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The Art of Active Listening

...e he advises Boards of Directors, corporations and Senior Executives on negotiating. He is an Adjunct Professor of Management at Seton Hall University, where he teaches MBA courses in Negotiating, Managerial Decision Making and Human Resources Management. In 2003 he received the Stillman School?s Award for Teaching Excellence. Lee is the co-author of A Woman?s Guide To Successful Negotiating more...

Success Strategies Training Program for Management & Leadership

This course will teach you how to effectively and efficiently implement a system of Management & Leadership Success Strategies for your organization. In the 21st Century, and its global economy, the skill of successful managers and leaders is vitally important to an organization`s longevity and success. Whether you are in the service or production business, this course provides a proactive method more...

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Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program

...alth care executive by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and is a Fellow in the college. He also holds national certification in managed care from the Professional Education Institute. He is a Certified Medical-Legal Consultant. Dr. Flarey is editor/author of the book, "Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Transforming Our Future," published by Lippincott/Raven publishers. He is also more...

Listening Skills for the Workplace

...riting, 15% reading, 30% speaking, and 45% listening. For executives, studies show that time spent listening is even higher-55% or more on the average each day. More than 35 general business studies conducted over the past few years demonstrate that listening-centered communication improves results. The studies demonstrate that: Schools devote too little direct instruction in to listening as more...

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Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

Putting emotional intelligence to work is an emerging trend in corporate leadership. Developing the best talents in executives, managers, and others throughout the organization has become vital to corporate success. As a leader, you cannot rely upon your intellectual knowledge. You must have the interpersonal competence that comes with emotional intelligence. This course will guide you in more...

Advanced Project Leadership - Selling Project Management to the Organization

This course in the Advanced Project Leadership series focuses selling project management to senior executives. This course explores the problems faced when implementing project management, the value of project management, while identifying the barriers faced when selling project management to senior executives. This course will also discuss the process for implementing project management as more...

Advanced Project Management - Project Management Maturity

In Advanced Project Management: Project Management Maturity, you will learn how projects are typically managed and what processes and tools usually exist at each of the five maturity levels. You will also learn how to assess a department or organization's maturity level, obstacles that prevent attaining high maturity levels, and how executives can promote project management. more...

Recruiting for the 21st Century Strategies

"We'll just stick an ad in the paper, and we'll fill the slot. Right?" You don't sound so sure--and with good reason. The old ways of recruiting no longer make the grade. With unemployment hovering below 5 percent, innovative companies and human resources professionals are turning to online recruiting and other creative techniques to locate quality talent. This course investigates those more...

Tomorrow s Managers Development Tools

...nry Brooks Adams gets to the heart of what dynamic senior executives are doing to develop the managers who drive front-line performance. Teaching with influence is the key. Trained managers are more than systems and process supervisors. They lead and develop others. You and your managers will know precisely what to expect from one another. You will identify methods to make your managers more...

Business Execution in Action

...nization if they exist only in the heads of its corporate executives, but are never acted upon. This course will assist you in the process of "executing business execution" in your organization. All organizations share three common key processes: the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process. One lesson will explore ways to employ the principles of business execution to more...

The Principles of Financial Management

Financial management is a key tool in controlling and directing the resources of any business organization. Managers--not only financial professionals but also managers whose responsibilities are largely non-financial--can use this tool to generate and analyze the financial information that is essential to decision making in business. Understanding the principles of financial management helps all more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 2 - Marketing to Your Key Players

This course covers the aspects of marketing that are essential to marketing an e-learning solution within an organization. It focuses on the required change of organizational mindset to one that supports anytime, anywhere learning. The three important marketing channels are covered - through a champion, culture change and communication plan. The course then looks at each of the key player groups more...

Executive Level Leadership - Becoming an Executive Leader

Executive Level Leadership: Becoming an Executive Leader offers the student an overview of executive leadership roles and how power and politics affect an organization. This program also explains the importance of developing an organizational vision and the need for executives to understand the types of business focus that impact their industry. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of more...

Building an E-Commerce Business Case

...re in a position to provide e-commerce recommendations to executives. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Accreditation CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs Language Options: Japanese, US English Total Learning Time: 6-8 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Building Online Revenues (1 - 2 hours) Identify the guidelines for an online business plan. Identify the guidelines for more...

E-Commerce Security

...re in a position to provide e-commerce recommendations to executives. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Accreditation CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs Language Options: Chinese, US English Total Learning Time: 6-8 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Security Firewalls (1 - 2 hours) Identify approaches to security risk assessment in e-commerce. Identify the features of more...

E-Commerce Implementation Issues

...re in a position to provide e-commerce recommendations to executives. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Accreditation CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 7 hours Objectives: Unit 1: Scale of Implementation (3 hours) Identify Web site development considerations. Match product types to Web site functionality levels. more...

Evaluating E-Commerce Options

...re in a position to provide e-commerce recommendations to executives. This course will therefore assist learners in evaluating the relevance of e-commerce to their business goals. Deployment: e-Learning/Self-Study Accreditation CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs Language Options: Japanese, US English Total Learning Time: 6-8 hours Objectives: Unit 1: The Market more...

SAP R 3 Supply Chain Management

...ourse Supply Chain Management is intended to give company executives and interested experts in various industries an overview of the content, goals, possibilities and challenges of Supply Chain Management. As most chores within the supply chain today cannot do without the use of computer software, the course shows concrete examples using SAP within different industry areas. The course more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy

...y to successfully implement e-Learning programs - such as Executives, Directors, Managers in large organizations (Fortune 500, etc.). It will also be of interest to Line Managers who are charged with implementing an e-learning solution, and the general learner interested in e-Learning. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 2 Marketing Your Solution

...marketing and implementation of your e-learning solution: Executives, Learners, HR, and Trainers. The most common concerns of these groups are identified, and guidelines for winning their support. Learn To To identify guidelines for creating the buzz for your e-learning solution. To identify characteristics of an organizational mindset more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 3 Deploying Measuring Your Solution

Sales Skills Gaining Customer Commitment

In Sales Skills: Gaining Customer Commitment, you will learn how to establish credibility and develop relationships with your clients, as well as what questions you should ask clients when determining their needs. You will also learn the three stages of need, how to determine which stage of need a client is in, and how to help clients envision themselves benefiting from your product or service. In more...

Consulting Skills Building Consulting Relationships

...and external consultants, senior managers, directors, and executives who wish to learn more about completing the consulting process successfully. 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: Determining Consulting Needs (0.5 - 1 more...

Consulting Skills The Consulting Process

Consulting Skills Serving as an Internal Consultant

Strategic Management Analyzing Strategic Options

...inaccurate. You have called a meeting with your three top executives to discuss the possibility of conducting a strategic audit with the goal of maintaining Icon's position as market leader. Unit 2: Analyzing Environments (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the components that represent the internal environment. Apply the value chain analysis to evaluate more...

Competitive Intelligence Implementing a Competitive Intelligence System

...ompetitive intelligence system. Audience Managers and executives who are interested in learning more about how they can influence the strategic goals of their organization. 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: more...

Competitive Intelligence Analysis Dissemination

... an organization's information. Audience Managers and executives who are interested in learning more about how they can influence the strategic goals of their organization. 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: more...

Competitive Intelligence Researching Online

... online sources of information. Audience Managers and executives who are interested in learning more about how they can influence the strategic goals of their organization. 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: more...

