Learn how to deploy Business Analytics software cheaper and faster. Save time by using agile techniques and our Rapid Requirements Gathering process to quickly identify user pain points quickly and build the dashboards that your users will love. Learn about proven methods that Lodestar Solutions has developed after hundreds of successful implementations that will result in cheaper and faster implementations. We will teach you our methodology that we use on our own projects to help you increase your chance of success with every project!
In this hands on workshop you will learn the process from beginning to end of a dashboarding project. By the end of the workshop, you will leave with a dashboard roadmap to take your organization to the next level.
Course Learning Objectives
Time saving techniques to quickly solve budget problems with dynamic dashboards.
Look like a rockstar by reducing the costs and time to deliver dashboards.
Learn our repeatable methodology so you can design and deploy dashboards your users will love.
2 Day Destination Dashboard Workshop Takeaways
(Software Agnostic)
Learn to get things done in half the time
Increase your productivity by worker smarter not longer
Increase user adoption to increase momentum
Gaining executive buy-in & continuous support
Identify the high business value deliverables
Introduction to BAAM© (Business Analytics Agile Methodology) Work through business cases in small interactive teams
Identify project landmines before they explode
Building consensus in your organization
Learn techniques to increase organizational alignment
Managing change to eliminate scope creep
Leave inspired and learn to love you
IBM Cognos Functionality, Licensing & Audit Workshop Takeaways
What You Will Learn:
What Cognos functionality is included with each license
Which Cognos tools to use and when
How to save money on your support renewals
Techniques so your can self-audit licenses
Tips to negotiate the best price on software
What You Will Receive:
Confidential custom Cognos license analysis
Custom recommendations based on current licenses and needs
Access to 3rd party license experts to get the answers to questions you are afraid to ask IBM
Taught by licensed Attorney with 25 years in software licensing, contracts, functionality and practical application
Who Should Attend?
Reporting or dashboard project team member, considering implementing reports or dashboards, currently use reports and dashboards (any software), IBM Cognos Administrators.
Our Guarantee: You will get more than you paid for! If you fully participated in our program but are not satisfied with our services and the results, pay us what you feel it was worth. We are that confident in our programs.
About Lodestar Solutions
Lodestar Solutions takes a different approach to business analytics implementations, instead of providing consulting services we provide coaching services. The difference is we teach, mentor and guide clients’ internal resources to be self-sufficient. The needs of your business will change and your team members need to be able to adjust their models and dashboards to meet the transitional needs of your organization. Lodestar Solutions offers the executive coaching on business analytics, customizable IBM Cognos Training, technical and application consulting.
We are also a reseller of IBM Business Analytic solutions selling licenses and support renewals. Our expert team will make sure you have the correct license mix and understand all the functionality of the licenses you own. Our support renewal team is trained to identify savings opportunities and potential issues in your licensing to ensure you are compliant while giving you the best price possible.
What Clients are saying:
“Your discussion about how to engage your business users greatly improved the analytics at our organization. It changed our discussions with end users away from design and towards analytical needs. It took the development process back to IT, and let the end user focus on the key measures needed to improve their business needs. A simple thought process that we couldn’t do on our own, your steps were incredibly helpful.”
– Cesare Lasorella, Manager of Business Intelligence, KeHE Distributors
“Lodestar provided training tailored specifically to the needs of our company. They assisted us in making problematic processes work efficiently and gave us the knowledge to apply those techniques to future situations. They guided us in selecting the best methodology for data transformations and trained us in the use of those tools. We accomplished a lot in a very short time. Lodestar’s training resulted in significant advances in user knowledge and improved functionality of our applications.”
– Sharon Grubenhoff, Senior Vice President FP&A, Primerica, Inc.
