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Delivering an SAP Data Science

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COURSE OUTLINE
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Course Version: 2
Course Duration: 2 Day(s)
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vii Course Overview

1 Unit 1: Introduction

1 Lesson: Introduction

3 Unit 2: CRISP-DM Introduction

3 Lesson: CRISP-DM Introduction

5 Unit 3: Business Understanding

5 Lesson: Business Understanding Phase

5 Lesson: Design Thinking

7 Unit 4: Data Understanding

7 Lesson: Data Understanding Phase

7 Lesson: Initial Data Analysis and Exploratory Data Analysis
7 Lesson: SAP Lumira

9 Unit 5: Data Preparation

9 Lesson: Data Preparation Phase

9 Lesson: Data Preparation Expert Analytics
9 Lesson: Automating Data Preparation
9 Lesson: Creating Dynamic Data Sets

11 Unit 6: Modeling

11 Lesson: Modeling Phase

11 Lesson: SAP Predictive Analytics Autmoated
11 Lesson: Automated Data Encoding
11 Lesson: Building Models Automatically
11 Lesson: Social and Recommendation
11 Lesson: SAP Predictive Analytics Expert
12 Lesson: PAL/APL
12 Lesson: Model Quality

13 Unit 7: Evaluation

13 Lesson: Introduction to Evaluation

15 Unit 8: Deployment

15 Lesson: Deployment Phase

15 Lesson: SAP Predictive Factory

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17 Unit 9: Bringing it All Together

17 Lesson: Complete Process and Challenges

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TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for the following audiences:
● Application Consultant
● Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User
● Program/Project Manager

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 UNIT 2 CRISP-DM Introduction

Lesson 1: CRISP-DM Introduction

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Provide an overview of CRISP and each of the phases

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Unit 2: CRISP-DM Introduction

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 UNIT 3 Business Understanding

Lesson 1: Business Understanding Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the business understadning phase

Lesson 2: Design Thinking

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain how design thinking can support business understanding phase

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Unit 3: Business Understanding

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 UNIT 4 Data Understanding

Lesson 1: Data Understanding Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain data understanding phase

Lesson 2: Initial Data Analysis and Exploratory Data Analysis

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain Initial Data Analysis and Exploratory Data Analysis

Lesson 3: SAP Lumira

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe how to use SAP Predictive Analytics automated functionality and SAP Lumira Discovery to
visualize the data

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Unit 4: Data Understanding

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 UNIT 5 Data Preparation

Lesson 1: Data Preparation Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the data preparation phase

Lesson 2: Data Preparation Expert Analytics

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Prepare data in SAP Predictive Analytics expert mode

Lesson 3: Automating Data Preparation

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain SAP Data Manager and data manipulation

Lesson 4: Creating Dynamic Data Sets

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create dynamic data sets in SAP Data Manager for predictive modeling

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Unit 5: Data Preparation

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 UNIT 6 Modeling

Lesson 1: Modeling Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the modeling phase, algorithm selection and SAP data science applications

Lesson 2: SAP Predictive Analytics Autmoated

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe SAP Predictive Analytics automated system

Lesson 3: Automated Data Encoding

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Encode data in SAP Predictive Analytics automated system

Lesson 4: Building Models Automatically

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Build models in SAP Predictive Analytics automated system

Lesson 5: Social and Recommendation

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain social and recommendation

Lesson 6: SAP Predictive Analytics Expert

Lesson Objectives

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 Unit 6: Modeling

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain modeling in SAP Predictive Analytics expert system

Lesson 7: PAL/APL
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain modeling in SAP HANA using PAL and APL

Lesson 8: Model Quality

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Assess model quality

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 UNIT 7 Evaluation

Lesson 1: Introduction to Evaluation

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain each evaluation task

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Unit 7: Evaluation

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 UNIT 8 Deployment

Lesson 1: Deployment Phase

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain deployment in details

Lesson 2: SAP Predictive Factory

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain SAP Predictive Factory

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Unit 8: Deployment

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 UNIT 9 Bringing it All Together

Lesson 1: Complete Process and Challenges

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the complete process

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