Managing Business Risk Developing a Risk Management Plan

...n to risk factors and safety training needs. As a result, executives at Parmelle are considering hiring you for a new position they are creating: the Director of Organizational Risk Management. In this position, you would design a risk management program. In this meeting, you must answer Barnard a a s questions about the development of risk management as a discipline, the responsibilities of more...

Managing Business Risk Risk Assessment Control

...cuss the risks of opening a new manufacturing plant. Icon executives want you to identify the risks involved and how they would apply to the new project. Through your discussion with Laura, you will gain a greater understanding of risk sources and categorizing risks. Unit 2: Risk Evaluation and Control (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify the characteristics of hazards. more...

Business Code of Conduct Sarbanes Oxley Act

... Employees within a finance department, managers, and executives throughout an organization. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits HRCI credits: 1 Hour Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 1 hour Objectives: Unit 1: Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC Rules (1 hour) Identify important areas covered by Sarbanes-Oxley. more...

Strategic Sales Series

The Strategic Sales Series includes the following courses: Strategic Sales: Gaining Access to the Executives Strategic Sales: Building the Executive Relationship Strategic Sales: Developing Executive Proposals To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s). more...

Advanced Project Leadership Selling Project Mgmt to the Organization

...rship series focuses selling project management to senior executives. This course explores the problems faced when implementing project management, the value of project management, while identifying the barriers faced when selling project management to senior executives. This course will also discuss the process for implementing project management as project. Learn To: Identify the more...

Strategic Sales Gaining Access to the Executives

...Learn To: Identify the importance of selling to top executives by using an executive mindset. Identify reasons to prepare for contacting the executive. Audience: This course is for senior sales professional that are tasked with selling enterprise solutions at an executive level. Also, this series is appropriate for salespeople wanting to move up into selling complex sales solutions more...

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy

...in strategic planning. Audience: This course is for executives, directors, and managers who are seeking to formalize their corporate strategy and looking to implement 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 more...

Balanced Scorecard Implementing

... they are constructed. Audience: This course is for executives, directors, and managers who are seeking to formalize their corporate strategy and looking to implement 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 more...

Balanced Scorecard Measuring Business Objectives

...our balanced scorecard. Audience: This course is for executives, directors, and managers who are seeking to formalize their corporate strategy and looking to implement 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 more...

Emotional Intelligence Series

The Emotional Intelligence Series includes the following courses: Emotional Intelligence: Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills Emotional Intelligence: Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence for Executives To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s). more...

Office XP - Planning Collaborative Solutions Curriculum

...for this curriculum includes business decision makers, IT Executives and Managers, and knowledge workers who make strategic decisions about implementing collaborative solutions. Candidates will be proficient in Microsoft Office (any version). It would be an advantage to have used Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, or Microsoft BizTalk. more...

Office XP Collaborative Solutions Part 1

...nce for this course includes business decision makers, IT Executives and Managers, and knowledge workers who make strategic decisions about implementing collaborative solutions. Candidates will be proficient in Microsoft Office (any version). It would be an advantage to have used Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, or Microsoft BizTalk. more...

Office XP Collaborative Solutions Part 2

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence for Executives

...Executives gives the student an overview of emotions, explains the use of Emotional Intelligence from a leadership perspective, and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday interactions with employees. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations, including motivating, resolving conflict, and maximizing team and employee performance. more...

Effective Presentations The Presentation Process

...t and Nathan Iverson, two of Icon International's account executives. The three of you are meeting to discuss upcoming on-location sales presentations about Icon's Worldwide Network Solution. It is your responsibility to answer their questions about delivering presentations to large groups and to help them overcome their nervousness about giving their presentations. Unit 3: Delivering the more...

Call Center Mgt Measuring Quality Performance

... provides students with guidelines for communicating with executives. By applying the information in this program, the student will be able to establish service goals, identify areas for attention, and communicate effectively with executives. Learn To Identify guidelines for presenting a positive company image to your customers. Apply more...

Interviewing Skills Preparing for an Interview

...for interviews. The audience can include business owners, executives, recruiters, team leaders, human resource staff, team leaders, new and experienced managers, and any individual responsible for interviewing and selecting employees. It is recommended that individuals take the first course in the series or have equivalent knowledge. Deployment: Self-Study Accreditation NASBA more...

Interviewing Skills Conducting an Interview

...for interviews. The audience can include business owners, executives, recruiters, team leaders, human resource staff, team leaders, new and experienced managers, and any individual responsible for interviewing and selecting employees. It is recommended that individuals take the first two courses in the series or have equivalent knowledge. Deployment: Self-Study Accreditation NASBA more...

Interviewing Skills Laws Governing the Interview Process

...for interviews. The audience can include business owners, executives, recruiters, team leaders, human resource staff, team leaders, new and experienced managers, and any individual responsible for interviewing and selecting employees. It is recommended that individuals take the first three courses in the series or have equivalent knowledge Deployment: Self-Study Accreditation NASBA more...

Strategic Decision Making Making the Right Decision

...utsource call center support for American companies. Many executives look at the cost savings of approximately $7,020,000 a year and think the decision to close the Graytown center is obvious. However, others anticipate that the negative PR associated with the decision could end up costing the company at least that much in lost sales and lowered customer perception. The objective of your team, more...

Essentials of Management Succeeding as a New Manager

...an Iverson, Melissa Brown, and Luis Encinias, all Account Executives, have concerns and productivity issues that need to be resolved. During this simulation, you need to deal with their concerns and respond in an appropriate manner. Additionally, you need to confront a rumor that the Account Executives' sales quotas are increasing in the next few weeks. Unit 3: Gaining Respect as a New more...

Change Management Adapting to Change

Change Management: Adapting to Change develops participants' ability to effectively handle organizational changes. It familiarizes them with the three phases of the transition process, enabling them to understand their own-and others'-needs and responses at each phase. Learn To Distinguish between change and transition. Understand the more...

Facilitation The Effective Facilitator

... Amanda Douglas, and Mike Becker, three of Icon's Account Executives. Your department's revenues have been declining steadily over the last six months. The four of you are responsible for creating a plan to increase the team's sales volume during the next quarter. Although you are a member of the team, you will facilitate this meeting to encourage new thinking on the problem. Unit 3: more...

Correcting Performance Problems Disciplining Employees

...istant, to discuss the performance of one of your Account Executives, Eric Pullman. Eric has had problems correctly completing the order forms for his sales transactions, which could be deemed as a failure to meet Icon's quality standard. If you determine there is sufficient cause to take action with Eric, you must work with Carla to prepare for the disciplinary interview. A good decision more...

Managing the Expert Developing a Successful Environment

...was retained by Icon to personally coach Icon's top level executives, whom she has met with on a bi-weekly basis for the past two and a half years. As the VP of Human Resources, you have had a rather hands-off strategy in managing Barbara. However, due to the strong desire among members of middle management to have access to a life coach, your department plans to develop and implement an more...

Managing the Expert Managing the Unique Needs of Experts

...Internet-accessible training software. The trend has some executives concerned, so they have ordered the migration of all Icon training software to the Internet. In the first part of the simulation, you will meet Bruce and follow the guidelines for treating Bruce with professionalism. Your meeting will be brief because you are leaving for a two-week vacation later that day. In the second part more...

Operations Management Operations Components

...rget audience for this series is managers, directors, and executives looking to gain an understanding of operations management. 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: HR, Job Design, and Facility Layout (0.5 - 1 hour) more...

