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FIRST TIME MANAGER ESSENTIALS FIRST TIME MANAGER ESSENTIALS  more...

MOVING FROM AN OPERATIONAL MANAGER TO A STRATEGIC THINKER MOVING FROM AN OPERATIONAL MANAGER TO A STRATEGIC THINKER  more...

Excel 2002 Advanced ... Workbook Controlling Access To A Workbook The Scenario Manager Creating Scenarios Viewing Scenarios Creating A Scenario Summary Report Merging Scenarios Opening A Text File The Text Import Wizard Dialog Box Using AutoFit Opening Access Databases In Excel Lesson 3: Functions & Data Analysis Introduction Lesson Objectives About Cell References Tracing Precedents Tracing  more...

Outlook 2002 Volume 1 and Volume 2 ...g Contacts Introduction Lesson Objectives The Contact Manager Changing Views The Contact Manager Form Creating Contacts Creating Contacts From The Same Company Editing Contacts Deleting Contacts Using The Find Command To Locate Contacts Printing Contacts Printing Contacts Organizing Contacts Flag A Contact For Follow Up Contact Activity Tracking New Message To Contact Access A  more...

Windows XP Networking Internetworking Windows XP: Networking & Internetworking Microsoft Lesson 1: Windows XP Internet Explorer Introduction Lesson Objectives Basics Of Internet Choosing A Service Provider My Network Places System Folder Network Connections System Folder The New Connection Wizard Creating A New Connection Completing the New Connection Wizard Connection Properties Dialog Box The General Tab The Options  more...

Windows XP Advanced ...ng Up Unnecessary Files Administrative Tools Using Task Manager Scheduled Tasks Adding An Additional Scheduled Task System Properties Device Manager Windows Troubleshooters The Video Display Troubleshooter Windows Update Conclusion Lesson 5: The Accessibilities Group Introduction Lesson Objectives Opening The Magnifier Customizing The Magnifier Tracking Options Inverting  more...

Directing Others ...manager, your role is not only to supervise, but also to lead, develop, and direct your employees both individually and collectively to accomplish organizational goals. Understanding the essential responsibilities you have when directing others, and the practices you should employ in order to meet those responsibilities, will lead to you fulfilling your duties and realizing the potential of  more...

Delegating ...manager you are most likely juggling multiple responsibilities at once. In order to accomplish everything you have on your plate, you must identify those tasks which can be handled by others familiar with your work so you can focus on the more time-consuming and demanding responsibilities on your list. Trusting your direct reports and delegating some tasks to them is key to performing  more...

Developing Your Direct Reports ...tance and benefits of developing your direct reports as a manager, and tactical strategies for doing so. Specifically, this involves an examination of the steps required to assess the development needs of your employees by differentiating individual requirements. Also covered is the importance and methods for creating a development plan with your employees based on their individual  more...

Confronting Difficult Employee Behavior ...manager, you will inevitably encounter direct reports who exhibit difficult behavior, which can disrupt entire teams and departments. It's your job to confront difficult behavior as early as possible to minimize the disruption. Whether they are blatant or less obvious, behavioral problems need to be addressed before they affect morale and productivity. If you ignore them, they will eventually  more...

Treating Your Direct Reports Fairly ...ole does fairness play when managing people? To be a fair manager, one must be committed to the principles of justice and responsibility, and maintain accountability in the exercise of authority and power. This course focuses on what fairness means in the relationship between managers and their direct reports. It discusses the benefits of treating employees fairly. It also covers areas where  more...

Creating a Business Execution Culture ...ion culture in your organization. Whether you're a senior manager or the manager of a small business unit, you can do your part to create an execution culture in your company. One lesson explores the critical role leaders play in creating an execution culture. You'll learn about ways to turn your visions and ideas into actions. Do you have the right team in place to execute your ideas? You'll  more...

Taking on a Management Role ...manager involve? What skills are needed to be a good one, and what will others expect of you? These are all natural questions for anyone who is about to become a manager, or who has recently been promoted. Moving into a first management role represents possibly one of the biggest changes in your working life. The transition from player to manager is an exciting, but challenging, one. It  more...

Becoming a Manager Responsibilities and Fears ...Manager: Responsibilities and Fears Promotion to management is obviously welcome and something to celebrate, but when the initial excitement is over, you may begin to wonder about your new responsibilities. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others and ensuring that the company's resources are used effectively. Apprehensions about whether you are able to do the  more...

Becoming a Manager Leading and Communicating ...Manager: Leading and Communicating Employees want decisive leadership from their managers. Organizations, too, need their managers to be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and empowering  more...

A New Manager and the Company s Future ...Manager and the Company's Future Perhaps one of the most exciting and challenging changes that comes with moving into a management role is the need to take a more strategic view of the work you are doing. You need to develop a greater awareness of how your own work, and the work of those in your department, fits with the strategic vision of the company. You will also need to have a  more...

Managing Exchange Server 2007 Managing Exchange Server 2007 Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Exchange Server 2007, Configuration (Exam 70-236) One of the new features of Exchange Server 2007 is the completely redesigned Exchange Management Console, which replaces the Exchange System Manager found in previous releases of Exchange Server. Also included is the Exchange Management Shell (EMS), which is a  more...

Troubleshooting Windows Vista Deployments Troubleshooting Windows Vista Deployments Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows Vista Enterprise Support Technician Microsoft Windows Vista provides diagnostics and tools to help reduce troubleshooting support costs and user interruptions. Windows Vista can detect and automatically correct most operating system and related hardware problems using these tools. If Vista cannot  more...

Introducing Windows Server 2008 ...n features such as the command-line PowerShell and Server Manager are designed to ease administration and offer a secure way of administering Windows Server 2008 servers. Further enhancements to Terminal Services ensure that Windows Server 2008 maximizes the availability and flexibility of remote access and virtual environments. This course discusses these features along with the various  more...

Project Management Fundamentals ...loyees are getting promoted from within to become project managers as they fully understand what they are trying to produce and how best to meet the quality and quantity requirements set forth by upper management. Project management, as a process, is the supervision and control of the work required to complete the project deliverable. Using established project management processes, coupled with  more...

Transitioning into a Project Management Role Transitioning into a Project Management Role Many people find themselves thrust into a project management role with no formal training or experience. When this occurs, it is important to be prepared to deal with the significant changes in your role. Your responsibilities broaden from managing yourself to managing others, from short-term to long-term goals, and from tangible to intangible  more...

Troubleshooting and Closing the Project Troubleshooting and Closing the Project The factors that can affect a project are numerous and often hard to pinpoint. Conducting meetings and using advanced tools, such as formulas and graphs, allow the project manager to properly define the health or status of the project. This course outlines how to conduct effective meetings and presents some troubleshooting tools that can be used during  more...

Discover Excel 2007 Level 3 ... Publish A Workbook Excel Services Document Manager Server Create A Document Workspace QUIZ 3. MANAGE AND IMPORT DATA Link & Consolidate Data Data Consolidation Consolidate Data Link Consolidated Data Consolidate Data From Multiple Workbooks Import Data The Office Clipboard Import Data From  more...

Advanced Customization with MS Project 2007 ...crosoft With Microsoft Office Project 2007, project managers can define how project data is recorded, reported, and displayed, using customizable, built-in templates. They can also customize the interface by adding or removing tools from the application s default toolbars. And before project data is distributed, a project manager can format fields and views to meet particular needs.  more...

Tracking and Reporting Progress ...on needs to be tracked, recorded, and reported. A project manager needs to decide on the information to be tracked, and how to track it. Microsoft Office Project 2007 helps a project manager by making this process easy. Baselines and interim plans, for example, create benchmarks for a project's progress. Built-in views and reports helps a project manager to assess a project's progress. Project  more...

Managing a Customer Focused Department Simulation ... on top of their game at all times. As a customer service manager, it's your job to help your representatives meet this demand. The Managing a Customer-focused Department Simulation is designed to help managers, supervisors, and team leaders motivate, manage, and support customer service staff. Over the course of the simulation, participants will practice a series of customer service management  more...

Documenting Discipline ...orkplace is a delicate matter. A serious conflict between manager and worker can give rise to a lengthy grievance procedure, or, at worst, legal action. Detailed disciplinary documents are the best defense when a manager's actions are called into question. Without these documents there may be no record of a worker's repeated infractions or failure to satisfy job requirements. There may also be  more...

Oracle 11i System Monitoring and Troubleshooting in OAM Oracle 11i: System Monitoring and Troubleshooting in OAM Oracle To monitor and manage some of the system components of Oracle E-Business Suite, run some troubleshooting wizards, and use the Support Cart feature in Oracle Applications Manager (OAM)  more...

Stakeholders and the Communications Management Plan ...tion-Aligned Experts say that up to 90 of a project manager's time is spent communicating, whether it's with external stakeholders, members of the project team, suppliers, or other managers within their organizations. That speaks volumes about the important role of communication to a project. When communications break down, projects fail. When communications are good, the project is more  more...

