Alan Simon
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BAC 657 Tempe, AZ 85287-4606
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Mail code: 4606Campus: Tempe
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Alan is a Principal Lecturer at Arizona State University in the Information Systems Department at WP Carey. He has been teaching at ASU since 2013, and was an undergraduate in the CIS program at ASU back in the mid- and late 1970s when that program was first beginning. He also has a master’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona. He has also been an adjunct instructor at Carnegie-Mellon, Drexel University, and the University of Denver.
Before joining the ASU faculty, Alan led global, national, and regional business intelligence and data warehousing practices at leading consulting firms and software companies, and is also the Managing Principal of his boutique consulting firm, Thinking Helmet, Inc. that he founded in 2006. He is a long-time thought leader and authority on aligning data and analytics with business process improvement initiatives, and is the author of 32 business and technology books dating back to the mid-1980s.
- M.S. University of Arizona 1982
- B.S. Arizona State University 1980
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
- Data Warehousing and Enterprise Information Management
- Organizational Performance Management
- Development Lifecycle Methodologies and Best Practices
- Consulting Excellence and Best Practices
- Data Warehousing For Dummies (John Wiley & Sons);
- 90 Days to the Data Mart (John Wiley & Sons);
- Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence for E-Commerce (Morgan Kaufmann);
- How to be a Successful Computer Consultant (McGraw-Hill)
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
| CIS 510 | Enterprise Processes & Systems |
| CIS 510 | Enterprise Processes & Systems |
| CIS 409 | Bus Data Warehouse Dimen Model |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 545 | Managing Enterprise Systems |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 510 | Bus Process & Workflw Analysis |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 515 | Business Analytics Strategy |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 545 | Managing Enterprise Systems |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 503 | DecisionMaking w/DataAnalytics |
| CIS 503 | DecisionMaking w/DataAnalytics |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 545 | Managing Enterprise Systems |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 510 | Bus Process & Workflw Analysis |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 545 | Managing Enterprise Systems |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIS 510 | Bus Process & Workflw Analysis |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 355 | Bus DataWarehouse Data Modelin |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
| CIS 405 | Business Intelligence |
Arizona State University, Faculty Associate, 2013-present Carnegie-Mellon University, Heinz College, Lecturer, 2010-2012; Drexel University, Lecturer, 1996; University of Denver, University College, Lecturer, 1990-1991; University of Arizona, MIS Department, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1980-1982
Financial services
Pharmaceuticals
Government
CPG/Retail