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Planning Business Analysis Communication Monitoring ...ssional® (BABOK® 2.0 Aligned) Most business analyst professionals recognize the importance of identifying and performing business analysis activities in order to successfully deliver requirements and meet project goals. But what about planning and managing how these business analysis activities are actually performed? A proposed structure and schedule for communications, a  more...

Business Analysis Solution Assessment and Validation ...ofessional® (BABOK® 2.0 Aligned) A business analyst doesn't just come up with a viable solution to address a business need. A business analyst is also responsible for studying the viability of the proposed solution within the organization, identifying what is required within the organization to make the solution work, and validating and evaluating the solution performance. This  more...

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan ... Evaluate Your Business Plan you will play the role of an analyst for Cheslow Investments, where you will critique some of the most critical components of a business plan based upon that of a real start-up company, Surfparks, LLC. You will need to determine the plan`s overall viability, and recommend whether your firm should invest in the idea. As you take on this responsibility, you will have  more...

Accounting In An Hour ...fore joining a Wall Street brokerage firm as a securities analyst, authoring buy and sell recommendations for stocks and bonds. He later formed a merchant bank?RavensRock Capital?and raised millions of dollars of debt and equity capital from investors such as Goldman Sachs. He orchestrated the purchase, operation, and subsequent sale of a $115 million former Travelers Group-owned insurance  more...

Implementing a Succession Plan Simulation ...nds of the job, the average retention rate for a research analyst is two years, and URG is constantly recruiting. You are the VP and Principal Analyst for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Services. Two team leaders report to you: Dana Ferris, responsible for the drug development market and Joe Makato for the industrial biotech market. In this simulation, the second of two in the series, you  more...

Initiating a Succession Plan Simulation ... projects can be quite costly. You are a VP and Principal Analyst for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Services. Two team leaders report to you: one responsible for the drug development market and the other for the industrial biotech market. One of your team leaders is scheduled to go on maternity leave in four weeks. You must find a temporary replacement as soon as possible, but have not been  more...

Security Analysis and Auditing in Networked Environments To discuss how to collect and utilize information on network intrusion attempts  more...

Securing Access to Networks To introduce and discuss authentication systems  more...

Operating System and File Security Issues To describe operating system and file security issues  more...

Intrusion Detection and Response in Networked Environments To describe how to detect and respond to network intruders  more...

Encryption Technologies To discuss techniques for encrypting information  more...

Firewalls and VPNs To explain how firewalls and VPNs facilitate network security  more...

Introduction to Security in Networked Environments To introduce the student to security concepts and threats to networks and data  more...

Brand Management Branding on the Web ...esigner; and Elizabeth Thomas, the Senior Market Research Analyst. Your goal is to ensure that the online brand will expand the customer base by helping the team determine whether a secondary brand is necessary, what type of Web site would be best for the brand, and what they should name the Web site. Unit 2: Using Online Branding Tactics (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify  more...

Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant ... In this simulation, you are a Quality Assurance analyst appointed to serve as an internal consultant to design a software program that will increase the efficiency of your department. Now, you are at the halfway point of your six-month project, and you are slightly behind schedule. You are meeting with Tracy Carradine and Paul Jackson. They are concerned about your deadline, and Paul  more...

Managing Business Risk Developing a Risk Management Plan ...s unit, you will meet with your friend Dean Kramer, Chief Analyst and Training Director for Superior Safety Specialists, a company that specializes in workplace health and safety training. As a hopeful candidate for the position of Director of Organizational Risk Management for Parmelle Drilling, you are enlisting Dean a a s help to prepare you for your next round of meetings and interviews.  more...

Managing Business Risk Financing Contingency Planning ...curs. You will meet with a business investor, a financial analyst, and a risk manager to discuss financing risks and develop a rough draft of an insurance contract to be submitted to the executive board for approval. Unit 2: Risk Management Program Administration (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the major responsibilities of contract management. Identify  more...

Oracle e-Business 11i System Admin Fundamentals 2 ...ng: Oracle Applications Implementation team member System analyst and administrators Application Developer Tech support professionals This course is not designed for the end-user who will ultimately use the Oracle 11i applications. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 8 hours Objectives: Unit 1:  more...

Business Code of Conduct Conflicts of Interest ...s governing conflicts of interest. Identify auditor and analyst conflicts. Audience: All employees within large to mid-size organizations who are required to review and understand general Business Code of Conduct policies. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits HRCI credits: 1 Hour Language Options: US English Total Learning Time:  more...

