Current Public Seminars
"Maintains delegate interest via many examples and real life situations. Excellent speaker."
Chris Bannister, Enterprise Data Architect, Severn Trent Water
2-Day Seminar
Information Architecture:
An introduction to its use and component
reengineering
Click here for an in-house quote request or for further information regarding in-house training.
Overview
Surveys show that management typically does not understand the value
gained by managing information architectures. Consequently, today's
Information Architecture initiatives must deliver immediate ROI to
retain management commitment. This seminar demonstrates how organizations
have successfully started and made rapid progress using and reengineering
Information Architecture components in support of today's business
needs. Upon completion, delegates will be able to implement Information
Architecture programs and articulate how these reduce integration costs
and increase information quality and utility.
- Appreciate the many ways that Information Architecture components can be used to help organizations in ways they most care about: making things faster, better and cheaper
- Understand the basic theories and guidance used to justify today's Information Architecture
- Comprehend the many resources available to jump start Information Architecture development efforts
- Grasp the general utility to be gained from various Information Architecture solutions and technologies
- Articulate the business value of proposed Information Architecture projects.
Information Architecting in today's environment
- Characterizing IT projects
- A Capability Maturity Model for data management
- Applicable organization-wide practices
What is information architecture?
- How data structures are expressed as architectures
- Poor data structure consequences
- "Good" Information Architecture characteristics
What is meant by use of an information architecture?
- Data assets supporting strategic objectives increases capabilities, dexterity and self awareness using data-centric development
- Application of data assets towards organisational strategic objectives
- Assessed by the maturity of organisational data management practices
- Results in increased capabilities, dexterity and self awareness
- Accomplished through use of data-centric development practices
How does an organization achieve better use of its information architecture?
- Re-development
- The starting point isn't the beginning
- Reengineering Information Architecture components an iterative incremental approach
Information Architecture Implementation Patterns
- Numerous examples illustrating how to save money using Information Architecture
Special Features
- Drawn from years of practical experience, this seminar delivers exceptional take-away value including how to measure success, staff a project team, define roles and responsibilities, where to find resources to jump-start your projects, and identify how and where to get started.
- All delegates will receive a copy of XML in Data Management (written by Peter Aiken) and a CD/ROM containing copies of the course materials and supplemental examples and information offering many hours of post-seminar learning opportunities.
Audience
Data and technology managers who want to learn how to demonstrate
business value from Information Architecture projects. They are anxious
to understand how Information Architecture can be productively implemented.
This seminar assumes prior knowledge of data management concepts and
while not required, participation in John Zachman's seminar, Enterprise
Architecture, is helpful.
- IT Manager
- IT Consultant
- Systems Analyst
- Systems Manager
- Systems Developer
- Technical Architect
- Data Manager
- Data Architect
- Business Analyst
- Project Manager
In-House Training
If you require a quote for running an in-house course,
please contact us with the following details:
- Subject matter and/or speaker required
- Estimated number of delegates
- Location (town, country)
- Number of days required (if different from the public course)
- Preferred date
Please contact:
Jeanette Hall
E-mail: jeanette.hall@irmuk.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8866 8366
Fax: +44 (0)1923 828 770
Speaker: Peter Aiken
Institute for Data Research
Peter Aiken is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Data Research and an Associate Professor of Information Systems, Virginia Commonwealth University. He has worked with many organisations to help them form data management strategies and evaluate the use of new technologies within the area of data engineering and its relationship to systems and business engineering. In 2001 he was awarded the DAMA International Achievement Award and he has been a DAMA International Advisor since 1999. He is the author of Data Reverse Engineering and Clive Finkelstein's co-author of Building Corporate Portals Using XML (McGraw-Hill 1996/99). Mr. Aiken is the co-author of the book "XML in Data Management" published by Elsevier.
Endorsed by:
DAMA International
UK Chapter