Managing Change Managing Yourself Through Change

...ew: You will meet with a District Manager and two Account Executives to discuss the recent merger of two product lines. Your goal during this meeting will be to focus on the effect the merger will have on the sales team. Unit 3: Moving Forward (1 - 1.5 hours) Identify people a a s needs during the new beginnings phase of transition. Identify more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Anticipating Planning for Crises

...senior managers, managers, communication specialists, and executives within any organization. Job titles can include: Executive Managers, HR Managers, Communication Officers, Team Leaders, Facilitators, Sales Staff, CEOs, Project Managers, Team Leaders. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US more...

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Managing a Crisis

Organizational Crisis Mgmt Resolving Crises in Organizations

Advanced Project Mgmt Portfolio Management

... Select the factors that can help executives prioritize R&D projects. Sequence the steps executives can follow to terminate projects. Identify information organizations need to track for portfolio management. Audience Project managers who are responsible for managing all aspects of a project from start to more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Project Management Maturity

...cles that prevent attaining high maturity levels, and how executives can promote project management. Learn To Identify how project management maturity levels relate to the project management process groups. Identify project management processes a company at maturity level one would use to plan projects. more...

Team Conflict Working in Diversified Teams

...Chen, Colleen Ford, and Ronald Spear. You are all Account Executives in Icon's Telecommunications Division, and you have been chosen to work on a team that will develop a proposal for a very large potential client, the Enson Corporation. Enson is looking for a video-conferencing system to install in their multiple branches around the world. The four of you were put on this team because you are more...

Team Participation Resolving Conflict in Teams

...d. There has been some conflict about whether the Account Executives should be sent as well. Unit 3: The Process for Resolving Team Conflict (0.5 - 1 hour) Apply the eight steps for resolving team conflict. Apply the principles for handling team conflict. Explain how to resolve conflict between yourself and another team more...

Principles of Marketing Promotion Strategy

...rtising campaign. Audience Managers, supervisors, and executives who can influence the marketing and strategic goals of their organization. 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: Promotion Essentials (0.5 - 1 hour) more...

Principles of Marketing Pricing Strategy

... pricing process. Audience Managers, supervisors, and executives who can influence the marketing and strategic goals of their organization. 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: Defining the Role of Pricing (0.5 - 1 more...

Principles of Marketing Writing a Marketing Plan

...aluation methods. Audience Managers, supervisors, and executives who can influence the marketing and strategic goals of their organization. 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: Fundamentals of Marketing Plans (0.5 - 1 more...

Cross-Functional Teams Goal Setting in a Cross-Functional Team

...lation, you meet with Ronald Spear and Mary Winford, Icon executives. They are in the process of researching a better way to handle incoming complaints from both customers and employees. Your role is to propose the use of cross-functional teams in the project. If you correctly identify the causes for success and failures of cross-functional teams, the executives might choose to implement them more...

Organizational Learning Developing a Knowledge Mgmt System

...anagement system. Audience Managers, supervisors, and executives who can influence the development and execution of a Knowledge Management system within their organization. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options UK English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: more...

Organizational Learning Transferring Knowledge within an Org

...luctant behavior. Audience Managers, supervisors, and executives who can influence the development and execution of a Knowledge Management system within their organization. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options UK English Total Learning Time 2 to 4 hours Objectives Unit 1: Using more...

Brand Management Managing Brand Equity

...nk that has experienced incredible sales numbers. Account Executives report that retailers have received a number of requests for Icon to make extensions of the Carb-X name. Your idea is to create an energy bar, tentatively named Carb-AR, which will include essential nutrients, taste great, and be available at a reasonable price. At prior meetings your team has tentatively approved your idea. more...

Organizational Learning Deploying a Knowledge Mgmt System

Operations Management Fundamentals of Operations Management

...rget audience for this series is managers, directors, and executives looking to gain an understanding of operations management. 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 Operations Management (0.5 - 1 hour) more...

Achieving Success Without Authority Personal Accountability

In this course a Achieving Success Without Authority: Personal Accountability a you will learn the importance of personal accountability for achieving success. This 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 more...

E-Business Technology Fundamentals Curriculum

...for specific course objectives and scope. Audience Executives, managers, and technical leaders who need to start e-business projects, but who do not have a background in e-business. Individuals who want to understand e-business (including the underlying technologies), designing building blocks, and products used to build solutions." No prerequisite knowledge of e-business technology is more...

E-Business Technology Fund Part 1 Architecture Building Blocks

...atch application topologies with their uses. Audience Executives, managers, and technical leaders who need to start e-business projects, but who do not have a background in e-business. Individuals who want to understand e-business (including the underlying technologies), designing building blocks, and products used to build solutions. No prerequisite knowledge of e-business technology more...

E-Business Technology Fund Part 2 e-Business Apps Technologies

...ctions of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Audience Executives, managers, and technical leaders who need to start e-business projects, but who do not have a background in e-business. Individuals who want to understand e-business (including the underlying technologies), designing building blocks, and products used to build solutions. No prerequisite knowledge of e-business technology more...

E-Business Technology Fund Part 3 Java Security Web Services Framework

... To identify features of WebSphere V5.0. Audience Executives, managers, and technical leaders who need to start e-business projects, but who do not have a background in e-business. Individuals who want to understand e-business (including the underlying technologies), designing building blocks, and products used to build solutions. No prerequisite knowledge of e-business technology more...

Executive Level Leadership Becoming an Executive Leader

...e of developing an organizational vision and the need for executives to understand the types of business focus that impact their industry. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of developing a personal leadership plan and how such a plan benefits an organization, its leaders, and individuals. Learn To Identify the primary forces that influence and impact more...

Executive Level Leadership Change The Executive Leader

...dience for this series is senior managers, directors, and executives who wish to improve their leadership skills. 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: Leading for Change (0.5 - 1 hour) Identify more...

Executive Level Leadership Leadership Communication

Operations Management Operations Management Tools

...rget audience for this series is managers, directors, and executives looking to gain an understanding of operations management. 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: Decisions and Problem Solving in Operations (0.5 - 1 more...

Business Code of Conduct Bribery Kickbacks

...cies. Target audience includes supervisors, managers, and executives throughout an organization. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits HRCI credits: 1 Hour Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 0.5 hour Objectives: Unit 1: Fundamentals of Bribery and Kickbacks (0.5 hours) Identify incoming and outgoing bribes and more...

Business Code of Conduct Insider Trading

... All employees, particularly supervisors, managers, and executives, 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: 0.5 hour Objectives: Unit 1: more...

Advanced Six Sigma Leading Six Sigma Deployment

...l gain understanding of the roles and responsibilities of executives and other key Six Sigma team members. Learn To: Understand who should be involved in deploying Six Sigma and how they can maximize the success of the Six Sigma initiative in their organization. Understand what steps are needed to develop a Six Sigma deployment plan. Know the importance of having metrics for Six more...

From Compliance LLC

Certified Information Systems Risk and Compliance Professional CISRCP - Prep Course 5 days

Objectives: This course has been designed to provide IT and Information Security professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and support regulatory compliance and enterprise wide risk management, and to promote best practices and international standards that align with business and regulatory requirements. The course provides with the skills needed to pass the Information more...

From Serebra Learning Corporation

Customer Focused Management

Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, is reputed to have said, "There is only one boss the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down simply by spending his money somewhere else." Effective quality management processes focus on the customer. In today's global marketplace, customers have more choices than ever before. To achieve success, it is vital for enterprises to more...

