While TDWI conferences always cover the full spectrum of business intelligence and data warehousing, the conference in Las Vegas will also include courses throughout the week that broaden your knowledge, skill, and ability in the following areas:

Business Analytics
Organizations are increasingly dependent on business analytics in order to be competitive and drive positive business actions. Understanding and utilizing analytic techniques such as predictive analytics, data mining, and statistics leads to better performance management. Luckily, today¡¯s business analytics is enabled with several technology solutions such as OLAP, dashboards, and scorecards. Whether you play a role in business analysis or technical requirements analysis, there are 11 full- and half-day courses aimed at broadening your knowledge of business analytics.

Data Management
We know that data is one of our most valuable assets when it comes to providing a factual basis for gauging our business. Data must be governed from its inception through analysis and design, through data integration, and ongoing data quality programs. This conference brings you 12 full-day courses focused on several aspects of data management, including information quality, data quality, data modeling, data integration, and data governance.

IT Governance
IT Governance is a necessary component of successful IT systems. It focuses on the strategic decision-making responsibility for IT systems (which includes business intelligence and data warehousing systems and projects). The traditional approach of largely holding IT departments accountable for failed projects, cost overruns, security breaches, and unmet user expectations is fading. Sponsorship is no longer just about saying ¡°yes¡± with funding resources. IT projects must be undertaken with a common goal in mind. Key players who are responsible for business outcomes must not only buy in, but also play key roles in the decision-making processes throughout the life of a system. The true costs of your BI projects, in terms of compliance, risk, and human and financial impact, need to be considered and governed in such a way that real business value is created. TDWI continues to highlight this important topic, as BI and DW professionals must consider IT governance as an integral part of their planning processes.

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