March 7, 2007

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Level: Introductory/All Levels

If you are engaged in data modeling efforts, whether large or small, your ongoing success is dependent upon a structured, well planned model management environment that is focused on reusability and non-redundancy.

In a multi-user, multi-project environment, your modeling strategy should drive the development of a structured approach, implemented by a supporting infrastructure. A repeatable, efficient modeling life cycle is critical to effectively managing the environment, as well as receiving the most possible return on investment for your modeling efforts.

Most organizations have a baseline set of standards for building logical and/or physical models, but lack the critical ‘reusability and redundancy analysis’, as well as a host of other necessary procedures to implement a strategic approach to modeling. No matter what data modeling tools are being used, a formal infrastructure is the only means by which consistent modeling projects can produce model structures with integrity and reuse potential.

This session will discuss the importance of establishing a model management strategy and will highlight the key factors involved in prioritizing and developing a successful infrastructure.

Content Highlights

• The Big Picture - Let’s Hear It For An Infrastructure
• Strategy First
• Without City Planning, It’s Only Suburbs
• Reusability (Saving Time & Money)
• Non-redundancy (Haven’t We Done This Already?)
• Metadata integrity (Who Can You Trust?)
• Then Implementation
• What Do We Want To Achieve? The Plan
• Purpose
• Strategy
• Plan Details
• Model Development Life Cycles
• Standards
• The Critical List
• Procedures
• The Critical List
• Prioritization is Vital - It Doesn't Happen All At Once
• And Finally…
• Communication Is Everything

Marcie Barkin Goodwin is the President/CEO of Axis Software Designs, a Model Management Services and Education company specializing in modeling environments, their infrastructures, and the fostering of communication to ensure successful projects. Respected as an industry expert in modeling infrastructures, she has provided consulting services and associated modeling education to Fortune 1000 companies as well as to the government for over 15 years.

Ms. Goodwin assists her clients in the development of efficient modeling infrastructures. Her consulting expertise includes the creation of customized standards, procedures and best practices for the management of iterative development and shared data. Her quick wit, engaging personality, and vast ‘hands-on’ experience make her a charismatic and highly entertaining (she is a former Hollywood actress), as well as informative speaker.

Axis offers a ‘Model Management Assessment’ which analyzes and documents the customer’s current modeling environment and offers suggestions for improvements. Axis’s product, ‘DM SOS!’™ (Data Modeling Set of Standards) provides over 25 critical standards, procedures and forms for implementing a customizable model management infrastructure. ‘DM SOS!’ includes robust, ‘best practices’ baseline content to significantly jumpstart or improve a company’s modeling environment.

In addition, Ms. Goodwin has developed a thorough, yet entertaining education curriculum including data and process modeling courses. Axis offers Concept classes and tool training on CA’s AllFusion Suite of Modeling products.