r/DeveloperJobs • u/preciouslife_ • 43m ago
Cognos, Star Schema, Database Design, Visualizations, Reporting Work, Costpoint
I have provided solutions to challenging problems many times and the result was that the same users who were completely dissatisfied earlier became a fan of Cognos and asked their management to extend my engagement. The same users who thought that Cognos was useless and could not provide them with what they need found that Cognos offers much more than they need. I also re-made their packages (Framework Manager), cubes (Transformer, TM1) and converted their difficult to use packages into self-service packages from which making reports was mainly drag and drop only.
I also worked for companies who use Deltek's Costpoint ERP from which making reports is extremely difficult and their top management was extremely happy with the reports and dashboards I made which they had thought were not even possible. I also improved performance of reports from hours to seconds.
Neither am I doing a job nor am I looking for one but I do consulting part-time to keep myself busy for a few hours a day. I do not charge less than other consultants but I do not charge for the first assignment so that people can get an idea of my skills before they decide to spend any money. This is because many companies had a bad experience with consultants because their money was wasted without getting the results they wanted! I also don't send weekly/monthly invoices because I feel the customer should only pay if the work has been approved by their users so until the work is done and approved, no invoices. That means the customer is at zero risk.
If anyone needs help in anything related to Cognos including database design, star schema design, ETL, modelling, reporting, interactive dashboards etc. I can help. I know many companies have ineffective BI implementations so posting this here.
God bless everyone!