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The Impact of Micro and Macro Cultures in a Global Economy This course will examine the dimensions of culture and its impact in today s global business environment. This course looks at the processes and strategies of what culture is, what role culture plays, the growth of sub-cultures and the multi-dimensional role of leadership. Textbook will be: "Organizational Culture and Leadership", Schein, Edgar H., 2nd Edition, 1992, Jossey-Bass Inc.  more...

A Foolproof Method for Conduting a Job Search ...urse provides a treasure trove of new ideas, cutting-edge strategies and surefire techniques to help you stand out from the crowd and get the job you really want. By the end of the course, you will have all the information you need to uncover the hidden job market. You`ll be able to design a job search plan, customized to your individual needs, to give you maximum results in the shortest time.  more...

How to Interview Like a Professional ...urse provides a treasure trove of new ideas, cutting-edge strategies and surefire techniques to help you stand out from the crowd and get the job you really want. By the end of the course, you will have all the information you need to master interviewing techniques. You?ll learn the top 10 actions you can take to sell yourself and how to handle salary during an interview. You?ll become a master  more...

Getting the Job Offer You Want ...urse provides a treasure trove of new ideas, cutting-edge strategies and surefire techniques to help you stand out from the crowd and get the job you really want. By the end of the of the course, you will have all the information you need to negotiate salaries and perks. Since getting a job is like making a sale, you`ll review and apply the key secrets of top sales professionals to getting the  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class)-Self Directed ...guidelines, and you will look at some effective marketing strategies. Each week, you will work through online lessons, research projects, discussion questions, and review tests. This will make sure that you are learning the materials effectively. At the end of the course, you will complete a course project that will integrate the concepts of the course and will tie it all together for you. You  more...

A Fast Track Approach to Making Money as a Freelance Writer (Self-Directed) Designed to aid individuals interested in increasing their income as a freelance writer. Designed for individuals interested in becoming a freelance writer. This course provides methods that work and help budding writers to put their careers in high gear or assist individuals desiring a new career to get started. This course demonstrates proven methods other writers have used through strategies  more...

Electronic Commerce: Strategies Professional Level One of the most detailed courses available on the subject. This course covers several strategies related to building the small or full scale e-commerce enabled business enterprise.  more...

Best Practice Strategies for Involving Parents Delves into proven ideas to help children do better in school.  more...

LBD: Behavior Reduction and Challenges Describes behavior reduction strategies, such as employing effective procedures to handle various challenging behaviors.  more...

Teaching Math: An Individual Thing Puts forth a sequence of strategies which will provide teachers with an orderly plan for approaching the learning problems learners bring to the classroom that significantly impede their abilities to have successful experiences in mathematics.  more...

Self directed tutorial-Teach Yourself Search Engine Training Strategies in 7 Days With Software The key to generating free, targeted traffic to your web site comes with achieving a top ranking.  more...

Self directed tutorial-Teach Yourself Search Engine Training Strategies in 7 Days Without Software Spearhead your site in the top 10 rankings on the major search engines and keep it there.  more...

eMarketing 1.1 ...models Internet history and statistics Banner Advertising strategies Banner advertising design E-mail techniques and strategies E-Mail problems and challenges Writing styles for e-mail Use of HTML and text in e-mail Ethics in e-mail marketing Mailing list criteria for e-mail marketing Integration of online and conventional marketing eMarketing definitions and terms Permission marketing models  more...

Advanced e-Mail Marketing The Advanced e-mail Marketing Course provides a contemporary and comprehensive learning program for e-mail marketing. The course is designed for marketers with a general knowledge of e-marketing techniques and processes. Students should complete the e-marketing course first or have general experience in e-marketing prior to taking this advanced course. The course is instructor led via e-mail, a  more...

Certified eMarketing Associate Certification (CeMA) A professional marketing certification. This is not a course but rather a certification that demonstrates competency in eMarketing. The CeMA certification is a substantial credential for students as well as professionals who are new to the e-marketing profession. The CeMA certification can be of benefit in employment applications, resumes, bios, and college admission applications. The  more...