UNIX--Part 1 User Fundamentals ...nd User, Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator, Help Desk/Support. T otal Learning Time 6 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Introduction to UNIX Duration: 1 - 2 Hour(s) Identify the milestones in the development of UNIX. Identify the standards relating to UNIX. Identify the differences  more...

UNIX User Curriculum Course Overview This curriculum describes how to get started with UNIX, introducing the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) and the terminal window. It introduces files, directories, printing and operations frequently performed on these. It teaches how to manipulate input and output, as well as how to compress and uncompress files. It also introduces the UNIX shell environment, shell functionality,  more...

SCO SVR 5 --Part 1 Basic Administration ...ience Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator. Recommended prerequisite background: The Unix shell environment. Understand the multi-tasking, multi-user nature of the Unix environment. Identify the hardware/software and file structure used in Unix systems. Understand basic networking. T otal Learning Time  more...

SCO SVR 5 --Part 2 Network Administration ...ience Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator. Prerequisites to this course would be to understand the UNIX shell environment, the multi-tasking, multi-user nature of the UNIX environment. Identify the hardware/software and file structure used in UNIX systems, and understand basic networking. T otal  more...

Solaris--Part 1 Basic Administration ... udience System Manager, System Administrator, System Analyst, Web Administrator, Database Administrator, Mail Administrator, Network Engineers. T otal Learning Time 6 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Installation and Startup Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Identify the functions of the Unix system administrator. Identify the features of the Solaris operating environment.  more...

Solaris--Part 2 Network Administration ... udience System Manager, System Administrator, System Analyst, Web Administrator, Database Administrator, Mail Administrator, Network Engineers. Specifying, installing and administering UNIX systems in small to large enterprises. Administering applications running on UNIX systems (both hardware and software). Managing users and security. Providing advanced help desk and information  more...

IBM AIX--Part 2 Network Administration ...b roles, Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator, Help Desk/Support, End User. L earn To: Identify the features of the print queue process on AIX. Identify the command-line interface (CLI) commands that are available to manage printing on AIX. Identify the functions of tty terminals on AIX.  more...

HP-UX--Part 1 Basic Administration ...nd User, Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator, Help Desk/Support. T otal Learning Time 6 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Installation and Startup Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Identify the features of HP-UX versions 10 and 11. Identify the function of the HP-UX system administrator. Identify  more...

HP-UX--Part 2 Network Administration ...b roles, Application Developer, Technical Manager, System Analyst, System Administrator, Software Engineer, Database Administrator, Help Desk/Support, End User. T otal Learning Time 6 - 8 Hour(s) Course Contents Unit 1: Printers and Terminals Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Identify the capabilities of printers in HP-UX. Add a local printer by using System Administration Manager  more...

Oracle e-Business 11i System Admin Fundamentals 1 ...ng: Oracle Applications Implementation team member System analyst and administrators Application Developer Tech support professionals This course is not designed for the end-user who will ultimately use the Oracle 11i applications. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 8 hours Objectives: Unit 1:  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 1 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. Content Emphasis Conceptual Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Language Options American English  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 1 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. Content Emphasis Conceptual Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Language Options American English  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. In addition, learners should have taken the first part of the series (73221). Content Emphasis Conceptual Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 2 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. In addition, learners should have taken the first part of the series (73221). Content Emphasis Conceptual Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 3 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. In addition, learners should have taken the first two parts of this series (73221 and 73222. Content Emphasis Informational Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Curriculum ...or, Database Administrator, Application Developer, System Analyst, or Software Engineer. This course requires experience in programming and developing of Visual Basic applications. It is presumed that the student has completed the Microsoft MSDN Training Course 2559A, Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming or Equivalent. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits:  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 1 ...or, Database Administrator, Application Developer, System Analyst, or Software Engineer. This course requires experience in programming and developing of Visual Basic applications. It is presumed that the student has completed the Microsoft MSDN Training Course 2559A, Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming or Equivalent. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits:  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 2 ...or, Database Administrator, Application Developer, System Analyst, or Software Engineer. This course requires experience in programming and developing of Visual Basic applications. It is presumed that the student has completed the Microsoft MSDN Training Course 2559A, Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming or Equivalent. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits:  more...

Visual Basic NET-Windows Development Part 5 ...or, Database Administrator, Application Developer, System Analyst, or Software Engineer. This course requires experience in programming and developing of Visual Basic applications. It is presumed that the student has completed the Microsoft MSDN(r) Training Course 2559A, Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming or Equivalent. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA  more...

