• What are the strategic goals of the organization?
• Who are the industry leaders and how are they competing?
• How can we use analytics to serve our customers better?
• How can we drive value to the organization?
• What is the cost/benefit?
CognosDashboardAuditLearnWhatBestPracticeMythsAreKillingYourEfforts
ClientCaseStudy– HeSaid,SheSaid
Executive’sStory Developer’sStory
Disclaimer:ToProtecttheInnocent,allindividualsnamesandproductshavebeenchanged
• Sickofspendingmoneyondatawarehouses,BIandbudgetingtoollicensesandnotgettingwhathewants
• Askingforadashboardforoverayear
• 42pagesofdaily,weeklyandmonthlyreports
• Ihavebuilthimatleastadozendashboardsandhedoesn’tusethem
• Hesignedoffontherequirements
• Don’tevenwasteyourtime
TraditionalRequirementsGathering
4ReasonsEndUsersDon’tAdoptDashboards
1. SurfaceDeepTechnicalRequirements2. VisuallyOverwhelming3. WrongVisualizations4. ItWasn’tTheirIdea
TraditionalRequirementsGathering
Tellmewhatyouwant.
ChangeofMindset
RequirementsGathering
RequirementsDiscovery
3TypesofRequirements
1. Conscious2. Unconscious(auto-pilot)3. Undreamed-of
#1FundamentaltruthofRequirements:Requirementsexistwhetheryoudiscoverthemornot
MindMapping
Inventory Turns
OverproductionFinished Goods Sold
Color
Bill’sMentalMindMap
4ReasonsEndUsersDon’tAdoptDashboards
1. SurfaceDeepTechnicalRequirements2. VisuallyOverwhelming3. WrongVisualizations4. ItWasn’tTheirIdea
VisuallyOverwhelming
AvoidDarkBackgroundColors
It’sNotYourFault
JustBecauseYouCanDoesn’tMeanYouShould
KeepWithTheClassics
4ReasonsEndUsersDon’tAdoptDashboards
1. SurfaceDeepTechnicalRequirements2. VisuallyOverwhelming3. WrongVisualizations4. ItWasn’tTheirIdea
YourBabyisUgly
DiscoveringtheRIGHTRequirements
DestinationDashboardProcessOverview
Brainstorm
RemoveDuplicates
Prioritize
RapidRequirementsDiscoveryWorkshop
MentalMindMappingUserStories
DetermineVisualization Storyboard
1 2 3
4 5
DashboardAfterProcess
ExecutivesFeedback
Iloveit!
3BadHabitsofGreatDevelopers1. FocusingontheTechnologyandnotsolvingbusinessproblems
2. Listentoreplyinsteadofunderstand• Developingasolutioninyourheadbeforeyouknowthefullbusinessproblem
3. Takingitpersonal– Yourwayisnottheonlyway(DeveloperEgo)• Don’tletyouregogetinthewayofdevelopingamazingsolutionsfortheorganization.
CognosAnalyticsDataModule
CognosAnalytics– UploadData• Whyisthisimportant?
• HowdoIuploaddata?
• Wheredoesthedatago?
• Howtoupdatewhenneeded?
CognosAnalytics– IncompleteData
• Makeaplanwithyourdata
• Createadatamodulewithcalculations
• Merge2externaldatasources
• Createnavigationgroupsfordrillup/down
CognosAnalytics– ReportingorDashboardswithUploadedData
• WhatdoIdowithmydataonceitisready?
• HowdoIensureitwillbeused?(Hint,thefirst½hourofthistrainingiskey)
• Creatingreportsordashboardsthatareused.
DataDemo
Announcing!!!!
Lodestar’s Cognos Analytics Dashboard Training
AVAILABLE NOW
IssueswithTraditionalCognosTraining• Technicalandnoadditionalprofessionalskills• Costsbetween$1,050-$3,500perclass.• Newreleasefeaturesarenotcovered.• Virtualenvironmentonlyavailableforupto30days.• OnlyPDFinstructions• Modulesbuildoneachother.• Iftheimageiscorrupted,theworkyouhavedoneislost.• Atendoftraining,youlosereportsandsamplesyntaxyoucreated.• Instructorled,youmustbeavailablethatweek,duringbusinesshours.• Ifyoudon’tusetheknowledgeimmediately,youloseit.
• AccessforaYear!Learnnewfeaturesbeforeyouplanyourdeploymentandreviewspecifictopicsasyouupgrade.
• OnlinevideocourseisledbyaSeniorCognosBIConsultantandprintedmaterial• TrainingvideosandmaterialsareupdatedwitheverynewCognosAnalytics(BIC11)release.
• Self-paced,unlimited24/7access.(evenat2aminyourPJs)• Modulesareindependent,soyoucanskiptoareasyouneedhelp.• 60dayMoneybackguarantee – Ifyoudon’tloveitaftercompleting1/3ofthematerial,contactusforafullrefund.
CognosAnalyticsDashboardTrainingSystemOverviewandNavigationDataSegment
• Exploration,import• Datamodeling• Combiningdatasources• DevelopingPersonalDataServers
• Cleanupandsaveforproduction
• CalculationsandNavigationGroups
DashboardSegment• Properties• Charttechniques• Advancedtechniques• Conditionalformatting• Linkingandunlinkingfiltered
objects• Pins– reusableobjects
Bonus– Storytellingandinfographicsfunctionality
TheDestinationDashboardQuickStartCourse
• DashboardKillers– InverseChecklistofSuccess• IdentifyingMeasurementsthatDriveBusinessAction• ChoosingtheBestVisualizations• SimpleDashboardDesignPrinciples• RequirementsDiscovery:GettingtotheA’haSooner• DestinationDashboardFramework• ConnectingwithEndUsers• ImplementationStrategyforSuccess
RADICALIDEA
InvestinYourself!!!!
Pricing– CognosAnalyticsDashboardCourseCognosAnalyticsDashboardCourse- $497pp• IncludesupdateswheneverIBMreleasesCAupdates.• Accessfor1year!• AnnualRenewforonly$120pp– Thatisonly$10amonth!• QuarterlyQ/Acallstosharechallengesandwins
AddonDestinationDashboardQuickstartcourse(over12hoursoftraining)foronly$297pp(save40%offlistprice)GETBOTHCOURSESFORONLY$794!!
Over16hoursoftraining&QAcalls!!
Pricing– DestinationDashboardQuickStartCourseDestinationDashboardQuickStartCourse- $497pp• Lifetimeaccess!• IncludesquarterlyQ/Acallstoshareideasandchallenges
AddonCognosAnalyticsDashboardCourseforonly$297–40%offlistprice
BOTHCOURSESFORONLY$794!!Over16hoursoftraining!!
HowtoGetBudget• Beproactive• TalktoHR,theymighthaveextrabudget• Beupfrontaboutwhytrainingissoimportantwithyourbossandyourteam
• Lodestarcanhelpyouwith$’sneededandROI
Keytakeaway– nomatterwhattrainingyouchoose,askforbudget.
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