DAMA - Philadelphia / Delaware Valley Chapter

Serving the greater Philadelphia area, southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware

Program Schedule

Friday, October 15th, 2010 - Towers Watson, Philadelphia

Tom Haughey

A number of recent trends have placed data modeling under fire. Will data modeling survive them? What has changed in data modeling? What needs to change?

DAMA Philadelphia / Delaware Valley will hold a special presentation with Tom Haughey to address these issues.

The presentation will have two primary parts. The first part will address Agile Modeling and related concepts. The second part will address a variety of contemporary trends that appear (in whole or in part) to provide opposition to data modeling.

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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 - Towers Watson, Philadelphia - Arvind Shah

We hope you will join DAMA Philadelphia/Delaware Valley to hear

Arvind D. Shah
Managing Principal - Performance Development Corporation

Business Systems Requirement Analysis

and

Janice Coleman

Career/Business Management Consultant

Strategies to Move Your Career Forward

After the meeting there will be an opportunity to take a free CDMP Beta Exam - Data Operations (DBA)

The Presenters:

Arvind D. Shah is a Managing Principal of Performance Development Corporation (PDC). He is internationally known for his expertise and publications in the area of Information Resource Management. He has developed methodologies for Business Process Reengineering, Customer Relationship Management, Information Strategy Planning, IT Restructuring, Data Warehousing, Data Administration, Meta Data Management, Technology Platform Selection, and Business Systems Requriements Analysis. His consulting has involved almost all facets of business and government in a broad range of applications. Clients who have benefited from Mr. Shah’s consulting and education services include AT & T, Getty-Texaco, Verizon, IBM, Exxon, United Biscuits (UK), Thorn EMI UK), Hallmark Cards, Eli Lilly, UNUM, Norsk Hydro (Norway), Iron Ore of Canada, Toshiba (Japan) and numerous Federal, State and Non-Profit Organizations.

He has developed a practical approach that blends Business Process Reengineering with Enterprise Architecture, Change Management, and Information Engineering.

He co-authored:

Service Analysis Handbook, published in 1978 by Performance Development Corporation. (This was a fore-runner of Business Systems Requirement Analysis methodology)
The Management Handbook for Information Center and End User Computing, published in 1988 by QED Information Sciences, Inc. (This was a fore-runner of business data warehouse)
Information Strategy Planning Handbook, published in 1990 by Performance Development Corporation. (This was a fore-runner of Enterprise Architecture based Systems Plannig)
Business Process Redesign Methodology Handbook published in 1999 published by Performance Development Corporation.

His article ‘Data warehouse -: Practical Tips for Successful Implementation’ is available on request.

Mr. Shah has presented papers at national and international conferences.

As the bridge from Planning to Design, Business System Requirement Analysis (BSRA) builds upon the results of Enterprise Architecture or Information Strategy Planning to document business system requirements. To be successful, you need a comprehensive methodology which is flexible as well as replicable in addition to modeling tools and techniques. A BSRA project is usually initiated from two sources. It could come from systems planning or be initiated to address a specific business need. In either case it is important that current processes and data sources are analyzed and business rules are extracted and documented. Equally important is to improve process in order to solve the current system problems and take advantage of the new system features. No project can succeed if business analysts did not participate in the business system analysis. The data gathering, validation and approval are key steps for delivering a system that meets business needs. The project must have milestones at which point senior management is involved in decision making. This presentation includes the discussion of the methodology that evolved over 30 years of PDC’s consulting experience. The methodology integrates the aspects of enterprise architecture, information engineering and business process management.

