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COMDTNOTE 5270
SUBJ: COAST GUARD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI) TRAINING AND SUPPORT
1.  Business Intelligence provides historical, current and predictive
views of organizational data to support better decision-making in
alignment with personnel, unit, and organizational strategic goals.
Coast Guard Business Intelligence is a cornerstone of the Coast
Guards Knowledge Management System. With access to over 40
authoritative data source systems, CGBI provides vital information to
sustain mission excellence and enable fact-based decision making in
routine and crisis situations.
2.  The CGBI Program Office provides training and support to units
across the Coast Guard.
Training options include:
      a. A standardized curriculum of basic instruction in CGBI
access
and use.
      b. An advanced class on more sophisticated methods and tools
available to access and analyze the wealth of information provided by
CGBI.
      c. Executive training sessions that provide a brief, but
thorough review of CGBI system interface and capabilities.  Our team
also uses executive briefings as opportunities to solicit leaderships
input on CGBI tools and interface design.
      d. Virtual training tailored to a customer or group and done
via
Microsoft Live Meeting.  Topics of instruction are request-driven and
usually focus on a specific area or specialty.
      e. Computer based training (CBT) on the e-learning portal.  CBT
includes four self-paced learning modules and addresses basic CGBI
reports and cubes functionality.
      f. Tailored training visits to meet specific customer needs.
3. The CGBI team will contact districts in advance to identify
classes, dates and locations that meet local unit needs.  The program
office goal is to provide onsite opportunities to each district and
their subcommands once a year.  Additional training requests will be
considered and scheduled as resources allow.
FY 2013 District Training and Support Schedule:
05-09NOV2012     D11  CG Island Alameda
10-14DEC2012     D9   ESU Cleveland
14-18JAN2013     D8   Sector Houston/Galveston
11-15FEB2013     D14  Sector Honolulu
04-08MAR2013     D7   Location TBD
                           ESU Miami or
                           Sector Key West or
                           Sector San Juan
08-12APR2013     D13  ESU Seattle
13-17MAY2013     D5   FINCEN or Yorktown
02-14JUN2013     D17  ESU Kodiak/Sector Juneau
05-09AUG2013     D1   Location TBD
                            Base Boston or
                            Sector New York or
                            Northern New England or
                            Southern New England Visit dates and
locations are scheduled in advance, but are subject to change as a
result of operational demands and availability of training resources.
The most current schedule for proposed field visits is posted on the
CGBI Portal:  https://CGportal.USCG.mil/ctl/1ihx189
4.  Commandant (CG-095) has also provided CGBI training in
conjunction with other events, such as the Command Master Chief
Conference, CG Academy pre-grad training, Sector Commander Course,
Rating Force Master Chief Conference, and the Innovation Expo.  CGBI
training at these venues has been extremely well received.  I
encourage meeting organizers to contact the CGBI Program Office for
information on how best to incorporate CGBI instructional briefs into
their event calendars and take full advantage of this outstanding
system to improve unit readiness, performance and mission execution.
5.  If you have any questions or would like CGBI assistance please
contact:  cgbi.training(at)uscg.mil.
6.  RDML T. W. Jones, Director of CG Enterprise Strategic Management
and Doctrine, sends.
7.  Internet release authorized.