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Chicago, IL
March 23, 2010


Register today for our FREE workshops by clicking on the below:
Planning (TM1) Workshop from 9:00am-12:00pm
BI Workshop from 12:00pm-4:00pm
Attend BOTH BI AND TM1 Workshops

 

Location of FREE Workshops:
IBM
71 S. Wacker Drive
6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Directions


When:
March 23, 2010
Planning (TM1) from 9am - 12pm
BI from 12pm - 4pm
Continental Breakfast before the Planning (TM1) Session and Lunch during BI Session


What attendees are saying

"I didn’t quite know what to expect when attending Lodestar’s Hands on IBM Cognos TM1/BI Workshop. But I learned more in a day, than I have learned in a week of working with other consulting firms. It was great to spend time on the products without the pressure of a sales demo. It gave me the information I needed to make a recommendation for the best solution for our company."
~Richard G., Tampa
Global Telecommunications Company


Experts will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate the latest version of IBM Cognos Planning (TM1) and IBM Cognos 8 BI, provide one-on-one training, and help you understand current best-practices. Register Now!

CPE credits will be given for attendance


Who is Lodestar Solutions?

A Full Service Certified IBM Cognos Partner
• Experienced IBM Cognos BI/Planning/TM1 and Finance Consultants
• Specialists in integrating Planning/TM1 to BI
• Reseller of IBM Cognos Software offering Great Discounts
• Technical experts for IBM Cognos Optimization and Installation
• Customized and Public Training on all IBM Cognos Applications
• Quality hands on Data Management and Database Architecture experience

For more information call:

Heather Cole 630-845-1505
Bethanie Nonami 770-622-8924
www.lodestarsolutions.com

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www.LodestarSolutions.com/lodestar


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Looking for Robust Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting?
Come Test Drive IBM Cognos’ Performance Management Suite including Planning (TM1) and Business Intelligence.


IBM Cognos Planning (TM1) hands-on workshop details:

You know you need a better solution for financial performance management - planning, budgeting, forecasting, analytics and reporting. But during the current economic downturn, cost-cutting measures and making the most of existing resources have become the order of the day. This workshop will provide a pragmatic approach to embracing and transforming the use of spreadsheets for more effective financial and operational performance management.

Experience a real-time approach to consolidating, viewing, and editing enormous volumes of multidimensional data. IBM Cognos Planning (TM1) is the fastest way to deliver immediate value to your organization.

In this workshop you'll learn the key concepts and functionality of IBM Cognos Planning (TM1) and build a simple, easy-to-use application for expense management.

    The Planning (TM1) session will be held 9:00am-12:00pm and cover:
  • Understanding multidimensional spreadsheets
  • Modeling your business for analysis
  • Stop spending time chasing data, automate it
  • Defining Business Rules to allow for seasonality profiling, what if analysis
  • Building powerful end user applications for real time aggregation of budgets and forecasts

IBM Cognos 8 BI Reporting hands-on workshop details:

This is your exclusive invitation to join us for the new IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Workshop which is a complimentary half day, instructor-led informational session introducing our IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) suite.

Attend this fast-paced, information-packed session to explore the latest industry standard for reporting business intelligence.

    This session will held 12:00pm - 4:00pm and include:
  • A review of the IBM Cognos performance management platform and IBM Cognos 8 BI Reporting architecture
  • An exploration of all main components of IBM Cognos 8 BI, including Analytic Reporting, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Dashboarding, Scorecarding, Drill Through Reports
  • Practical, hands-on workshop exercises with IBM Cognos 8 BI Information presented will be relevant for key business users, report authors, and IT professionals.

Questions?
Please email kray@lodestarsolutions.com or call 813-681-8608 for more information


 

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Seating is limited with priority given to prospective end-users who are local to the cities in which the workshops are being held.
IBM Cognos reserves the right to limit attendance to qualified registrants only.

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