Transforming Data to Decisions: An Actionable Foundation for Data Analytics


This event qualifies for 15 CPEs


This two-day course will prepare functional managers and analytic practitioners to finally make sense of data analytics and take control of the analytic process.  “Transforming Data to Decisions” develops core skills for data analytics and lays the foundation for data-intensive analytic projects that deliver insight, clarity, confidence and actionable decision support.

 

Attendees will learn the four major types of problems encountered in commercial and public sector applications, and walk through a structured development process to grasp key issues they will face for each problem type.  Unlike any other analytic or statistical training, this course maintains a decision strategy focus supported by work-along exercises on multiple data sets.  The exercises allow attendees to experience and organize the natural messiness of data analytics while reinforcing the skills to effectively drive their own projects.  Participants return with a rich set of course notes, analytic process guides, workshop session files and follow-on resources.

 


PREREQUISITES -- The density of material establishes an aggressive pace in the presentation of content.  Statistical background is helpful, but not required.  Read the Series Overview to understand this event’s place and function within full data analytics course series progression.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND -- This course 1) builds core capabilities for those who are new to data analytics; 2) provides a more functional, streamlined and strategic mindset for those with classical statistical training; and 3) serves as a structured platform for those wishing to proceed into more advanced analytics projects with greater confidence.  “Transforming Data to Decisions” is suited for the following roles:

Functional Managers – who desire a practical appreciation of core analytic methods in a fast-paced, impact-focused course in order to interact more effectively with analysts and IT staff on departmental data analysis projects, regardless of their prior statistical background

Organizational Analysts – who need to transform their quantitative capabilities into a purposeful approach to impactful decision analytics by letting go of ad hoc statistical techniques and focusing specifically on a framework of core analytic strategies most appropriate for tackling common business problems

Experienced Statisticians – who may be statistical wizards at the quantitative level, but realize they will be far more valuable to the organization upon learning how to adapt their classical training into more of a goal-driven mindset for streamlined, agile and targeted data analytics that translate into measurable impact for leadership

IT Specialists – who wish to gain a better appreciation of the overall analytic process in order to more effectively prepare resources for data analysis and integrate resulting decision models within the infrastructure of today’s sophisticated data storage and access environments

Business Intelligence Team Members – who realize the need to take a step back and reinforce their essential core analytic capabilities in order to gain solid traction when proceeding into more advanced analytics fields such as data mining, predictive modeling, machine learning, knowledge discovery, unstructured text analysis, and data-driven decision support



KEY SKILLS YOU’LL TAKE AWAY IMMEDIATELY

  • Focus on core analytic issues, strategies, methods and techniques most appropriate for organizational decision making
  • Understand in plain English what the algorithms do, and how true descriptive analytics relate to decision support
  • Unify project teams – from statisticians to leadership – in order to establish a common strategy, framework and process for greater coordination, efficiency, clarity and impact
  • For analysts to obtain clear direction on analytic goals and delivery requirements
  • For leadership to better understand and trust what the analyst delivers
    • Leave ad hoc, esoteric and academic statistical exercises behind in lieu of targeted, insightful and understandable analytic outcomes that drive decision models with residual benefit
    • View content through an organized series of live work-along exercises in order to directly experience strategic issues as well as how to tactically implement at the project-level
    • Leave with the resources, contacts and actionable plans to substantially increase analytic capabilities while minimizing dead ends

 

Speaker and Presenter Information

THOMAS A. “TONY” RATHBURN has engaged with commercial and government clients internationally in the development and implementation of predictive analytics solutions since the mid-1980’s.  Tony’s two-plus decades of real world experience makes him a highly sought after resource.

Expected Number of Attendees

15

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC


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When
Thu-Fri, Dec 4-5, 2014, 9:00am - 5:00pm


Cost

Registration:  $1495.00


Where
Aston MonteLago Village Resort
30 Strada di Villaggio
Henderson, NV 89011
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Website
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Organizer
The Modeling Agency


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