Business Intelligence

Course Overview

This course builds on a series of closely related concepts. It provides you with an introduction to the basic and more advanced concepts of business intelligence and discusses the architectures of possible solutions. The content of the course is divided into two main sections. The first section takes a closer look at general principles and explains why business intelligence is necessary from the point of view of top management. Possible solutions are also discussed. Due to the complexity of the subject matter, this section focuses on the basic principles of business intelligence itself and not on how it interacts with related areas. The second section takes a more detailed look at the concepts discussed in the first section. Specific aspects of design and architecture are considered and possible Business Information Warehouse solutions presented. This section also explains the fundamental difference between the Data Warehouse and ERP systems and looks at a number of characteristic features (procedures, project planning, roles, and so on) of Business Information Warehouse projects.

Learn To:

• Strategic Enterprise Management.
• Case for Action.
• Categorization/Keywords.
• Top-Level Application Architecture.
• Key Figures.
• Scope of BI.
• Business Information Warehousing.
• Business Information Warehouse Design.
• Business Information Warehouse Architecture.
• Use of Balanced Scorecards.
• BIW Project.

Content Emphasis

Skills-Based

Audience

The following audiences are targeted: Top management; Middle management (in particular, decision makers). The users should be confident users of their PC Technology. Knowledge regarding the possibilities of a standard ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning). A knowledge of business administration and cross-functional process know-how are important prerequisites. If possible first practical experiences within sections of Data Warehouse.

Total Learning Time

4 - 6 Hour(s)

Course Contents

Unit 1: Strategic Enterprise Management

• Overview.
• Case for Action.
• Mission of Business Intelligence.
• Business Intelligence tasks.
• Development of a BI Solution.
• Categorization/Keywords.
• History from ERP to SEM.
• Scope of SEM.
• Distinguishing between BI and SEM.
• Top-Level Application Architecture.
• From Strategy to Architecture.
• Basic BI Architecture.
• Advanced BI Architecture.
• Business Intelligence Criteria.
• Key Figures.
• What is a Balanced Scorecard?
• Managing Key Figures.
• Benefits and Limitations of Key Figures.
• Scope of BI.
• Benefits of Business Intelligence.
• Scope of BIW.
• Future Developments.

Unit 2: Business Information Warehousing

• Overview.
• BIW Design.
• BI-Phase of Architecture and Planning.
• Differences between EIS and BIW.
• BIW Environment.
• BIW Design.
• Differences between BIW and SEM.
• BIW Architecture.
• BIW-Systems: Data Model.
• Features of BIW-Systems.
• BIW Tasks.
• Use of Balanced Scorecards.
• BSC Objectives.
• BSC Procedure.
• BSC and Key Figures.
• Portfolio of Key Figures.
• BIW Project.
• Procedural Model.
• Project Plans and Roles.
• Critical Success Factors.

This is primarily online training This is an online eLearning or CBT training program This program may be available on CD Contact 123-CBT Computer Based Training for more information

Training Presented in: English

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