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Understanding and Using Contracts Course description -- In almost every business transaction a contract is made. This course will tell you how to know when a true contract has been made, identify when it is binding, and determine the limitations and scope of the agreements. It will also give you information and guidelines on how and when to sever the contract, how to modify it, and how to circumvent potential problems. IMPORTANT  more...

Time Management Using Microsoft Outlook 2002 The course is designed to show students how to use Microsoft Outlook 2002 to plan their time. The scope of the course includes understanding time management theory/philosophy, handling stress, developing a system of organization, identifying priorities, creative problem solving, and timing teamwork.  more...

NET Solution Vision and Requirements To establish the steps and techniques needed to define a solution vision and gather and analyze requirements A wide range of IT professionals, including system architects, systems analysts, developers, consultants, and those wishing to learn more about designing solutions  more...

Design Team - Business Process Modelling ...tion boundaries in an organisation and the boundaries and scope of a system. The Modelling activity produces diagrams which form the basis of both new information systems and business process engineering. This course teaches the whole process of applying each technique - from information gathering through to final verification. The diagrammatic standards within the course are compatible with  more...

COBOL Curriculum The COBOL Curriculum Bundle includes the following five courses: COBOL Basics Duration 2 - 3 hours Prerequisites Basic knowledge of Computing Concepts Objectives After completing this Course, the student will be able to: - Name the elements of syntax used in COBOL - Understand the Data Division & Data Types Course Content Module 1 INTRODUCTION TO COBOL Introduction to COBOL Elements of the COBOL  more...

Project Management: Scope In Project Management: Scope, project managers learn about the importance of project scope in managing the project management process. They learn how to develop a project charter and write the scope statement for a project. In addition, they learn how to develop, organize, and use a work breakdown structure (WBS).  more...

Project Management: The Process In this program, project managers learn about the five steps in the project management process. They learn how to integrate considerations of project scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, and risk to complete a project successfully.  more...

Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Part 2 This is the second course in a four part series for IT professionals who intend to set up, configure, use and support TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. The series aims to enable the professionals to pass Microsoft exam 70-59, Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.  more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 2 This course is the second part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution.  more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 3 This course is the final part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution.  more...

Designing Component Solutions - Part 1 This course is the first part of a two part series for IT Professionals. This series will present a practical design framework for achieving flexible, user-centric solutions built from components.  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Administration Part 1: DHCP, DNS, and WINS This is the first course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify DHCP concepts; identify procedures to  more...

Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0: Planning a Web Application This is the first course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to plan a Web site; analyze the planning guidelines and the performance and maintenance factors that need to be considered while  more...

ITIL Configuration and Release Management Organizations make substantial investments in their information technology infrastructures. That investment pays off only if the organization uses its information resources to increase productivity. Information technology planners and managers must understand how the components of the IT infrastructure interact if they want to eliminate waste and improve service to the users of the system. The  more...

ITIL Problem and Change Management Every information technology (IT) system suffers unexpected problems and errors. These unexpected interruptions can be extremely costly in terms of lost productivity and lost customer satisfaction. The IT infrastructure library (ITIL) is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management (ITSM), and it can help organizations set up rigorous processes to identify, classify, and resolve  more...

Consulting with the Internal Client Simulation Internal consultants have become more and more prevalent in the business world today. Rather than hiring an outside firm, many companies are building their own internal consulting units. These units are faster, cheaper, and more connected to the projects they manage. Internal consultants within these units must have strong communication, research, diagnostic, and presentation skills. In this  more...

Evaluating Internal Assignments So, is it success or failure? It's crucial that you take time to review your project and confirm outcomes on completion. What has been achieved, and what didn't go as planned? And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an internal consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This  more...

Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan ...rea: Develop Project Charter, Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement, and Develop Project Management Plan. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the project integrative processes in action. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK Guide) -  more...

Budgeting and Controlling Costs ...scope can result in a major change in cost. The processes associated with Project Cost Management help Project Managers measure project performance and monitor cost variances. This course will highlight the importance of Project Cost Management to project performance. It will cover the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs for the Cost Budgeting and Cost Control processes. Through  more...

An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned Imagine trying to control the unexpected and unpredictable through processes in such a way that you meet the cost, quality, and time expectations of all invested parties in order to accomplish a temporary endeavor. This is the mission of project management. Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the  more...

