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ARCH 2 0 Enterprise Data Center Design ARCH 2.0: Enterprise Data Center Design Cisco Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP ) 642-873 Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture 2.0 To recognize design considerations for the three layers of the data center, ways to scale the data center architecture, and ways to achieve STP scalability and high availability in the data center  more...

Talent Management Developing and Engaging Talent ... Organizations depend on talented employees to help them achieve their goals. But without a talent management strategy focused on keeping these employees engaged, they may be sending out resumes rather than working to achieve those goals. Employee engagement and commitment are key success factors for any organization. This course describes how to begin building employee commitment with an  more...

Foundations for Business Execution Foundations for Business Execution Have you ever sat in a meeting where your boss described a "new initiative" that was going to transform your business unit, only to see the initiative fizzle and die a few weeks later? Do you have big plans and long-term goals that never come to pass because you get so bogged down with day-to-day activities? When management announces "new plans" to  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating ... be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and empowering your staff. You will undoubtedly have been very good at your last job, but now you will need to resist the temptation to continue doing  more...

The Ins and Outs of Capital Budgeting ...ment assets and deciding whether or not those assets will achieve the company's desired returns over an extended period of time. To effectively manage your company's finances, you must evaluate a number of factors in making investment decisions.This course will explain what a capital budget is and present the different types of assets that your company will inevitably encounter. It lists  more...

Strategic Management HRCI PHR ..., you are involved in developing the business strategy to achieve organizational goals. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations with regard to strategic management. In this course, you'll learn about such things as dealing with change, corporate governance, and the strategic planning process. All the topics in this course are based on the  more...

HR s Strategic Role in the Organization HRCI SPHR ... affecting the ability of an organization to successfully achieve its goals. This course describes how to guide and lead the change process, how HR can impact regulations and legislations, and the role of HR in risk management and building strategic partnerships. This course prepares HR professionals and management who are preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's Senior  more...

Strategic Approaches to Human Resource Development HRCI SPHR ...vision into the necessary level of competencies needed to achieve goals. This course examines how human resource development (HRD) aligns the skills, knowledge, and abilities of staff to future organization and individual needs. In addition, the course looks at how an understanding of adult learning and organizational development can assist in staff development. Finally, the course covers some  more...

Six Sigma and Lean in the Organization ...se will examine how Six Sigma and Lean help organizations achieve their strategic goals and why so many successful organizations attribute their success to them. The course first introduces the key concepts and contributors associated with Six Sigma, and then moves on to basic Lean tools used to identify and remove waste and improve process flow. This course is aligned to the ASQ Certified Six  more...

Six Sigma Projects and Project Teams ... Sigma projects and the right people, and leading them to achieve business goals, is vital to the leadership of Champions. This course deals with these important roles of Champions. It also provides Champions with a toolkit to measure and analyze a project thoroughly before it is selected for Six Sigma improvement. The roadmap for selecting Black Belts and other team members needed to build  more...

Being an Effective Team Member Being an Effective Team Member A truly effective team is equal to more than the sum of its parts. And it takes the dedication of every member of the team. Effective team members go beyond themselves and their personal desires and goals. If you want to be an effective team member, your challenge is to put the team first, which means maximizing your contributions to help the team accomplish  more...

Establishing Team Goals and Responsibilities ...s All individuals have strengths that allow them to achieve goals consistently and successfully. In a team setting, those individual strengths can combine to lead the whole team to success, or they can create conflict and tension. To harness individual strengths and personalities, you need solid ground rules for the team. You also need to allocate roles and responsibilities for maximum  more...

Windows Vista Maintenance and Optimization Windows Vista Maintenance and Optimization Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator An optimized operating system runs at peak performance and helps to ensure that applications and hardware perform as they are designed to. Windows Vista has many tools to help achieve the goal of an optimized system along with monitoring tools that help ensure  more...

Stakeholders and the Communications Management Plan ...en communications are good, the project is more likely to achieve its objectives. Healthy project communication means that the right people are getting the right information at the right time. They are able to make informed decisions. They understand what is going on and are able to proceed with their work. Communications management is one of the most essential functions of a project manager.  more...

Project Management Process Groups ...a set of interrelated actions and activities performed to achieve a specified set of products, results, or services. Good processes, meaning those based on sound principles and proven practices, are project managers' best friends. They act like the solid tracks that keep a train going in the direction it needs to go. Following a set of established processes minimizes confusion and uncertainty  more...

Problem Solving The Fundamentals ... issue that needs to be corrected or overcome in order to achieve a desired state. Problem solving involves goal-oriented thinking and action in situations for which no ready-made solutions exist. Whether consciously or unconsciously, everybody solves problems relating to their personal or work life every day. However, you can greatly improve your problem-solving effectiveness by gaining a  more...

Creating a Positive Attitude Creating a Positive Attitude Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to  more...

Interpersonal Communication Communicating with Confidence ...ly them, these skills enhance your influence and help you achieve your goals. Communicators have an enormous advantage if their relationships are based on rapport-building trust and credibility. But trust and credibility are not the only essentials. You also need to use specific communication behaviors to project confidence in all your verbal and nonverbal interactions. The course shows you how  more...

Certified Business Analysis Professional reg BABOK reg 2 0 Aligned ...y can competently practice business analysis. To achieve the CBAP credential, candidates must satisfy defined educational, knowledge, and experience requirements established by the IIBA. Work Experience Requirement 7,500 hours (i.e. five (5) years) business analysis work experience in the last ten (10) years engaged in tasks specifically related to the knowledge areas as  more...

ITIL reg and the Service Lifecycle ITIL® and the Service Lifecycle ITIL ITIL v3 Foundation for Service Management ITIL® v3 Foundation Syllabus v4.2 Exam Organizations that provide IT services to internal or external customers need to provide excellent services to enhance value to the organization. The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) can help organizations achieve these goals and increase external and internal  more...

Service Transition Processes and Principles Service Transition Processes and Principles ITIL ITIL v3 Foundation for Service Management ITIL® v3 Foundation Syllabus v4.2 Exam IT organizations need to transition their service designs into operations. Service Transition processes are important to provide companies with information to ensure that their service design solutions will achieve their expectations. This course will help  more...

Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction ...nowledge, you will be able to choose the method that will achieve the maximum response for you within the constraints of available resources and time. The same applies to selecting the most appropriate sampling method, and what you learn from this course will enable you to make the best choice.You'll learn how to structure the questionnaire to minimize bias and encourage openness, and in the  more...

Environmental Management Systems EMS ...with other management requirements and help organizations achieve environmental and economic needs. The standards require that "each organization shall establish, document, implement, maintain, and continually improve an environmental management system in accordance with the requirements of the international standard and determine how it will fulfill these requirements." Additionally, all  more...

Conducting Coaching Sessions ...m a broad understanding of what your coachee is trying to achieve to a clear action plan with detailed steps. This course describes how to carry out effective coaching sessions, including clarifying the coachee's situation and recognizing and determining the best options for your coachee to work with. Finally, the course provides actions for wrapping up a coaching session, including getting  more...

Professional Networking Essentials Professional Networking Essentials Do you have a strong professional network of people who can help you move forward professionally? Does the thought of networking scare you because you feel uncomfortable in situations where you're expected to be outgoing and make conversation with people you don't know? Regardless of your strengths and weaknesses, situation or occupation, a key factor in  more...

Negotiation Essentials Planning for Negotiation ...otiation table. Thinking carefully about what you want to achieve, as well as what the other party wants, will pave the way for a smooth and successful negotiation. You will know which terms are acceptable to you and which are not, and you will be ready for objections from the other party. This course describes key considerations when preparing for a negotiation. It also covers how to prepare  more...