A Fast Track Approach to Making Money as a Freelance Writer (Instructor-Led) Designed to aid individuals interested in increasing their income as a freelance writer. Designed for individuals interested in becoming a freelance writer. This course provides methods that work and help budding writers to put their careers in high gear or assist individuals desiring a new career to get started. This course demonstrates proven methods other writers have used through strategies  more...

Master s Specialist Workshop Technical Writing in the Workplace Modules 1-3 Study of technical descriptions, processes, instructions, and formal recommendation reports, including revision and editing strategies.  more...

Making Effective Screenshots: Saving Time, Increasing Impact ...es? This presentation gives you practical techniques, and strategies to improve your screen captures. You will learn how to: Plan your capture sessions. Take effective screenshots. Edit screenshots to illustrate procedures. Optimize your capture environment. Place screenshots in your manual or help pages. Pick an efficient capture tool. Frequently Asked Questions How long will it take me to  more...

Architecting Web Content (Master Class) ...guidelines, and you will look at some effective marketing strategies. Each week, you will work through online lessons, research projects, discussion questions, and review tests. This will make sure that you are learning the materials effectively. At the end of the course, you will complete a course project that will integrate the concepts of the course and will tie it all together for you. You  more...

WebSite101: Ecommerce strategies for the Entrepreneur ...essential ingredients to Ebusiness success. Web presence strategies for the Small Business professional. This course will concentrate on key ingredients for a successful web site, from chosing an effective and useful domain name, site building essentials, definitions of important terms, community building techniques, effective strategies for search engine placement, newsletter and ezine  more...

Winning Over Difficult Customers ...Strategies for getting the attention and cooperation of the difficult customer. Concerns, objections and difficulties in customers come in a variety of styles. They might be uncertain, angry, clammed up or just plain rude. If you and your customer could read each other`s mind there would likely be none or at least few of these encounters. The reality is your customer has previous buying  more...

The Art of Professional Telephone Communication ...ng able to see your customer. There are verbal skills and strategies you can use to turn the telephone into a selling advantage. Tuning in to key words will indicate buying style and presentation preferences. You want to know how to ?read? your customer with those key words. Your use of both incoming and outgoing voice mail affects the success you have with people returning calls. The  more...

Successful Negotiation ...s, and even family members. This course will give you the strategies and techniques you will need to help you define opportunities in which negotiating would be appropriate and to create a win/win situation in each of your negotiations. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can't use Netscape or other browsers for this training. Negotiating is a thread woven through not  more...

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

Skyrocket Sales with Advanced Copywriting Strategies Apply proven techniques and methods to any business writing situation. Designed specifically for beginners or more advanced writers seeking training in the art and craft of copywriting. Purchase of supplemental material will be required for further reading. You can purchase that material by going here: http:// /ebooks/ebook_present.asp?menuID=11&bookID=75  more...

Search Engine Training Workshop (With Trial Software) ... By completing each lesson, students will look at all the strategies in the search positioning process through analyzing their site, handling of keywords, basic HTML coding, making of Information pages, and more. Each lesson will build on the previous one, offering the opportunity to learn the basic requirements for the major search engines. The key to generating free, targeted traffic to your  more...

Selling With an Unfair Advantage: No Lying, Cheating or Deception ...trepreneurs and small business owners, a wealth of ideas, strategies, models and techniques that help the customer to make a quality buying decision. Here you will have 5 sessions which cover these ideas. There will be discussion on strengthening your self-confidence and motivation; the selling approach to your prospects way of buying; skills for physical, vocal and language effectiveness; how  more...

Search Engine Marketing Strategies for Small Business Operations - Instructor Led ...s. How do you go about learning the latest techniques and strategies? An expert will show you exact step-by-step techniques on how to ?tweak? your web site by analyzing it and making the necessary changes in order to ensure your success and turning your business into a "selling machine." By completing each lesson, you will look at all the strategies in the search positioning process through  more...

Search Engine Competency Assessment-Level 1 (SECA Basic Certification) ...ich requires practitioners to be up to date on the latest strategies and SEO practices. A SECA Certificate ensures you have the demonstrable knowledge and mastery of the subject at a basic level. This credential can be used for resume-building, marketing yourself and services or for internal validation for those engaged in webmastering and optimization duties. The Search Engine Competency  more...