Session 1:

· The role of BSRA in the system development life cycle (SDLC)

· Linking Enterprise Architecture with BSRA

· BSRA methodology

· Planning and scoping the project

· Project Initiation

· Data Gathering

· Current Process Analysis – Flow charts and Process map

Session 2:

· Service Analysis – service profiles

· Problem resolution – Root cause analysis

· Process Improvement

· Proposed Process charts and Service profiles

· Data Modeling - Entity/attribute documentation

· Business rules

· Transition to Business System Design

Janice Coleman is a Career/Business Management Consultant. Janice has presented to many audiences which include C-Suite Executives, IT professionals, and students. Janice has worked with business owners and hundreds of professionals coaching them in the developing their career plans or job search activities(i.e.interviewing, self-marketing, resume writing, salary negotiations). She serves in several organizations including the Association of a Career Professionals Int'l(chairing the Professional Development Committee ). Janice is also an adjunct consultant with Right Management, a world leader in outplacement and talent management consulting, where she has built a reputation as an outstanding presenter and Social Media expert. Most recently, Janice has been a guest on the 6ABC show, Mary Talks Money, with Mary Caraccioli. She earned her BA from Chesapeake Bible College/Seminary and holds several certifications which include Career Management, Project Management, Organizational Management and Public Speaking.

Strategies to Move Your Career Forward is a motivating talk that will help the audience identify some key strategies to keep their career moving forward when the marketplace is stalling. The attendees will be led through how to synergize their past and present in order to prepare for their future as well as the importance of career planning strategies focusing on how to identify and use their strengths/accomplishments to build their professional brand.

SCHEDULE:

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 11:45 Arvind D. Shah - BSRA

11:45 - 12:45 Lunch - Pizza provided!

12:45 - 1:30 Arvind D. Shah - BSRA

1:45 - 3:00 Janice Coleman - Strategies to Move Your Career Forward

3:00 - 3:30 DAMA Board - Wrap up and Highlights of the next Meeting

3:00 - 5:00 CDMP Beta Exam - DBA (Data Operations)

Please RSVP to Lisa Cummings by Friday, September 10th, so we can arrange adequate seating, handouts of presentations, and refreshments. Registration opens at 8:30 AM; the meeting will begin at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held at:

Towers Watson

1500 Market Street ( Centre Square )

Philadelphia , PA 19103

Towers Watson is at 1500 Market Street , or " Centre Square ", East Tower . The building has entrances at the corner of 15th and Market and on 16th Street . Please check-in at the East Tower security desk in the lobby when you arrive.

The security official will ask you for a photo id.

Driving

From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take NJ Turnpike to EXIT 4 and follow signs to Route 73 North approx. 1 mile to Route 38 West. Follow approx. 6 miles to cross Benjamin Franklin Bridge and follow signs to Vine Street (76W). Follow Vine Street approx. 1-1/4 mile, Turn left onto N. 15th Street. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Boulevard, turn left onto N. 17th Street, and turn left onto Market Street .

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike or Schuylkill Expressway: Take PA Turnpike to Exit 24 Philadelphia/Valley Forge Exit and follow signs to I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway): follow I-76 East for approx. 18 miles to Camden/Center City Exit (this exit is on the left). Follow the 23rd Street exit towards Ben Franklin Parkway. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Stay straight to go onto Winter Street. Turn right onto North 21st Street. Turn left onto Market Street.

From Points North via I-95: Exit at the Center City exit and take 676 West. Exit 676 at the Broad Street Exit. This puts you on 15th Street going south. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Turn left onto N 17th Street. Turn left onto Market Street.

Parking Garages

Center Square: Continue on 15th Street to Walnut Street. Turn right, then right from Walnut Street onto 16th Street. The entrance is on the right after crossing Chestnut Street.

Liberty Place: Turn right from 15th Street onto Arch Street, then left on 17th Street. The entrance is on the left after crossing Market Street. There may be more parking available at the Liberty Place garage. Fees for either garage are $17 or more.

Other Garages: 1500 Market Street (entrance on 16th Street near Ranstead Street), 1616 Sansom Street, 1616 Chancellor Street, 15th and Sansom Street (NW corner).

Train

All Septa trains stop at Suburban Station (JFK Boulevard between 16th and 17th Streets). Walk south to Market Street.

Networking/ Discussions
Besides the formal presentations, networking is an important way to share information on tools, methodologies, and successes. If you can, plan to stay for a while after the meeting ends at 3:30 PM to spend some time getting to know one another and sharing our work stories.

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