Business Finance Valuation of Stocks Bonds ...simulation, you will meet with Carla Jackson, a Financial Analyst in Icon's Financial Services Division in New York. As a Financial Analyst, Carla is familiar with both stocks and bonds. Today, she is going to help you determine the strengths and weaknesses of your understanding of bonds. She will ask you a series of questions relating to the different types of bonds, the advantages and  more...

Financial Statements Reading Analyzing an Annual Report ...is simulation, you will meet with Amy Hughes, a financial analyst in Icon's Financial Services Division. Amy will ask you a series of questions designed to test your knowledge and understanding of annual reports. Through her questions and your answers, you will gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of annual reports, the users of annual reports, and the basic components that make up  more...

Budgeting Creating Analyzing a Budget ...simulation, you will meet with Elizabeth Thomas, a Budget Analyst in Icon's Financial Services Department, to discuss how different parts of a budget are compiled. Since the main goal for your meeting with Elizabeth will be increasing your understanding how a budget is put together, she'll be asking you a series of questions on both the parts of a budget and the process for putting a budget  more...

Economics Basic Concepts in Microeconomics ...concerned about the fall off in revenue. You are a market analyst employed by Icon to offer advice on market behavior. Unit 2: The Logic of Consumer Choice (1 - 2 hours) Account for Labor Demand in the Market. Account for Labor Supply in the Market. Explain Utility and the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility.  more...

Communicating w Difficult People Communicating with Your Manager Communicating with Difficult People: Communicating with Your Manager offers the student an overview of the information required to identify a difficult manager, approach a difficult manager, and confront difficult manager behavior. The program describes the proper methods to interpret difficult personalities, the various options to cope with a difficult manager, and the appropriate steps to  more...

Exit Interviewing Skills The Termination Process Exit Interviewing: The Termination Process covers how to monitor and guide your employees' performance, as well as how to terminate employment lawfully. The program also covers how to explain performance standards to employees, how to document performance and misconduct issues, and how to improve employees' performance. In addition, it teaches how to discipline employee misconduct, prepare for a  more...

Strategic Decision Making Preparing to Make Decisions ...her Production Manager, Dean Kramer, and the Compensation Analyst, Robin Carlson, to begin deciding how to best motivate the front-line employees in the upcoming months. Unit 2: Framing Decisions Appropriately (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the problems decision frames can present. Identify the actions you can take to understand your decision frames.  more...

Managing the Expert Managing the Unique Needs of Experts ...hired as a consultant Bruce Madison, a Scientific Systems Analyst with an expertise in Numerical Analysis. Bruce has a history of pushing companies to the cutting edge of technology and integrating that technology with the Internet. Recently, Market Researchers have tracked an increase in popularity of Internet-accessible training software. The trend has some executives concerned, so they have  more...

Principles of Marketing Writing a Marketing Plan ... In this meeting with Kristen Anderson, a Market Research Analyst, and Bruce Madison, the Product Manager for the system, you'll need to outline the elements of the product's marketing plan. As the Marketing Manager for this product, you'll need to lead the team in developing possible marketing strategies and explain the importance of market research. Unit 3: Creating a Marketing Plan (1 - 2  more...

Project Teams Building a Project Team ..., a Customer Service Manager, Nathan Iverson, a Marketing Analyst, and Monica Washington, a Product Development Engineer. The X42, an experimental microchip Icon recently developed for its robotics division, was prematurely approved for market release ninety days ago. Consequently, immediately after the X42 was released, a new bug was found and the microchips had to be recalled. It is the  more...

Oracle e-Business 11i System Admin Fundamentals 3 ...ng: Oracle Applications Implementation team member System analyst and administrators Application Developer Tech support professionals This course is not designed for the end-user who will ultimately use the Oracle 11i applications. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 6-8 hours Objectives: Unit 1:  more...

Oracle e-Business 11i System Admin Fundamentals 4 ...ng: Oracle Applications Implementation team member System analyst and administrators Application Developer Tech support professionals This course is not designed for the end-user who will ultimately use the Oracle 11i applications. After completing this course, the learner should be able to: - Create and manage flexfields and value sets - Plan and defines KFFs and DFFs - Implement advanced  more...

