"Evaluating Dashboards & Visual Discovery Tools"



w/ Keynote Speaker: Cindi Howson, BI Scorecard



Please join us at the TDWI NYC Tri-State Area Chapter symposium on Tuesday, September 30th, @ 9:00 am. This event features Cindi Howson, one of the top analysts in the fields of Business Intelligence, Data Discovery, and Reporting. Cindy is known as the founder of BI Scorecard, which offers an unvarnished view of the pros and cons of each BI vendor and tool in the marketplace. Should be interesting!



Abstract

Dashboards are an important Business Intelligence (BI) module to align workers to the metrics that matter most. Visual Data Discovery is one of the hottest segments in BI, providing self-service, agility, and user-assembled Dashboards. Yet these tools are still emerging with significant differences in capabilities and integration with the BI platform. Should you buy a specialty product or the module from your platform vendor?



The seminar will begin with a presentation by our Keynote and Moderator, Ms. Cindi Howson, a dynamic, well-known and respected TDWI faculty member and founder of the BI Scorecard. In her keynote presentation, Cindi will discuss BI tools, trends, key issues and best practices. This will set the stage for the Vendor Panel discussion to follow, which she will moderate, comparing BI vendors Tableau, Information Builders and MicroStrategy. The seminar covers:

• BI market overview and trends

• Dashboard and Visual Discovery use cases

• Key differences to consider in products

• IT-developed versus user-assembled Dashboards

• Differences b/w Dashboards and Visual Data Discovery tools

• Considerations for mobile

• Strengths and weaknesses of leading products

• Demonstration Bake Off



Please see our detailed meeting agenda below.



Agenda:



8:15am Registration, Light Breakfast & Peer Networking



9:00 am - Call to Order & Introductions



9:15 am - Keynote Presentation



10:00 am Networking Break & Light Refreshments



10:30 am Demonstration and Bake Off, featuring Tableau, Information Builders, and MicroStrategy, moderated by Cindi Howson of BI Scorecard



11:45 am Door Prize Drawing



Bios of Presenters



Cindi Howson

Cindi Howson is the founder of BI Scorecard, a resource for in-depth BI tool evaluations based on exclusive hands-on testing. A TDWI faculty member and frequent contributor to Information Week, Cindi is the author of several BI books including Successful Business Intelligence: Unlock the Value of BI & Big Data, SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0: The Complete Reference. She is a frequent speaker at BI industry events around the world and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. As a consultant, she advises clients on BI strategies and tool selections. Prior to founding BI Scorecard, Cindi was a manager at Deloitte & Touche and a BI standards leader for a Fortune 500 company. She has an MBA from Rice University.