Event Information:

• Thu

  03

  Nov

  2016

  FoCuSeD™ Business Data Modeling Made Easy

  1-4:30 PM (LUNCH and registration begin at Noon)BEST Room 110A

  SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE NOVEMBER KC DAMA MEETING on Nov. 3rd!  DAMA members are encouraged to bring as a FREE guest a key business person that is a stakeholder in your Data Management work or your manager to hear a topic of direct value to them.  The meeting will include sandwiches for lunch in addition to our regular snacks of veggies and fruit.  Lunch and registration will be available at Noon before the meeting at 1:00 pm.  DAMA members that can bring a free guest are those with a paid membership from April 2016 through March 2017.  Others are encouraged to bring a guest - the fee will be the normal meeting fee of $35 for themselves and also for their guest.  Reserve Nov. 3rd on your calendar and a key business person's or your manager's calendar too!!!    We are excited to have Gary Rush as our speaker who will be presenting on

  FoCuSeD™ Business Data Modeling Made Easy

  Gary Rush, MGR Consulting, Inc.

  This interactive session is geared to enable data analysts to facilitate Data Modeling sessions with business clients. Gary will show you how to facilitate, step-by-step, a data modeling workshop and what skills or tools are needed at each step. It is a brief summary of Gary’s book, FoCuSeD Data Modeling Made Easy. Attendees will learn:

  • How to build a Data Model with business clients who have never seen a data model.
  • How to use the modeling session to clarify and re-engineer the business.
  • How Active Listening affects the model and how to effectively listen to your clients.
  • How to harness the collective knowledge of your clients to build a data model that they embrace. How to make the model truly their model.

   

  About the Speaker

  Gary Rush, IAF CPF, Founder and President of MGR Consulting, Inc., attended the U.S. Naval Academy and is a former Chair of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). He is a recognized leader in the field of Facilitation and Facilitator training, managing projects since 1980, facilitating since 1983, and providing Facilitator training since 1985; and continues to be the leading edge in the industry by continuing as a practicing Facilitator.

  As a Facilitator Trainer, he teaches FoCuSeD. He teaches specific “how to” with an understanding of the “why” to perform as an effective Facilitator; he provides detailed Facilitator and process tools, enhances his training through effective learning activities, and, as an IAF CPF Assessor, he covers the IAF Core Facilitator Competencies and what students need to do to achieve them. As a Facilitator, he improves client business performance through effective application of exceptional facilitation processes and he is highly skilled at engaging participants and guiding them to consensus. Gary has written numerous “how to” books, including the FoCuSeD Facilitator Guide – a comprehensive reference manual sharing his step-by-step process so that students can replicate his practices. His alumni often tell us how much Gary has changed their lives.

  Note: This meeting is FREE to members who have an active paid 2016 membership effective April 1st, 2016. The fee is $35 for non-members - please let us know when you RSVP if you are interested in joining for $75 for the current year effective till March 31st, 2017.

  RSVP: Please e-mail rsvp@kcdama.org

  Directions: http://edwardscampus.ku.edu/contact/maps.shtml

  Quick Pay Method for Non-Members to attend this event

  
  
  
  

  NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.