Instructor Led Case Studies Training in Massachusetts, USA

Metrics and Measures for Effective Leadership Effective leadership requires a solid understanding of the metrics and measures necessary to help make important business decisions and to assess the impact of critical initiatives. This course offers a tool-based experience where you will develop an appreciation for both traditional and innovative business metrics. Examples from best practice organizations and case studies will help you to better  more...

Today's HR-Designs for Strategic Partnerships CEOs want a proactive HR department that operates at the strategic rather than tactical level. As businesses become more complex and leaders are forced to rise to the occasion during times of uncertainty and change, it is vital that HR does the same. Some HR organizations have gone through the process of fundamentally re-purposing what they do and why they exist, but little has been shared on  more...

Driving Innovation Only one in ten companies is able to maintain an above-average rate of growth for more than a few years. And with economic conditions shifting rapidly, organizations are further challenged to find new ways to compete in todaya s global economy. The key lies in successful product, service, and process innovation in the core business and in new markets. In this cutting-edge program, use practical  more...

Understanding Cloud Computing and Its Value Proposition in BPM Enterprises large and small are drawn by the advantages of Cloud Computing a e. g. pay-for-use, self-service, elastic scalability and the elimination of hardware management a resulting in very low barriers to technology bentry and exit and high agility. Significant innovations in virtualization, and distributed computing, as well as improved access to high-speed Internet and a weak economy,  more...

SOA 101 The Foundation for Cloud Computing Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a hosted service over the Internet i. e. the cloud. To take advantage of these services, organizations need to understand Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Recent tactical success in the utilization of Web services and the value proposition of Cloud Computing has brought  more...

Process Measurement and Metrics Process measurement skills are essential to BPM success. In this course you will acquire a solid understanding of practical measurement techniques as applied to the analysis and design of business processes. Determining what to measure and defining clear measurement criteria are at the basis of success in process measurement. This session presents key concepts and tools on the basic principles  more...

Organizational Change Management Change is the heart and soul of business optimization. Yet many business optimization initiatives struggle in achieving success and up to 70% fail for one key reason a a failure to recognize and manage the impact of the changes on the organization. This training class introduces participants to different concepts of organizational change management and provides an opportunity to experience  more...

Methodologies and Approaches for BPM ... while managing business processes. Throughout the course case studies are presented to guide the student through the best use of approaches such as iterative and water-fall, and techniques such as the use of work-out-sessions and face-to-face interviews. The course places special emphasis on business-facing process discovery, modeling, simulation, and deployment techniques. The goal is to  more...

Developing Process Improvement Initiatives with Your BPMS Are you realizing the promise of BPM and of your BPMS investment? Many companies expected that purchasing a BPMS tool would facilitate the transformation to a process-centric organization by instigating a series of process improvement initiatives. Unfortunately, a majority of companies are not seeing this promise and need best practices to make the goal a reality. In this course you will learn  more...

Testing for Fraud in Key Financial Accounts .... Throughout the session you will use some 30 reports and case studies based on actual SEC documents covering some of todaya ™s largest financial statement frauds to apply what youa ™ve learned to real-world scenarios. Reflecting today's audit standards and consistent with the responsibilities of auditors, these reports will bring you face -to-face with the perils and pitfalls some  more...

Uncovering Fraud in Core Business Functions Core business functions offer abundant opportunities for undetected fraud. In this eye-opening, three-day seminar you will pinpoint the areas most prone to internal fraud and identify key indicators of potential crime. You will focus on the expenditure, revenue/ cash receipts, treasury, inventory, travel expense, contract, payroll and HR, computer, marketing, and outsourced functions as targets  more...