Project Planning In the early planning phases, project managers and team members have the most potential influence on the outcomes of a project. Yet, lots of planning does not guarantee successful planning. Just as project success can be planned, project disasters can be predestined if team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for  more...

Executing Monitoring Controlling and Closing a Project After initiating and planning for a project, it's time to get down to the actual nitty gritty of carrying out the project. The Executing and Monitoring and Controlling Process Groups might be likened to the act of juggling--keeping multiple activities going simultaneously, while responding to unforeseen changes in the project environment. While executing processes focus more on accomplishing  more...

Managing the Execution and Control of IT Projects ...tics? You can avoid being a statistic by managing project scope, cost, and scheduling. As you go through this course, you will learn valuable strategies for managing your project. You will learn about tools to manage scope, time, and cost that will aid in the successful control and execution of your project. This course is specifically targeted at project managers and IT professionals preparing  more...

Monitoring Controlling and Closing Programs Monitoring and controlling is an essential feature of program management, which allows you to ascertain the current benefit delivery status, ensure adequate resources are in place, and that changes are properly managed. Closing a program is a time for celebration. However, to be successful and ensure program benefits are achieved, monitoring, controlling, and closing processes must be followed.  more...

Project Management Overview Project Management: Overview, the first of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to put the five principal processes of project management into practice. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and scope. Professionals who need to  more...

Project Management Initiating a Project Project Management: Initiating a Project, is the second of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the five steps involved in initiating a project, define the stakeholders in a project, and identify the six components of a project charter. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful  more...

Project Management Planning a Project Scope ...Scope, is the third of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the components of a project scope statement and create a work breakdown structure. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and scope. Professionals who need  more...

Project Management Planning Project Activities Project Management: Planning Project Activities, is the fourth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to define project activities, list the steps in creating a project network diagram and identify the steps in creating a Gantt chart. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up,  more...

Project Management Project Cost Project Management: Planning Project Costs, is the fifth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to sequence the steps involved in creating a personnel resources matrix, identify three strategies for estimating project costs and list the steps in creating a budget. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the  more...

Project Management Executing a Project Project Management: Executing a Project, is the sixth of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the four goals of a project start-up meeting, identify the five guidelines of effective team leadership and provide balanced project communications. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful  more...

Project Management Controlling a Project Project Management: Controlling a Project, is the seventh of eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the six steps of variance analysis and identify four responses to change. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and  more...

Project Management Closing a Project Project Management: Closing a project, is the last of the eight courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify the steps in administrative closure and identify the steps in contract closure. The Prime-Project Management Fundamentals curriculum provides the foundation for the successful start-up, planning, and implementation of projects of any size and  more...

Project Management Professional Scope Management ...Scope Management, is the second of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to identify sources of scope creep, identify the steps in controlling scope creep and identify the steps in scope verification. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques within the areas of organization,  more...

Project Management Professional Certification Review Project Management: Certification Review, is the last of eleven courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to know how best to prepare for PMP certification, be prepared for questions on the PMBOK knowledge area of project integration management, project scope management and project time management. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum  more...

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

Preparing a Business Case Why put time and effort into preparing, writing, and presenting a 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,  more...

Managing High Performers Training Career and Rewards Managing High Performers: Implementing Recognition Programs, takes the learner through the importance of developing effective recognition programs which will ensure the retention of your company s high performers. Effective coaching, mentoring, and feedback delivered in tandem with a recognition program are the focus in this course, and learners will find invaluable guidelines for each. The  more...

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

E-Learning Essentials Pt 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy ...ourse is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective strategy  more...

Scoping the Six Sigma Project ...ity. Six Sigma projects need to be selected mindfully and scoped appropriately. Yet, without known solutions, identifying projects that will truly impact customer service while also improving the bottom line can be challenging. When pressure mounts, it's tempting to act too quickly and possibly solve the wrong problem. In this course, you'll learn what a Six Sigma team should focus on, and more  more...

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

Elements of Marketing Strategy ...get an overview of the key factors encompassing the broad scope of strategic marketing. You'll be able to discuss cost structures and their influence on your marketing strategy. The impact of product life cycles on your markets is another focus. Methodology to achieve or increase profitability is another featured section of this course. Apply the best thinking and research techniques to the  more...

JavaScript Language Basics To teach the basics of the JavaScript language Web developers  more...

