Being an Awesome BI Developer is Not Enough It Helps but It s Not Enough

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1 Being an Awesome BI Developer is Not Enough It Helps but It s Not Enough

2 Introducing Your Trainers For The Day Mike Bernaiche Melissa Bryan

3 This image cannot currently be displayed. The 5%'ers in IT naturally understand the business and technology, can talk to both and quickly get to what is important. We need to build those skills deeper in our organizations so we can drive value faster. Paul Stubitsch - CIO - IBT Industry Solutions

4 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?

5 Cognos Dashboard Audit Learn What Best Practice Myths Are Killing Your Efforts

6 Client Case Study He Said, She Said Executive s Story Developer s Story Sick of spending money on data warehouses, BI and budgeting tool licenses and not getting what he wants Asking for a dashboard for over a year 42 pages of daily, weekly and monthly reports I have built him at least a dozen dashboards and he doesn t use them He signed off on the requirements Don t even waste your time Disclaimer: To Protect the Innocent, all individuals names and products have been changed

7 Traditional Requirements Gathering

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9 4 Reasons End Users Don t Adopt Dashboards 1. Surface Deep Technical Requirements 2. Visually Overwhelming 3. Wrong Visualizations 4. It Wasn t Their Idea

10 Traditional Requirements Gathering Tell me what you want.

11 Change of Mindset Requirements Gathering Requirements Discovery

12 3 Types of Requirements 1. Conscious 2. Unconscious (auto-pilot) 3. Undreamed-of

13 #1 Fundamental truth of Requirements: Requirements exist whether you discover them or not

14 Mind Mapping

15 Bill s Mental Mind Map Inventory Turns Overproduction Finished Goods Sold Color

16 4 Reasons End Users Don t Adopt Dashboards 1. Surface Deep Technical Requirements 2. Visually Overwhelming 3. Wrong Visualizations 4. It Wasn t Their Idea

17 Visually Overwhelming

18 Avoid Dark Background Colors

19 It s Not Your Fault

20 Just Because You Can Doesn t Mean You Should

21 Keep With The Classics

22 4 Reasons End Users Don t Adopt Dashboards 1. Surface Deep Technical Requirements 2. Visually Overwhelming 3. Wrong Visualizations 4. It Wasn t Their Idea

23 Your Baby is Ugly

24 Discovering the RIGHT Requirements

25 Destination Dashboard Process Overview Mental Mind Mapping 1 Rapid Requirements Discovery Workshop 2 3 User Stories Brainstorm Prioritize Remove Duplicates 4 Determine Visualization 5 Storyboard

26 Dashboard After Process

27 Executives Feedback I love it!

28 3 Bad Habits of Great Developers 1. Focusing on the Technology and not solving business problems 2. Listen to reply instead of understand Developing a solution in your head before you know the full business problem 3. Taking it personal Your way is not the only way (Developer Ego) Don t let your ego get in the way of developing amazing solutions for the organization.

29 Cognos Analytics Data Module

30 Cognos Analytics Upload Data Why is this important? How do I upload data? Where does the data go? How to update when needed?

31 Cognos Analytics Incomplete Data Make a plan with your data Create a data module with calculations Merge 2 external data sources Create navigation groups for drill up/down

32 Cognos Analytics Reporting or Dashboards with Uploaded Data What do I do with my data once it is ready? How do I ensure it will be used? (Hint, the first ½ hour of this training is key) Creating reports or dashboards that are used.

33 Data Demo

34 Announcing!!!! Lodestar s Cognos Analytics Dashboard Training AVAILABLE NOW

35 Issues with Traditional Cognos Training Technical and no additional professional skills Costs between $1,050-$3,500 per class. New release features are not covered. Virtual environment only available for up to 30 days. Only PDF instructions Modules build on each other. If the image is corrupted, the work you have done is lost. At end of training, you lose reports and sample syntax you created. Instructor led, you must be available that week, during business hours. If you don t use the knowledge immediately, you lose it.

36 Access for a Year! Learn new features before you plan your deployment and review specific topics as you upgrade. Online video course is led by a Senior Cognos BI Consultant and printed material Training videos and materials are updated with every new Cognos Analytics (BI C11) release. Self-paced, unlimited 24/7 access. (even at 2am in your PJs) Modules are independent, so you can skip to areas you need help. 60 day Money back guarantee If you don t love it after completing 1/3 of the material, contact us for a full refund.

37 Cognos Analytics Dashboard Training System Overview and Navigation Data Segment Exploration, import Data modeling Combining data sources Developing Personal Data Servers Clean up and save for production Calculations and Navigation Groups Dashboard Segment Properties Chart techniques Advanced techniques Conditional formatting Linking and unlinking filtered objects Pins reusable objects Bonus Storytelling and infographics functionality

38 The Destination Dashboard Quick Start Course Dashboard Killers Inverse Checklist of Success Identifying Measurements that Drive Business Action Choosing the Best Visualizations Simple Dashboard Design Principles Requirements Discovery: Getting to the A ha Sooner Destination Dashboard Framework Connecting with End Users Implementation Strategy for Success

39 RADICAL IDEA Invest in Yourself!!!!

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41 Pricing Destination Dashboard Quick Start Course Destination Dashboard Quick Start Course- $497 pp Life time access! Includes quarterly Q/A calls to share ideas and challenges Add on Cognos Analytics Dashboard Course for only $297 40% off list price BOTH COURSES FOR ONLY $794!! Over 16 hours of training!!

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