Professional Assertiveness

Do you feel that co-workers see you as too passive or aggressive in your professional career? Do you wonder if there is a more appropriate professional style? Do you want to know how to develop your professional style? Do you feel you could develop your assertive communication techniques? Do you feel that you may not listen to your co-workers? Or do you feel that you need to develop your more...

Framing the Problem

When you frame a picture, you intend for the viewer to examine everything within that border. Problem framing is similar in that you must not only consider what objectively makes up the problem itself but also what subjective tendencies influence your view of the situation. This course is designed to help you effectively frame problems so that you're sure your line of sight is aimed straight more...

Overview of Business Process Management

In today's business world, competition is tough. Organizations are under a great deal of pressure to become more productive and more efficient while developing new, innovative products and services more rapidly than ever before. Management is demanding improved quality, reduced costs, and increased productivity with fewer resources. How can organizations respond to these pressures while remaining more...

Process Analysis and Documentation

The Six Sigma DMAIC system is a roadmap that points the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in this methodology is Measure. You cannot hope to improve processes and performance without first knowing where you are, assessing where you want to be, and then planning how to get there, while measuring progress toward the goal all along the way. In the words of an old adage, more...

The Process of Globalizing a Product or Service

Actually going global takes both planning and doing. In this course, you'll learn about the three major steps you need to cover to globalize a product or service. First, pick the right geographic location for your corporate goals and create a good plan for globalizing the product or service you're working with. Then "globalize" your product or service and let the world know you're open for more...

The Inbound Call Center

Inbound call center managers of this century will face many of the same challenges that their counterparts faced in the 20th century. The emphasis will still be on the development and acquisition of cost-effective methods to provide customers with the service they demand. By ensuring that you have a good knowledge base of the inbound call center industry, you are establishing a sturdy framework more...

Inbound Call Center Management Leadership

Did you know that your personality can greatly affect your leadership skills? Are you aware that even if you are a fabulous manager, you may not be an effective leader? As a call center manager, how can you motivate everyone, including senior management, to work together toward a common goal? As you progress through this "Inbound Call Center Management: Leadership" course, you will become aware more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management

Inbound call centers are often the only link between a company and its customers. As a call center manager, you want to hire agents with special customer service "genes." Good call center agents do a better job on the telephone, are happier with their work, and genuinely enjoy helping customers. This course will help you staff your call center with the right people for the job. You'll learn how to more...

Inbound Call Center Technology

Today, the technology within the inbound call center is constantly changing and improving. How can you, as a call center manager, keep up with this advancing technology? Moreover, why should you? This course will explain the fundamentals of inbound call center technology, and explore ways current technology might evolve. It examines different methods of obtaining this technology, and outlines how more...

Performance Metrics for an Inbound Call Center

The call center environment typifies the active, fast pace of the business world. In this hectic environment, is there time to consider how things are being done? There should be. As the call center industry slowly transforms into a customer management industry, the impetus will be on call center managers to ensure customers receive the best service possible. But where do you look to analyze more...

Discovering What Your Customers Want

The data are in, and there's no doubt about it: The return on customer loyalty goes directly to your company's bottom line. Too often, however, organizations seeking to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty begin with a survey. To build a successful customer satisfaction system, you have to begin with the basics. When customer satisfaction programs begin with a survey, and not a plan, the more...

Developing Customer Satisfaction Surveys

By the time most people have the chance to develop their first survey, they've seen so many that it seems like developing one will be a piece of cake. To an extent, they're right. Developing a GIGO (Garbage In/Garbage Out) survey is a no-brainer. Developing a survey that gets valid, reliable data, however, is both science and art. In this course, you'll learn to use the principles of survey design more...

Customer Satisfaction Analysis and Implementation

What you get out of a well-designed customer satisfaction survey will depend largely on the power of the analytical tools you apply to the data and the effectiveness of actions taken based on the resulting information. Although the analysis itself is best conducted by your statistical team, you'll be able to use survey results more effectively if you understand how key analytical tools are more...

Measuring Customer Satisfaction Simulation

Stratoscape Creations is an industry-leading producer of multimedia and gaming products. They are responsible for bringing to the market some of the most popular flight simulators and first-person adventure games of the last decade. But competition has grown increasingly fierce in the industry, and Stratoscape is starting to feel the bite of an up-and-coming company, Tempest's Core. It's game time more...

Introduction to IT Project Management

Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a leader in project management? Are you unsure of the key skills needed for managing an information technology (IT) project? As you proceed through this "Introduction to IT Project Management" course in the "Project Management for IT Professionals" series, you will gain valuable insight into project management with a special focus on managing IT more...

Functions of IT Project Management

William Shakespeare wrote, "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 more...

The Life Cycle of an IT Project

Did you know that your information technology (IT) project becomes more vulnerable as it goes through the various stages of development? That's because during each stage of development the project becomes more complex, increasing the chances of something going wrong. Incorporating a structured framework for developing IT projects, also known as a life cycle, enables your corporation to implement more...

Managing the Execution and Control of IT Projects

Did you know that the average IT project has cost overruns of nearly 200 percent, and that almost 30 percent of all IT projects fail? Why do you think IT projects are so vulnerable to cost overruns and failure? How can you ensure that your project does not end up as one of these statistics? You can avoid being a statistic by managing project scope, cost, and scheduling. As you go through this more...

Managing Efficiencies of IT Projects

Are you delivering quality application systems? Do you know how you can ensure that your projects deliver value to your organization? The key to delivering value is "process." Organizations are becoming more aware of the importance of following the same process for each project. In this course, you will learn how to converge methodologies with other project management techniques and process more...

Project IT Management Simulation - The Early Stages

American Auto is a large automobile company that designs, manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and continues to increase its customer base. To further simplify the buying process, American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for online more...

Project IT Management Simulation - Design to Rollout

American Auto is a large automobile company that designs, manufactures, and markets cars and trucks worldwide. With its one price and no-haggle sales approach, the company has been very successful and enjoys a continuous increase in its customer base. To further simplify the buying process, American Auto has recently embraced the idea of upgrading its web site's virtual showroom to allow for more...

Ethics and Professional Knowledge PMBOK aligned

What does being ethical mean? How does one make the best ethical choice in a complex project management environment? What are legal requirements, and how can you spot the moment when conflict of interest has occurred? In today's world, project managers must have a clear comprehension of these ethical responsibilities. Project managers must also be aware of their professional duty to contribute to more...

Stakeholder Interests and Cultural Diversity PMBOK aligned

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...

The Role of Critical Thinking in Organizations

In the organizational arena, applied critical thinking skills provide an essential foundation for all effective planning, problem-solving, and decision-making activities. Employees who can analyze and reason consistently and proficiently furnish a cost-efficient resource that results in a distinctive competitive advantage. Workers who are skeptical of quick fixes and operational dogma pay 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...

Strategies for Facilitating Critical Thinking

Workplaces are not typically associated with reflection or critical self-reflection, ideas that are often considered 'soft' to the bottom-line, results-oriented world of business.... Yet, paradoxically, reflection is becoming more part of the lifeblood of organizations in today's economic environment. Victoria Marsick's words illustrate why businesses can no longer thrive on the unexamined more...

