Advanced Data Modeling: Be Happier, Add More Value and Be More Valued

In this advanced workshop, Karen Lopez covers how to make data modeling more relevant in 2012 and removing pain points for modelers and other team members. It includes how to be successful in an agile/scrum environment, how to make models valuable in a NoSQL project, how to better work with DBAs, Developers, Project Managers and how to sound and be more valuable.

Format

With demonstrations, exercises and peer-discussions its goal is to give attendees the attitude and skills to add value and be more valued on modern project teams. This course follows a workshop format, with both individual and team exercises. We offer this as a public workshop as well as in an onsite corporate format.

Participant Pre-requisites

As an advanced course, it is expected that attendees will have more than two years of hands-on data modeling and database design skills at the enterprise level. We offer a basics course for those who do not have this experience or feel they need a refresher before participating in this course.

Interested in Attending?

For information about public courses, watch our blog and events page.

For inquiries about private courses, contact Karen with your desired timeframe and number of participants.

Overview of the Traditional Data Modeling Environment

Data Modeling Process
Tools
Databases
People
- Skills
- Background
- Attitude
- Culture
Timing

Being Happier, an Overview

Leaving 1985 Behind
Focusing on the Moment
Adding Value
Being Valued

Pain Points for Traditional Data Architects

New Development Methods
- Agile / SCRUM
- Lean, Fast
- Code First
- Refactoring
- How to be Valuable
Big Data
- How Big is Big?
- 3 Vs? 6 Vs?
- What does it mean?
- How to be Valuable
NoSQL, Not Only SQL
- Graph Databases
- Key Value
- Document Databases
- Others
- How to be Valuable
Being Physical
- SQL
- Relational Extensions
- Being Polyglot
- How to be Valuable
Data Governance
- Governance
- Stewardship
- Dictatorships, Anarchies
- How to be Valuable