As the head of IPL's Business Consulting practice, Chris has 30 years experience in the field of information management, working for numerous blue-chip clients. His data modelling expertise and that of his fellow industry experts, Steve Hoberman and Donna Burbank, has received worldwide recognition through the publication of their latest book “Data Modeling for the Business: A Handbook for Aligning the Business with IT using High-Level Data Models”.
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Did you ever try getting Business and IT to agree on the project scope for a new application? Or try getting Marketing and Sales to agree on the target audience? Or try bringing new team members up to speed on the hundreds of tables in your data warehouse — without them dozing off? You can be the hero in each of these and hundreds of other scenarios by building a High-Level Data Model. The High-Level Data Model is a simplified view of our complex environment. It can be a powerful communication tool of the key concepts within our application development projects, business intelligence and master data management programmes, and all enterprise and industry initiatives. Learn about the High-Level Data Model and master the techniques for building one, including a comprehensive ten-step approach. Know how to evaluate toolsets for building and storing your models. Practice exercises and walk through a case study to reinforce your modelling skills. |
You can read more on “Data Modeling for the Business: A Handbook for Aligning the Business with IT using High-Level Data Models” and order a copy here.