Sales Management Strategies & Tactics The course is meant for Sales Managers and Workforce Employees aspiring to be Sales Managers. The course deliberates on how best to use Sales Force resources for achieving significant revenue and profit. Welcome to our Sales Management course This course is meant for those who have either risen to the rank of Sales Managers or have all intentions of raising themselves to this level. The course  more...

Recognizing and Avoiding Burnout ...Strategies and Tips in this course will give you the tools to assess your own emotional state, locate the stressors in your life, and evaluate your expectations, a major contributor to burnout. You will be given guidelines to identify the various stages of burnout and methods to recognize where you are in the process. The course focuses on giving you practical techniques for managing your own  more...

Project Management Concepts and Strategies ...a detailed examination of project management concepts and strategies. It discusses the seven components of a management system and the five phases of the project life cycle, and looks at factors that affect cost and quality. You may complete this course within a time span of your choosing. We recommend study commence and be completed within 90 days or less. The course may be accessed up to 1  more...

Principles of Home Inspection: 100 Hour Professional Development Certificate ...nt problems, their practical implications, and inspection strategies for finding them. A comprehensive final exam is provided, to help students prepare for actual licensing exams that may be required by their state or professional organization. The program can be reasonably completed within 2 months to 1 year depending on your study schedule. Welcome to Principles of Home Inspection Principles  more...

Powerful Negotiation For Successful Buying ... suppliers figured out how to neutralize your negotiation strategies? Most savvy sellers go through negotiation training at least yearly. Unless you ve been just as diligent at improving your negotiation skills, your chances of getting the best deals from your suppliers are very slim. The student can complete their course of study within anytime frame as long as it does not exceed 60 days  more...

Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One ...Strategies and Tips in this course will help someone learn how to understand the impact of losing a loved one and anticipate the emotions they can expect to experience. There are tools to help the bereaved accept the loss and define ways to deal with IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can`t use Netscape or other browsers for this training. The Strategies and Tips in this  more...

Office 2000 Advanced ... reports, and data access pages. The course also teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Mastery of Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 will empower an experienced user to apply advanced visual effects, import and export elements, work across applications, and prepare presentations for delivery in many different  more...

Moving from Trainer to Performance Consultant ...sultant can be difficult if you aren t aware of certain strategies and tips. This course will help you identify the steps to gaining the skills you need while building your client base. There are job aids, tools, and methods to help you make this career transition smoothly and successfully. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can`t use Netscape or other browsers for this  more...

Negotiate Profitable Real Estate Deals--Instructor-Led ... is a course on how to set objectives, choose appropriate strategies, and negotiate outcomes that are aligned with both. In short, it`s a course on how to achieve your real estate goals through research and effective communication. This course is structured around a "Learning by Doing" approach in which you will work through real-world problems set within a fictional scenario. You will assume  more...

Negotiate Profitable Real Estate Deals--Self-Directed ... is a course on how to set objectives, choose appropriate strategies, and negotiate outcomes that are aligned with both. In short, it`s a course on how to achieve your real estate goals through research and effective communication. This course is structured around a "Learning by Doing" approach in which you will work through real-world problems set within a fictional scenario. You will assume  more...

Master Search Engine Optimization Competencies for Web Developer (MSEOC) ...ternet search engines continue to evolve and with it, the strategies for effective web site promotion and marketing. Search engine submissions when done by certified professionals will result in significant search engine rankings for your personal or your client`s website. Web certification standards, especially as it relates to qualifying a search engine placement service, which guarantees top  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Expert ...o be used as a development tool. The course also teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Finally, various maintenance features are covered in the course, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. The material is presented through explanatory text, real-world scenarios, interactive  more...

Microsoft Access 2002 Level 3 Students will be introduced to advanced features and gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access. Various maintenance features are also covered, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. This advanced course strives to broaden and develop the intermediate database design skills that students already possess.  more...

Just Write! Keeping a Journal .... The class provides a varied assortment of resources and strategies that will enrich your journal. Participants will learn motivational techniques for journal writing. Inspirational tips will provide knowledge necessary to keep writing. Exercises will expand your journal experience. Hint: Start writing today, before the first class. To begin a first journal, use an inexpensive spiral-bound  more...

