February 2015 Newsletter

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FEBRUARY 2015 Volume 32 Issue 1
NEWSLETTER
Highlights
Wed, Feb. 18th 2015
820 JORIE BOULEVARD
OAKBROOK, IL 60523
SUITE 110
Pre-Register for February Meeting by
Monday Feb. 16th, 2015
Go to
http://www.damachicago.org/
and enter your information in the right
hand column entitled
“MEETING PRE-REGISTRATION”
VENUE CHANGE
Please note that our February
meeting location has changed from
Nielsen to Daugherty Business
Solutions, in Oakbrook.
We apologize for any inconvenience
DAMA Members!!! Renew Your DAMA Membership for 2015
Corporate Memberships — Provides Unlimited attendees for your company — $200,
Individual Memberships — $50 Students — $10.
Memberships can be renewed by going to our website at DAMAChicago.org and clicking on 'Pay Your Dues'.
Prospective members, now would be a great time to join DAMA. Just follow the above instructions. If you have any
questions about membership please contact John Grage at vpmembership@damachicago.org
Upcoming Meetings
Date
Location
April 15th, 2015
Nielsen
June 17th, 2015
Allstate Ins.
Speakers
Frank Anthony Algmin- Strategic Data Quality
Peter Aiken - Implementing a Data-Centric Strategy & Roadmap
From the Desk of Latha Nair, President, DAMA Chicago Chapter
Happy New Year
I ended the last year with the constant
threat of coughing up my throat at the
slightest vocal exertion. Consequently, I
started off the New Year with all my ENT
orifices carefully swathed in a warm scarf
to keep the sniffles at bay. It was not
exactly the most auspicious start but I am
sure it will get better.
Fortunately on the DAMA front, we ended last year with probably
the best turnout at a meeting. As our field takes off, the interest
and participation in our organization is growing exponentially.
Ironically, great progress comes with its own vexing set of problems. The foremost challenge for us is to find venues that are large
enough to accommodate our meetings. If you know of large
meeting rooms at your organization or elsewhere that can seat 70
people comfortably, please let us know.
This is also the time to plan for EDW 2015 in Washington, DC
(March 29 to April 3). Add DAMA discount to the early bird discount for a neat set of savings.
VENUE CHANGE: Please note that our February meeting location
has changed from Nielsen to Daugherty Business Solutions in
Oakbrook. I hope this does not cause too much inconvenience.
Looking forward to another exciting year!
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DAMA Chicago Meeting—February 18th, 2014
Agenda & Speakers
AGENDA
820 JORIE BOULEVARD
OAKBROOK, IL 60523
9:00 a.m.
Business Meeting
9:30 a.m
Kurt Janvrin, “Case Study: Data Analysis to
drive sales force optimization. ”
10:30 am
Coffee Break
SUITE 110
Morning Presentation
10:45 a.m. Diane Rollinson, “Case Study on Reference
Data Management”
Speaker : KURT JANVRIN
Case Study: Data Analysis to drive sales force optimization
11:45 a.m. Break for lunch
This case study will cover the business problem that was solved
and how value was articulated from analytics by having more
focused and targeted sales force. It will also discuss the data
challenges and issues which ever encountered and how they
were resolved to complete the analysis.
Bio: Kurt Janvrin :Senior Principal, Business Intelligence & Analytics
Kurt is a BI and Predictive Analytics practice leader in Daugherty’s
Chicago Branch. He joined Daugherty in 2014 after 12 years at The
Allant Group, a Marketing and Advanced Advertising Services Company, where he launched Allant’s Marketing Performance and ROI
practice in 2004.
Prior to Allant, Kurt spent 15 years with PwC Consulting (now IBM
Business Services), as Strategic Consulting Practice Director. Kurt led
projects for PwC in business and marketing strategy, performance
measurement, forecasting, product development, promotions logistics, technology implementation and process improvement/change
management for global clients.
Speaker : DIANE ROLLINSON
Case Study : Enterprise Reference Data Management
This is a case-study on the 6 year journey of building support for and
implementing an enterprise solution for managing reference
data. This presentation will detail the approach the Association
followed for selecting a tool, consolidating reference data from various silos, identifying data stewards, designing workflows, and promoting the results.
