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Topic: Project Management for Business Intelligence Projects

Gartner study indicates that 80% of Business Intelligence (BI) Projects fail….. there are several factors which contribute for this low success rate but bottom line is BI projects are highly complex and this complexity brings more challenges for management of these projects.

In our discussion we will discuss:

• Why BI projects are different from traditional IT custom applications
• What are some common challenges in managing BI projects
• Some proven recommendations for successful management of BI projects

Speaker Introduction

Aina Khan is an Edmonton based Project Management Consultant and Director , SemTegra Solutions.

With over 20 years of IT consulting experience in public and private sector topped by Masters in Software Engineering (Data Mining) , Ms. Khan
Is well known in Edmonton IT community for successful management of several multi-million dollar projects. She is currently working towards her PHD in Business Intelligence (part-time) and also teaches Business Intelligence Certificate Program at NAIT. She is very passionate about Project Management and Data Governance consulting especially for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics projects.

Ms. Khan is heavily engaged in volunteer activities and some highlights of her volunteer experience includes: chairing PMI NAC conference (2010), Data Management Conference (2015, 2016), President DAMA Edmonton Chapter (March 2014-Dec 2016), Founder- Aina Khan Foundation for Kids.