An interactive workshop
on increasing collaboration with developers, DBAs, and other technical IT
staff. Topics will include:
- Working with the new
generation of IT workers
- Location, location,
location
- Throwing models over
the wall
- Resolving
differences of opinion
- Architecture versus
model versus design
- Proactive versus
reactive methods
- Removing obstacles
to success
- Building Trust
- Each attendee will
take away a portfolio of techniques and checklists for having easier
projects, better products, and faster tasks.
I Learned Everything I Need To Know
About Data Modeling from Amazon.com: An Overview of Really Useful Books
that Aren't About Data Modeling
Karen shares her
passion in reading by giving an overview of really useful books for data
architects who want to be:
- Great team
members
- Well positioned
in the workplace
- Great
communicators
- Better Analysts
- Attendees will
also get the opportunity to nominate their favorite books.
Karen Lopez is a principal
consultant at InfoAdvisors, Inc., a Toronto-based consulting firm. She
has 20 years of experience in project and data management on large,
multi-project programs. She specializes in the practical application of
data management principles.
Karen is frequent speaker at DAMA chapters
and conferences around the world. Her sessions are well attended and
receive great reviews. She is often invited to return to speak again on new
topics.
She has been a speaker for:
- DAMA Australia
- DAMA MN*
- DAMA Portland*
- DAMA San Francisco
- DAMA UK
- IRMAC (Toronto)*
- Albany EMUG
- Dallas EMUG
- New York City EMUG*
*Multiple events
Karen is a former president of the Information
Resource Management Association of Canada (IRMAC), and was the 2006
recipient of the Gary Hadford Professional Achievement Award. She is also
the ListMistress and moderator of the InfoAdvisors Discussion Groups at
www.infoadvisors.com.