Negotiation Essentials Persuading Negotiation Essentials: Persuading Successful negotiators have the ability to persuade others that their interests are important. But they don't achieve this by ignoring the interests of the other party. Instead, they frame and adapt their interests to reflect the other side's viewpoint. This course identifies the value of persuasion in negotiations and highlights strategies to help you be  more...

Maintaining Your Life Balance Maintaining Your Life Balance You have the knowledge to assess current work/life balance and overcome internal and external obstacles to achieving balance. You know where you are and where you want to be, but now what? How do you achieve and maintain that balance? How will it be affected by external factors and behaviors? This course will focus on techniques for maintaining work/life  more...

Negotiation Essentials Communicating ...egotiation Essentials: Communicating If you want to achieve a successful outcome in a negotiation, you need to communicate well. And this means not only being clear in how you deliver your message but also ensuring the other party feels understood. You need to actively and skillfully create a connection with the person you're negotiating with. Otherwise, you won't ever reach an agreement.  more...

Telesales Communications ...n this course, you will learn how to use the telephone to achieve personal sales success. You will be given techniques that will guide your actions. You will be given strategies that will help you compensate for the telephone's lack of nonverbal cues. Since part of telephone communication requires listening, you'll be asked in this course to listen for various verbal cues. For this reason,  more...

Sales Math 101 Developing a Sales Plan for Success Sales Math 101: Developing a Sales Plan for Success Bernard Berenson, the prominent American art critic, said, "I would, I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours." Would you like to recapture your wasted hours? Unfortunately that is impossible, but you can make the most of the hours in your day with the help of this course. Sales Math  more...

Program Life Cycle and Benefits Management ...anizations effectively implement corporate strategies. To achieve the planned benefits and outcomes of your program, you need to manage its benefits across its life cycle. This life cycle will vary, depending on the type of program. However, if you understand the general phases in the program life cycle, you can adapt the life cycle model and program benefits to satisfy the strategic goals that  more...

CLR Integration CLR Integration Microsoft recognize how to use CLR integration in SQL Server 2005 to create, implement and work with data, and how to execute .NET assemblies to achieve this  more...

Understanding Your Customer Understanding Your Customer Can you imagine trying to sell a product or service to a customer you know nothing about? You probably wouldn't succeed. The better you know your customer, the higher your chance for success. In this course, you'll learn about the first major component of the strategic account sales (SAS) approach: research. You'll start by learning about the key areas to research  more...

Doing Business on the Internet ...egulation of the digital marketplace is very difficult to achieve and currently, in the United States, much legislation on this area is pending but not yet enacted. The main areas requiring regulation are issues related to Internet advertising, the protection of intellectual property rights, and protection of individuals' private information. In this course, you will learn about how the digital  more...

Using Type and Symbols in Illustrator CS3 Using Type and Symbols in Illustrator CS3 Adobe Adobe Illustrator CS3 allows for text and symbols to be added to various forms of electronic art. With the addition of text and symbols, Illustrator artwork can quickly be enhanced or customized to meet personal or business needs. This course will show you how to create point type, add and fill a type area, or arrange your type around an  more...

Introduction to the Service Desk ..., and it's essential they are set up properly in order to achieve customer satisfaction and organizational objectives. This course covers the importance and benefits of the Service Desk in an IT service delivery organization, as well as the objectives and responsibilities Service Desks strive to deliver. This course also covers the different Service Desk organizational structures, such as  more...

Lean and Six Sigma ...riving to become faster and more responsive to customers, achieve near perfect quality, and operate using world-class cost structures. You need both Lean and Six Sigma to achieve these goals. This course explores the relationship between the Lean and Six Sigma approaches and their integrated application in both manufacturing and service industries. This course is aligned with the ASQ Certified  more...

Special Design Tools in Design for Six Sigma ...rtfolio architecting, and set-based design can be used to achieve breakthroughs in design problems that seem unsolvable. Tactical special design tools such as the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), systematic design, critical parameter management, and Pugh analysis can provide a clear and concise way of identifying the root cause of poor designs. The tools then increase the quality of  more...

Thinking Strategically Thinking Strategically As business success becomes more difficult to achieve, companies are discovering the importance of strategic thinking. Being lean and mean and process efficient is no good if you don't have the correct business strategy. But what is strategic thinking and what does it look like in the context of your business? This course is focused on discovering and using the key  more...

Basics of Six Sigma Projects and Teams ...d results and resolve negative team dynamics. In order to achieve this, disciplined schedules, costs, and deliverables are required when managing such projects. The management of Six Sigma projects involves developing and adhering to a project charter that reflects a shared understanding of project expectations, scope, deliverables, and schedule. This course will examine the fundamental  more...

Starting Up Initiating Directing a Project PRINCE2 2009-aligned ...ulling together all the sub-systems that work together to achieve a desired result. The PRINCE2 project management system is no exception. Its framework consists of seven distinctive processes that define the management activities of a project's life cycle. They encompass all activities related to starting up, directing, initiating, controlling, managing a stage boundary and closing a project.  more...

Customer-Focused Management ...etplace, customers have more choices than ever before. To achieve success, it is vital for enterprises to accurately identify the wants, needs, and expectations of their customers. This course explores the relationship between the treatment of internal customers and the impact on external customers. It examines techniques used to identify and segment external customers, while  more...

Cisco CVOICE 8 0 QoS Mechanisms ...delivery guarantee. Network administrators and architects achieve this service level by managing delay, delay variation (jitter), bandwidth provisioning, and packet loss parameters with quality of service (QoS) techniques. This course introduces the concept of a converged network, identifies four problems that could lead to poor quality of service, and describes solutions to those problems. It  more...

Fostering Effective Communication and Collaboration ...er, a common focus is not always enough to help your team achieve success. You must ensure that team members can communicate with you and with one another, and that they will work as a team rather than as individuals. This course outlines the importance and benefits of promoting team communication and collaboration. It covers techniques for encouraging effective communication by employing a  more...

The Voice of Leadership Effective Leadership Communication Strategies The Voice of Leadership: Effective Leadership Communication Strategies How effectively leaders accomplish the objectives of sharing vision and plans, delegating, coaching, and motivating people depends on how well they can adapt their leadership communication style to suit the situation. Leaders who adopt a complementary style that helps communicate their objective increase productivity,  more...

Creating Sustaining a Customer-Focused Organization ...t know the level of customer focus that you're seeking to achieve. As a manager, you also need to know how to select the most appropriate implementation strategy that aligns with your organization's capabilities and its objectives. This will help you to create stronger, more valuable, and lasting relationships and experiences for your customers. This course provides direction on how to  more...

Porfessionalism Business Etiquette Personal Accountability Porfessionalism, Business Etiquette & Personal Accountability Taking responsibility for meeting your objectives, including deadlines and work targets, is an important component of good business etiquette and demonstrates your attitude of professionalism. While it can be difficult at times, being accountable for delivering on your objectives shows you are reliable, organized, and dedicated to  more...

Critical Thinking Essentials What is Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Essentials: What is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking is something everyone does to some degree or another in their professional and personal lives. Almost all of your everyday activities require you to seek information, analyze alternatives, assess the alternatives, and reach some conclusion. And all of these processes are part of critical thinking. Thinking plays a  more...

