Keynotes 4 & 5 November 2010
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Thursday 4 November
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Keynote Outline Organizations have lost millions due to poor data management practices, but remain unaware of the root causes of their losses. Unless IT professionals can monetize these lost opportunities and their related costs, gaining executive-level approval for basic data management investments will continue to be difficult. This sets up an unfortunate loop: executive management is focused on fixing symptoms, but cannot address the underlying problems. This talk illustrates how to identify specific costs of poor data management practices using examples from HR, Financial, Supply Chain, and compliance. As organizations understand poor data management practices as the root cause of many of their problems, they will be more than willing to make the required investments in our profession. |
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Thursday
4 November
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Keynote Outline How can you get your colleagues and management to actively support your IQ efforts and facilitate needed changes? What can you do to get them to understand and value your work and contributions to business results? Try stories. Stories can help you get what you need plus help you build personal and organizational credibility. Learn why stories resonate with people and what makes them more effective than examples and case studies. Discover multiple sources for stories, how to elicit them from others and listen to them appropriately, ways to capture them, and how to structure their content for maximum impact. Take away key insights and proven practices from 171 business leaders representing more than 70 organizations around the world that have achieved tangible business results through a variety of story-based techniques. |
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Friday
5 November
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Keynote Outline In many organizations, the use business intelligence (BI) is still restricted to experts such as business analysts and statisticians. Companies are beginning to realize, however, that front line, customer-facing individuals, and all levels of management can also leverage the business benefits offered by BI for better decision making. To extend the reach of BI to this wider audience, BI applications must become more usable and the information they produce made more consumable. This presentation discusses how to extend the reach of BI and examines new and evolving technologies that improve the usability and scope of the BI environment. What You Will Learn:
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