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BeinganAwesomeBIDeveloperisNotEnoughItHelpsbut…It’sNotEnough
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IntroducingYourTrainersForTheDay…
MikeBernaiche MelissaBryan
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“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?
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CognosDashboardAuditLearnWhatBestPracticeMythsAreKillingYourEfforts
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ClientCaseStudy– HeSaid,SheSaid
Executive’sStory Developer’sStory
Disclaimer:ToProtecttheInnocent,allindividualsnamesandproductshavebeenchanged
• Sickofspendingmoneyondatawarehouses,BIandbudgetingtoollicensesandnotgettingwhathewants
• Askingforadashboardforoverayear
• 42pagesofdaily,weeklyandmonthlyreports
• Ihavebuilthimatleastadozendashboardsandhedoesn’tusethem
• Hesignedoffontherequirements
• Don’tevenwasteyourtime
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TraditionalRequirementsGathering
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4ReasonsEndUsersDon’tAdoptDashboards
1. SurfaceDeepTechnicalRequirements2. VisuallyOverwhelming3. WrongVisualizations4. ItWasn’tTheirIdea
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TraditionalRequirementsGathering
Tellmewhatyouwant.
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ChangeofMindset
RequirementsGathering
RequirementsDiscovery
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3TypesofRequirements
1. Conscious2. Unconscious(auto-pilot)3. Undreamed-of
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#1FundamentaltruthofRequirements:Requirementsexistwhetheryoudiscoverthemornot
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MindMapping
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Inventory Turns
OverproductionFinished Goods Sold
Color
Bill’sMentalMindMap
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4ReasonsEndUsersDon’tAdoptDashboards
1. SurfaceDeepTechnicalRequirements2. VisuallyOverwhelming3. WrongVisualizations4. ItWasn’tTheirIdea
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VisuallyOverwhelming
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AvoidDarkBackgroundColors
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It’sNotYourFault
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JustBecauseYouCanDoesn’tMeanYouShould
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KeepWithTheClassics
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4ReasonsEndUsersDon’tAdoptDashboards
1. SurfaceDeepTechnicalRequirements2. VisuallyOverwhelming3. WrongVisualizations4. ItWasn’tTheirIdea
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YourBabyisUgly
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DiscoveringtheRIGHTRequirements
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DestinationDashboardProcessOverview
Brainstorm
RemoveDuplicates
Prioritize
RapidRequirementsDiscoveryWorkshop
MentalMindMappingUserStories
DetermineVisualization Storyboard
1 2 3
4 5
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DashboardAfterProcess
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ExecutivesFeedback
Iloveit!
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3BadHabitsofGreatDevelopers1. FocusingontheTechnologyandnotsolvingbusinessproblems
2. Listentoreplyinsteadofunderstand• Developingasolutioninyourheadbeforeyouknowthefullbusinessproblem
3. Takingitpersonal– Yourwayisnottheonlyway(DeveloperEgo)• Don’tletyouregogetinthewayofdevelopingamazingsolutionsfortheorganization.
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CognosAnalyticsDataModule
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CognosAnalytics– UploadData• Whyisthisimportant?
• HowdoIuploaddata?
• Wheredoesthedatago?
• Howtoupdatewhenneeded?
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CognosAnalytics– IncompleteData
• Makeaplanwithyourdata
• Createadatamodulewithcalculations
• Merge2externaldatasources
• Createnavigationgroupsfordrillup/down
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CognosAnalytics– ReportingorDashboardswithUploadedData
• WhatdoIdowithmydataonceitisready?
• HowdoIensureitwillbeused?(Hint,thefirst½hourofthistrainingiskey)
• Creatingreportsordashboardsthatareused.
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DataDemo
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Announcing!!!!
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IssueswithTraditionalCognosTraining• Technicalandnoadditionalprofessionalskills• Costsbetween$1,050-$3,500perclass.• Newreleasefeaturesarenotcovered.• Virtualenvironmentonlyavailableforupto30days.• OnlyPDFinstructions• Modulesbuildoneachother.• Iftheimageiscorrupted,theworkyouhavedoneislost.• Atendoftraining,youlosereportsandsamplesyntaxyoucreated.• Instructorled,youmustbeavailablethatweek,duringbusinesshours.• Ifyoudon’tusetheknowledgeimmediately,youloseit.
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• AccessforaYear!Learnnewfeaturesbeforeyouplanyourdeploymentandreviewspecifictopicsasyouupgrade.
• OnlinevideocourseisledbyaSeniorCognosBIConsultantandprintedmaterial• TrainingvideosandmaterialsareupdatedwitheverynewCognosAnalytics(BIC11)release.
• Self-paced,unlimited24/7access.(evenat2aminyourPJs)• Modulesareindependent,soyoucanskiptoareasyouneedhelp.• 60dayMoneybackguarantee – Ifyoudon’tloveitaftercompleting1/3ofthematerial,contactusforafullrefund.
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CognosAnalyticsDashboardTrainingSystemOverviewandNavigationDataSegment
• Exploration,import• Datamodeling• Combiningdatasources• DevelopingPersonalDataServers
• Cleanupandsaveforproduction
• CalculationsandNavigationGroups
DashboardSegment• Properties• Charttechniques• Advancedtechniques• Conditionalformatting• Linkingandunlinkingfiltered
objects• Pins– reusableobjects
Bonus– Storytellingandinfographicsfunctionality
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TheDestinationDashboardQuickStartCourse
• DashboardKillers– InverseChecklistofSuccess• IdentifyingMeasurementsthatDriveBusinessAction• ChoosingtheBestVisualizations• SimpleDashboardDesignPrinciples• RequirementsDiscovery:GettingtotheA’haSooner• DestinationDashboardFramework• ConnectingwithEndUsers• ImplementationStrategyforSuccess
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RADICALIDEA
InvestinYourself!!!!
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Pricing– CognosAnalyticsDashboardCourseCognosAnalyticsDashboardCourse- $497pp• IncludesupdateswheneverIBMreleasesCAupdates.• Accessfor1year!• AnnualRenewforonly$120pp– Thatisonly$10amonth!• QuarterlyQ/Acallstosharechallengesandwins
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Pricing– DestinationDashboardQuickStartCourseDestinationDashboardQuickStartCourse- $497pp• Lifetimeaccess!• IncludesquarterlyQ/Acallstoshareideasandchallenges
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HowtoGetBudget• Beproactive• TalktoHR,theymighthaveextrabudget• Beupfrontaboutwhytrainingissoimportantwithyourbossandyourteam
• Lodestarcanhelpyouwith$’sneededandROI
Keytakeaway– nomatterwhattrainingyouchoose,askforbudget.
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