Cisco TSHOOT 1 0 Route Redistribution BGP Performance Issues ...een the different routing protocols is often necessary to achieve IP connectivity between the different parts of the network, and this adds an extra layer of complexity to a routed network. Enterprise networks may make use of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to exchange routing information in a controlled fashion with external parties such as Internet service providers or other providers of  more...

Preventing Problem Performance Preventing Problem Performance Few workplaces are entirely free of performance issues. However, you can prevent many problems from developing, and keep small issues from growing into serious ones, by effectively planning, monitoring, and communicating for good performance. Nurturing a culture of performance that includes a strong performance management system is a proactive approach that can  more...

Organizational Structure Employee Behavior ..., and must be designed in a way that enables a company to achieve its mission, goals, and objectives. In this course, you'll learn how to instill positive employee behavior within your organizational structure. You'll first learn about the elements of an organizational structure that can affect employee behavior and how those elements play out in different types of organizational structures -  more...

Writing for Technical Professionals Preparation Planning ... However, it is not a guarantee that what is written will achieve its ultimate goal. In fact, some of the greatest technical experts find it very challenging to write effectively on technical matters. While it is important to understand the subject matter, it is equally important to understand the audience and its needs. There are steps that all technical writers should follow before putting  more...

Reviewing and Printing in Excel 2007 Reviewing and Printing in Excel 2007 Microsoft Excel 2007 simplifies the reviewing and printing processes by centralizing all related features within the various tabs of the Ribbon. The Review tab enables you to quickly access tools for proofing content and adding comments. Using the Page Layout view, you can preview how your worksheets will look when they are printed, and adjust them as  more...

Queries and Reports in Access 2007 Queries and Reports in Access 2007 Microsoft Queries and reports are used in Access 2007 to convert data into useful information and are an essential part of any database application. Access 2007 has a Query Wizard which simplifies the process of formulating a query and provides various methods of creating reports to present summarized information easily and effectively. This course explores  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Installation Oracle Restart Oracle Database 11g R2: Installation & Oracle Restart Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers a unique scale-out technology with a single database instance, lower server and storage costs, and increased availability and scalability. It also provides customers with improved user service levels, reduced down-time, and more efficient use of IT resources as well as an increased level of  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 ASM Storage Partitioning Enhancements Oracle Database 11g R2: ASM, Storage & Partitioning Enhancements Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 provides many improvements from its previous releases. This includes enhancements to ASM and storage to improve performance and to reduce server maintenance down time. This course identifies the enhancements in each of these areas. It also demonstrates how to use ASM fast mirror resync,  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Oracle Partioning Security Features Oracle Database 11g R2: Oracle Partioning & Security Features Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers more advanced data warehouse, partitioning, security and network feature enhancements to allow the DBA to provide a more efficient way for users to access data in a secure environment. This course covers the enhanced data warehouse and partition enhancements, which includes support for  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Using Change Management Solutions Oracle Database 11g R2: Using Change Management Solutions Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is designed for data center environments that are rapidly evolving and changing to keep up with business demands, enabling DBAs to manage change effectively and efficiently. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers significant advances in the areas of automatic diagnostics, supportability, and change  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Intelligent Infrastructure Enhancements Oracle Database 11g R2: Intelligent Infrastructure Enhancements Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers new intelligent infrastructure features to aid DBAs by automatically gathering performance metrics for problem detection and self-tuning purposes. The information gathered can be viewed by the DBA using either reports or views, as well as the alert log. Oracle Database 11g has expanded  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Diagnosability Enhancements Oracle Database 11g R2: Diagnosability Enhancements Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers new diagnosability enhancements to help DBAs in diagnosing, resolving, and preventing problems. These new features include enhancements to problem and incident identification, running health checks, and performing repairs on SQL statements. These features enables the DBA to quickly and efficiently  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 SQL Monitoring Performance Enhancements Oracle Database 11g R2: SQL Monitoring & Performance Enhancements Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers improvements and new features to provide DBAs a better way to monitor SQL commands in real-time and to allow the database to automatically manage its own memory and gather optimizer statistics. These features enable the DBA to ensure the optimal memory sizes are being used for the  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Application Performance Enhancements Oracle Database 11g R2: Application Performance Enhancements Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers improved and new features to provide better application performance. It offers online table redefinition, which allows tables to be modified without affecting the availability of the table to users and does not affect any of its dependencies. This allows for easier application changes and  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Backup Recover Archive Repair Data Oracle Database 11g R2: Backup, Recover, Archive & Repair Data Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers new and improved features to ensure for continuous data access, even during unplanned failures and scheduled maintenance tasks. New RMAN features make it easier to backup, recover and duplicate databases in a timely manner while minimizing data loss. It also offers Flashback technology,  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Oracle Scheduler Secure Backup Oracle Database 11g R2: Oracle Scheduler & Secure Backup Oracle Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers improvements to Oracle Scheduler that increases efficiency and usability. These include allowing users to get specific email notifications about job activities, triggering jobs to automatically execute when the specified file is received, enabling jobs to run on multiple nodes while managing  more...

Operations Mangement Inventory Management ...managing inventories. Consequently, organizations work to achieve an ideal size of inventory to reduce costs and improve the bottom line while ensuring their ability to make products and services available to their customers. Although inventory management is commonly associated with the manufacturing sector, many of its concepts and tools can also be applied to the service industry. This course  more...

Operations Management Management of Quality ... to customers' satisfaction, and helping the organization achieve its financial goals. Operations managers set out performance objectives to achieve these goals and measure the organization's quality-related performance against those objectives. A variety of best practice principles, tools, and techniques are used to manage and control quality to achieve performance objectives and meet  more...

HR as Business Partner Linking HR Functions with Organizational Goals ...obilize the leadership and organizational capabilities to achieve the final result, and ensure all processes are aligned with these goals. This course examines the core functions of HR and demonstrates how you can use these functions to transcend administrative concerns and address the strategic objectives of the organization. It investigates the special transformational roles performed by HR  more...

HR as Business Partner Using Metrics Designing Strategic Initiatives ... strategy, your organization will be better positioned to achieve its goals. By becoming part of the strategic planning process, HR can help drive the future success of the company because, ultimately, all business objectives are met by the organization's people. By collecting data on meaningful outcomes, HR can steer the organization in the right direction, and design initiatives that directly  more...

Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals Value Exchange Negotiation Skills for Sales Professionals: Value Exchange Negotiating concessions and exchanging value are integral aspects of any sales negotiation process. But when is the best time to make concessions? And how do you make concessions effectively so that you maximize the value of your proposal to the other side and maintain a position of power? This course provides detailed instructions  more...

Preparing for Effective Business Meetings Preparing for Effective Business Meetings Whatever their format, efficient meetings are those that not only accomplish tasks but progress in a way that makes the best use of participants' time. Because meetings are one of the most expensive modes of communication in today's organizations, it's critical that you optimize the time you spend in them. Running an effective meeting starts with  more...

Managing Effective Business Meetings ...e right techniques, you can lead productive meetings that achieve their goals and leave participants with a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Whether regular, recurring, or set up to achieve a special task, all meetings follow a core process: from opening on a positive note, through accomplishing the agenda items, to closing the meeting and following up. This course will lead you  more...

Introduction to the Administration of a Medical Office This course is designed for beginning office and practice managers in a medical office setting. Introduction to the Administration of a Medical Office The course is intended for individuals beginning in management or those aspiring to be in medical administration. It covers such administrative topics as practice analysis, staff assessment, and the new HIPAA regulations in a practical way. The  more...

