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IBM Cognos Innovation Center

IBM Cognos Lunch-and-Learn
plus facilitatedNetworking™
Hosted by BrightStar Partners and
the IBM Cognos Innovation Center
November 2, 2009

Our Sponsors

 

Hewitt Associates
 
 
IBM Cognos Innovation Center 
 
 
For more information, please contact Neil Morgan at BrightStar Partners at 847.439.0308 x113
Greetings!
 
BrightStar Partners is excited to partner with the IBM Cognos Innovation Center for Performance Management for the first in a series of Lunch-and-Learn events focused on the Chicago-area and Southern Wisconsin Cognos customer community.  These events are designed to share timely information and techniques relating to IBM Cognos implementations as well as to provide an opportunity for you to network with your peers through facilitatedNetworking™ discussions.
 
We hope that you are able to join us for what will be a truly informative session focusing on the cornerstones of good Cognos development!
LOGISTICS
When:             Monday, November 2nd
                        11:30 am to 2:30 pm
 
Where:            Hewitt Associates
                         100 Half Day Road
                         4 Overlook Point ('A' building)
                         Room: Cafe 2A
                         Lincolnshire, IL 60069 
 
Registration:  Click here to register
AGENDA
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Meeting Kickoff and Introductions
 
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch and BSP Presentation:  Best Practices for Framework Manager Modeling
  • Two-tier Modeling
  • Three-tier Modeling
  • Dimension Modeling (DMR)
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
IBM Cognos Innovation Center Update and Presentation:  Best Practices for Reporting Against Multidimensional Data Sources
 
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
facilitatedNetworking™ discussions with your peers on various topics including:
  • Upgrading to Cognos 8.4
  • Architecture and Performance Tuning
  • Enabling Self-Service Reporting
  • Dashboards and Scorecards
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
From the labs of BSP Software, we'll showcase the latest version of MetaManager: Power Tools for IBM Cognos.