How to Analyze and Improve Business Data

Using business data model to identify potential business problems that are caused by missing or improperly defined business data is the next step in the progression from data–as–a–problem to data–as–a–valuable–resource.

This on-line business analyst training workshop assumes you know how to draw business data models (entity/relationship diagrams). It is designed to give you a time-proven set of business analysis techniques, methods, and tricks to help you analyze an existing business data model, create a new business data model, and extract informational requirements essential to the success of your information technology projects.

Note: This instructor-led course delivered in two virtual sessions via the Internet covers the same content as the second day of our 2-day course, “How to Model, Analyze, and Improve Business Data” which can be delivered live at your site.

1. Using Data Models to Discover Requirements

Modifying Data Models

Creating a New System Data Model

Exercise: Potential Changes to Data Models

Quality Check

Data Stability

Exercise: Modifying the Project Resources Data Model

Previous Data Model for Project Resources

Modifying Diagrams and Forms

Exercise: Modifying a Data Model and Forms System

As-Is Forms for the Invoicing System

Data Models as an Analysis Tool

Integrating Models (Conserving Data)

Integrating Data Models

Horizontal Balancing

Data Design

Sample Models

Exercise: New Information Requirements

Exercise: New User View Exercise

Invoicing System Data Model

Invoicing System Attributes

Data Models vs. Databases

Exercise: Summary

• Analyze user views, (screens, reports, etc.) to modify a data model
• Modify an existing data model based on new requirements
• Evaluate a data model for full normalization and correctness

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Web-based	Sep 17 - 18, 2010	Internet	$495	Register
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