Bio :Diane Rollinson
Diane Rollinson is a practiced data practitioner. She has studied and worked
with data for the past 30 years. Diane designed logical and physical data
models and managed the evolution of systems for SPSS, American Hospital
Association, ACNielsen, Discover Financial Services, University HealthSystem
Consortium, and Experian. She is currently an Enterprise Architect for the
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Diane experience includes functioning as a Database Administrator in mainframe DB2 and SQL Server databases. She is also experienced with system
design, having designed and managed the implementation of MAPPware, a
web-based Strategic Management tool. Diane has designed Performance
Measurement systems for Discover Financial Services, the Iowa Soybean
Association and the National Restaurant Association.
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1:15 p.m
Mani Kumar Mandah “MDM Implementations;
Are we on the right track?”
2:45 p.m.
Presentation from Embarcadero –
October Meeting Sponsor
Afternoon Presentation
Speaker : Mani Kumar Mandah
MDM Implementations; Are we on the right track
With the master data issues bogging down many of the
past/present implementations of ERP/CRM applications,
organizations are realizing the need for a solution that addresses these master data challenges. Also with the push
from Vendors and Analysts promoting the need for implementing an MDM solution, many organizations have taken
the plunge. But are they implementing MDM right? This
session attempts to reflect the lessons learned and best
practices for implementing MDM solutions.
Bio: Mani Kumah Mandah - President, EWSolutions
Mani Kumar Manda is an Entrepreneur and a Founder of
Rhapsody Technologies, Inc., a boutique firm in advisory
and implementation services for Master Data Management
(MDM), Data Quality, ERP and CRM solutions. Mr. Manda is
also the founder and chair for an Oracle MDM Special Interest Group and is a board member of the Fox River chapter of APICS, a Supply Chain focused organization.
With over 25 years of expertise in implementing innovative
and creative solutions for solving business problems using
technology, Mr. Manda had worked with Fortune 1000
Clients across many industries. Mr. Manda specializes in
enhancing productivity in Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain,
Finance and Service functions and reduce operational costs
by providing the optimal master data of a best quality.
Prior to founding Rhapsody Technologies, Mr. Manda was
a Managing Consultant and Practice Director for Packaged
Applications Group at MCI System House, a global System
Integrator, and now part of HP.
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FEBRUARY 2015 Volume 32 Issue 1
DAMA Chicago Meeting—February 18th, 2015
820 JORIE BOULEVARD
OAKBROOK, IL 60523
SUITE 110
Location
Pre-Register for February Meeting by
Monday Feb.16th, 2015
Go to http://www.damachicago.org/
Enter your information in the right hand column entitled
“MEETING PRE-REGISTRATION”
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ABOUT DAMA CHICAGO
DAMA Chicago was founded in the Fall of 1986 with the first meeting in December of
that year. DAMA Chicago holds six bimonthly meetings annually on topics pursuant
to DAMA’s goals. These meetings include informal round-table discussions, featured
presenters, invaluable sharing through association with professionals in our field, two
Special Interest Groups, and much more. The Chicago Chapter has attained broad
appeal in the Midwest as a resource for Information Resource Management.
The Data Management International (DAMA), Chicago Chapter is a non-profit, vendor
independent professional organization dedicated to the advancement of data asset
management concepts. DAMA Chicago's mission is to engage in activities that
promote data asset management concepts and to broaden the skills of professionals
who work in this field.
GOALS
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
•Bi-monthly meetings
•Member Newsletter
•Information Exchange Forums and
Special Interest Groups
•Heavily discounted training
targeted to the DM Professional
•Lending Library of top DRM books
•Corporate discount on dues
•Automatic membership in DAMA
International
- To promote and develop data asset management concepts and practices.
OFFICERS
- To be a focal point for issues relating to data asset management practices.
- To further the professional development of data asset management professionals.
Chapter President
Latha Nair
- To enhance Corporate Management’s understanding of how data asset
management affects the bottom line.
Treasurer
Susan Earley
Secretary
Alan D. Arico
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It is loaded with information and resources for the Data Professional, including data-related
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