Harm van der Lek

Harm van der Lek

Harm van der Lek is an experienced designer. His specialization is modelling, especially in the area of Business Intelligence. From information analysis and modelling to architecture and database design to implementation.

Emiel van Bockel

Emiel van Bockel is an expert in strategic information management and business intelligence and works with CB in Culemborg, The Netherlands. People call him a visionary and thought leader in both the data world and the world of process, which is quite unique.

Daragh O Brien

Daragh O Brien

Daragh O Brien is an internationally respected trainer and consultant Information Governance, Information Quality, and Data Privacy. Prior to establishing Castlebridge Associates he worked for 12 years with a leading telecommunications company in CRM and Regulatory Operations roles.

Colin White

Colin White

Colin White is the founder of BI Research and president of DataBase Associates Inc. As an analyst, educator and writer he is well known for his in-depth knowledge of business intelligence, business analytics, and data management technologies. With many years of IT experience, he has consulted for dozens of companies throughout the world and is a frequent speaker at leading IT events.

Claudia Imhoff

Claudia Imhoff

A thought leader and practitioner in the rapidly growing field of business intelligence – Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D. is a popular and dynamic speaker on business intelligence and the infrastructure to support these initiatives – the Corporate Information Factory (CIF).

Christoph Balduck

Christoph Balduck

Christoph Balduck has been working in IT since 2001 and as of 2007 in the field of information management. Initially Christoph fulfilled a number of technical and functional roles in SAP, moving over to CRM applications and since 2007 he has focused on information and data management.

Christian Gijsels

Christian Gijsels currently works as an independent consultant and trainer. Before that, Christian was employed at the Cronos Holding, where he, as a co-founder, was responsible for the Consulting Groep The Business Analysts, a group of 85 business analists, functional analists and project managers.

Events

15-05-2025

Generative AI in Business Analysis

ChatGPT / CoPilot / Gemini for End-to-End Business Analyis Artificial Intelligence, undoubtedly one of the most ground-breaking technologies to date, is opening new doors for analysts with innovative tools and capabilities. OpenAI's ChatGPT, for example, can be applied in strategic, business and functional analysis in various ways. Hands-on workshop.

 Dutch spoken

May 15, 2025

Utrecht

Face-to-Face

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Bart Baesens

Bart Baesens

Bart Baesens is a professor at KU Leuven (Belgium), and a lecturer at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom). He has done extensive research on big data & analytics, customer relationship management, fraud detection, and credit risk management. His findings have been published in well-known international journals.

Barry Devlin

Dr. Barry Devlin is one of the foremost authorities in the field of business insight and he is one of the founders of data warehousing.
With over thirty years’ experience in IT, of which twenty with IBM as “Distinguished Engineer”, he is a valued consultant and teacher all around, plus author of the standard book “Data Warehouse – from Architecture to Implementation”.

Alec Sharp

Alec Sharp, a senior consultant and acclaimed teacher with Clariteq Systems Consulting, has deep expertise in a rare combination of fields – business analysis and requirements specification, data modelling, strategy development, facilitation, and, of course, business process modelling, analysis and design.

Events

07-11-2024
Discover this crucial connection!

The Data-Process Connection

How Concept Modelling Supports Process, Business Analysis and Architecture Work [Virtual half day] Alec Sharp illustrates the many ways concept models (conceptual data models) support business process change and business analysis. And Alec covers what a data professional needs to know on business processes. [Half day virtual delivery.]

 English spoken

November 7 - virtual half day

Your office or home office

Online only

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18-11-2024
Fully booked. Next edition will run April 7-9, 2025, listed below.

Business-oriented Data Modelling Masterclass

Balancing Engagement, Agility, and Complexity This data modelling workshop by Alec Sharp covers Entity-Relationship modelling from a non-technical perspective, provides tips and guidelines for the analyst, and explores contextual, conceptual, and detailed modelling techniques that maximize user involvement.

 English spoken

[Fully booked] November 18 - 20, 2024

Utrecht

Face-to-Face

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03-04-2025
New workshop with Alec Sharp!

Concept Modelling for Business Analysts

Making Data Modelling a Vital Technique This workshop by Alec Sharp introduces concept modelling from a non-technical perspective, provides tips and guidelines for the analyst, and explores entity-relationship modelling at conceptual and logical levels using techniques that maximise client engagement and understanding.

 English spoken

April 3, 2025 (half day)

Utrecht

Face-to-Face

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07-04-2025
Practical workshop by Alec Sharp himself!

Business-oriented Data Modelling Masterclass

Balancing Engagement, Agility, and Complexity This data modelling workshop by Alec Sharp covers Entity-Relationship modelling from a non-technical perspective, provides tips and guidelines for the analyst, and explores contextual, conceptual, and detailed modelling techniques that maximize user involvement.

 English spoken

April 7-9, 2025

Utrecht

Face-to-Face

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10-04-2025
Practical workshop by Alec Sharp himself!

Working with Business Processes Masterclass

Aligning Process Work with Strategic, Organisational, and Cultural Factors This 3-day masterclass shows how to discover and scope a business process, clarify its context, model its workflow with progressive detail, assess it, and transition to the design of a new process by determining, verifying, and documenting its essential characteristics. Highly interactive workshop.

 English spoken

April 10-11 and 14, 2025

Utrecht

Face-to-Face

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