Working with Persistent Data in ColdFusion MX To demonstrate how to use ColdFusion MX to maintain persistent data in web applications Existing ColdFusion 5 users wishing to gain experience in advanced ColdFusion MX development; web and enterprise application developers who have had an introduction to ColdFusion development and wish to learn advanced development techniques  more...

Visual Basic 6 Introduction Part II This course provides an introduction to the functionality and programming capabilities of Visual Basic 6.0. It builds on the concepts presented in the first course in this series, Visual Basic 6.0 Introduction Part I. In the first unit, you will learn how to create and use variables, procedures, and functions in program code. Data types, constants, and arrays are also covered, as well as how to  more...

Testing and Instrumenting C Applications To introduce the concepts of software testing and debugging and to describe the use of the Debug and Trace programmatic classes in the .NET Framework class library and the Visual Studio .NET and SDK interactive debuggers Windows developers seeking to update their knowledge of and skills in developing, testing, and debugging software applications in Visual Studio .NET or pursuing MCAD or MCSD .NET  more...

Testing and Instrumenting VB NET Applications To introduce the concepts of software testing and debugging and to describe the use of the Debug and Trace programmatic classes in the .NET Framework class library and the Visual Studio .NET and SDK interactive debuggers Windows developers seeking to update their knowledge of and skills in developing, testing, and debugging software applications in Visual Studio .NET or pursuing MCAD or MCSD .NET  more...

Object-Oriented Programming using C This course introduces students to advanced programming features of C , such as the different types of C functions, concepts of overloading, and inheritance. Programmers and Application Developers who have experience in programming using a structured language like Fortran and Pascal constitute the primary audience for this curriculum. This curriculum would introduce them to the object-oriented  more...

Basic C Programming ...ctions. It also provides an understanding of life span or scope of program variables, which are crucial to the successful execution of any C program, function prototypes and recursive functions. The course concludes as the student is shown how to use #define to create symbolic constants and macros and how C structures enable related data to be managed and manipulated as a group. This course is  more...

Win2000 Network Infrastructure Administering DHCP ...r in this course, you will learn how to create and manage scopes, superscopes, multicast scopes, and new reservations. The course also covers unicast and multicast addresses, and describes options. It teaches you to assign server-based options, scope-based options, and class-based options to scopes. Finally, the course explains how to manage DHCP client leases, client reservations, and BOOTP  more...

Win2000 Active Directory Design Business Requirements and Naming Strategies ...so learn about the ADS naming strategies, determining the scope of Active Directory, planning the naming hierarchy and DNS namespace, and identifying compatible DNS servers. Lastly, this course covers DNS deployment strategies for naming the ADS root domain, and the advantages and disadvantages of This course addresses the training needs of system administrators, network designers, and IT  more...

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Part 2 ...steps to manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs), restrict the scope of GPOs, and manage GPO links. In addition, the steps to back up and restore GPOs, configure Automatic Updates, and redirect special folders are also covered. This course is designed for IT professionals working in small-sized and medium-sized businesses that use Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 and the Microsoft  more...

Implementing Networks The Implementing Networks WBT is the fifth course of this curriculum. This curriculum prepares the students for the CompTia's Network Certification exam. The course is meant for system administrators and network professionals who want to understand how to install, maintain, and troubleshoot networks. The course covers the planning process for a network installation, and the installation of a  more...

NFPA 1600 Disaster Emergency Management Over the past decade, emergency management and business continuity planning have been recognized as necessary to continued operational success in both the public and private sectors. Key to this was the development and widespread use of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs (NFPA 1600). The NFPA 1600 standard is a  more...

Electrostatic Discharge Safety Training This course will provide a basic understanding of static electricity, and how to provide protection from static electricity. The information in this course will focus on the identification, assessment, and control of static electricity for purposes of preventing fires and explosions. Primarily engineering, safety, and maintenance personnel whose responsibilities include determining and correcting  more...

Emergency Disaster Preparedness This one-hour training course was designed and developed to provide instruction on emergency response, safety, reporting, and evacuation of company facilities and work areas in the event of a natural disaster, fire, bomb threat, or other emergency. The procedures contained in this training should be followed unless otherwise directed by your employer, police or fire department officials. The  more...