Critical Thinking Skills for Managing

Rational decision making is linear and is what you do when you put your facts in order. Intuition is looking at those facts and trying to see a pattern-and the patterns aren't always evident because the patterns aren't always linear. The two together are an extremely powerful combination. Joel Kurtzman, President, Kurtzman Associates and former editor, Harvard Business Review. The Critical more...

Organizational Scope of Critical Thinking

In any complex environment systems are necessary, but they must serve an organization rather than become its masters. This is how Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, describes both the need for systems and their inherent risk. Organizational systems, with complex and intricately interrelated components, demand the application of critical thinking to avoid more...

Critical Thinking Strategies Simulation

You have recently been hired as the general manager at Retail Management Software (RMS). The company began as a small start-up company five years ago, developing software that helps retailers create, manage, and fulfill consumer demand. The founders and owners, Fred Chambers and Larry Busby, and their small team worked hard and developed great products. Recently, RMS' business has increased a more...

The Emotionally Intelligent Leader

...d in corporate leadership. Developing the best talents in executives, managers, and others throughout the organization has become vital to corporate success. As a leader, you cannot rely upon your intellectual knowledge. You must have the interpersonal competence that comes with emotional intelligence. This course will guide you in developing your emotional intelligence as a leader and then more...

Assertiveness from the Inside Out

Do you sometimes wonder if there's a way to alter your professional style--to change yourself from the inside out? Do you want to develop your professional assertive style? Do you want to learn about strategies that can help you interact assertively with others in the workplace? Are you placed in situations where assertive negotiations are needed? Now is a good time to enhance your professional more...

Balanced Scorecard Implementing

In Balanced Scorecard: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard, you will learn the importance of using a balanced scorecard as a tool to measure corporate performance relative to your company's strategies. You will also identify the four perspectives of a balanced scorecard, understand how to apply the steps to build a balanced scorecard for your organization, and learn how to construct a strategy more...

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy

The first course in the Balanced Scorecard series focuses on developing and formalizing strategy in an organization. This course explores why corporate strategy is important, the process of formalizing your corporate strategy, and aligning the organization to the strategy. This course is for executives, directors, and managers who are seeking to formalize their corporate strategy and looking to more...

Balanced Scorecard Measuring Business Objectives

In Balanced Scorecard - Measuring Business Objectives, you will learn the importance of good communication when using the balanced scorecard, the reasons for creating a balanced scorecard for each business unit, and the ways your organization can support the critical success factors outlined in a balanced scorecard. You will also learn the steps for gathering and implementing feedback about your more...

Coaching for Business

Coaching is a vital component of any business that aims to be a winner in the new economy. However, unless coaches are clear in their own minds exactly what their function is, and why they are performing a coaching role, they may do more harm than good. Therefore, it is important to understand how coaching originated as a business tool, and the ways it impacted traditional managerial attitudes and more...

Succession Planning Overview

Do you have people in your organization that are indispensable for its success? Would losing them create a hole that would be hard to fill? Have you planned to fill these vacancies? This course introduces you to succession planning--the planning process of identifying, assessing, and developing leadership and talent for future vacancies. This course will familiarize you with the key concepts that more...

Succession Planning Strategies

You've decided to create a succession plan for your organization, but where do you start? This course explains how to begin the succession planning process. You will discover how to initiate a succession planning process from the conceptualization of the problem to developing an action plan. You will also discover opportunities for customizing the succession plan. Your understanding of succession more...

Succession Planning and Human Resources

Once you decide to conduct succession planning, how will you determine the human resources that you need? This course answers this question and other human resource issues. You will learn how to assess present and future needs as part of the succession planning process. For these two assessments, you will learn how to identify key positions, determine work requirements, and assess individual more...

Succession Planning Management

So, you have a succession plan and you've identified some problems. What do you do now? By taking this course, you will learn how to establish a leadership and talent development program that will ensure your succession plan achieves its goals. You will also learn how to overcome some common challenges that management teams face when trying to find the right people for a position. Since succession more...

Initiating a Succession Plan Simulation

Ulema, Inc. is a market research firm providing consulting, market analysis, strategic planning and technology forecasting services. The Ulema Reports Group (URG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ulema, Inc., produces single and multi-client studies on fast-moving market sectors. The lifecycles for these studies are often as little as 6 months to one year from the start of development, so in order more...

Implementing a Succession Plan Simulation

Ulema Inc. is a market research firm providing consulting, market analysis, strategic planning and technology forecasting services. The Ulema Reports Group (URG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ulema Inc., produces single and multi-client studies on fast moving market sectors. The lifecycles for these studies are often as little as 6 months to one year from the start of development, so in order more...

About 360-Degree Performance Feedback

Are you ready for a change in the way your company evaluates and develops its management staff? Perhaps you are dissatisfied with the effectiveness of your current efforts to help your managers work to their potential? The 360-degree performance feedback process may be the solution to your needs. Although the use of 360-degree feedback is relatively new (approximately ten years old), public, more...

Elements of a 360-degree Performance Review

Are you familiar with the elements of the 360-degree performance review process? Are your participants familiar with them? Implementing a 360-degree performance review within your organization is a large undertaking; however, with proper preparation of your participants, the resulting feedback is far more likely to be accurate and useful. Failure to consider the crucial elements of the review more...

Delivering 360-Degree Performance Feedback

Are you familiar with how to give 360-degree performance feedback? Do you know how to make 360-degree feedback meaningful? The effective delivery of 360-degree performance feedback can make or break your performance review program. You can ensure that performance feedback is effective when you, or your company, use good interviewing techniques, conduct an effective performance interview, and more...

360-Degree Performance Appraisal Simulation

In this simulation, you will assume the role of Northeast Regional Director of Sales for IpSwitch Components, a seller and service provider of computer networking hardware. Recently, the company decided to experiment with a 360-degree performance feedback system, hoping to replace the traditional manager-level review process. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series 360-Degree Performance more...

Managing in a Global Business Environment

Companies now face intense competition all around the globe. In this challenging environment companies seek to adopt strategies that sustain their business growth. As a result organizations are changing the way they conduct and operate their businesses, transforming themselves in order to cope with these demanding circumstances. For today's business managers the need to comprehend these strategic more...

Managing Cross-Functions

Today, managers need to address the complex problems and challenges of the current global business environment. Managers must now rely upon other divisions, departments, or functions in order to allocate resources, prioritize their staff time, and cooperate with each other. This requires that managers develop a degree of systems thinking where managers operate in a large interconnected system of more...

Managing For High Performance

Managers today must deal with a myriad of business challenges. Often they must rely on their best personnel to get them out of a jam. But do they have the necessary skills and strategies for managing these key people? This course will examine what organizations need to do to ensure that they attract high performers, how they allow this talent to thrive, and, most importantly, how to avoid losing more...

Managing Managers

Senior managers provide a vital connection between organizational leadership and frontline management. They oversee the development of the organization's goals and its achievement. In addition, they must also manage relationships, both across the organization and across functions. While they are the voice of top management, they are also expected to deal with their own line managers to ensure that more...

Managing Upward Relationships

Managing upward relationships is the art of consciously improving collaboration with superiors so that subordinate managers can reap the best personal and organizational results. Managers share the responsibility for managing the relationship with the top management and Board of Directors of the company. Taking advantage of that responsibility will strengthen motivation, productivity, and overall more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy

This Course is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 2 Marketing Your Solution

...marketing and implementation of your e-learning solution: Executives, Learners, HR, and Trainers. The most common concerns of these groups are identified, and guidelines for winning their support. Professionals who need guidance and the tools necessary to successfully implement e-Learning programs - such as Executives, Directors, Managers in large organizations (Fortune 500, etc.). It will also more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 3 Deploying and Measuring Your Solution

The third course in this curriculum focuses on issues of deployment and measurement of an e-learning solution. Regarding deployment, technological, interoperability and multi-site challenges are addressed, as well as using the Internet, choosing the right platform, managing learners and learning objects. The final area to be covered is that of measuring the e-learning solution, integrating more...