Lean Manufacturing Personal Training Library ...s Improvement are explored in Unit 2. Lean implementation strategies and practices are covered in Unit 3. (3 Units; 3 Assessments; Approximately 10 hours of training.) In the 5S: Workplace Organization course, the student will learn the fundamental concepts of the 5S?s that help improve quality and productivity. (The 5S?s stand for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain; these  more...

Keep Them Coming Back: Customer Retention Strategies That Work--Instructor-Led A Trump U Course- Offering the right products and services often isn`t enough: smart marketing is the key to revenue growth. Take this course to find out how to do terrific, affordable marketing on your own. You will learn how to do the kind of marketing that will unlock your business`s potential. And you will start creating the kind of message that truly resonates with your customers.Students may  more...

Keep Them Coming Back: Customer Retention Strategies That Work--Self-Directed A Trump U Course- Offering the right products and services often isn`t enough: smart marketing is the key to revenue growth. Take this course to find out how to do terrific, affordable marketing on your own. You will learn how to do the kind of marketing that will unlock your business`s potential. And you will start creating the kind of message that truly resonates with your customers.Students may  more...

Introduction to Customer Relationship Management-Part 1 In today`s highly competitive business environment, knowing your customers well and effectively interacting with them is a mission-critical exercise. This emphasis on developing and enhancing customer loyalty has evolved over the years and is now called Customer Relationship Management or CRM. This is an Instructor-Led course. Introduction to Customer Relationship Management (CRM)-Part 1 In  more...

Instructor Led-Search Engine Training Workshop ... By completing each lesson, students will look at all the strategies in the search positioning process through analyzing their site, handling of keywords, basic HTML coding, making of Information pages, and more. Each lesson will build on the previous one, offering the opportunity to learn the basic requirements for the major search engines. The key to generating free, targeted traffic to your  more...

Instructional Design for the Online Learning Environment ...ffective learning. Discover how traditional instructional strategies can be implemented into the online learning environment. Instructional Design for the Online Learning Environment is a seven day online course. It will help you learn how to adapt your course materials into an online model for effective learning and discover how traditional instructional strategies can be implemented into  more...

How To Master Business Writing ...hey`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. How To Master Business Writing This course provides students with a review of the skills needed to write effective letters, memos, minutes, proposals, reports, and press releases. It also reviews basic spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules. It  more...

How to Critically Evaluate Your Business Plan ...through video and text, will help you learn the tools and strategies you`ll need to answer the seven critical questions. We begin the Entrepreneurship curriculum by having you analyze a business plan, so you become familiar with the main issues involved in creating a successful plan. This will help you frame your own ideas in follow-on courses. The work you do here will prepare you for the next  more...

Effective Business Communication Series ...hey`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word choice, sentence building, and paragraph design. Effective Business Communication Series This series teaches the writing skills learners will need to effectively communicate in a business setting. They`ll learn how to prepare for a writing task, and about strategies and skills for effective word  more...

Electronic Commerce - Strategies ...erce)Stratetis, including marketing, promotion, and sales strategies. This course gives the student a good understanding of Marketing/Sales/Promition Strategies, Purchasing and Support Activities, ethical, legal and tax issues related to Electronic Commerce. This course is an "E-Learning" course. The course is self-paced and taught by a audio of an announcer reading the leading topic and  more...

Electronic Commerce 3 Course Bundle ... Electronic Commerce - Introduction, Electronic Commerce- Strategies, and Electronic Commerce - Security Issues courses combined into one single bundled course. This bundle of 3 courses gives the student a good understanding of the history of Electronic Commerce, How the Internet and the Web provide the infrastructure for E-Commerce, Tools and Software used to build and manage E-Commerce,  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Instructor-Led ...e interactive features to show the ins and outs of proven strategies: from fix-and-flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Self-Directed ...e interactive features to show the ins and outs of proven strategies: from fix-and-flips to condo conversion, from refinancing to trade-ups. Most important, you learn which fits your goals. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an indication of how much time is needed to take this class. As an extra added value, registered students will have  more...

Developing Curriculum for Online Programs ...strategies for the development of an online program. Instructional design guidelines are also presented. Developing Curriculum for Online Programs? is a seven day online course. It will help you explore special requirements and the tools needed for effective online curriculum development. This course is offered by a State Accredited University and offers State Board Continuing Education  more...