Becoming an Effective Team Member ... do the best that you can for the team in order for it to achieve its goals and objectives. In this course, you will learn Tips and Key Points for developing a team-oriented attitude and learning to work with your teammates. You will soon see better team results as you develop communication skills, fulfill your roles and responsibilities, and encourage other team members to do the same.  more...

The Power of being Different ...provides guidelines toward a changed perception of how to achieve success. Coursework focuses on increasing the insight of course members in the importance of moving away from incrementalism (continuous innovation that guarantees safe but small successes), and getting used to radicalism (innovating in a complete different field: doing what others haven`t thought of yet). The course will  more...

Starting A Business?: How To Develop An Effective Business Plan ...success factors and strategy necessary for the company to achieve success. When a business plan`s assumptions change and/or it`s enviroment is significantly altered, and the Business Plan is not modified, the business can be adversely affected. Furthermore, sometimes the termination of a major project/initiative is the `right decision`, and companies can lose valuable time and resources by  more...

Influence Your Customer to Take Action and Buy ...Achieve the right personal chemistry throughout the selling process. Selling is a balance of give and take. You give your customer what they want to know about your product or service can do for them, and then they `take` it from you in exchange for a price. Most often referred to as closing, you ask them to make a decision by suggesting they take action. According to the old school of  more...

Boost Your Self-Confidence And Enjoy Selling Success ...tude and perspective. Strengthen your self-image, set and achieve goals that reach your company`s and your own expectations and reinforce your self-motivation to take control of what you can to reach your goals. Understand the importance of your own attitude and self-confidence in the selling process and how to use this to help your customer to buy. Highly recommend scheduling online chats  more...

How to Successfully Manage a Small Business Pay Per Click Advertising Budget ...h engines now offers you a benefit of instant traffic. To achieve high rankings with the search engines can take 4-6 months with a new site, but with pay-per-click search engines people find you immediately after you setup your account and your bidding request is approved. This tutorial is designed to take you step by step through the process with goto.com the most popular of the pay-for click  more...

Career Assessment Profile ... my strengths and compensate for my weaknesses? How can I achieve an optimal balance between my work life and my personal life? The dimensions measured by the Profile were developed and refined by Dr. John Lounsbury, a recognized expert in psychometrics and personality assessment. Dr. Lounsbury is the president of Resource Associates, Inc., a full professor in the department of psychology at  more...

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan ...repreneur means making the most of your opportunities. To achieve your dreams, you must know how to examine your plans critically. And you must learn to set milestone goals that you can count on. With this course, you will develop the vision and analytic skills you need. Learn how to create the business plan that will change everything for you. Students may complete this course within a  more...

Leadership Assessment Profile ...ty. Your online assessment tells you if you are likely to achieve what you want, and points to the areas you need to work on to increase the likelihood of success.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have unlimited access to course  more...

5S TRAINING ...ipline that truly can enable you and your organization to achieve greater results. You have access to this online course for 1 year but can complete it as quickly as you care to. We estimate that you could take up to 24 hours to complete this course but many students take much less time. 5S TRAINING 5S is more of a people process than it is a manufacturing technique. And it is much more than  more...

Violence in the Workplace This isn ™t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training program, you will learn what individuals and companies can do to reduce the frequency and severity of violent incidents. Welcome to Violence in the Workplace This isn?t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a  more...

Aerial Lift Safety Training Need a lift? We do the driving as you learn about safety training while using aerial lift equipment with our Aerial Lift safety-training course. Welcome to Aerial Lift Safety Training Need a lift? We do the driving as you learn about safety training while using aerial lift equipment with our Aerial Lift safety-training course. Learn the types of aerial lift accidents that commonly injure workers  more...

Back Injury Protection Back by popular demand, Back Injury Prevention! This trendy safety course gets everyone involved. Welcome to Back Injury Protection ?Back? by popular demand, Back Injury Prevention! This trendy safety course gets everyone involved. Whether you have to lift, push, pull, or move objects of any size for work, or if you arrange places for others to work, this course is for you. Virtually eliminate  more...

Conducting Effective Accident Investigations It doesn`t have to wait until someone like Indiana Jones descends ancient stone staircases by torchlight, you can quickly determine the causes behind workplace accidents. Conducting Effective Accident Investigations It doesn`t have to wait until someone like Indiana Jones descends ancient stone staircases by torchlight, you can quickly determine the causes behind workplace accidents. With our  more...

Confined Space Safety Working in a submarine has its ups and downs. On the one hand, there is very little space to clean, and they always have that cozy lived in feeling. On the other, you are just a few inches of metal away for being crushed and drowned, and only a few minutes away from suffocating. Welcome to Confined Space Safety Working in a submarine has its ups and downs. On the one hand, there is very little  more...

Defensive Driving What`s the most dangerous thing you do? You might hand glide? Sky dive? Hunt? Deep-sea dive? Smoke? No! They probably didn`t tell you in driver`s training, but the most hazardous activity in which you`ll ever engage is driving a vehicle on public roads. Welcome to Defensive Driving What`s the most dangerous thing you do? You might hand glide? Sky dive? Hunt? Deep-sea dive? Smoke? No! They  more...

Fall Protection You know that dream where, arms and legs flailing, you get smaller as your voice trails away and everything accelerates away from you as you fall into an endless pit. Well, in the real world, it`s not a dream; it`s a nightmare, and endless pits are a fairy tale. In reality, it`s not the fall that scares you; it`s the sudden stop at the bottom. Welcome to Fall Protection You know that dream where,  more...

Forklifts Lurking in your manufacturing plants, creeping around your docks, and looming on your construction sites is an untold danger. Weighing more than a car, and possessing the power to lift even more, they can bring down the house with one wrong move. Forklifts! Welcome to Forklifts Lurking in your manufacturing plants, creeping around your docks, and looming on your construction sites is an untold  more...

Hearing Conservation/Noise Control ZaaaaBOOM! ClaZAM! No, you`re not reading a comic book; you have just entered a modern work place. Mega ton machines stamp, press, fashion, mold, and whirr the products around that become the objects in our daily life. Hearing Conservation/Noise Control ZaaaaBOOM! ClaZAM! No, you`re not reading a comic book; you have just entered a modern work place. Mega ton machines stamp, press, fashion, mold,  more...

How to Control Your Worker ™s Compensation Cost Cut! That ™s a wrap! With our safety-training course How to Control Worker ™s Compensation Costs , you will begin to leave many of those workers ™ compensation bills on the cutting room floor. How to Control Your Worker`s Compensation Costs Cut! That?s a wrap! With our safety-training course ?How to Control Worker?s Compensation Costs?, you will begin to leave many of  more...

How to have an Effective Safety Committee You know you need a tent, bug spray, and suntan lotion, but do you have everything you need. How to Have an Effective Safety Comittee You know you need a tent, bug spray, and suntan lotion, but do you have everything you need. You head out for a weekend of fun in the wild, but as you arrive back in your driveway late Sunday night, you really wish you had brought the food along. Our new safety  more...

Job Safety Analysis "Ju are zuffering from fear of ze vorkplace," was the analysis while reclined in the dimly lit book-lined office. You will be fixated on our new safety course, Job Safety Analysis. Welcome to Job Safety Analysis "Ju are zuffering from fear of ze vorkplace," was the analysis while reclined in the dimly lit book-lined office. You will be fixated on our new safety course, Job Safety Analysis.  more...

Ladder Safety Training Program Going up? Elevate the level of workers ™ knowledge so they can safely use this common but dangerous equipment, the ladder. Welcome to Ladder Safety Training Program Going up? Elevate the level of workers? knowledge so they can safely use this common but dangerous equipment, the ladder. In our Ladder Safety-training program, learn to select the appropriate ladder for your application,  more...

