1. Before we start… If you have any questions than please use the chat windows. I will answer the questions before we start and any new questions will be answered at the end.

2. Career Webinar: Should you become a BI Developer?
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3. Thank you: To everyone who decided to attend.
All KEBI Academy fellow members:
Thanks to you we are here.
Peter who helps us with Testing.
WiseOwl UK “face to face” training specialist who partnered with us.

4. Why this webinar?
I have asked myself this question in 2007 and it took a lot of research before I made my decision.
I made an informed decision but I took a lot of effort before I made it reality.
I want to share my experience with you today so you can make an informed decision much faster and avoid pitfalls.

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Webinar Recording
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6. Webinar agenda:
Introduction min
Polls min
Demand, Skills & Effort 15 min
Career steps and job search? 10 min
Where to learn BI and is it fun? 10 min
DIY Tasks min
Summary min
Questions and Answers (optional) 5+ min

7. Fundraising money (charity) www.KatieAndEmil.com/charity
We donate when:
We get new members
We get new Google+ Followers
When visitors/member report a bug/issue
So far we’ve raised £350+ and donated £250 ourselves.

8. Webinar Goal
Get information that will help you to make a more informed decision if you should become a BI Developer or not.
KEBI Academy Members
If the answer is YES than we recommend using our Learning Plans, Learning Map and past Webinar Recordings (SSRS Boot Camp)

9. ClickWebinar Software
Full Screen
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Chat Window (Questions) is located in the bottom left corner
I will answer ALL questions at the end.
You can type your questions during the webinar.

10. Polls (Part A)
Start the polls

11. BI Definition What is BI?
Business intelligence (BI) is a set of theories, methodologies, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information for business purposes. [Wikipedia]
Companies build BI Systems

12. BI Developer Definition
Who is considered a Microsoft BI Developer?
People with RS, IS and AS (Optional) + Kimball / DW

13. Are BI Developers in demand?
It depends on:
Country  Region  City
Timing:
New Financial Year (spike)
After Summer
Before / After Christmas

14. Is SSRS in Demand?

15. Is SSIS in Demand?

16. Is SSAS in Demand?

17. Is Business Objects in demand?

18. Is Crystal reports in demand?

19. How about Tableau?

20. Is QlikView in demand?

21. Salary Histogram

22. Rate Histogram

23. Average Salary/Rates Summary
Permanent
Contract
Description
Rank
Salary
Total Jobs
Rate
"Salary"
Developer 1
£42,500
32,356
375
£75,000
11,190
SQL 3
23,837 4
7,392
SQL Server 6
£41,000
17,887 10
363
£72,600
4,713
Microsoft 7
£40,000
17,307
350
£70,000
5,991
Analyst
15,593
9,066
MS Excel 20
9,565 23
325
£65,000
3,316
Consultant 26
£52,500
7,560 17
440
£88,000
3,854
Architect 42
£67,500
5,779 25
500
£100,000
3,191
T-SQL 60
4,316
100
338
£67,600
955
SSRS 72
3,760 79
1,114
Microsoft certification 74
3,716
142
315
£63,000
710
SSIS 78
£45,000
3,572 76
1,169
Data warehouse 85
£50,000
3,278 55
425
£85,000
1,644
SSAS
146
£46,500
1,999
174
585
Tableau
551
£57,500
345
465
400
£80,000 95

24. Level vs Rates/Salary vs Experience
Junior
1-2 years
25-30k
Mid Level
2-4 years
40k
Senior
5+ years
50-60k

25. Salary Research ITJobWatch (UK) PayScale (Worldwide)
Itjobwatch.co.uk
Any recommendation for US / India?
Please use chat to suggest.
Shows current salary for new employees.
PayScale (Worldwide)
Shows current salary for existing employees.
Can significantly vary depending on exact skills, experienced needed + City (in the same country).

26. Learning vs Skill Acquisition
Generally focuses on gaining new knowledge and happens when you follow instructions or gain broader understanding of the topic/tool.
Skill Acquisition
This is when you do things (practice) without having precise instructions and you are able to do them faster (proficiency) or you are able to find the best way to do it (or fix an error) on the spot (experience).
“Accidental” Developers/DBA often have spend more time on skills acquisition than learning which may result in learning on the job (after making mistakes and may lead to addition training (=Learning).
Rapid Skill Acquisition
It is a combination of learning + Skill acquisition (creative).

27. Effort per Skill (Intermediate Level) Part 1/2
TOOL
SUBJECT
INTERMEDIATE EFFORT (HRS)
Querying
T-SQL
100
MDX 80
DAX 50
SSIS
DEVELOPMENT
200
CONFIGURATION 15
DEPLOYMENT 10
DEBUGGING
SSAS/POWER PIVOT
PROCESSING 20
SCHEDULING
SSRS
150

28. Effort per Skill (Intermediate Level) Part 2/2
TFS
VERSION CONTROL 40
DB PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT
DEPLOYMENT 10
KIMBALL
Modelling 60
Implementation 50
Data Vault 30
Inmon
DW 2.0 (Architecture only) 20
MASTER DATA SERVICES
SUPPORT
SECURITY
Data Quality Services
Scrum

29. Typical "paths" to becoming a BI Developer
Reports Developer
Analyst (Data/BA)
DBA / Programmer
BI Developer
SSIS/ETL Developer
SQL Developer
SSAS/Cube Developer
Power Pivot?

30. Typical Skills “Paths”
SSRS
Excel
SSIS
SQL/Access
.net
SSAS
Kimball
Power Pivot
BI Developer
MDS/DQS
MDX/DAX
TFS/VS

31. How to learn all of it quickly?
Define a fairly clear goal (mini-goals).
Calculate Effort in h / time you have per week = number of weeks in will take to complete
Make sure your learning is effective! (KEBI Academy?)
Good balance between: Learning, Skill Acquisitions and Repetitions (SuperMemo UX).
Record time (data) and use it to improve your time.
Don’t have time? Start with just 30 minutes a day 5 days a week that’s about 10h a month, not a lot but it’s better than nothing.
5h every Saturday is 20h a month.
30min a day + 5h Saturday is 30h a month.
Unemployed? 5h * 5 days = 100h a month.

32. Do It Yourself (DIY) Tasks:
Make a decision: Yes, No or need more info.
Check your local market.
Set a realistic goal.
Calculate effort to achieve your goal.
Check your available demand and motivation.
Make a Plan (Learning, CV, Job Search etc.)

33. Where to learn BI (Learning Plans) We gave you DIY Tasks
Summary
We discussed: Demand, Skills, Effort, Market, Job Search, Intermediate career steps.
Where to learn BI (Learning Plans)
We gave you DIY Tasks
What next?
8th of Nov “Deployment and Security” (50 Seats Limit)
15th of Nov “Building a Dashboard” (50 Seats Limit)
22nd of Nov “SSRS Snapshots” (50 Seats Limit)

34. Questions & Answers Share links in chat window surveymonkey
Questions & Answers Share links in chat window surveymonkey.com/r/86TPDWX katieandemil.com/kudos katieandemil.com/join More questions? katieandemil.com/Forum