Customer Service Certificate ...ude defining company-wide customer service and standards, strategies for effective communication, and effective problem resolution. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student. Welcome to Customer Service Certificate This series is designed to help users create and maintain good customer services. Concepts  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - 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...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Networking ...tually beneficial relationships with practical networking strategies.You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular business situation. Build Networks to  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Customer Service Strategies This course will help you understand the importance of customer service and help you define who your customers are, how to measure customer service, and determine the appropriate methods for obtaining customer feedback. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Bootstrap Marketing This course will help you create a marketing plan and learn to promote your product effectively.You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular business  more...

Build Your Own BIZ(tm) - Branding and Beyond Learn how to use branding to set your product or service apart from the competition and build value. You will receive as a bonus 1 year unlimited access to this course from the day of enrollment. If attempting to accelerate your learning (1-2 weeks or less), please pay special attention to key points so you may successfully apply the information gained from this course to your particular business  more...

Advanced Customer Relationship Management -Part 2 Advanced CRM is the second and final part of our program. The course will teach you how to independently develop a CRM plan for your organization after conducting a focused analysis of your organization`s business processes and customer profile. This is an Instructor-Led course Advanced Customer Relationship Management (CRM)-Part 2 In todays highly competitive business environment, knowing your  more...

Access 2000 Level 3 ...o be used as a development tool. The course also teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Finally, various maintenance features are covered in the course, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. The material is presented through explanatory text, real-world scenarios, interactive  more...

Access 2000 MOUS This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and the more advanced elements that compose an Access database. Students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access, including tables, queries, forms, reports, and data access pages. This comprehensive course teaches students both the basic and the more advanced  more...

Access 2002 This course introduces students to the basic elements that compose an Access database. Students will learn what a database is and how an effective database should be designed and set up. As the course becomes more advanced, students will use Microsoft Access as a development tool. The course strives to broaden and develop the basic database skills that students already possess. This course  more...

Access 2002 MOUS This course introduces students to the new features in Microsoft Access 2002 that set it apart from Access 2000. This includes speech recognition and the new Task Pane, as well as basic elements that compose an Access database. As the course becomes more advanced, students will gain a more complete understanding of how to effectively create and use the primary database objects in Access and how to  more...

Access 2000 Expert ...o be used as a development tool. The course also teaches strategies for protecting data by enacting various security measures and by controlling how data is entered into a database. Finally, various maintenance features are covered in the course, teaching students ways to better manage multi-user databases. The material is presented through explanatory text, real-world scenarios, interactive  more...

Access 2000 This course teaches students the basic database elements, good database design, Microsoft Access tools, and database maintenance and security, among many other skills. This course introduces students to basic elements that compose an Access database and strives to broaden and develop the database design skills that they already possess. Students will start out by learning what a database is and  more...

Job-Seekers Workshop: 10 steps to a new beginning ...Strategies Workshop The Employment Strategies Workshop begins with determining career requirements with a helpful worksheet, then explains how to find potential employers using the Net, networking and the direct approach; shows how to develop, personalize and target a resume (includes samples), write an effective cover letter (includes samples); talks about the best ways to contact employers,  more...

Complaints And Angry Customers Complaints And Angry Customers The Complaints and Angry Customers course helps sales and service providers understand how to approach the more difficult and challenging situations they?ll encounter. It provides participants with a 6 step method for handling complaints, communication strategies for staying in control and for soothing feelings that are running high. And it equips participants with  more...

Mastering Cold Calls Course description -- There are some specific strategies that can help a sales person become more confident and competent in making cold calls, and this course has them. It describes both the technical and the psychological techniques and methods to help you overcome your apprehension and conduct a call that gets results. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER REQUIRED - can`t use Netscape  more...

Applying Leadership Basics Course description -- Applying Leadership Basics provides the fundamental skills for leading a group: defining the task, establishing a vision, gaining commitment, and building relationships. It tells you how and when to use various leadership styles and gives smart techniques to help leaders direct the efforts of others. The Strategies and Tips in this module teach you how to foster innovation,  more...