Processes for Managing Project Communications ...CAPM) - PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition-Aligned A project manager is the communication hub through whom all project information flows, receiving and distributing dozens of messages per day. Customers, suppliers, project team members, and company executives all rely on the project manager for up-to-date information that has been processed and tailored to meet their needs. There are three  more...

Managing Project Human Resources ...teams is one of the primary responsibilities of a project manager. Once the team is working effectively and the project is underway, it is time for the project manager to proactively manage the project team in order to address and resolve personnel issues that could adversely affect the project. This course covers the Develop Project Team and Manage Project Team processes, the third and fourth  more...

Integrated Project Execution Monitoring and Control ...s for schedule, cost, scope, and quality give the project manager firm foundation by which to monitor project work and upon which to base decisions. When problems arise, strategies for managing changes help get the project back in line. This course will equip project managers with skills to manage change in an integrated fashion so that, for example, changes to scope are reflected appropriately  more...

Project Management Process Groups ...sed on sound principles and proven practices, are project managers' best friends. They act like the solid tracks that keep a train going in the direction it needs to go. Following a set of established processes minimizes confusion and uncertainty for the project manager and all project stakeholders. It ensures the effective progress of the project from initiation through to close-out. In this  more...

Planning Project Procurement Planning Project Procurement PMI Certified Associate in Project Management Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition-Aligned Projects routinely require materials, consultants, training, products, and equipment along with many other types of goods and services. Project procurement is the process of purchasing products and services necessary to fulfill the  more...

Risk Management Planning ...ligned There are a few questions that every project manager should ask at the beginning of a project: What do we hope to gain from this project? What kinds of things could keep that from happening? How should we respond if those events occur? Every project involves some degree of risk. Identifying potential risks and having a plan for dealing with them can spell the difference between a  more...

Performing Risk Analysis ...voidable. It doesn't matter how much experience a project manager has, risks will always be present. Fortunately, there are proven methods to identify and analyze potential threats so that appropriate risk responses are developed and the project's level of exposure is controlled. Risk analysis has become an important discipline within the field of project management. It involves prioritizing  more...

Defining and Sequencing Project Activities ...efining and sequencing project activities allow a project manager to answer two basic scheduling questions What activities are required to develop the end product? And how should the activities be sequenced for optimal results? The first step in developing a reliable project schedule is identifying project activities and their interrelationships. This course covers defining and sequencing  more...

Estimating Activity Resources and Durations ...eds to be done and what resources are required. A project manager must know how much time it will take to complete each activity. This course covers estimating activity resources and durations in the project management discipline, and introduces best practices outlined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - Fourth Edition, published by the Project Management  more...

Core PMI Values and Ethical Standards ...e PMI Values and Ethical Standards PMI As a project manager, you will inevitably be called upon to address ethical dilemmas. The type and complexity of these dilemmas can vary significantly from balancing the competing interests of stakeholders to adhering to conflicting legal, multi-cultural, and multi-national rules, regulations, and requirements. Addressing these issues is much more  more...

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA ...e promoted once they are working. The course outlines the manager s role in ADA compliance and explores the potential consequences of failing to comply with the ADA s requirements. This course also addresses the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 which further clarified employers obligations under the ADA. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by the Employment Law Group of the  more...

Working for Your Inner Boss Personal Accountability ...top of the organization chart to the bottom, nearly every manager and employee must look to a supervisor, a director, or even a customer to establish priorities, assign tasks, set deadlines, and evaluate results. Whoever gives this direction is called the boss. On one level, the boss decides how employees will perform their jobs. How well an employee meets requirements set by the boss  more...

Rightful Employment Termination ...n One of the most difficult things you will do as a manager is to terminate an employee. The employee who is being terminated regardless of the reason for the termination may feel angry, frustrated, or betrayed. He or she may be looking for someone or something else to blame, and if the termination is not handled properly, your company could find itself defending against allegations of  more...

Effective Interfunctional Relationships ...s are structured territorially. Every department head and manager has his or her own troops on call and a personal domain to defend. Protecting your turf may be instinctual, but it's also counterproductive. By not cooperating openly with other sections or departments, you not only interfere with their ability to accomplish their tasks, you undermine your own efforts as well. In this course  more...

Preparing a Business Case ... business case for new projects? Why not just talk to the manager and get his approval for the project? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that organizational budgets for new projects are typically very tight and, as such, your project will be competing against other projects for funding. Without a written business case, your chances of persuading decision makers within your  more...

Planning Managing Project Human Resources Simulation ... PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition-Aligned You're a project manager for a food and beverage testing company Hoit Laboratories. As a seasoned PM, you're currently managing a number of testing and development projects simultaneously. And each project and project team under your supervision is at a different stage of development. This simulation is aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body  more...

Cisco CVOICE 8 0 Cisco Unified Communication Manager ...Manager Cisco CCNP Voice (formerly known as CCVP) 642-437 Implementing Ciso Voice Communications and QoS v8.0 (CVOICE v8.0) Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express provides call processing for Cisco Unified IP phones for small-office or branch-office environments. It enables the large portfolio of Cisco integrated services routers to deliver unified communications features that are  more...

Cisco CVOICE 8 0 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express Endpoints ...Manager Express Endpoints Cisco CCNP Voice (formerly known as CCVP) 642-437 Implementing Ciso Voice Communications and QoS v8.0 (CVOICE v8.0) This course describes how to configure the Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) endpoints in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express. The SCCP endpoints are defined as the Ethernet phones (ephones) and  more...

Transitioning from Technical Professional to Management ... Moving from being a technical professional to being a manager is a career change requiring a shift in focus. Technical professionals are largely self-directed, whereas managers work through other people. These and other role differences require that technical professionals who are transitioning into management prepare effectively for the change in career. This course outlines steps a  more...

Strategies for Transitioning to Technical Management ...transition from being a technical professional to being a manager, your relationships with coworkers inevitably change. Before you were promoted, you were their colleague, but now you're expected to manage and lead them. How do you make the switch? This course describes strategies for establishing new relationships with former peers a key part of making the transition into management. It also  more...

Managing Technical Professionals ...resents some unique challenges for even the most talented manager. Whether you have a technical background or not, you'll need to apply organizational, motivational, and leadership skills to address those challenges successfully. You'll also need to build a foundation of mutual respect and trust. In this course, you'll learn about the challenges of managing technical professionals, how to build  more...

Mentoring as a Manager Mentoring as a Manager Looking for ways to enhance your managing skills? In this course, you'll acquire expertise as a mentor that will benefit your employees, your organization, and your own career. You'll examine how mentoring differs from managing, and you'll brush up on essential communication skills. Finally, you'll learn to use mentoring to improve on team organization, dynamics, and  more...

Achieving Success the Help of a Mentor ...pert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "Achieving Success: the Help of a Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide your own career. You'll  more...

Identifying Project Risk ...e time investment made in doing so; therefore, no project manager should overlook this vital step. Identifying potential risks and their causes and impacts can spell the difference between a project that reaches a successful conclusion and one that does not. In this course, learners will continue to learn about processes within the Project Risk Management knowledge area. It covers the best  more...

Developing and Controlling the Project Schedule ...s are dependent on others, therefore enabling the project manager to prioritize the order in which activities are completed. Developing the project schedule is an ongoing process throughout the project lifecycle, as there are many factors that can either accelerate or delay deliverables in a project. It is essential in successful project management to be able to quickly identify possible  more...

Monitoring and Controlling Project Scope ...CAPM) - PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition-Aligned A project manager's key responsibility is to ensure that the project is carried out in a controlled manner, according to plan. However, a project can quickly spin out of control if changes to the product's scope are not detected and managed properly. Two processes in particular enable a project manager to do just that: they are the Verify Scope  more...

Integrated Project Change Control and Close ...al features and functions from stakeholders. As a project manager, having the ability to monitor and control the changes will mitigate project risk by considering time, cost, scope, and product quality. Controlling change will also effectively assist in closing projects or phases by ensuring approved changes are implemented and signed off by stakeholders. As a result, project managers must hold  more...

Communicating Effectively with Project Stakeholders Simulation ...CAPM) - PMBOK Guide - 4th Edition-Aligned A project manager is the communication hub through whom all project information flows. Customers, suppliers, project team members, and company executives all rely on the project manager for up-to-date information that has been processed and tailored to meet their needs. While mastering the technical aspects of project management is essential, it  more...

Building a Winning Sales Team ...ls, attitude, and enthusiasm to be successful. As a sales manager, how do you build an effective sales team? This course delivers answers by presenting information and tools that you can use to define your sales team and identify stages of sales team development. You'll discover where to look for qualified sales team candidates and what to look for in submitted resumes. Then you'll explore  more...

Using Business Tools to Manage Sales Teams ...ing your team is an important part of your job as a sales manager, but it isn't the only hat you wear. You also have to manage the business side of your sales manager position. For example, you have to know how to forecast sales accurately to determine the goals that your sales team will set. Like many sales managers, you've probably asked yourself, "How do I successfully and effectively manage  more...

