DW101: Intro to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

This course is designed to introduce Business Users and IT staff to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing terminology, concepts, applications, and best practices. Attendees will learn how they can implement successful Business Intelligence solutions in their organization that go well beyond reporting and show students how they can positively improve their companies' bottom line. This course also covers common Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Topics covered:

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1. What is Business Intelligence?
2. Business Benefits of a Business Intelligence Solution
3. Introduction BI, DW and BPM Concepts and Terminology
4. Learn how to use your BI environment to improve Business Processes and Key Metrics
5. Why most BI/DW projects fail to deliver the desired ROI
6. Introduction to BI/DW productivity tools
7. Common BI/DW Pitfalls and How to avoid them
8. Overview of BI/DW Best Practices
9. How to reduce the escalating cost of BI ownership