Building a Successful Team Course description -- Your team may just be forming, or you may be renewing your goals for the coming year. You may have just gotten a new team member or even lost a few. This course will take you through the various stages of a teama s development and give you Strategies and Tips for guiding your team successfully through the process. You will learn how to recognize and respond to your teama s  more...

Coaching and Counseling Course description -- It would be na ve to think that all employees have the skills necessary to succeed without even being taught what these skills are. In addition, many people may have personal concerns that hinder work performance. By learning how to effectively coach and counsel, you can help your employees ease personal burdens and train them in the skills they need to be better employees.  more...

Creating a Strong Leadership Team ...eam that is a model for the rest of the organization. The Strategies and Tips are practical tools and methods to create and maintain a shared vision, define roles and responsibilities, and determine mutual goals and priorities. Key Points also include techniques for avoiding power struggles and resolving issues to keep leaders focused and aligned. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE) BROWSER  more...

How To Master Team Building Course description -- Meeting business objectives and maximizing resources requires effective teamwork, and this bundle will build the basic competencies that will ensure your teams are organized, goal-oriented, and customer-focused. Together they provide a toolkit of effective techniques and strategies for building high-performing teams in any function or discipline. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET  more...

Managing Disagreement Course description -- Conflict comes in all formsa from a change in work processes to full-blown disagreement about the company's strategic planning. Fortunately, there are several techniques for managing disagreement, depending on which parties are involved and how important the issue is to each person. This course identifies the strategies for solving conflict and maintaining positive working  more...

Managing Negative People Course description -- Some people can be difficult to work with. They never seem excited about their work, and they create a general atmosphere of negativity. So how do you handle them? This course will help you identify what it is that makes certain people pessimistic and what you can do to help them. It will identify strategies you can use for boosting self-esteem, morale, and turn negativity  more...

Managing Projects ...Strategies and Tips in this course will take you through the steps of managing a project, from defining the requirements to managing the implementation. You will be given tools and methods for organizing the project activities, focusing on customer needs, and leading the project team to successful completion. There are suggestions for resolving plan and budget conflicts, assessing and  more...

Telephone Sales Skills Course description -- This course identifies the specific selling techniques and strategies that sales people need to be effective over the phone. It gives suggestions for relieving the anxiety of picking up the phone; checklists to make sure you are prepared for that all-important conversation, and techniques for polishing your over-the-phone approach. IMPORTANT NOTE: INTERNET EXPLORER (IE)  more...

Telephone Skills for Quality Customer Service Course description -- Telephones are an everyday part of business and often aid in your customersa first impression of your company. This course identifies telephone skills needed to be successful and more professional. It provides strategies to enable you to give your callers the quality service they deserve. You will learn tips for handling the telephone, ways to manage the discussions, and  more...

Basics of Effective Communication Course description -- Basics of Effective Communication examines the fundamental elements of communication and describes how you can send clear and consistent messages to a Receiver. It gives tips for choosing the right communication method and considering other important factors that impact effectiveness. It covers effective listening and feedback skills in practical and immediately useful  more...

Learn TopDog Search Engine Analyzer Submitter From An Expert Learn Everything You Need To Know About The TopDog Search Engine Analyzer/Submitter  more...

Advanced Information Page Creation Critique and Analysis A well done "information page" or "content-rich page," will help put you at the top of the search engines.  more...

Interviewing Skills for Job Candidates ... gives them the A-to-Z of interviewing for a new job. The Strategies and Tips provide specific recommendations for valuable preliminary work, and tools to prepare for the interviewera s questions. Key Points will help you promote your best image and create a positive impression. You will learn how to follow up with the interviewer and how to negotiate the best offer if you are selected.  more...

Managing Your 401 k Course description -- More and more companies are providing a 401k as a benefit. Human resource managers frequently counsel their employees on the mechanics and planning of their 401k programs. This course provides a foundation for you to know how to appreciate vesting, select wise investment packages, and understand diversification. You will also be given tools and strategies for understanding  more...

Success Strategies Training Program for Management & Leadership This course will teach you how to effectively and efficiently implement a system of Management & Leadership Success Strategies for your organization.  more...