Globalization and Our Changing World

Globalization has become a foundation for most major corporations. This course provides you with a "big picture" view of globalization. You will be introduced to the trends that have opened the doors to a global economy and the factors that drive corporate globalization. You will also learn about the major trade agreements that pave the road to global commerce. Executives, managers, supervisors, more...

Globalization and Your Company

This course will help you decide if globalization really makes sense for your product or service. You'll learn about the challenges of taking a product or service global, and ways to determine global readiness. You'll also explore business approaches for globalization, including the development of foreign operations. Executives, managers, supervisors, team leaders, and other business professionals more...

Managing from a Global Viewpoint

The process of managing on a global scale requires a step up from domestic management. In this course, you'll learn what it takes to be a global manager or team leader. You'll start with establishing a global mind-set and learning about the attributes of a global manager. Then, you'll explore cross-cultural communication and ways to effectively support and work with a globally based team. more...

Sustaining Competitive Advantage

In today's competitive business environment, being as good as the competition is not enough. An organization must devise strategies and develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies to set it apart from the competition. In this course business strategies are examined that can help a company gain and sustain competitive advantage. Companies build their strength around three key strategic areas: more...

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 elements of successful strategic more...

The Imperatives of Innovation and Leadership in Strategy

This course is designed for individuals aspiring to become strategically focused in their business operations and to innovate and lead change in their organizations. As organizations strive to keep abreast of a fast-changing business environment, the need for innovation increases. While some companies focus on incremental and continuous innovations, other companies have managed to create more...

Control Charts and the Pre-control Process

Six Sigma teams may be tempted to consider their work done once they have improved their processes during the Improve phase. However, in the Control phase of the Six Sigma process improvement system, teams go further and verify that improved processes continue to perform at the improved levels. This course will present control charts, which are used to determine with statistical precision the more...

Six Sigma--Lean Tools for Control

Two key methodologies for improving operations in the manufacturing world are lean manufacturing and Six Sigma . Both are designed to reduce variation, yet each takes a different track. While Six Sigma utilizes data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, lean manufacturing collocates all of an organization's processes in sequential order, restructuring more...

Six Sigma--Measurement System Re-analysis

Have you ever tried to change your life with a diet or exercise program, only to backslide and lose all the positive changes you made? It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal--improved health and fitness--after reaching your goal weight and fitness level. Maintaining positive changes takes just as much effort and vigilance as making the changes initially. Likewise for businesses--the benefits more...

Define the Six Sigma Opportunity

Have you ever heard someone say, "That's putting the cart before the horse"? It's a quaint way of describing a process that's being implemented in a backward manner. One example of this is a company that begins to make organization-wide improvements before identifying which improvements would provide optimal benefits. This course, Define the Six Sigma Opportunity, is a guide for choosing those more...

The Six Sigma Project Charter and Plan

What constitutes a project charter? How do you know whether you've set the right goals for your project? What tools can best help you plan your project? As you advance in this course--which focuses on project charter elements as well as planning tools and project documentation--you will obtain the skills and knowledge required to manage your project charter and plan. Six Sigma is a registered more...

Six Sigma Team Leadership

By addressing customer needs, streamlining processes, minimizing variance, and addressing poor quality and inefficiency, Six Sigma can encourage a more profitable and sustainable business. The development and leadership of an effective team is critical if these outcomes are to be achieved. An effective Six Sigma team comprises the right people using their skills in collaboration with each other to more...

Six Sigma Team Dynamics and Performance

Yogi Berra once said, "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win." While the quote is just one of Mr. Berra's many adages, it does provide a clue to the importance the legendary baseball coach placed on effective teamwork. Teamwork is no less important in the Six Sigma world. In fact, more than one Six Sigma expert has stated unequivocally that without effective teamwork, a process more...

The Six Sigma Change Agent

What is a Six Sigma change agent? How does one advocate change on a business-wide level? What are the skills required and the techniques used? In this course, you'll learn about the roles and responsibilities of the Six Sigma change agent. You'll explore ways to build a change management process and how to plan for change implementation. Effective communication is central to Six Sigma success, so more...

Six Sigma Management and Planning Tools

In the 1970s, a group of seven "new" tools for quality management were developed in Japan. When they reached America in the 1980s and 1990s, they were renamed the Management and Planning (MP) tools. Used separately or in combination, they are powerful tools in the Six Sigma approach for insuring quality and continuous improvement. This course will cover the seven tools--affinity diagrams, more...

Six Sigma and the Voice of the Customer

Do you know the phrase, "caveat emptor"? It's a Latin term that means, "Let the buyer beware." It's also a legal principle stating that consumers must purchase goods at their own risk, because unless specifically asked, the seller is generally under no obligation to disclose defects. Caveat emptor once struck fear in the hearts of many wary consumers. Fortunately, the tide has turned. Increased more...

Six Sigma and Critical Customer Requirements

Mark Twain once said, "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Unlike the weather, serving customer needs is something companies actually can do something about. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is a systematic process for motivating a business to focus on its customers. In a Six Sigma environment, such a focus is central to success. In this course, you'll learn how more...

Defining and Mapping the Six Sigma Process

Maps are incredible tools. They show--on one page--where you are, where you want to go, the best way to get there, and endless alternate routes. Without maps, we would be left to wander unknown paths to uncertain destinations, encountering untold pitfalls along the way. Maps are also important tools in guiding Six Sigma teams in the quest for process improvement; it is impossible to improve a more...

Scoping the Six Sigma Project

Six Sigma Black Belts are called upon to solve problems that have no known solutions. This is a risky endeavor. Yet Six Sigma deployment has a track record of success. One of the keys to its success is proper project scoping. No one wants to try to do it all with a single opportunity. Six Sigma projects need to be selected mindfully and scoped appropriately. Yet, without known solutions, more...

Design of Experiments DOE

By the time they reach the Six Sigma Improve phase, organizations have a solid understanding of how and why their processes fail to meet customers' expectations. Organizations use the Design of Experiments (DOE), a key methodology of the Six Sigma Improve phase, to quantify with statistical precision the factors that are causing this gap. Well-designed experiments result in effective process more...

Design and Analysis

In the Six Sigma Improve phase, organizations are aiming to evaluate which process inputs have the most significant impact on the process output. Only by effective experimental design and subsequent analysis can organizations pinpoint areas for improvement. This course will enable you to choose between process methods, determine the most effective process, and take into account all of the more...

Taguchi and Quality Improvement

Well-designed experiments result in effective process design or redesign, and ultimately, improved organizations. The Taguchi Method is a technique for designing and performing experiments to investigate processes where the output depends on many variables. The Taguchi Method allows the Six Sigma teams to avoid the tedious and costly task of running a process using all possible combinations of more...

Experimenting for Process Improvement

The Improve phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology concerns locating the optimal conditions of a process. Many improvement techniques used in Six Sigma concentrate on the impact of single factors on response or yield. In order to achieve breakthrough improvements, however, it is necessary to determine how multiple interacting factors impact response. This course introduces the sophisticated more...