Lockout Tagout How much is a hand, an eye, or even a life worth? We ™re sure that this is a question your company never wants to answer. Welcome to Lockout Tagout How much is a hand, an eye, or even a life worth? We?re sure that this is a question your company never wants to answer. Your employee may have used your equipment for years, doing the same thing every day, but one day something is different.  more...

Office Ergonomics Take one back ache, add a dozen strains, a new pair of glasses, and one large headache, and what do you get? That ™s right, the modern office. Welcome to Office Ergonomics Take one back ache, add a dozen strains, a new pair of glasses, and one large headache, and what do you get? That?s right, the modern office. You?re not the first to try this brew; others around you are suffering too. In  more...

OSHA Record Keeping and Documentation With this important safety training, you may not make it into the Guinness © book of world records, but you will master the tools needed to implement an effective safety program and satisfy OSHA requirements. OSHA Record Keeping and Documentation With this important safety training, you may not make it into the Guinness? book of world records, but you will master the tools needed to  more...

Personal Protective Equipment One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Hopefully no environment your workers face will be as inhospitable as the moon, but it is still important for each worker to recognize when personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed, what PPE is needed, what it can do, and how to care for it. Welcome to Personal Protective Equipment ?One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.?  more...

Respiratory Protection If you ™re barely breathing, and you can ™t find the words, then you need our new safety course, Respiratory Protection. Welcome to Respiratory Protection If you?re barely breathing, and you can?t find the words, then you need our new safety course, Respiratory Protection. This course is intended to be part of OSHA training for anyone who works in or near where poisonous gases or  more...

Scaffold Safety Training Program Do you remember building giant structures with Erector Sets, putting together tiny pieces of metal and then piling all your other toys on them to see how much they could hold? With our Scaffold Safety training program, you won ™t wonder about your portable scaffolding capacity. Welcome to Scaffold Safety Training Program Do you remember building giant structures with Erector Sets, putting  more...

Supervisor`s Role in Preventing Accidents A supervisor has to be Superman today with ISO standards, production goals, launch targets, human resources, and more. And that ™s just before lunch. Supervisor`s Role in Preventing Accidents A supervisor has to be Superman today with ISO standards, production goals, launch targets, human resources, and more. And that?s just before lunch. In our OSHA safety-training program, the  more...

Trenching and Excavation Dig it, man; this is groovy! No this course won ™t smooth your disco steps, but it might cause you to watch your step when working around excavations and heavy equipment. Welcome to Trenching and Excavation Dig it, man; this is groovy! No this course won?t smooth your disco steps, but it might cause you to watch your step when working around excavations and heavy equipment. You may not be  more...

Violence in the Workplace This isn ™t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a real problem, but in this important safety-training program, you will learn what individuals and companies can do to reduce the frequency and severity of violent incidents. Welcome to Violence in the Workplace This isn?t a video game or a television show; this is real. Violence in the workplace is a  more...

Work Zone and Heavy Equipment you ™re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you ™ve just crossed over into the Work Zone. Discover what causes most work zone fatalities and injuries. Welcome to Work Zone and Heavy Equipment ??you?re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you?ve just crossed over into the Work Zone.? Discover what causes most work  more...

NETS`S - National Education Technology Standards for Students This course prepares students for meeting the widely adopted National Education Technology Standards for Students. The course completion is set for 90 Days but the student can take less or more time to complete (1 year max). A course designed to prepare students for the NETS*T certification standard. The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS?S), developed by the  more...

Using the Power of the iPod in Education: An Overview ...form their educational goals in order to more effectively achieve the 21st century skills that their students need in order to succeed in their schooling and after they graduate in their working and civic lives. One powerful tool is the compact iPod that has many features that can be taken advantage of by teachers and students due to its portability, and powerful audio/video (and other)  more...

Accounting In An Hour ...l, medium or large organization, chances are you?ll never achieve your career expectations if you?re unable to answer questions like these with confidence: What does EBITDA mean? Why is budgeting so important? What is the difference between cash flow and profitability? What is the difference between an Income Statement and a Balance Sheet? If you?re unsure about even one of those questions,  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS4: Essentials ...ou ™ll learn tricks, techniques, and go-arounds to achieve brilliant results, artistic effects, and stunning visuals. Whether you ™re preparing work for print, the web, or beyond, you ™ll gain the skills necessary to stay competitive in today ™s marketplace using Illustrator CS4.This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials ...echniques used by the pros to create eye-popping effects, achieve stunning visuals. Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended: Essentials is intended for the beginner to intermediate user as a guide through comprehensive tutorials on color correction, layout techniques, special effects and image touch up. This series will give you the confidence and know-how to achieve fantastic results  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- The age of brand reality is here. Today, it`s critical to ensure that your brand becomes special` by making a deep emotional connection with your customers and employees. In this one-of-a-kind course, you`ll learn how to effectively use branding to support and strengthen your company`s positioning towards your target market.Students may complete this course within a reasonable  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- The age of brand reality is here. Today, it`s critical to ensure that your brand becomes special` by making a deep emotional connection with your customers and employees. In this one-of-a-kind course, you`ll learn how to effectively use branding to support and strengthen your company`s positioning towards your target market.Students may complete this course within a reasonable  more...

ISO 13485 Medical Devices General Employee Training ...ble regulatory requirements Enhance customer satisfaction Achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives. After you place your order, you will receive a user name, password and log-in instructions. You will log-in and work through our interactive training for approximately 1/2 hour. The training includes slides, audio and quizzes. You will be able to work at  more...

ISO 9001:2000 General Employee Training ...ble regulatory requirements enhance customer satisfaction achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives. After you place your order, you will receive a user name, password and log-in instructions. You will log-in and work through our interactive training for approximately 1/2 hour. The training includes slides, audio and quizzes. You will be able to work at  more...

Negotiate Profitable Real Estate Deals--Instructor-Led ... are aligned with both. In short, it`s a course on how to achieve your real estate goals through research and effective communication. This course is structured around a "Learning by Doing" approach in which you will work through real-world problems set within a fictional scenario. You will assume the role of a beginning real estate investor working with your Uncle Max, a seasoned real estate  more...

Negotiate Profitable Real Estate Deals--Self-Directed ... are aligned with both. In short, it`s a course on how to achieve your real estate goals through research and effective communication. This course is structured around a "Learning by Doing" approach in which you will work through real-world problems set within a fictional scenario. You will assume the role of a beginning real estate investor working with your Uncle Max, a seasoned real estate  more...

Senior Professional In Supply Management (SPSM ®) Certification Program ...ing professionals like you use the most modern skills and achieve unprecedented results. They want you to save more money, achieve better operational performance, and reduce risk. So how can you acquire the most modern skills, achieve meaningful results, and convincingly prove your capabilities to today?s employers? There is an impressive purchasing certification that communicates that you are  more...

Team Management - Enabling Teams ...and demonstrate faith in the members ™ capacity to achieve. The user is given 1 year access to this course. You may complete it as quickly as you care to, however be diligent to understand and apply the new knowledge in a satisfactory manner. Team Management - Enabling Teams In this course you will learn to build a supportive and enabling team environment. You will learn how to  more...

Work-Life Balance ...personal life as well as best practices techniques to achieve more balance in life. As an extra added bonus, when you enroll you will be given up to one year access to this course. Use as a handy desktop reference anytime from anywhere. Work-Life Balance There are a number of historical, societal, and workplace factors that can cause employees to have difficulty maintaining balance in  more...

