Thursday, April 27, 2006

9:50 am - 10:50 am

Level: Intermediate

This presentation will cover a project that was designated under the Bureau’s Enterprise Architecture. It will include the methodology and teamwork used to develop the process and data models, the tool that was used for both models, issues that resulted and how they were resolved and how the resulting data model will be incorporated into the BLM Data Reference Model. The project first conducted Business Process Re-Design (BPR, Transformation) sessions, diagramming the AS-IS and TO-BE processs. The data team then utilized the information from the BPR sessions to develop a draft conceptual data model. The transition was then made to data sessions conducted with the business SMEs, where the business data model was developed.

Chris Hawkinson is currently a data architect working for G&B Solutions as a consultant for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Data Management Branch. She has worked extensively in the area of data modeling for Worldcom and the Denver Water Department in Colorado. At St. Paul Companies and Broadway and Seymour in Minnesota she also worked with projects on process modeling. Chris is also a certified Project Management Professional and Facilitator.

Barb Kett is currently a data architect at the Bureau of Land Management. She is the project lead for the BLM Enterprise Architecture Repository and has done data modeling for several BLM-wide systems. Previously, she worked as a cartographer, system administrator and test manager for new systems acquisition.