Synopsis

Following the big data released by the local Government and promotion of big IT giants, ‘Big Data’ has become a buzzword around us every day. Even though we don’t participate this kind of projects, we may be influenced or enjoying the results to which we don’t know. Major business stakeholders have already transformed their business models or decision making processes with respect to the Big Data analytics. Big Data projects become more powerful upon integration with other technologies like cloud computing, IoT and Business Intelligence, etc.

Big Data is actually a collection of framework, which creates opportunities for us to deliver better tools, services and products. It’s unnecessary to take the comprehensive solutions proposed by the large IT firms; there are many entrance points for SME and entrepreneurs to start business with reasonable investment and non-IT background. Managing Big Data project is quite different from traditional one. The organization should be more forward looking and flexibly manage the stakeholders and issues arise.
 
This class helps project stakeholders to:

• Define big data project
• Explore big data problems and issues
• Explore application area of big data
• Maximize project outcomes from related tools or technologies
• Minimize investment from effective use of resources
• Identify integration solution with other technologies
• Manage this kind of project differently, e.g. lifecycle, project team, etc.

Target audiences

• People who want to have basic information and solution of the Big Data project
• People who want to create new ideas or opportunities in related area
• People who prepare to participate such kind of project, and speak the same language

Instructor’s Profile – Mr. Alex Sin, PMP®, PMI-ACP®

Alex Sin is an independent consultant with more than 24 years of IT experience with expertise in Consulting, Project Management and Training. While at Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Limited in the previous 10 years, Alex Sin was the Learning and Development Manager and a certified instructor in a number of training including Negotiation, Consulting and Management Development. Alex is certified as a ITIL/ITSM Manager, well equipped with Methodology to deliver IT Consulting. He is also a practitioner of PDI, MBTI and DISC well-known consulting tools.

Alex enriched his Project Management experience from large scaled projects like Libraries, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and Companies Registry. Alex shifted his role to business manager in 1995 and was dual-hatted as the Outsourcing Manager in charge of Home PC Call Centre. Since Y2K, he dedicated himself to Learning and Development and developed a number of professionals in the Greater China.

Alex is the current Vice President Young PM Development at Project Management Institute Hong Kong Chapter. Alex graduated from The University of Toronto with major in Computer Sciences and Mathematics.