Expert Certificate Course in Medical Transcription for the Physician ™s Office and Home Based Business ...e curriculum is developed so that a student who wishes to achieve Certificate or Registered status with the Association for Health Care Documentation Integrity, a national credentialing agency can do so. Please note, it is not necessary to be Certified in order to be employed as a Medical Transcriptionist. Medical Transcription For the Physician?s Office or Home Based Business This  more...

The Model Leader "Leaders...know how to dance the old dance. We all grew up in traditional organizations with conventional leader and role models. Now the music has changed. We don't know the new steps and there are not footprints on the floor." Peter R. Schools' words accurately reflect the challenges of leading today. You have to be able to develop a diverse team that can achieve optimum performance. You have to  more...

Tomorrow s Managers Competencies "It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place." Lewis Carroll's words in Through the Looking Glass, have never been more applicable than today. The workplace is changing. Today's managers are competing for skilled workers, facing high turnover, and coping with technology changes that occur at warp speed. Effective managers must be less product-oriented, and more people-oriented.  more...

Accounting Fundamentals ...achieve and maintain profitability? An understanding and an accurate application of accounting practices are hallmarks of a successful and financially progressive business. Accounting is a distinct discipline, with its own standards and language. Understanding accounting procedures requires a prerequisite knowledge of certain principles, concepts, terms, and common accounting records. This  more...

Getting Past Clashes Valuing Team Diversity Teams have diverse personalities, skills, and interests that are challenging to put together. You may not get along with every team member, but it's important that you can work together to achieve the same goal. At the end of this course, you'll have the skills needed to work with different personality styles, control your gut reactions to difficult people, and deal with difficult team members.  more...

Managing Delegation ...ent when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this "Managing Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and developing performance standards. You will also acquire skills in supervising, empowering, and providing effective feedback  more...

Hiring Temporary Contingent Employees ...u ever needed specific expertise or specialized skills to achieve an organizational goal? Perhaps you need to hire temporary employees. This course will help you determine whether to hire temporary employees or nonemployees (independent contractors). You will discover many important factors about how temporary workers are different from core employees - in terms of recruiting, hiring and  more...

Understanding Technical Professionals As a manager, have you felt that technical professionals are sometimes difficult to understand? Do you find that the usual management models are not as effective as they could be? This course explains the ways in which these employees differ from other workers and how you can apply more appropriate and effective management techniques. You will also learn how business has responded with new  more...

Elements of Marketing Strategy You want to develop a powerful, and well-documented marketing strategy in order to get your new product or service approved. This course is designed to give you a strong start in developing your marketing vision, direction, and ultimately a plan. You'll get an overview of the key factors encompassing the broad scope of strategic marketing. You'll be able to discuss cost structures and their  more...

Developing Fundamental Critical Thinking Skills You may not need an MBA to succeed in the corporate arena, but regardless of position or industry, you do need to be able to analyze, reason, and communicate effectively. These and other critical thinking skills are increasingly consequential as organizational planning and decision making become more distributed and reliant on written and verbal communication factors. Developing Fundamental  more...

Initial Ongoing Processes in a PRINCE2-aligned Project ...ulling together all the sub-systems that work together to achieve a desired result. The PRINCE2 project management system is no exception. Its framework consists of eight distinctive processes that define the management activities of a project's life cycle. They encompass all activities related to starting up, initiating, planning, directing, controlling, managing and closing a project. The  more...

Managing Quality Risk in a PRINCE2-aligned Project ...anagement and risk management will help a Project Manager achieve this goal. This course introduces the components of a PRINCE2-aligned project; Quality in a Project Environment and Management of Risk. PRINCE2 is recognised as an international standard for process-based project management. It is the standard method for project management in the UK. This course is designed to assist learners in  more...

Functions of IT Project Managers ...e, "Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness, others have greatness thrust upon them." Good information technology (IT) project managers are trained, not born. As an IT project manager, you can achieve greatness by improving and developing your own skills through continued education and experience. Your management skills will become better each time a project is  more...

Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Management ...ent systems. In this course, you will learn how to how to achieve a strategic fit between your supply chain management and competitive strategies. Once your strategies are determined, you will learn about the forecasting and planning processes. Finally, you will discover different types of inventory management and how to maintain optimal levels of inventory across the supply chain. In other  more...

The Process of Negotiation "Let us never fear to negotiate. But let us never negotiate out of fear." What do you think John F. Kennedy was thinking about when he spoke these words? Have you ever felt fearful while negotiating? Negotiating is unavoidable. It is a natural part of life, like the emotion of fear. Understanding that fear is a form of stress can help explain why it can crop up during the negotiation process if  more...

Delivering the Message So, the presentation is prepared and practiced. Great. But this means nothing to the audience. When you stand there in front of them, all that matters to them is what you look like and what you say. This course is about delivering your message, and the techniques you need to do this. First of all, you have to make a positive first impression on your audience members by how and where you  more...

Managing Delivery ...time, quality, and budget is the very least that you must achieve. To ensure that clients remain enthusiastic about what you can offer them, you must deliver effective project management throughout the consulting assignment. Set milestones to check on performance regularly, and implement monitoring and control systems. Keeping motivated and focused will also be a challenge, particularly if the  more...

Quality Management The Quality Management Process ...s of quality management, the costs of quality, and how to achieve quality through customer orientation. The program also outlines how to achieve daily quality management, identify variation in processes, and control costs. Learn To Identify the role of management in implementing quality. Identify the ways in which variation leads to  more...

Visual InterDev 6 0 Implementing Server Technologies ...ect methods. Update a DLL by adding classes in order to achieve a finer level of transaction control. Complete the code that will manage an aborted transaction in an ASP page. Unit 3: MTS Security Duration: 1 - 2 Hour(s) Identify the activities to be performed to implement declarative security. Create a Windows NT user. Create a Windows NT local group. Add a user to a  more...

Advanced Six Sigma The Define Phase of DMAIC ...achieve a zero-defect quality level. Using Six Sigma, you can measure how many defects you have in a process, and systematically eliminate them to arrive at a near zero-defect product or process. In this advanced course of implementing Six Sigma, you will use the concepts of Six Sigma and apply them to an organization. You will identify problems, customer requirements, and tools to address the  more...

Building Cisco Remote Access Networks Part 4 ... three models for QoS. Identify the mechanisms used to achieve QoS. Identify methods for congestion handling. Identify methods for effective use of traffic prioritization techniques. Identify methods for the effective use of traffic prioritization techniques. Identify considerations for establishing a queuing policy. Identify features of weighted fair queuing (WFQ).  more...

Visual InterDev 6 0 Implementing Server Technologies Course Overview This is the final course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the features and installation requirements of Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) and the features of MTS  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 1 ... (642-871). This CCDP exam is the final step necessary to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP). It also affirms possession of some of the skills needed to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is recommended that students have Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge. Deployment:  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 2 ... (642-871). This CCDP exam is the final step necessary to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP). It also affirms possession of some of the skills needed to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is recommended that students have Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge. Deployment:  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 3 ... (642-871). This CCDP exam is the final step necessary to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP). It also affirms possession of some of the skills needed to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is recommended that students have Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge. Deployment:  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 4 ... (642-871). This CCDP exam is the final step necessary to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP). It also affirms possession of some of the skills needed to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is recommended that students have Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge. Deployment:  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 5 ... (642-871). This CCDP exam is the final step necessary to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP). It also affirms possession of some of the skills needed to achieve the status of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE). It is recommended that students have Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge. Deployment:  more...

