The following courses are available to be taught on-site at your company. This allows StarSoft to work directly with your staff to emphasize specific areas of need and interest for you. The following is a brief summary of each class with a link to the detailed course agenda.
Courses can be combined to meet the specific needs of your organization.
Executive Briefing: Overview of Data and Analytics
This course is a two-hour introduction to data and analytics. We will share a brief history of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence, key terminology, and current hot topics in the industry.
Introduction to Data Management Concepts
This half-day course is designed to provide an introduction to data management, data warehousing and business intelligence concepts. We provide a baseline of vocabulary and principles. This course is helpful for business and IT professionals and managers who work with data and analytics.
Introduction to Business Dimensional Modeling Concepts
This half-day course is designed to introduce the concepts of Business Dimensional Modeling to the core project team and/or the business community. This provides the baseline needed for effective requirements gathering and design for your data and analytics projects.
Dimensional Modeling Basics: Delivering Business Value
This is a one-day course that provides the foundation principles of dimensional modeling for your project team. Topics we cover include designing flexible dimensions, understanding different kinds of facts and how to model, and how to use the Business Dimensional Modeling technique. Attendees will leave with a solid understanding of dimensional models and will be ready to participate in developing your own models.
Advanced Dimensional Modeling Techniques
This can be taught as a one or two-day course, depending upon the specific experience and needs of your organization. We explore more complex business and data relationships and offer practical design alternatives to help you deliver useful, high-performing solutions.
Dimensional Modeling - the Complete Guide
This three-day comprehensive course is designed to teach attendees what is needed to develop dimensional models on the job. We begin with the basic principles of dimensional modeling and quickly progress to more complex design topics.
Managing the Data Warehouse Lifecycle
This one-day course provides an end to end look at the Data Warehouse Lifecycle. While originally developed for Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence projects, the principles apply to any data or analytics initiative. The course ensure you have the understanding you need to fill your role on the project effectively.
Achieving Enterprise Integration: Architecture & Design for Success
This one-day course is targeted to larger organizations facing challenges with integrating existing data warehouses, data marts, or other data analytics with new development in the enterprise. We explain conformed dimensions and provide practical tips for how to put them in place across the organization.