Motivating a Winning Sales Team ...u do. Attitude determines how well you do it." As a sales manager, what can you do to make a difference in how your team members' use their abilities? How can you increase their level of motivation and create positive attitudes? In this course, you'll learn how to keep sales teams motivated by creating a team identity, building team morale, and rewarding your team. You'll discover how to set  more...

Introduction to Program Management ...quent rung after project management. For example, project managers regularly balance many projects with varying deadlines and responsibilities all at the same time. In a similar way, program managers must balance multiple programs, consisting of many different projects. When in a program management environment, there is an entirely new set of skills and knowledge a program manager must possess  more...

Managing Workplace Harassment Complaints Simulation ...arassment Complaints: Simulation You're the general manager of a corporately owned branch of Pennywise Rental Car, one of the largest car rental companies in the world. The company has provided you with workplace harassment training for managers. All of the employees at this particular Pennywise location report to you. When one of the rental agents, Violet Pham, comes to you to complain  more...

Dealing With Sexual Harassment Simulation ...ew employee orientation. Your boss, the life underwriting manager, has always been nice to you, but lately has begun complimenting your appearance in ways that you feel are inappropriate. When your boss asks you out on a date and says that you should accept in order to get a promotion and raise, you will need to take action to deal with the situation. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft  more...

Supervisor Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness Multi-State Edition ...Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness (Multi-State Edition) Sexual harassment can have a very negative impact on an organization's work environment. Managers and supervisors have a responsibility to both their employees and their company to know their role in preventing and responding to sexual harassment. This role includes knowing the laws, guidelines, policies, and resources for  more...

Developing and Deploying Strategic Plans ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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,  more...

Business Ethics Simulation ...manager at the Gray & Becker tool company. The company makes and distributes consumer- and contractor-grade power tools to retail outlets. G&B has always been a leader in the tool industry and has maintained an impeccable reputation for quality, reliability, and safety. The latest tool produced by G&B is a rechargeable, cordless, and high-powered nailer designed for roofing and framing  more...

Moving Into a Management Role Simulation ...ecently your boss, Sonya Black, promoted you to Marketing Manager. Your main focus is now on managing the activities of others. You\'ll initially find that some of your coworkers\' expectations of you have changed. Some of your former colleagues will have trouble accepting your promotion, and you will need to respond appropriately to their negative reactions. This will involve confronting and  more...

Leadership and Management Simulation ...d work have paid off, recently earning you a promotion to manager of the department. But with the new title comes new challenges--some from sources you may never have expected. But challenges like these are all part of moving into management and assuming the mantle of leadership. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft series "Moving into a Management" and contains links to the following  more...

Leadership ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Team Dynamics ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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.  more...

Managerial Skills and Abilities ...Managerial Skills and Abilities ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Communication Skills and Project Management ...Communication Skills and Project Management ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Quality Systems Models and Theories ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Problem-Solving and Process Management Tools ...roblem-Solving and Process Management Tools ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Measurement Assessment and Metrics ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Supply Chain Management ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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.  more...

Training and Development ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

Planning and Implementing a Business Strategy ...ing and Implementing a Business Strategy Operations managers wishing to see their strategy successfully adopted must ensure that they have prepared the groundwork. This involves two key stages: formulation and implementation of strategy. In the first phase, the manager must plan the strategy, build a vision, and communicate it to ensure there are the needed resources and strategic  more...

OracleAS 10g XML Applications Web Services and Monitoring OracleAS 10g: XML Applications, Web Services, and Monitoring Oracle To describe how to deploy XML applications and web services with Oracle AS and to discuss the monitoring capabilities of Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control  more...

Giving Constructive Criticism ...d, when given properly, constructive criticism given by a manager to an employee, or from a team leader to a team member, is a powerful tool for improving performance and increasing productivity. This course starts by exploring the key differences, the effects, and the importance of giving constructive criticism as opposed to destructive criticism. You will then learn a three-step process for  more...

Giving Feedback ... and can involve anyone in an organization, whether it is manager-to-report, peer-to-peer, or report-to-manager. There are generally two types of feedback: positive feedback for reinforcing positive behavior, and corrective feedback for correcting negative behavior. The purpose of this course is to help you improve your skills in giving both types of feedback. The course starts by exploring the  more...

Customer-Focused Management ...Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence 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  more...

IT Project Management Essentials Testing Deliverables Closing IT Projects ...s its own set of processes and activities. When a project manager carries out those activities and processes, he or she can demonstrate that the project goal has been met and provide the team with a sense of accomplishment. In addition, carrying out the final tasks of a project, particularly the task of archiving documentation, ensures that lessons learned are gathered and stored for the  more...

Diversity Awareness Simulation ...Awareness: Simulation You're employed as an account manager for NGF Integrated Products - a US-based circuit board manufacturer. As a result of expansion into new sales territories, your company has been broadening its workforce, and employee diversity is starting to be addressed more formally. As a participant in the new training initiative, you've been sent to a diversity training  more...

Creating Sustaining a Customer-Focused Organization ...el of customer focus that you're seeking to achieve. As a manager, you also need to know how to select the most appropriate implementation strategy that aligns with your organization's capabilities and its objectives. This will help you to create stronger, more valuable, and lasting relationships and experiences for your customers. This course provides direction on how to approach, implement,  more...

Performance Appraisal Essentials Planning for Appraisals ...l performance appraisals is a clear understanding between manager and employee of what is expected. Chances are if there is no such understanding, the manager will assess performance on the basis of what he or she expects of the employee, and this may be very different from what the employee understood to be the job duties and responsibilities. To avoid this problem, a manager needs to plan for  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Managing Database Space Duplication Oracle Database 11g R2: Managing Database Space & Duplication Oracle To effectively manage space, you can configure automatic management by the Oracle database server. This allows you to generate alerts about potential problems and recommend possible solutions. This course explores how to use the Oracle database server for automatic space management, proactively monitor and manage tablespace  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Managing Databse Resources The Scheduler ...The Scheduler Oracle By using the Database Resource Manager, you have more control over the allocation of machine resources than is normally possible through operating system resource management alone. Many tasks in the Oracle environment need job-scheduling capabilities. Using advanced Scheduler features, you can exercise more control over various aspects of scheduling, such as job  more...

Designing Application Update Deployments for Windows 7 ...ing Group Policy settings and System Center Configuration Manager. It discusses how administrators can make applications available to users through virtualization technologies, such as App-V, Med-V, RemoteApp, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). It also shows how to apply updates automatically to client machines using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and how to ensure client  more...

Deploying Windows 7 Using Zero-Touch Installation ...n be used in conjunction with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to perform Zero-Touch Installations. Zero-Touch Installations enable deployment administrators to deploy Windows 7 over a network with little interaction once the task sequences are created that contain all the information required for the installation. This includes different packages that contain all the software required,  more...

Creating a Standard Image to Deploy Windows 7 ...ns documentation and tools including Windows System Image Manager, ImageX, Windows Preinstallation Environment, and Deployment Image Servicing and Management to deploy Windows 7 using images. These tools enable IT professionals to create Windows images and answer files and to apply and service the images. This course demonstrates how to create a standard image using SIM, to then apply the image  more...

Incident Management Response Planning Testing ...: Planning & Testing ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Preparing incident response and recovery plans is a very important part of a CISM's role. This course examines how to identify the current state of incident response capability, identifies the elements of incident response and recovery plans, and discusses principles for  more...

Incident Management Response Introduction Resources ...oduction & Resources ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Managing incidents, and the response that is put forward by an organization falls directly under the duties of a CISM. Organizations must have a plan in place, and must know the steps they will take to deal with incidents when they occur. This course examines what incident  more...

Information Security Program Management Introduction Framework ...oduction & Framework ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® As an information security manager, it is your job to make sure that the program for information security management that is put in place is effective, cost-efficient, and most importantly, that it meets the business needs of the organization. This course examines what information  more...

Information Risk Mgmt Program Framework Risk Assessment ...rk & Risk Assessment ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Information risk management is a pivotal part of the role of an information security manager. This course will provide an overview of information risk management, as well as examine the elements that come into play when creating an information risk management plan and the  more...

Information Security Program Development Introduction Roadmap ...troduction & Roadmap ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® An information security program is the foundation of an information security manager's daily work. This course examines how to prepare your security program, analyzes the outcomes and challenges, and outlines the responsibilities of executive management and the information  more...

First Time Manager Challenges ...Manager: Challenges High expectations are often placed on first-time managers. Along with these expectations comes the pressure to succeed and the need to prove you belong in a management position. Establishing credibility early and building new working relationships can go a long way in helping a first-time manager succeed in adjusting to his or her new responsibilities. This course  more...