CIW E-Commerce Designer Part 2 Product Marketing ...arketing. Identify business goals that Web marketing can achieve. Identify ways to provide online customer service. Match the types of online promotion with their features. Identify categories of Web sites that are defined by marketing activities. Identify the features of banner ads. Audience Candidates for this exam design and implement commerce-driven Web sites, identify customer  more...

Self Development Motivating Yourself to Perform ...ation to improve your performance. Achieve three goals to increase your motivation. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will be meeting with Carla Jackson, one of Icon's Human Resources Assistants. Through your questions, you will learn what motivation is, what its benefits are, and how you can use motivation to  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Bringing Home the Value ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Project Value and Business Strategy (0.5 hours) Identify the value types in a  more...

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy ...ement the balanced scorecard within their organization to achieve strategic business objectives. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Planning Business Strategy (0.5 hours) Identify the difference  more...

Balanced Scorecard Implementing ...ement the balanced scorecard within their organization to achieve strategic business objectives. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours Objectives: Unit 1: The Balanced Scorecard and Business Strategy (0.5 hours) Identify  more...

Balanced Scorecard Measuring Business Objectives ...ement the balanced scorecard within their organization to achieve strategic business objectives. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Communicating the Balanced Scorecard (0.5 hours) Identify  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Navigating Corporate Structures ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Project Stakeholders (0.5 hours) Identify characteristics of types of  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Organization Strategy Business Needs ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Organization Types (0.5 hours) Identify the different types of organizations.  more...

Self Development Developing Rapport Through Communication ...of the established leaders of the department. In order to achieve a good relationship with Kathy, you will need to adapt to her while communicating, encourage her to communicate with you, handle any conflict that may arise, and ask for clarification. Unit 2: Enhancing Connections (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify qualities that help you make a positive first impression.  more...

E-mail Etiquette Writing Effective E-mail Messages ...riting online and traditional paper-based writing, how to achieve your e-mail message objectives, the importance of using correct punctuation, how to construct effective sentences and paragraphs, and how to edit your e-mail messages. The program also focuses on the importance of using specific words to avoid vagueness and using active voice rather than passive. Learn To Identify the  more...

Customer Relationship Mgt Implementing CRM ... Learn To Identify ways to achieve CRM goals and focus on customers. Identify the roles of a CRM implementation team. Match the reasons CRM programs fail to the appropriate method for overcoming failure. Identify the method for pilot testing CRM strategies.  more...

Customer Relationship Mgt eCRM ... Identify ways eCRM enables companies to achieve CRM goals. Audience This series is intended for managers, supervisors, customer service representatives, and anyone within an organization who wants to better understand the techniques of building customer loyalty. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30  more...

Decision Making Problem Solving Decision Making Fundamentals ... choice from various options. Achieve group consensus about important decisions. Audience This course is for managers and employees who want to improve their decision making skills. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options UK English, Japanese, French, US English  more...

Leadership Development Delegation ...ole of a delegator and then use the delegation process to achieve organizational success. This program will help you use delegation to achieve greater results that will benefit everyone in your organization. Learn To Identify a delegator's responsibilities. Identify who is best suited to be a delegate.  more...

Women in Leadership Leadership Roles Styles ...or discovering barriers in your organization. In order to achieve her current level of success, Robin has had to overcome many barriers to leadership, and because of this, she is very active in trying to address similar barriers within Icon. Today she will be testing your understanding of barriers to leadership with a series of questions and scenarios for you to evaluate. Unit 3:  more...

Women in Leadership Developing a Leadership Path ... 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Relationships vs. Achievement (0.5 - 1 hour) Sequence the steps for balancing your personal life and professional life. Identify the steps for balancing a personal life and a professional life. Identify the type of relationships that will help you achieve goals.  more...

Value Chain Management Managing a Value Chain ...ip. Identify elements of a plan to achieve collaboration. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Kevin McDonald, Operations Manager from Icon International, to discuss issues relating to collaboration. Kevin will ask you a number of questions on the advantages and goals of collaboration and the stages  more...

Facilitation The Facilitation Process ...ost effective way to guide a meeting, and the best way to achieve sustainable results. Specifically, they will learn how to assess a team's situation and needs, how to apply structural tools to make a meeting successful, and how to ensure that every team member participates. Learn To Apply strategies to help teams move from divergent to convergent thinking.  more...

Total Quality Management Principles ...her diminish your position in the market. Your goal is to achieve customer satisfaction by measuring and responding to customer needs, and utilizing the quality checkpoints for customer satisfaction. Unit 2: Performance Excellence (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the three steps to process management in quality systems. Identify ways in which replication  more...

Managing Generations in the Workplace Generations Working Together ...ations. Identify behaviors to achieve a win-win solution in the workplace. Identify characteristics of effective intergenerational teams. Identify appropriate leadership styles for intergenerational teams. Identify ways that the Builder generation enriches teams in the workplace.  more...

Project Management Project Integration Management ...ivities combine with managing and executing activities to achieve project objectives. Explain the need for and activities involved in integrating change control and closing a project. Audience: The target audience for this course is individuals interested in the profession of project management. This includes, but not limited to project managers, program managers, project team  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Building Productive Stakeholder Relationships ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Stakeholders, Expectations, and Risk (1 hour) Identify the three  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Project Estimating Techniques ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1:Time-Box, Life-Cycle, and Delphi Estimates (1 hour) Identify the  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Managing Accelerated Projects ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Planning the Schedule (1 hour) Identify what a project management  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Setting Up a Project Office ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 3 hours Objectives Unit 1: Outlining a Project Office (0.5 - 1 hour) Match the terms project, program  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Portfolio Management ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Understanding Portfolio Management (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the definition  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Project Management Maturity ... projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Maturity Levels One and Two (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify how project management  more...

Managing IT Projects Project Planning Execution ... Identify quality standards for the project and how to achieve them. Identify requirements for project integration management. Audience Six months previous experience in an IT project-intensive environment or six months experience managing IT projects. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30  more...

Principles of Marketing Distribution Strategy ...nel partners, the goals your distribution strategy should achieve, and the process to manage your distribution system effectively. Learn To Identify the levels of distribution intensity. Sequence the steps for selecting appropriate distribution channel partners. Identify the components of a physical  more...

Principles of Marketing Pricing Strategy ... Identify the objectives your pricing strategy might achieve. Apply the correct terminology when developing a pricing strategy. Choose options to establish different prices for different buyers. Identify pricing strategies. Sequence the steps of the pricing process.  more...

Cross-Functional Teams Cross-Functional Team Development ...rview of the information needed to develop communication, achievement, and synergy tools for cross-functional teams. The program details how to develop time lines and how to make consensus decisions. The program also provides information about encountering and overcoming task achievement challenges, as well as evaluating and recognizing team successes. Learn To  more...

Site Server 3 0 Commerce Solutions Curriculum ...rver 3.0, Commerce Edition. This curriculum will help you achieve your MCSD and MCP+Site Building certification goals. L earn To: What is Electronic Commerce? Install Commerce. Maintain a Commerce Site. Create and Administering a Commerce Server with the Server Administration Pages. Customize a Site Through the Order Process Pipeline. Work with Pipeline Components.  more...

Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 8 Application Architecture ...ormance. Identify the shared resources considerations to achieve optimum performance. Identify the application programming considerations to achieve optimum performance. Identify the application design considerations for browser clients. Identify the situation in which a specific replication strategy will yield the best performance. Identify the probable causes that can lead to a specific  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 1 TCP IP Addressing ...n To: Develop a TCP/IP implementation strategy that achieves specified TCP/IP business goals. Develop DNS and WINS implementation strategies to achieve DNS and WINS FSAP business goals. Identify the features and guidelines used to integrate multiprotocols with TCP/IP. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is appropriate for System Administrators and  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 1 TCP IP Addressing ...n To: Develop a TCP/IP implementation strategy that achieves specified TCP/IP business goals. Develop DNS and WINS implementation strategies to achieve DNS and WINS FSAP business goals. Identify the features and guidelines used to integrate multiprotocols with TCP/IP. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is appropriate for System Administrators and  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 2 Remote Access ...ess situation. Evaluate the Connection Manager design to achieve the business goals in a specific situation. Unit 2: Internet Routing: NAT and ICS Duration: 1 - 2 Hour(s) Identify the functions of NAT. Sequence the steps performed by NAT to process Internet traffic. Identify the functions of ICS. Identify the guidelines to integrate ICS with a routed network. Identify the  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 2 Remote Access ...ess situation. Evaluate the Connection Manager design to achieve the business goals in a specific situation. Unit 2: Internet Routing: NAT and ICS Duration: 1 - 2 Hour(s) Identify the functions of NAT. Sequence the steps performed by NAT to process Internet traffic. Identify the functions of ICS. Identify the guidelines to integrate ICS with a routed network. Identify the  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 3 WANS ...implementation guidelines and the business goals that are achieved by using the guidelines. Identify the implementation and configuration of a virtual private network (VPN). Identify the VPN implementation guidelines and the business goals that are achieved by using the guidelines. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is appropriate for System Administrators  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Network Infrastructure--Part 3 WANS ...implementation guidelines and the business goals that are achieved by using the guidelines. Identify the implementation and configuration of a virtual private network (VPN). Identify the VPN implementation guidelines and the business goals that are achieved by using the guidelines. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is appropriate for System Administrators  more...

Achieving Success Without Authority Personal Accountability ...is course teaches you about self-reliance and how you can achieve it through personal accountability. In addition, you will learn how to have effective working relationship, the skills you need for coaching, and the steps to self-management. This course also covers personal accountability and guidelines for breaking down performance barriers. Learn To Identify  more...

Achieving Success Without Authority Focusing on Results ...al attitude. Identify steps to achieve a desired outcome when dealing with people. Identify reasons for aligning goals with values. Differentiate between high and low self-esteem. Identify a strategy to beat procrastination. Identify key characteristics of  more...

Managing Generations in the Workplace Understanding the Generations ...generation. Identify guidelines to achieve the best performance from a Builder in your organization. Differentiate between the Boomer generation and the Builder generation. Identify guidelines to achieve the best performance from a Boomer in your organization. Identify effects of historical events on  more...

ISO 9001 2000 Implementing Standards ...plained in real-world situations, enabling the learner to achieve the maximum benefit from experiencing a quality management system operate most efficiently. Learn To Identify requirements of Clause 4.2: Documentation Requirements. Identify requirements of Clause 5.1: Management Commitment and Clause 5.2 Customer Focus.  more...

Moving from Technical Professional to Mgr Series Managing Personnel ... Identify three leadership behavior patterns adopted to achieve goals. Identify characteristics of effective leaders. Identify methods for determining team training needs. Identify strategies for conflict resolution. Identify strategies for overcoming communication barriers. Audience: This series is designed for technical professionals who are considering managerial positions  more...

Supply Chain Management Building a Sustained Competitive Advantage ... Identify guidelines for devising a digital strategy to achieve market advantage. Unit 3: Business Process Management Identify the business case for Business Process Management (BPM). Identify features of Business Process Management (BPM). Identify features of a business process-enabled organization. Identify the steps to develop a business process-enabled organization.  more...

Balanced Scorecard - Corporate Strategy In "Balanced Scorecard: Corporate Strategy," you will learn how to develop and formalize your organization's corporate strategy to achieve strategic business objectives. You will also learn the role a balanced scorecard plays in the strategic-planning process, as well as other models and tools that enable you to execute a strategic analysis. Finally, you will learn which pitfalls to avoid and  more...

Quality Management - The Quality Management Process Quality Management: The Quality Management Process offers the student an overview of the fundamentals of quality management, the costs of quality, and how to achieve quality through customer orientation. The program also outlines how to achieve daily quality management, identify variation in processes, and control costs.  more...

ISO 9001 2000 - Implementing Standards "ISO 9001: 2000: Implementating Standards": This course examines the principal ISO Clauses, highlighting new ISO requirements and the documentation and potential auditing pitfalls associated with each one. The Clauses are summarized and explained in real-world situations, enabling the learner to achieve the maximum benefit from experiencing a quality management system operate most efficiently.  more...

Stakeholder Interests and Cultural Diversity As the project manager, you're in the center of the storm. The competing interests of stakeholders--including those of the client, the company, the legal and social environment, and the team itself--are your responsibility. Weighing these interests in the most fair and productive manner is an acquired art you can't afford to neglect.But that's not all. In an increasingly global network, project  more...

Communicating to Get Results ... or buy-in to perform a task. But how can you effectively achieve results without any formal authority within the organization? Communication is the answer. Through the effective use of the various forms of communication, you'll be able to extend your influence at work even without any recognized authority. This course is designed to help you become a more effective communicator so that you can  more...

Principles of Marketing - Distribution Strategy Principles of Marketing: Distribution Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify types of distribution channels, select appropriate distribution partners, and develop an efficient distribution system. The program details the steps for selecting suitable distribution channel partners, the goals your distribution strategy should achieve, and the process to manage  more...

Getting the Most from Business Documents How often have you or one of your colleagues stayed at work late to finish an important report or proposal to meet a deadline? Then two days later you receive a call from the intended recipient asking you where the report is. You faxed it over and it got lost in their fax room. Now you've missed the benefit of having met your deadline. This familiar scenario illustrates the importance of selecting  more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Analyzing the Process ...ct product or service--is what Six Sigma is all about. To achieve Six Sigma, a product or service has to be 99.9 percent error-free. As far as your perfect cup of coffee is concerned, error-free means that every cup sold is 99.9 percent consistent in taste and temperature. To achieve this level of perfection (or consistency) for your product or service, you have to analyze and "map" the process  more...

Six Sigma DMAIC Controlling the Improved Process ...cess. Six Sigma Green Belts and team members work hard to achieve the Six Sigma level of perfection in a process, and they have to work just as hard to maintain it. In this course you'll focus on maintaining quality--or, in Six Sigma language, on "controlling" the improved process. In Lesson 1 you'll look at quality control. You'll see how to build quality control "checks" into an improved  more...

Identifying Your Hazardous Waste Identifying hazardous wastes according to RCRA regulations helps environmental professionals to determine how the waste must be managed. This course covers identification of hazardous wastes, characteristics of hazardous wastes, and universal and miscellaneous wastes according to RCRA regulations. Discarded material and excluded hazardous wastes will also be discussed in detail. Apart from RCRA  more...

Managing to Achieve Planned Outcomes In this course we will highlight the importance of resources in creating and implementing operational plans that have goals consistent with organisational goals  more...

Reducing Hospitalization with Hypodermoclysis ...e use of hypodermoclysis, also known simply as clysis, to achieve rehydration in patients who might otherwise require hospitalization. Dehydration is a common occurrence, especially in the older population. Clysis is an optimal means of administering non-emergent parenteral fluids in a familiar, comfortable environment. This intervention is cost-effective, easy to administer, and safer than  more...