Overview: In any business, it is data that forms the centre of any decision making process and therefore data needs to be available at the right time in the right format. In the process of evaluating an application package, a change in a business process, or even the change of the physical platform, data again plays an important role. This course will equip the attendee with the ability to identify, gather and analyse the data required to perform any of these tasks. However data must be seen as only one of the eight dimensions of any system. Although the course focuses on the data dimension it also depicts the integration of data with the other dimensions. The analysis and design of data also covers the Business, Application and Environment/Platform architectural levels. 

This course covers the total data dimension from modelling the logical business semantics through to physical database design including optimisation parameters utilising the DISCON’s data work methods and techniques.

Mathematical data work methods and techniques are covered in detail in terms of theory and practical case studies. The course equips the attendee not only with the theory but, more importantly, enables the attendee to apply this theory immediately in his/her working environment.