First Time Manager Meeting Expectations ...Manager: Meeting Expectations One of the most exciting and challenging changes that comes with moving into a management role, is the need to take a more strategic view of the work you are doing. As a first-time manager, you have to develop a greater awareness of how your own work, and the work of those in your department, fits in with the organizational vision. You need to know what the  more...

First Time Manager Understanding a Manager s Role ...Manager: Understanding a Manager's Role Most new managers don't realize how much their new role differs from that of an individual contributor. Often, they have misconceptions about what managing entails, and they may be surprised to learn that the skills and methods required for success as an individual contributor and those needed for success as a manager are very different. This course  more...

Configure Network Access in Windows Server 2008 ... Connection Sharing feature and highlights the Connection Manager tools provided to help set up and manage remote connections. This course is one in a series that covers the objectives for Microsoft exam 70-642 TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring. Passing this exam completes the requirements for the MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring  more...

Configure Manager Maintain IP Services in Windows Server 2008 ...Manager & Maintain IP Services in Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Windows Server 2008, Network Infrastructure Configuration (Exam 70-642) Routing services and protocols are vital for maintaining secure and efficient communication in a network infrastructure. Windows Server 2008 provides key services including routing, remote access, and support for  more...

Monitoring Backups Recovery in Windows Server 2008 ...8. This course discusses the use of Network Monitor, Task Manager, Event Viewer, Windows System Resource Manager, and the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP), and demonstrates monitoring Active Directory. It also explores offline maintenance and the configuration of backup and recovery strategies including the use of Directory Services Recovery Mode (DSRM) to perform an authoritative or  more...

CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER CISM CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER (CISM) ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager®  more...

Information Security Program Management Resources Implementation ...ces & Implementation ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Once there is an information security program framework in place, the next step for an information security manager is to catalog the resources on hand, and to assemble the resources that are still required in order to implement the information security program. This course  more...

Information Security Program Development Resources ...velopment: Resources ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® As an information security manager, one of your primary responsibilities will be to manage and leverage company and external resources needed to make your projects succeed. This course examines information security infrastructures and architectures and the industry models that can  more...

Information Security Program Development Metrics Implementation ...ics & Implementation ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® The implementation of an information security program can be time consuming but, if done properly, it will ensure that your company is able to meet its security objectives. This course examines the elements necessary for implementing and measuring the success of an information  more...

VMware Datacenter Overview VMware Datacenter Overview VMware Virtual environments have gone past the single machine, and now can be created to represent entire corporate infrastructures, allowing for a much smaller hardware footprint, and thus saving companies a great deal of money. This course examines virtual infrastructures, and the evolution of the vSphere 4 environment and the products that are found in that  more...

EMC Storage Products EMC Storage Products EMC Information Storage & Management Associate Information Storage Associate Library (Exam E20-001) EMC storage products provide the means to allow business to increase their efficiency, while decreasing their long-term overhead. This course examines the EMC CLARiiON, EMC Symmetrix, the Direct Matrix architecture, the Navisphere Manager GUI, EMC Celerra, EMC Connectrix,  more...

Application Access Delivery in MS Win Server 2008 Application Access & Delivery in MS Win Server 2008 Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator One of the administrative tasks to consider when making network design and infrastructure plans is the business's requirements for application availability, deployment, and management. This can involve the need to make desktop environments or  more...

Patch Mgmt Securing Monitoring Servers in Win Server 2008 Patch Mgmt. & Securing & Monitoring Servers in Win Server 2008 Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows Server 2008 Server Administrator Developing an effective patch management strategy is critical in situations where there are many different operating systems with varying update requirements. This, along with monitoring the security and performance of business-critical  more...

Windows Server 2008 Management Delegation ...er 2008 that make managing servers easier. The new Server Manager is an MMC console that integrates several management tools into a single intuitive interface and Windows PowerShell is a new command-line tool that helps you automate system administration. This course discusses system administration with Server Manager and PowerShell as well as system optimization using Event Viewer. Also  more...

Improvements to Role Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 ... into server roles and role services and presented Server Manager as a convenient, central location for installation and administration of those roles. In the R2 release, there are improvements to many server role services as well as some new additions. This course focuses on the advancements made to the increasingly popular Hyper-V server role, which now closely integrates with a number of  more...

Management Improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2 ...a focus on new management capabilities provided by Server Manager including the new Server Manager cmdlets and the ability to administer remote servers. PowerShell was introduced in Windows Server 2008 but has been more closely integrated and improved in R2, making this simplified command-line utility a timesaver for key administrative tasks. Also to note are the changes in power consumption  more...

Caring About Your Direct Reports Caring About Your Direct Reports Overview/Description To manage well, you need to develop many different skills, among which is the ability to show care and appreciation for your employees. It's important to remember that the people who work for you have hopes, goals, and aspirations as well as fears, anxieties, and doubts. To have good relationships with your direct reports, you need to  more...

Maintaining an Engaging Organization ...er, with the proper tools, understanding, and strategies, managers can foster a motivational environment that helps employees become more engaged with the organization, so that they perform more effectively and positively. This course explains how to identify what does and does not motivate employees and introduces tools you can use to assess levels of motivation. It also shows how you can  more...

Delegation Essentials An Introduction to Delegation ...ion Essentials: An Introduction to Delegation Every manager dreams of having more time to finish the never-ending work that comes with the role. And while you can't use some magic trick to stretch out the hours in a day, you can delegate certain tasks. With appropriate and deliberate planning, this can free up precious time so you can focus on your essential to-do's while still  more...

Delegation Essentials The Delegation Process ...'t want to do yourself. Effectively delegating tasks as a manager requires careful planning, selection, and follow-up. This course explores the process of delegation and describes techniques that managers can employ to delegate tasks effectively. Specifically, it examines the criteria for choosing which tasks to delegate and identifying the appropriate employee for the task. It also details  more...

Virtualization Management in Essentials 2010 ...enter Essentials 2010 contains a built-in Virtual Machine Manager to provide administrators with a central location to manage both physical servers and clients as well as virtual machines. Administrators can create and configure Virtual Machines directly from the Essentials 2010 console. This can be done by converting physical machines to virtual machines or creating new virtual machines based  more...

MANAGER OF QUALITY ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE MANAGER OF QUALITY / ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence  more...

Information Risk Mangement Analysis Mitigation Monitoring ...igation & Monitoring ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Analysis, mitigation, and monitoring play an extremely important role in information risk management. This course examines how to properly classify and valuate information assets, perform a business impact analysis, and the principles of disaster recovery. You will learn about the  more...

Information Security Governance Developing an Action Plan ...oping an Action Plan ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® In order for information security governance to succeed, there must be an action plan put into place to lay the groundwork for success. This course examines the assets, departments, resources, and people that play a role in bringing an action plan to life. This course will also  more...

Information Security Governance Overview ...Governance: Overview ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Information security governance is a major part of the job role of an information security manager. The goal of information security governance is to establish and maintain a framework to provide assurance that information security strategies are aligned with the business  more...

Information Security Governance Strategies Goals ...: Strategies & Goals ISACA Certified Information Security Manager Certified Information Security Manager® Many companies realize that their information security is not in the state that it should be. As an information security manager, it will be your role to guide your organization to where information-related risks are controlled and sound information security processes are being  more...

Sales Team Management Simulation ...mulation, you will assume the responsibilities of a sales manager for Upper Crust Delectables--a thriving business that distributes gourmet baked goods to hotels and restaurants nationwide. Management has found a high degree of success with its sales force by employing a team approach, and you, a longtime employee of the company, are well versed in the business model, leading your team from one  more...

Balancing Your Responsibilities Simulation ...ecently a member of your team, Senior Corporate Marketing Manager Geoffrey Dent, left the company. Your boss, Gwen Phillips, has not hired a replacement. Instead, she's asked you to assume many of Geoff's former responsibilities. As a result, your workload is very heavy and you're finding your job increasingly stressful. Your personal life is also stressful due to an elder care issue. Your  more...

Opportunity Development Simulation ...ation In this simulation, you will serve as a sales manager for Koshi Electronics, a manufacturer of business equipment whose product lines run from calculators to multifunction fax units and professional-grade copiers. With a combination of inside and field-sales personnel, Koshi sells its products strictly on a business-to-business level, focusing on three market segments: corporate,  more...

Management Maintenance of Windows 7 Client Systems ...he use of Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor, and Task Manager. If CPU or memory resources are suspected to be causing problems, you may also want to leverage the Memory Diagnostic Tool or Windows ReadyBoost feature. For hard disk maintenance, the desktop technician will also want to be familiar with defragmentation and disk cleanup, the checkdisk and checkntfs tools, System Configuration  more...

Troubleshooting Logon Resource Access Issues in Windows 7 Troubleshooting Logon & Resource Access Issues in Windows 7 Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician The desktop support technician is often called upon to help with logon problems and to set up or resolve issues with resource access. Logon errors can be caused by simple issues such as network connectivity or use of incorrect credentials,  more...

Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior for the Individual ...k are just some of the challenges facing companies today. Managers must be prepared to deal with the organizational issues that such challenges give rise to. Whether you're in Human Resources, a manager of a large department, or the leader of your team, you have to be able to constantly improve the organizational dynamics in your workplace. To do this, you need to start with the individual,  more...

Additional Active Directory Server Roles in Windows Server 2008 ...roles. These roles are conveniently managed in the Server Manager console, which allows administrators to add, remove, and manage the server roles on any Windows Server 2008 server. This course covers new active directory server roles, such as the Active Directory Federation and Active Directory Rights Management roles, which enhance an organization's ability to safeguard domain resources,  more...

Cisco CVOICE 8 0 Transporting Voice Over IP Networks ...co IOS voice gateways within Cisco Unified Communications Manager environments. H.323 gateways are the endpoints on a LAN that provide real-time, two-way communications between H.323 terminals on the LAN and other ITU-T terminals on the network. H.323 gateways can also communicate with other H.323 gateways. Gateways enable H.323 terminals to communicate with terminals that are not H.323  more...

The Fundamentals of Globalization Managing in a Global Environment ...balization: Managing in a Global Environment Global managers work in a complex, constantly changing environment. They have to consider different economic, political, legal, and cultural factors as they plan, make decisions, and lead others in different international contexts. What worked in the role of a domestic manager may not be effective in the international market. This course  more...

Outlook 2003 and Business Contact Manager Outlook 2003 and Business Contact Manager Microsoft To demonstrate how to use Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager  more...

Business Contact Manager with Outlook 2007 ...Manager with Outlook 2007 Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager helps to save time and improve sales and marketing to ensure excellent customer service by providing customer and contact management in one central location. It allows you to easily manage all your contacts, customer information, and opportunities in one location making it easier to find and manage.  more...

Initiating Projects with Project Server 2007 ... environment, rarely does a company have a single project manager overseeing a single project. Businesses are fast-paced, with multiple project managers in charge of a variety of projects, often across many locations. Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is the main component of the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution and the toolset best suited to keep project managers,  more...

Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Thinker Simulation ...Manager to a Strategic Thinker: Simulation Once thought to be the ideal means of running a business, operational effectiveness is no longer considered a guaranteed avenue to success. Growth requires greater strategy. Strategy requires new modes of thought. To this end, many organizations are changing how they manage their people and how they position their products. Having recognized the  more...

Cisco IINS 1 0 Security Site-to-Site Virutal Private Networks Cisco IINS 1.0: Security Site-to-Site Virutal Private Networks Cisco Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) 640-553 Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security 1.0 An IPsec VPN uses the Internet to connect branch offices, remote employees, and business partners to your company s resources. It is a reliable way to maintain your company privacy while streamlining operations,  more...

SQL Server 2008 Instance Database Configuration ...QL Server 2008 also includes the SQL Server Configuration Manager for managing SQL Server services, SQL Server network configuration, and SQL Native Client. This course addresses how to configure a SQL Server instance and how to create a new database using SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Configuration Manager. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers  more...

Deploying Delivering SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Reports ...rts. It covers the publishing of reports using the Report Manager web interface and BIDS Report Designer tool. Also discussed is the use and creation of report models; report models are needed to create reports using the user-friendly Report Builder tool. Another key benefit of Reporting Services is interoperability with a range of external applications. This course provides an overview of  more...

Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Methodology Tools ...tively tune an Oracle database. One such tool, Enterprise Manager, can be used to monitor an Oracle database using the many performance-related pages it provides via a user-friendly graphical user interface. This course provides an introduction to performance tuning methodologies, effective tuning goals, and the types of performance data that can be gathered by diagnostic tools available in  more...

Oracle Database 11g Metrics Alerts Baselines AWR Tools Services Oracle Database 11g: Metrics, Alerts, Baselines, AWR Tools & Services Oracle Metrics, alerts, baselines, and thresholds are monitoring objects that can be used to monitor and manage the performance tuning of an Oracle Database 11g environment. Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) based tools can be used to tune automatic maintenance tasks and generate and read ADDM and ASH reports. This  more...

Oracle Database 11g Tuning PGA Temporary Space AMM Oracle Database 11g: Tuning PGA, Temporary Space & AMM Oracle Oracle Database 11g provides various methods for tuning, monitoring and managing memory and temporary tablespaces. Automatic Program Global Area (PGA) memory management adapts the SQL memory allocation based on PGA memory available, SQL operator needs, and system workload. A temporary tablespace is used to store transient data  more...

Oracle Database 11g Segment Space I O and Performance Tuning ...usage, how to shrink segments using SQL or the Enterprise Manager, and how to use table compression. Automatic Storage Management (ASM) capabilities save you time by automating manual storage and thereby increasing your ability to manage larger databases (and more of them) with increased efficiency. This course discusses the implementation and tuning of ASM using a variety of Redundant Array of  more...

Oracle Database 11g RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup ..., how to register the administrative server in Enterprise Manager, checking RMAN backup and recovery settings, creating database backup storage selectors, and using time-managed and content-managed expiration policies. It also explores performing an OSB-encrypted RMAN backup to tape and restoring a data file from a tape backup. You can also back up file-system data by creating on-demand back  more...

Oracle Dabase 11g Tape Vaulting Duplication Tuning Oracle Dabase 11g: Tape Vaulting, Duplication & Tuning Oracle Oracle Secure Backup uses a volume rotation policy to track a backup volume as it moves from its originating location to a storage location and is eventually recycled. This process is known as vaulting. This course covers configuring and using tape vaulting and a tape vaulting environment, viewing tape rotation reports, and  more...

Oracle Database 11g Installation of Clusterware RAC Oracle Database 11g: Installation of Clusterware & RAC Oracle Oracle Database 11g: Real Application Clusters (RAC) enable high utilization of a cluster of standard, low-cost modular servers and offers high availability, scalability, and important grid computing features. This course provides an introduction to Oracle Database 11g: Real Application Clusters (RAC) and demonstrates how to  more...

Oracle Database 11g RAC Database Oracle Clusterware Admin ...abase and Oracle Clusterware, including Oracle Enterprise Manager. This course explains how to use Enterprise Manager cluster database pages to administer a RAC database and how to carry out various administration tasks on Oracle Clusterware. It discusses how to manage RAC instances, Oracle Clusterware and resources, voting disks, VIP addresses and the CRS framework, and initialization  more...

Oracle Database 11g RAC Performance Tuning Oracle Database 11g: RAC Performance Tuning Oracle Performance Tuning uses diagnostic tools to gather statistics, statistic rates, and sampled statistics in order to tune the database system to provide the best performance as efficiently as possible. Although there are specific tuning areas for Oracle Database 11g: RAC, such as instance recovery and interconnect traffic, you will get the  more...

Oracle Database 11g Configure Manage Use Services in RAC ... such as the Database Configuration Assistant, Enterprise Manager, and SRVCTL, services can be configured, administered, enabled, disabled, and measured as a single entity. This course provides an introduction to services and discusses how to configure, modify, and use services in a RAC environment. It explains how to use services with client applications, Resource Manager, and the Scheduler,  more...

Oracle Database 11g Diagnosing Oracle Clusterware Node Management Oracle Database 11g: Diagnosing Oracle Clusterware & Node Management Oracle Problems that occur with Oracle RAC instances can be difficult to diagnose because they span across two or more nodes in a cluster. Oracle Database 11g provides various methods for diagnosing and debugging Oracle Clusterware and RAC components. This course discusses the basics of debugging and the use of diagnostics  more...

Oracle Database 11g Transparent Data Encryption Oracle Database 11g: Transparent Data Encryption Oracle Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is available with Oracle Advanced Security (ASO) and provides easy-to-use protection for your data without requiring changes to your applications. This course demonstrates how to set up the database master encryption key and implement TDE. It also explores how to encrypt column and tablespace data.  more...