Oracle e-Business 11i System Admin Fundamentals 5 ...ng: Oracle Applications Implementation team member System analyst and administrators Application Developer Tech support professionals This course is not designed for the end-user who will ultimately use the Oracle 11i applications. After completing this course, the learner should be able to: - Manage workflow components - Manage workflow processes and notifications - Use Workflow Manager and  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 3 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. In addition, learners should have taken the first two parts of this series (73221 and 73222. Content Emphasis Informational Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 4 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. In addition, learners should have taken the first three parts of this series (73221-73223). Content Emphasis Informational Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 4 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Suggest a working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic, and preferably have used Visual InterDev. In addition, learners should have taken the first three parts of this series (73221-73223). Content Emphasis Informational Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 5 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Course Prerequisites: Working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic. Candidates will preferably have used Visual InterDev. Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs Language Options American  more...

XML Building XML-Based Web Applications Part 5 ...include: Technical Manager, Application Developer, System Analyst, and Software Engineer. Course Prerequisites: Working knowledge of COM+, IIS, ASP, and Visual Basic. Candidates will preferably have used Visual InterDev. Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs Language Options American  more...

Frontline Leadership Preparing to Lead Frontline Leadership: Preparing to Lead offers the student an overview of the information required to identify, address, and discipline employees who display difficult behavior. The program details characteristics and sources of difficult behavior, effective techniques to prevent difficult behavior in the workplace, and proper communication methods to build better relationships with difficult  more...

Operations Management Operations Management Tools Operations Management: Operations Management Tools offers the student options for improving operations management within the organization. The program provides processes for making decisions and solving problems. In addition, the program offers the student examples of maintenance strategies, ways to apply learning curves to operations, and E-commerce options that can enhance operations management.  more...

Core Concepts in Business Analysis ...ractice business analysis are typically known as business analysts. In this course, learners will examine the role of the business analyst, the core concepts of business analysis, and the associated knowledge areas. It also includes the knowledge, collaboration, and leadership skills needed as a business analyst. This course is aligned with the International Institute of Business Analysis  more...

Enterprise Analysis and Making a Business Case ...siness analysis. During enterprise analysis, the business analyst identifies business opportunities, builds a business architecture framework, and determines the best project investment path for the enterprise. From this, the business analyst puts forward a business case, which provides an overall justification for the project. In this course, learners will examine the collection of preproject  more...

Introduction to Requirements Planning ...analysts must plan and closely manage requirements for projects in accordance with existing standards in their organizations. They must identify key roles and stakeholders, decide on a work division strategy, identify requirements activities and requirements risk, and manage project scope. This course will examine the requirements planning and management knowledge area of business analysis. It  more...

Requirements Planning and Management ...analysts must plan and closely manage requirements for a project in accordance with existing standards in an organization. First, they must identify key roles and stakeholders and decide on a work division strategy. Then, they are ready to handle a key aspect of the business analyst role - that of working with requirements, which is the focus of this course. Working with requirements involves  more...

Eliciting Requirements ...edge area of business analysis and, as such, the business analyst must be able to elicit requirements that are complete, clear, correct, and consistent. In this course, learners will examine the preparation tasks, recommended practices, and proven techniques associated with eliciting requirements. This course is aligned with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Body of  more...

Analyzing Requirements Using Models ...pes of solution development methodologies that a business analyst must consider when modeling software or business systems. These approaches include business process, object-oriented, and structured analysis methodologies. Though the decision of which methodology to use depends on the culture and standards of the organization, a business analyst can only properly represent the solution by first  more...

Communicating and Implementing Requirements ...analyst expresses the output of a requirements analysis and documentation phase by presenting, communicating, and gaining approval of the requirements from project stakeholders. Once this solution design is agreed upon, the business analyst assists with detailed design work, testing and quality assurance activities, and supporting solution implementation. This course will explore methods of  more...

SAP CON101 - Introduction to SAP Configuration ...sential to SAP consultants, Project Managers and Business Analysts. Course Goal: - Introduction to the Implementation Guide - Setting up new SAP implementation projects - Working with the IMG - Project Analysis reporting Release: ECC 6. 0 (newest release) Audience: - SAP Consultants - Project Managers - Business Analysts Prerequisite: - Basic SAP skills (SAP101) -  more...

SAP CONFI108 - Asset Accounting Configuration II ...urse is essential for all FI/ CO consultants and Business Analysts. Course Goal: - Understand the main depreciation types and calculation settings in Asset Accounting - Set up calculation methods, depreciation keys and scrap value keys - Configure transaction types, period controls and calendar assignments - Understand currency translations and reset functions Release: ECC 6. 0  more...