Lean Concepts

Most business processes are 90 waste and 10 value-added work. The challenge for businesses today is to find new ways to dramatically reduce costs and improve investment returns while better serving their customers. To meet these challenges, organizations have turned to Lean Thinking, which seeks the elimination of all forms of waste, strives for continuous improvement, and simplifies business more...

Non-value added Steps and Tasks

Anytime you have products sitting in inventory it means your resources are not producing cash flow. Identifying and removing the non-value-added steps and tasks in the supply chain is the key element in effective inventory management. This course examines how Lean businesses seek to integrate their supply chains with their production processes so as to minimize inventory levels, improve the flow more...

Lean Tools

At its heart, being Lean seeks to eliminate waste from the organization. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive, agile, and responsive to customer demands. This course highlights the implementation of Lean tools in the production and manufacturing environment. These tools have derived largely from the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). In more...

Total Productive Maintenance TPM

How do you ensure that the maintenance requirements of physical assets are met as cheaply and effectively as possible? The goal is to reduce downtime and minimize maintenance costs. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a systematic approach to eliminating waste associated with production equipment and machinery. It is an approach that seeks to engage all levels and functions in an organization to more...

Probability and Statistics

The Measure step of the DMAIC system used in Six Sigma relies on the use of probability and statistics to produce information on variations in process. Black Belt candidates must be proficient in descriptive, inferential, and process-oriented statistical thinking; must understand how to stratify data; and must appreciate the uses of the Central Limit Theorem and inferential statistics to interpret more...

Collecting and Summarizing Data

The Six Sigma DMAIC system is a roadmap that shows the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in the roadmap, the Measure phase, provides a methodology and tools for establishing a baseline of current processes. This baseline is your starting point for process improvement. A critical part of establishing baselines is collecting data that will enable you to learn the current more...

Properties and Applications of Probability Distributions

Whether calculating future process capability or the length of time before product failure, probability distributions are essential to the Six Sigma Black Belt. Distributions and their random variables are the key to determining supportable conclusions for hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. This course discusses the general use of probability distributions, and reviews the applications of more...

Measurement Systems

The Six Sigma DMAIC system is a roadmap that shows the way to process and performance improvement. The second phase in the roadmap, the Measure phase, provides a methodology and tools for collecting data and establishing baseline measures of current processes. However, measurement itself can be problematic. A measurement system is only as good as the measuring instruments and the operators, and more...

Analyzing Process Capability

Process capability is determined by a range of variables including people, machines, materials and measurements. The cumulative result must be quantified numerically to determine current performance and project future potential. To do so requires a knowledge of control limits, specification limits, capability indices, and the difference between short- and long-term variability. This course teaches more...

Calculating Process Capability

When process data fails to produce a normal distribution, special indices are required to calculate process capability. This course teaches Black Belt candidates the indices for non-normal process capability, and discusses how to transform non-normal data for use in standard statistical tests. It also examines the difference between continuous and discrete data, and the distributions used for more...

Organizational Goals and Objectives

Before a Six Sigma project can be executed, organizational strategic planning goals and objectives must be defined. Determining selection of appropriate projects and choosing an effective improvement model are crucial tasks that help to ensure your company is pointed in the right direction. Performing risk analysis while avoiding pitfalls common to Six Sigma projects is also important to prevent more...

Leadership in Six Sigma

...trengths and abilities of its diverse professionals, from executives to highly trained technical specialists. What are the roles of each in the Six Sigma process? What planning should take place to launch their efforts? How can you tell whether your organization is really ready to take on Six Sigma? What is the proper culture, and can your organization achieve it? And how should the transition more...

Six Sigma and the Corporate Enterprise

What exactly is Six Sigma , and why is it important to your company? This course helps you to make that determination through a discussion of basic concepts underlying the Six Sigma philosophy. A broad overview is provided of the initial development of Six Sigma; Six Sigma's uses in leading companies to date; the benefits to be realized by successful deployment, and the metrics and core more...

History of Organizational Improvement and the Foundations of Six Sigma

To successfully implement Six Sigma , it's useful to understand the history of organizational improvement and the contributions of various leaders in the field of quality. This course examines the concepts of quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement that are common among Six Sigma, the Total Quality Management movement, and continuous improvement. It also discusses the continuum more...

Leadership

Leadership is fundamental in driving quality in an organization. A good leader's actions and words filter down to all organizational levels to create a quality culture. The concepts of organizational leadership are built on a foundation of core business elements. A clear understanding of these elements is key in developing an organization's strategic plan and vision. These core elements include: more...

Team Dynamics

Effective development of teams improves the organization's quality and productivity. Team development encompasses team establishment, assignment of roles and responsibilities, and performance evaluation. Dynamic team goals and objectives must align with the organization's vision and mission. This course explores team building and team dynamics. It is aligned with the Quality Management Division of more...

Developing and Deploying Strategic Plans

Successful organizations are founded on effectively developing and deploying strategic plans. Organizations must identify their primary goals and objectives based on their mission and vision statements. Other success factors include understanding market forces, internal strengths and weaknesses, stakeholders, relevant technology, and legal and regulatory factors. With these considerations, an more...

Managerial Skills and Abilities

Quality management is an important factor in the success of today's organizations. Leading organizational thinkers have gone to the extent of saying that quality in an organization is determined by the quality of its management. In order to bring quality and excellence to an organization, managers need certain skills, tools, and abilities in all their functions. These skills and abilities relate more...

Communication Skills and Project Management

An essential element of management is the ability to effectively communicate with people. The capacity to successfully communicate in today's global economy is a pivotal element to the success of any organization. Managers need to be aware of emerging technologies and how these affect international communication. To meet an improvement project's specified goals and objectives, a manager must also more...

Quality Systems Models and Theories

The implementation of an effective quality system is a vital component of the success of any organization. Personnel at all levels in an organization must be aware of the quality mission, plan, and methodology it employs. A quality mission and plan that is well developed and properly implemented must be aligned to the corporate mission and vision statements and the strategic plan in order to be more...

Problem Solving and Process Management Tools

Albert Einstein is reputed to have said, "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." To solve quality and process-related problems, managers should continuously enhance their knowledge of organizational processes and quality management tools. These tools help managers find root causes of problems, an important step toward more...

Measurement Assessment and Metrics

Were you ever in a situation where you started a new project and weren't sure of its effectiveness? Is your new process trending toward success or failure? These are questions that should be on the mind of every manager. An effective manager is continuously gathering, monitoring, and analyzing information as it relates to organizational performance.This course explores data analysis techniques more...

Supply Chain Management

At what level are your suppliers performing? Are the relationships with your suppliers benefiting the organization? A quality-centered relationship with a supplier can play a vital role in the success of organizations, providing a competitive advantage in today's aggressive global marketplace. Without sound performance measurement and communication strategies, the relationship between you and your more...

Training and Development

The most valued resource of any organization is its people. In today's corporate landscape of technological advancement, employees must be trained to align with the strategic direction of the business. Managers of quality should know that improvements in workplace productivity contribute positively to the overall well-being of the organization. This course explores the importance of investing in more...

Communicating and Implementing Requirements

A business 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 more...