Oracle Database 11g Firewalls Oracle Connection Manager and SQL Plus Security ...Manager and SQL*Plus Security Oracle There is no single best architecture for accommodating Internet requests requiring access to corporate intranets. Instead, trade-offs must be made between two competing goals: security of the intranet against an Internet attack and ease of access to services by both Internet and intranet clients. This course describes how firewalls are used to restrict  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Intelligent Infrastructure Enhancements ...s running efficiently, and by using the Enhanced Resource Manager the DBA has the ability to optimize resource allocation among many different database sessions to prevent excessive overhead. This course identifies how to automatically tune SQL statements using Automatic SQL Tuning, use Automatic Workload Repository baselines to gather performance metrics, control maintenance tasks, determine  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 SQL Monitoring Performance Enhancements ...properly by monitoring them in real-time using Enterprise Manager. It also offers a new feature to conceptually extend the buffer cache by using DB Smart Flash. This course demonstrates how to monitor SQL commands in real-time using SQL Monitoring, use Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitoring (ADDM), DB Smart Cache, gather and view different statistics for partitioned tables, hash-based  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Database Creation Instance Management ...ization parameters, accessing the database and Enterprise Manager, viewing information about the instance, startup and shutdown stages, and viewing the alert log to ensure that there are no issues with the instance. This course also demonstrates how to use Oracle Restart to manage components. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Oracle  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Managing Concurrency Undo Auditing ... conflicts can be detected and managed through Enterprise Manager or SQL statements. Managing undo data and implementing Oracle Database security are also important DBA roles. Data is manipulated using DML, and undo data exists as a copy of the original, premodified data and is captured for every transaction that changes data. Security requirements have been a matter of individual concern until  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Managing Database Maintenance Performance ...udit information. It also discusses how to use Enterprise Manager to monitor performance, and how to use Automatic Memory Management (AMM) and the Memory Advisor to size the memory areas correctly, as well as how to troubleshoot invalid and unusable objects. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Oracle Database 11g: Administration I  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Backup Recovery Oracle Database 11g R2: Backup & Recovery Oracle Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate 1Z0-052 Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop I Release 2 Preparing for and performing data recovery and completing database backups are expected job duties of an Oracle Database 11g Database Administrator (DBA) to ensure that the database is available for users when they require it.  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Moving Data Oracle Support Oracle Database 11g R2: Moving Data & Oracle Support Oracle Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate 1Z0-052 Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop I Release 2 From time to time Oracle DBAs are required to move data. Oracle Database 11g Release 2 offers various ways to complete this task, including Oracle Data Pump, SQL*Loader, and the use of external tables. DBAs are also  more...

IT Project Management Essentials Initiating Planning IT Projects ... project - the initiating and planning phases - a project manager should clarify objectives and requirements and create a project plan that delineates, among other things, what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, and how much it will likely cost. Although the plan may change as the project progresses, it's important to get down as much detail as you can at the very beginning. This  more...

IT Project Management Essentials Executing IT Projects ...m the start of this phase, it's important for the project manager to establish regular communications with project stakeholders - management, the development team, sponsors, and others - to keep them informed on how the project is progressing. In addition to communicating regularly with stakeholders, a project manager should ensure that the team works well together and that the deliverables are  more...

IT Project Management Essentials Monitoring Controlling IT Projects ...s and performance against the project plan. An IT project manager must analyze any variances from the plan and identify what actions may need to be taken. If project managers don't monitor their projects on a regular basis, they won't know which tasks are behind schedule or over budget, or what the issues or risks are. IT projects can be complex, with many variables, and it's important that  more...

Meeting the Needs of Your Experts ...manager, you'll often find yourself managing people with knowledge, skills, and expertise you don't have, in areas you're unfamiliar with. The amount of information that managers process on a daily basis requires them to know a little about a lot. However, they have to rely heavily on their experts for the in-depth knowledge needed to meet goals and get the job done. Along with unique  more...

Planning Projects with Project Server 2007 ...Professional with use of Office Project Server, a project manager has the tools to manage and oversee all aspects of project plans and deliverables. This course describes the project, scope, and schedule, risk, and staffing management plans, and how a project manager can combine the benefits of using Office Project Web Access and Office Project Server 2007 to ensure projects come to a  more...

Business Law Basic Concepts ...how it will determine the decisions you have to make as a manager? Because you're a manager, you're in a position of leadership. In many cases, this means you bear the responsibility of protecting your employees, your organization, and yourself from legal issues. Through this course, you'll be made aware of some of the most common business law issues that can impact you in your daily  more...

Business Law Ethics ... of ethics and the law is a day-to-day challenge for many managers. While you might be inclined to act in ways that are legal in the technical sense, there is value also in recognizing the intent behind a law. Meeting the spirit of the law often comes down to acting in a way that is both legal and ethical. While law and ethics share a close relationship, the two are not the same. This course  more...

Business Law the Manager s Responsibilities ...Manager's Responsibilities Do you know what your legal responsibilities are as a manager? Do you know that in certain circumstances you may be held personally responsible for the actions of others? How can you protect your organization and yourself when dealing with legal issues? As a manager, knowing the answers to these questions can help you make decisions that are better for you and  more...

Outlook 98 Level 1 ...o customize Outlook as their desktop Personal Information Manager (PIM). This course introduces students to the basic features of Microsoft Outlook 98, including a universal Inbox for all sources of e-mail, a contact database, a sophisticated Calendar and TaskPad for scheduling and group management, and a feature that creates electronic sticky notes. By working through a series of exercises  more...

Dealing With Violence In The Workplace ...re violent. This course has tools and methods to help the manager or supervisor recognize potentially violent situations before they need attention, and then to take positive action to avoid or eliminate the potential problem. There is a wide array of techniques to help leaders use communication, conflict intervention, and interpersonal skills to diffuse dangerous situations. IMPORTANT NOTE:  more...

Financial Basics for Non-financial Managers ...manager make sense of the terms and concepts that are used in managing the financial aspects of a business. It explains basic financial structure and discusses the financial information you must have to run a business. You will learn how to read financial reports and understand the purpose and limitations of each. You will also get tools and methods to give you a complete picture of your  more...

How To Master Business Management ...manager needs to know a number of basic business management principles and processes, regardless of his or her function or discipline. This bundle includes topics that will build an employee's mastery of several essential business processes and issues, including financial basics, contracts, and business communications. It includes something for everyone, from tips for organizing a workspace for  more...

Valuing Diversity ...ription -- This course provides an excellent base for the manager to learn about his or her own beliefs and to see the potential of a diverse workplace. There are tools and techniques to help a supervisor learn to recognize the positive contributions all employees make in achieving the goals of the organization. There are suggestions for modeling and promoting organizational values and methods  more...

Starting A Business?: How To Develop An Effective Business Plan ...ted numerous plans, in a variety of industries, as a unit manager, V.P., CEO and consultant assisting small and large companies with their plans and strategy. Before you pass on this tutuorial, please review his credentials at the end of this course outline...it may save you endless hours of formulating a business plan that either gets rejected or doesn`t leverage your organizations global  more...

How to Build And Maintain Rapport With Your Clients ...nd small talk. Whether it`s a salesperson with customer, manager with employee, teacher with student or parent with child, rapport skills are the foundation for successful communications. As we think of rapport being a degree of harmony that we have with someone, it takes on powerful dimensions in developing relationships. And when a person is responsive to you and your intentions, it could be  more...

Java 2 -- Building Graphical User Interfaces This course contains 3 units: The Java.awt.package, using GUI components and managing the layout. Each unit covers detail the elements of Java necessary to build graphical user interfaces. This course contains 3 units: The Java.awt.package, using GUI components and managing the layout. The first unit will cover the features of the java.awt.package. It explains the important methods and alignment  more...

Bartending to the Max-Online ...taurant. The class is extremely beneficial to bar owners, managers, waitresses and novice bartenders, also. Hollywood bartender Kellie Nicholson has condensed over twenty-five years of experience into a course that will give you the confidence to step behind a bar anywhere. Serving clientele like Will from the Black-Eyes Peas, David Schwimmer, Jessica Simpson and Ashton Kutcher is only a small  more...

Customer Astonishment: The Commitment to World-Class Customer Care ..., Michigan. He later served as Corporate Quality Services Manager for Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Massachusetts. As a division vice president of Wicat Systems of Orem, Utah, he helped to pioneer Computer-Based Training methodologies. He has also served as a manufacturer?s sales representative and as a continuing education instructor at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  more...

Expert Purchasing Management ...manager who worries about balancing the many demands of your leadership role? You're not alone. Today's companies are expecting more than ever from their purchasing managers. And today's environment is confronting purchasing managers with more challenges than ever. The student can complete their course of study within anytime frame as long as it does not exceed 60 days from the stamped start  more...

Maximize Profits by Managing Real Estate like an Entrepreneur--Instructor-Led ...nario. You will assume the role of a first-time property manager. You will work with your "Uncle Max," a successful real estate investor who will guide you in planning a management strategy for an apartment complex in Empire City. The work you do in these assignments will help prepare you to make more informed decisions when you invest in real estate. Your work for each assignment will be  more...

Professional Bar Management Mastery Level Certification ...ontinues to grow each year, creating a demand for skilled managers. One challenge facing bar and restaurant owners and managers is that most hospitality programs are long-term and expensive. This is due to the wide range of subject material, much of which is never applied in the real world. Thus, too many managers go without any formal training and often find themselves overwhelmed on the job.  more...

Project Management Concepts and Strategies ...ooks at factors that affect cost and quality. The project manager`s role is explored in detail, and strategies for defining the project are examined. Tasks such as developing the Work Breakdown Structure, estimating and scheduling resources, scheduling computations, and tracking project activities are discussed. The close-out phase of a project is also covered. Other topics include formalizing  more...

Build Your Own BIZ - Selling Skills This course is designed to sharpen your selling skills and help you close more sales. It will also help you set sales goals and measure the effectiveness of your sales force. Build Your Selling Skills and Close More Sales This course is designed to sharpen your selling skills and help you close more sales. The class includes text and downloadable resources. Description of Course Selling Skills  more...

