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Coming Events

• October 2, 2008 – Karen Lopez  - www.infoadvisors.com
  DAMA International Speaker speaking on Data Modeling Contentious Issues and Painless Data Model Reviews

Join us from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at SRP -  1600 N. Priest Drive, Tempe , AZ.   ***Directions at the end of this notice

Data Modeling Contentious Issues
A highly interactive and popular session where attendees evaluate the options and best practices of common and advanced data modeling issues, such as:

§         Party/party role
§         Natural vs. surrogate keys
§         Class Models vs. Data Models
§         SOAs, Ontologies, ESBs, New TLAs and Shoe Strings
§         What is Logical? What is Physical? Why Do We Care?
§         Politics vs. Customer Satisfaction

Participants in this session will be presenting with an issue along with a range of responses or possible solutions. Participants will vote on their preferred response, then the group as a whole will discuss the results, along with the merits of each possible response.  The goal of this workshop is to help practitioners identify potential points of conflict in data modeling, as well as alternative approaches to resolving the issues. This presentation is targeted at experienced data modelers and assumes extensive data modeling skills.

How to Win Friends and Influence People with Painless Data Model Reviews and Presentations
You don't have to be part of a painful data model walk through, presentation or review ever again. This hands-on workshop will provide you with real world tips, techniques, and trade-offs in preparing for a data model presentation and publishing models.

Workshop participants will learn:

Tips for getting the best review comments from business users.
A technique for reviewing modelling objects in the right order and spending the right amount of time reviewing.
Trade-offs in presenting the material.
10 tips for getting the right people to review the right models.
Myths and Urban Legends about data model reviews

Karen López is a principal consultant at InfoAdvisors, Inc., a Toronto-based consulting firm. Karen has spoken at several DAMA conferences and DAMA Chapters.  She has 20 years of experience in project and data management on large, multi-project programs.  Karen specializes in the practical application of data management principles.

Karen is also the ListMistress and moderator of the InfoAdvisors Discussion Groups at www.infoadvisors. com. 

Directions to the meeting:

The meeting will be held in the SRP ISB Building at 1600 N. Priest
Drive, Tempe, AZ. You will turn west on Salt River Drive from Priest
Drive. SRP is the building to the south shaped like a pyramid.
Visitor parking is available next to the building. There is a
special entrance for visitors that will take you to the security
desk where you will receive instructions.

Get your reservations in today at dama_phoenix@yahoo.com.

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Past Events 

• May 15, 2008 5:30-8:30 PM - Jim Bean - SOA and Data Management

• January 31, 2008  DAMA Day -  Claudia Imhoff - Sponsored by Kalido www.kalido.com
  Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and Operational BI.

• November 15, 2007 - William C. Belknap - The “Seven Secrets” To Managing A Successful Technical Career for Data Management Professionals August 16, 2007

• Success in Data Quality - C. Lwanga Yonke

• May 17, 2007 DAMA DAY - With Bill Inmon - The "Father" of Data Warehousing

• February 15, 2007 - DAMA PHOENIX Presents Pete Stiglich - Conceptual Data Modeling 

Our purpose is to promote information as vital a corporate resource as people, money, and capital assets. The Data Management Association (DAMA) exists to bring together people who want to make the information resource effective in meeting the business objectives of their enterprise.

DAMA members recognize that the ability of an organization to use its information resource effectively depends on enterprise commitment to managing information as a vital resource.

DAMA International is recognized as the premier organization for data management professionals.

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