Evaluating e-Commerce Options

This course is intended for students who wish to consider some of the costs as well as the potential benefits of e-commerce. A survey of e-commerce strategies and an overview containing implementation descriptions will help the student better understand the basis of costs associated with e-commerce. This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to provide more...

e-Commerce Security

This course is intended for students who wish to consider the impact of security issues on e-commerce implementation. This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to provide e-commerce security recommendations to executives. more...

e-Commerce Implementation Issues

This course provides the learner with information and case studies highlighting the issues associated with E-commerce Implementation. This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to provide e-commerce recommendations to executives. more...

Building an e-Commerce Business Case

This course provides the learner with information which addresses the relationship between costs and benefits. This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to provide e-commerce recommendations to executives. more...

Applying Financial Strategy: The Moore Corporation Case Study

...ronto, Canada. The course covers: How Moore's financial executives use financial strategy to address strategic issues facing the business How Moore applies the principles of financial strategy to the various businesses making up the Moore Corporation How Moore gathers information on customers, products and competitors Pulling together your findings in a SWOT analysis for Moore Armed more...

Advanced Project Management Portfolio Management

In Advanced Project Management: Portfolio Management, you will learn the functions of portfolio management, the types of portfolios, and how to select and prioritize projects. You will also learn ways to maintain a balanced portfolio and track and allocate resources. Project managers who are responsible for managing all aspects of a project from start to finish, for managing multiple projects, and more...

Advanced Project Management Project Management Maturity

In Advanced Project Management: Project Management Maturity, you will learn how projects are typically managed and what processes and tools usually exist at each of the five maturity level. You will also learn how to assess a department or organization s maturity level, obstacles that prevent attaining high maturity levels, and how executives can promote project management. Project managers who more...

Organizational Learning Developing a Knowledge Management System

In Organizational Learning: Developing a Knowledge Management System, you will learn the benefits of a learning organization. You will also learn processes for aligning strategy with knowledge management and how to identify who should be included in a knowledge assessment team. In addition, you will learn the process for performing a knowledge assessment and selecting a knowledge management more...

Organizational Learning Transferring Knowledge within an Organization

In Organizational Learning: Transferring Knowledge within an Organization, you will learn to use management tools and identify challenges encountered when using technology for knowledge transfer. You will also learn how to encourage knowledge transfer through employee empowerment and incentives, as well as how to address and overcome transfer reluctance. Managers, supervisors, and executives who more...

Organizational Learning Deploying a Knowledge Management System

Organizational Learning: Deploying a Knowledge Management System offers the student an overview of information needed to conduct a pilot project and covers processes for deploying and monitoring knowledge management systems. The program includes the steps for developing a pilot project, the qualifications and characteristics of a knowledge management leader, and the elements of a knowledge more...

Operations Management Fundamentals of Operations Management

Operations Management: Fundamentals of Operations Management offers the student an overview of the components of operations management. The program defines each of the components and introduces the student to the concepts of quality and project management. In addition, the program offers examples of how changing operations affects a company s operation processes. The target audience for this more...

Operations Management Operations Components

Operations Management: Operations Components offers the student an overview of seven components of operations management. The program defines each of the components and introduces the student to the responsibilities of an operations manager. In addition, the program offers examples of how each component is applied to a company s operations. The target audience for this series is managers, 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...

Principles of Marketing Promotion Strategy

Principles of Marketing: Promotion Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the elements of the promotional mix, determine appropriate promotional objectives, and select the advertising types and public relations tools to implement. The program details the procedures for creating an advertising campaign, the types of promotional strategies, and the steps of more...

Principles of Marketing Pricing Strategy

Principles of Marketing: Pricing Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify the role pricing plays in the marketing mix, to select appropriate objectives for pricing strategies, and to choose common methods to determine pricing. In addition, the program details the issues to consider when establishing a pricing strategy, the legal constraints that can affect more...

Principles of Marketing Writing a Marketing Plan

Principles of Marketing: Writing a Marketing Plan offers the student an overview of the elements of a marketing plan, covers the processes used to develop marketing objectives and strategies, and covers how to create a marketing plan. The program also details how to write, present, execute, and evaluate a marketing plan. Managers, supervisors, and executives who can influence the marketing and more...

Strategic Sales - Gaining Access to the Executives

In Strategic Selling - Gaining Access to the Executive you will learn how to understand an executive's goals and priorities gather information about your prospect's needs and prepare yourself to contact an executive. You will also learn how to initiate contact with your executive prospect and get past the gatekeepers in order to talk directly with the executive. Finally you will learn to more...

Call Center Management: Measuring Quality and Performance

Call Center Management: Measuring Quality and Performance teaches the student information about customer expectations and how to reduce the percentage of a call center's lost calls. The program also teaches students about various staffing tactics provides a process for calculating staff levels and identifies the types of reports that call center managers use to evaluate a call center's more...

Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence for Executives

...Executives gives the student an overview of emotions explains the use of Emotional Intelligence from a leadership perspective and provides a process for applying Emotional Intelligence in everyday interactions with employees. The program covers how the process can be applied in various situations including motivating resolving conflict and maximizing team and employee performance. Additionally more...

Executive Level Leadership: Becoming an Executive Leader

Supply Chain Management

...ourse Supply Chain Management is intended to give company executives and interested experts in various industries an overview of the content goals possibilities and challenges of Supply Chain Management. As most chores within the supply chain today cannot do without the use of computer software the course shows concrete examples using SAP within different industry areas. The course transfers more...

From Global Institute for Management (GIM)

Strategic Planning Basics

...Goals Cascading Corporate Strategy and Objectives from Executives to Business Units to Individual Employees Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard: Communicating Strategy and Managing Organizational Performance This strategic planning course contains videos and graphs which reinforce the key concepts you will learn. At the end of this course, there is an exam which will test you on the more...

From AIMS - Islamic Banking and Finance Training

MBA in Islamic Banking and Finance

MBA in Islamic Banking and Finance program is designed to produce highly competent executives who are well qualified and practiced, not only with the Islamic Banking and Finance subjects; but also in other professional areas, which are required for the successful business administration and management. more...

From ISO20000 Training Solutions

ISO 20000 Overview ...nderstand the responsibilities of Departmental and Senior Executives in the company in achieving certification -Work towards formal ISO 20000 qualifications WHY ISO/IEC20000 E-LEARNING? The course uses interaction, animation and voice to walk through the certification process and describe ISO 20000. Students can stop, review and test themselves on their knowledge at any stage. Acronyms and more...

From Artisan Business Group

Are We Ready for Chinese Tourists - Opportunities for U.S. Travel Industry

...our operators, inn keepers, hospitality managers, airline executives, local government and tourism officials on the promising opportunities in China's outbound tourism. Overview: China's outbound travel is up 14% since 2006, in the first three month of 2007, the country saw 9.76 million outbound tourists. The approval rate of U.S. Visas to Chinese visitors between January and June 2007 was 90 more...

Introduction to China's Safety and Security Market

...ity Market" seminar is intended to educate U.S. firms and executives in the Safety and Security Industry on the promising opportunities in China. The session will review the potential business opportunities in China's public safety and security market, and coach you on building effective business network and government ties. Overview: China s safety and security market demand is growing more...

A Road Map for Exporting to Greater China and Asian Markets

...enterprises, agricultural exporters, economic development executives and trade officials on the promising opportunities in China and Asian markets. The session offers key factors and knowledge you need to know about exporting US-made products and services to the Far East market. Overview: U.S. exports to China grew 32% from 2005 to 2006, 240% since 2000. China is not just a source of more...