How to Adopt Green Practices in Business and Gain a Competitive Advantage ... subject matter. Whether you are a business owner, office manager, HR manager, business professional or green-team project leader who wants to know how to get started with a sustainability program, this comprehensive e-learning course will give you the results you want. How To Adopt Green Practices In Business And Gain A Competitive Advantage Whether you are a business owner, office  more...

Making Cross-generational Teams Work Teams in the modern workplace may include members from as many as four different generations. For a team to work effectively, its manager must understand generational distinctions. Individual team members may subscribe to different values, practice different work habits, or seek different goals. Lessons in this course cover the benefits and challenges of teaming silent generation, baby boom  more...

Managing in a Global Business Environment ... with these demanding circumstances. For today's business managers the need to comprehend these strategic drivers for change is imperative. In order to survive, managers need to be able to respond appropriately, not just for today, but for the organization's future success. This means they must plan, organize, direct, and control resources across time, distance, and cultures. Furthermore, in  more...

A Primer for Ensuring Accountability ...wpoint. And that's what you'll learn in this course. As a manager you are on the line when things go wrong. This course is designed to enhance your ability to communicate a philosophy of continuous improvement, what you expect of your staff, and what they must expect of themselves. This is a primer on multiple approaches to performance appraisal. It's much easier to hold people accountable for  more...

Introduction to Online Branding ...ogy has had on brand messages. If you are already a brand manager, you will discover a fresh perspective regarding just who should be building brands on the Web and content ideas for a Web presence. Regardless of your title, you will also examine the factors to consider when entering the global marketplace of the Web and how to evaluate the success of an online brand. The sum total will be a  more...

Introduction to Product Management ...duct management? Or have you just been hired as a product manager? In this course, you'll learn strategies and techniques to help you build a foundation for understanding product management. First, you will explore the fundamentals of product management. Specifically, you will learn about the ways product management is changing, as well as the advantages and pitfalls of the field. You will also  more...

Developing a New-product Strategy ...epartment. One of your main responsibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a new-product strategy for the products or product line for which you're responsible. First, you  more...

Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers ...manager's job is deciding what price to charge for a given product. It's equally important to understand that pricing decisions do not happen in a vacuum; the product manager will be held accountable for the success of the products he prices. Clearly, it's important for the product manager to understand the financial implications of his decisions. In this course, you'll learn about pricing  more...

Introduction to Advanced Finance Don't be intimidated by corporate finance and choosing appropriate investment projects. If you are a corporate manager faced with choosing between different investment projects, this course will be helpful. You will review Time Value of Money concepts, and learn how to choose corporate projects using accounting models and cash flow models.  more...

Investment Project Analysis and Selection Don't be intimidated by corporate finance and choosing appropriate investment projects. If you are a corporate manager faced with choosing between different investment projects, this course will be helpful. You will learn how to choose corporate projects based on the different project analysis models and advanced analysis tools.  more...

Raising Capital and Financing Decisions The goal of every financial manager is to maximize firm value and shareholder wealth. How does a manager reach this objective? To be successful, financial managers must be aware of the financing options available to them, and the procedures they must follow to begin financing. Most important, managers must be able to choose the best financing mix for their company.  more...

Managing for Asset Control Every company must take actions to safeguard, control, and manage the assets it owns. As a business manager, it's your responsibility to set up policies and procedures to safeguard your company's assets--especially cash assets. In this course, you will learn about cash transactions, inventory control, and accounts receivable management. These lessons will provide you with the knowledge and skills  more...

What to Consider When Hiring ...manager. Effective hiring requires effective preparation. The recruitment process must be fair and safe, and there is plenty of legislation to trip up the unwary manager. Getting any part of this wrong is expensive, time consuming, and damaging to the good name of the company. This course will give you a brief overview of the major employment legislation that affects recruitment. Then  more...

Manager s Performance Guide - Team Conflict Skills ...n in organizations' training and development departments. Managers are increasingly being asked to show how their training efforts add value to the organization, and that means being able to measure performance. Have behaviors changed? How can we determine behavioral change? During the past four decades, numerous models of training evaluation have been proposed. Donald Kirkpatrick created the  more...

Monitor Windows SharePoint Services 3 0 Describe the problems that may arise in a WSS environment, how to avoid these problems, and how to monitor your servers and track usage and diagnostics, using SharePoint's various performance monitoring and logging tools, such as the Performance Console, Microsoft Operations Manager, SharePoint Central Administration, and the Event Viewer.  more...

Assessing Performance Continuously ...e, and reporting arrangements are more remote. The modern manager has to plan to appraise employees he may rarely see. The second stage is changing the annual performance meeting into ongoing communication about performance between the manager and employee. The manager must review and monitor performance, and respond to it by motivating the effective worker and helping the less successful  more...

Performance Reviews ...odeling an effective performance discussion. Then, when a manager actually knows what he is aiming for, he can use this knowledge to plan and conduct a really worthwhile, efficient performance meeting. Appraisal meetings aren't always easy encounters, even when they are planned. Sometimes, a manager will have to tell an employee that his performance isn't good enough--despite all earlier  more...

Managing Delegation Do you want to increase your effectiveness as a delegator? Are you unsure of how much control and feedback you need to implement when delegating tasks? Then this course will help you achieve those goals. As you proceed through this "Managing Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will gain valuable insight into several areas including change management, decision making, and  more...

Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors ...aging workers is a crucial component of your success as a manager. But not all workers are created workers. Some are employees, others are nonemployees, or independent contractors. This is an important distinction, because your company's obligations differ depending upon how workers are classified. Misclassification can result in stiff fines, penalties and back pay and benefit liability. This  more...

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

Developing Career Plans for Your Technical Professionals ...pany, and good for you. One of your major challenges as a manager of technical people is retaining them. And you may also need to recruit technical people to fill higher-level positions in your company. This course will help you use career development as a technique to both motivate and retain technical professionals, as well as to place some of them on career paths that will help your company  more...

Management Development for Technical Professionals ...managerial position, certain personal and professional traits will be necessary when you make that move. In addition to the skills you have as a technical professional, you need to develop the skills of effective managers. This course will assist you in a self-assessment process that is essential to your efforts to become an effective manager. You will analyze the traits and skills you  more...

Communication Skills for Successful Management ...communication is a crucial component of your success as a manager. As a technical professional, you developed various communication skills that helped you to succeed. But, as a manager, you will need additional communication skills to be effective. This course will examine various aspects of successful communication strategies and skills. You will analyze the strategies of nonverbal  more...

Process Management Skills ...ikewise, efficiency is critical to the effectiveness of a manager and to the manager's organization.To be efficient as a manager, you have to develop a suite of organizational skills including time management, performance management, and stress management.This course will help you develop your skills at organizing and scheduling activities such as meetings, client conferences, and personnel  more...

Leadership Development for Technical Professionals ...Managers must direct the activities of workers to address tactical or short-term issues while still maintaining a vision of the strategic or long-term goal. Therefore, the skills needed for an effective leader are varied and complex.For you, the technical professional, this means evaluating your current leadership skills. It also includes the development of more refined managerial skills such  more...

Strategies for Transitioning into Management ...ofessional to management is critical to your success as a manager. You've already demonstrated your technical expertise; now you're ready to take that next step. In your new role as a manager, you'll use technology in different ways -- focusing on managing production, not production itself. This course outlines management tactics for becoming an effective manager. Specifically, you'll receive  more...

Problem Performance Prevention ...of effective management, focusing on those aspects of the managerial task specific to preventing problem performance. This means employing an effective selection procedure that is based on an accurate identification of the job requirements, and then using the first period of employment to test out the effectiveness of the worker. For established workers, if you want to avoid problem  more...

Problem Performance Identification ...bout the methods of identifying problem performance and a manager needs to be able to appreciate the differing points of view. Specifically the distinction between conduct and performance is crucial, because the responses to them need to be different. Another facet of the effective management of problem performance lies in identifying the causes of problem performance. There are performance  more...

Problem Performance Improvement ...e just aware of problem performance in an organization; a manager needs to know how to improve performance. Most managers will begin with relatively informal approaches to improving performance. This will often take the form of a discussion between the manager and the problem performer in which the manager will want to advise the worker of the problem and then devise a plan for remedying the  more...

Introduction to Brand Management ...edients every company needs for branding success: a brand manager, a brand, and the consumer. But how do these ingredients relate and what are they comprised of that makes them so important? This course will demonstrate how each ingredient reacts to the other in order to create a valuable, long-lasting brand. First, you will learn about the responsibilities of a brand manager, from conception  more...

Marketing Management ...manager. What are the expectations you and others have of this position? What skills do you need? How do you put together a marketing team? How do you lead that team to success? How can you tell if you're doing a good job? In this course you'll look at marketing management from top to bottom--starting from the basic skills you need as a marketing manager, through creating a multifunctional  more...