Project Management - Project Scope Management ...Scope Management you will learn about the constituent processes of Scope Management the processes to develop a scope management plan and the techniques to analyze scope definition. You will also learn the importance of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) including concepts design procedures and the outputs resulting from the WBS creation process. Finally you will learn how to verify and control  more...

Defining MS .NET Solution Architectures Part 1 This is the first of a four-part curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-300. The course opens with an introduction to the MSF framework - its structure and modelling notations. It then covers the Envisioning phases with particular coverage of its deliverables - the Vision/Scope Document and the Project Structure and Risk Assessment documents. The course then covers in detail the  more...

Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions Part 1 This is the first of five courses in the Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions curriculum which is designed to prepare learners for the CCDA DESGN exam 640-861. It covers organizational network policies and procedures network design methodology assessing project scope and requirements and examining existing networks. It will also cover design implementation modularizing networks and  more...

Managing IT Projects: Project Fundamentals and Initiation In "Project Fundamentals and Initiation" you will learn about the fundamentals of project management as it applies to information technology. This course also covers such areas as the life cycle of projects typical project processes project initiation and scope management.  more...

Managing IT Projects: Project Control and Closure In a Project Control and Closure '' you will learn about project scope performance and completion. Performance reporting archiving a project managing quality and risk and risk analysis are all covered in this course.  more...

Project Management: Scope ...scope and the role of scope management in the project management process. Students learn how to gain project authorization, how to use common project selection methods, and how to write an end-deliverable description and a project charter while considering project constraints and assumptions. This program also teaches actions integral to scope planning such as how to write a scope statement,  more...

Project Management: Contracts and Procurement ...conduct procurement successfully, and the ways to use the scope statement to benefit procurement planning. In addition, this course covers how to solicit and select contractors or vendors, how to use a bid, a proposal, a request for a proposal, and a request for information, and how to evaluate proposals. Finally, this program addresses the methods used to administer and close out a contract,  more...

Defining MS .NET Solution Architectures Part 1 This is the first of a four-part curriculum that prepares the learner for Exam 70-300. The course opens with an introduction to the MSF framework - its structure and modelling notations. It then covers the Envisioning phases, with particular coverage of its deliverables - the Vision/Scope Document and the Project Structure and Risk Assessment documents. The course then covers in detail the  more...

SQL Server 7.0 Management Part III This course explains how to design a logical model of a database and identifies the components to use in order to organize and access a SQL Server database. It describes the advanced programmatic features of the SQL language which can be used to extend the functionality of SQL stored procedures.Additionally this course examines the functions of a SQL cursor including how to navigate a result set  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation, Configuration, and Administration Part 5: Network Implementati This is the fifth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the lease generation process followed by DHCP, host name resolution process of DNS and the features of WINS; identify  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Administration Part 1: DHCP, DNS, and WINS This is the first course in a five-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, manage, monitor, configure, and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, Remote Access, Network Protocols, IP Routing, and WINS in a Windows 2000 network infrastructure. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify DHCP concepts; identify procedures to  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Management Pt 1: Windows 2000 Network This is the first course in a five part series of Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Management that introduces Active Directory. This course distinguishes between the physical and logical structure of Active Directory and also covers Active Directory replication problems. It also teaches configuring and troubleshooting DHCP. Finally, this course covers troubleshooting startup problems, including Safe  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation, Configuration, and Administration Part 5: Network Implementati This is the fifth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course, students will learn to identify the lease generation process followed by DHCP, host name resolution process of DNS and the features of WINS; identify  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 Installation, Configuration, and Administration Part 5: Network Implementati This is the fifth course in an eight-part series that will provide IT professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement administer and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server. At the completion of this course students will learn to identify the lease generation process followed by DHCP host name resolution process of DNS and the features of WINS; identify and  more...

Value Chain Management: Elements of the Value Chain In Elements of the Value Chain you will learn the key features of value chain management and the various organizational activities that add value to a companya s product or service. This course details the key components of successful products or services the importance and benefits of customer loyalty and customization. This course teaches how collaboration delivery production and outsourcing  more...

GUI Testing Essentials This course will demonstrate a structured approach to using industry standard methods to perform a unit test on GUI-based business applications. These methods will include test plans, expected results, test data generation and documentation. Emphasis will be on the scope of test conditions/steps included in the overall unit test plan. Where appropriate, the course compares test plans for a  more...