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

Handling Organizational Change Simulation ...manager in the marketing and consumer research department of Asha Greetings Inc., a multimedia conglomerate with products ranging from gift items and souvenirs to television productions. You work in the greeting cards division and are facing a third-order change. In response to flagging sales, senior management has decided to move away from a traditional top-down management organization toward  more...

Functions of IT Project Managers ...rust upon them." Good information technology (IT) project managers are trained, not born. As an IT project manager, you can achieve greatness by improving and developing your own skills through continued education and experience. Your management skills will become better each time a project is delivered successfully. The need for skilled IT project managers continues to grow as technology  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...

Appraising Performance Simulation ...quired more attention? And what about afterward? Did your manager continue to provide you with feedback all throughout the year? Or are you still waiting until your next evaluation to see how you've performed? Contrary to the experience of many employees, performance appraisals require more than a once-a-year feedback session to be effective--they require ongoing dialogue. Unfortunately, most  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...

Configuring Cisco CallManager Applications To install and configure the Cisco CallManager Attendant Console on the server and client-side and configure the Cisco IP Manager Assistant (IPMA) for a manager and an assistant user.  more...

Setting the Stage for IT Success How have the responsibilities of IT professionals changed over time? What can you do to bring together the diverse concerns of the IT department and top business managers? What are the best ways to convince management that your IT solutions are grounded in reality?Answers to these questions are presented in this course examining strategies that learners should know to understand the role of IT  more...

Strategic Decision Making The field of IT management continues to evolve as new methodologies and technologies are made available and adopted by the marketplace at large. Deciding what kinds of work your firm should outsource, whether to lease or buy, and the kinds of projects best kept in-house are matters of crucial concern to any IT manager. At the same time, an array of resource planning and management tools--CRM, ERP,  more...

IT Challenges Present and Future With every improvement in information technology comes new challenge. Whether trying to upgrade systems, enhance e-commerce opportunities, or simply make projects more successful, your job as IT manager is to avoid the pitfalls inherent in each task. Meanwhile, new and demanding responsibilities are on the horizon for governance, cybersecurity, and incident response, fields that are still under  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...

Automated Installation of Windows Vista Installing Microsoft Windows Vista has been greatly simplified with a set up process that relies on image-based installation architecture. Not only does Windows Vista provide a new image and deployment platform, but it provides a collection of tools used for ease of deployment automation. This course introduces robust deployment tools such as Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) and its  more...

Managing Multiple IT Projects As a project manager for IT projects, do you find you are managing more than one project at a time? Multi-project environments are becoming increasingly common. This course will focus on the new skills and techniques that will prepare you and your team for multiple project work. In addition, it will teach you management techniques for the multi-project IT workplace.  more...

Union Awareness ...nd their role in the modern workplace. As a supervisor or manager, it is important to have a basic understanding of workers' rights under the various U.S. labor laws, as well as to understand employers? rights and obligations with respect to union activity. This course was developed and is maintained with subject matter support provided by the Labor, Employment, and Employee Benefits Law Group  more...

Managing Sexual Harassment Problems Simulation ...manager of consolidations at the corporate headquarters of QXT Chemical Company, a large global corporation. You supervise a team of accountants. When one of them, Shelly Jones, tells you that another of your direct reports, Damon Beasley, has been sexually harassing her, you will need to take action to deal with the situation. This simulation is based on the SkillSoft course "Supervisor &  more...

Supervisor Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness ...t that can create a hostile working environment. Training managers and supervisors about the areas of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability. Company managers have an additional responsibility to both their employees and their company to know their role in preventing and responding to sexual harassment. Each company should have a policy on the issue of sexual harassment,  more...

Access 2000 User Series Access 2000 Beginning (2 Hours 6 Minutes) 1.0 Introduction (26 Minutes) 1.1 Starting Access 1.2 Opening an Existing Database 1.3 The Access Desktop 1.4 The Database Window 1.5 A Preview of the Database Components 2.0 Working with an Existing Database (33 Minutes) 2.1 Viewing and Navigating Table Data 2.2 Editing Table Data 2.3 Adding Records to a Table 2.4 Selecting and Deleting Records 2.5 Find  more...

Access 2000 Advanced Access 2000 Advanced (2 Hours 3 Minutes) 1.0 Building and Modifying Forms (51 Minutes) 1.1 Adding Controls 1.2 Selecting Controls 1.3 Moving, Sizing and Deleting Controls 1.4 Aligning Controls 1.5 Changing Control Properties 1.6 Changing the Tab Order Controls 1.7 Form Properties 1.8 Working with Combo Boxes and List Boxes 2.0 Building and Modifying Reports (26 Minutes) 2.1 Understanding Report  more...

Fireworks MX Virtual Training Company author Scott Doucet shows users how to create, edit, and animate graphics using Fireworks MX, the latest in the Macromedia MX software production line. Macromedia has designed Fireworks MX to help both the designer and programmer create engaging, attractive, and functional websites in the shortest time possible using the MX technology. It comes with the ability to import,  more...

PageMaker 6 5 Advanced ...rning Show...Lines/Line Breaks Aligning Type to Grid Grid Manager Plug-in Bullets and Numbers Special Characters Force Justify Drop Caps Paragraph Styles Introduction to Paragraph Styles Creating New Styles Style Tags Next Style Story Editor Introduction to Story Editor Basic Operation Placing Text Find & Change Spelling User Dictionaries Story Editor Preferences Color Color Palette Overview  more...

The Basics of Budgeting ...is like driving a car without knowing how to steer. Every manager needs a basic understanding of how to plan, use, and monitor adherence to a budget. Addressing the needs of your own budget process will help you support the financial processes and goals of your organization as a whole. In this course, non-financial managers will learn the concepts and techniques vital to the budget process,  more...

User-Managed and RMAN Backup and Recovery in Oracle9i To describe how to perform user-managed and Recovery Manager backup and recovery in an Oracle9i database  more...

Recovery Manager Maintenance in Oracle9i To describe how to maintain the Recovery Manager (RMAN) and how to create and maintain the recovery catalog in an Oracle9i database  more...

Managing Storage and System Resources in Oracle 10g To outline the processes and considerations for using the Automatic Storage Management and Database Resource Manager features  more...

Oracle Database 11g Managing Resources and Task Automation To identify ways to ensure that resources are being put to best use and database jobs are performed when they should be, using the Database Resource Manager and the Scheduler.  more...

A Manager s Introduction to Business Law ...managers to the fundamental concepts of business law. It begins by exposing some prevalent legal misconceptions shared by management and establishes the true role that law plays in society and business. The relationship between business ethics and law is explained and how managers serve as vital role models for demonstrating ethical business practices. This course also presents the basis and  more...

American Business Formations in the 21st Century ...manager for your organization, you likely conduct business with numerous companies from different industries and of varying sizes and complexity. And just as you interact with individuals differently based upon their personalities and positions, so too, you conduct business with other companies based upon their different formations. In American business, there are four primary formations: Sole  more...

Experiencing Anger Like most people, you have probably gotten angry while at work. A disagreement with a co-worker or manager during a business meeting could make you lose your temper. By taking this course, you will learn why people become angry and recognize how you express your own anger. You will also learn simple techniques to minimize angry emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Since you may have to deal with  more...

Managing Organization Conflict ...manager, you will inevitably have to sort out some of the conflict that occurs in your organization. Sometimes, this will be between individuals, but often it will be between teams, and even departments. The different nature of these conflicts is likely to require different approaches, and there are also likely to be a range of particular demands on you in the way that you manage the  more...

Giving Feedback A Manager s Guide The performance of your business depends upon the performance of every member of your staff. Thus a key skill for all who manage staff is the ability to provide candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to enable you to enhance your skills in giving feedback. The course starts by exploring the nature of feedback, and it then develops a practical approach to the  more...

The 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 for success. This  more...

Inbound Call Center Management Leadership ...hip 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 that enhancing your leadership skills can move you closer to your  more...

Inbound Call Centers People Management ...ink 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 select the best candidates,  more...

Inbound Call Center Technology ...tly 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 to protect your call center through Disaster Recovery  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy ... Audience The target audience for this series is brand managers, product managers, and marketing personnel who wish to learn to interpret the potential affects of various brand strategies and tactics and assess the value of any type of brand. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language Options US English  more...

Sales Skills Overcoming Obstacles ...ulation, you will meet with Jessica Stone, the Purchasing Manager for Access Communications. She is in the process of purchasing several new pieces of office equipment. As a Sales Representative for Icon, it is your responsibility to address her objections to your products. In order to fulfill Jessica's needs and make the sale, you must understand her decision-making practices. When overcoming  more...

Sales Skills Developing a Winning Strategy ...tion, you will meet with Patricia Davis, a District Sales Manager in the Consumer Products Division. Patricia's sales district is one of Icon's most productive. She will ask you a series of questions about the different methods used to monitor current market conditions and consumer trends and about the factors you should consider when researching potential clients. Unit 3: Consult with Your  more...