Implementing Active Directory Users and Groups To identify how to plan and implement Active Directory OU, user, and group strategies  more...

Configuring and Troubleshooting Group Policy To identify the tasks and strategies involved in configuring and troubleshooting group policy  more...

Negotiating to Mutual Benefit The key to being a skilled negotiator is understanding the difference between negotiating and giving money away. This course demonstrates the stages and rules that will gain you a win/win solution, and with it long-term business. If you follow the guidelines set out here, you will be able to handle customer strategies and still close the deal on terms that keep both your company and your customer  more...

Optimizing Query Performance and Index Strategies recognize how to optimize query performance and indexing strategies in SQL Server 2005  more...

Optimizing a Database Data Recovery Plan for SQL Server 2005 To identify potential causes of database failure, and select the appropriate fault tolerance and restore strategies for a scenario  more...

Managing and Maintaining Database Security in SQL Server 2005 To identify strategies for auditing database security at the server and user levels, and determine the appropriate way to protect against and respond to different types of attack on SQL Server  more...

Making the Right Outsourcing Decision To recognize the strategies, the benefits, and risks that are associated with an outsource project.  more...

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

Sales Communications Foundations William Safire, a columnist for the New York Times, said, "To communicate, put your thoughts in order; give them a purpose; use them to persuade, to instruct, to discover, to seduce." This is true especially for the sales professional. As a sales professional, you are a professional persuader. You must possess the communications skills to effectively instruct your prospective customers and help  more...

Telesales Communications ...echniques that will guide your actions. You will be given strategies that will help you compensate for the telephone's lack of nonverbal cues. Since part of telephone communication requires listening, you'll be asked in this course to listen for various verbal cues. For this reason, certain sections of this course deviate from standard SkillSoft courses in that they present audio and audio cues  more...

The Profession of Selling Consider how the following definitions relate to a successful career in sales: Principle - a rule or code of conduct; Strategy - a careful plan or method especially for achieving an end; and Skill - a developed or acquired ability. These three terms help describe the difference between sales as a profession, and sales as simply a job. "The Profession of Selling" course is designed to present the  more...

Professional Selling in the Knowledge Economy Since the beginning of time, wealth and power have been associated with control of the dominant form of capital supporting the economy. With the dawn of the Agricultural Age thousands of years ago, wealth and power became associated with the control of land. Those who controlled the most fertile or strategically defensible lands dominated the economy. As we enter the 21st century, we have reached  more...

Preparing for Change When the organization you work for changes, and demands that you change along with it, wariness and uncertainty are natural. Change signals the end of the tried, trusted, and familiar. But change is also a new beginning--a springboard into a new and potentially exciting personal future. "Preparing for Change" focuses on the mental attitudes and behaviors you need to develop in order to take  more...

Communication during Organizational Change Change can be shocking to you and your co-workers. By definition, it is a time of uncertainty and, therefore, turbulence, and it puts relationships under strain. How successfully you communicate is a vital measure of how well you deal with change. "Communication during Organizational Change" starts by recognizing that the first factor in successful communication is how you feel inside. The  more...

Strategies for Better Balance "It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours."--Sam Ewing. This course focuses on the actions you can take to achieve a more balanced life. It begins by helping you to explore ways in which you can create some space in order to bring more nourishing and energizing activities into your life. The course will show you how to build practical systems into  more...

Risk Strategies The Cutting Edge This course explores seldom-discussed topics vital to your risk-taking strategies. Maintaining a balance between risk and recklessness depends upon your knowledge of business, people, and that little bit extra. That little bit extra in creativity and values can mean the difference between being at the cutting edge or falling off.  more...

Applying Your Field Sales Approach A unique quality of effective field sales representatives is their ability to assess their customers' needs, determine sales opportunities, and access the decision makers--often in one or two sales calls. Sound impossible? It's not if the sales professional applies the essentials presented in Applying Your Field Sales Approach. This course provides sales strategies to change your customers'  more...

Preparing for Outbound Sales Calls The most successful outbound sales calls begin long before the salesperson places the call. Successful inside selling is all about planning and being prepared. Being prepared means knowing what to expect from your customer and planning your responses. In this course, you will learn about the common perceptions customers have of salespeople. You will also learn the three premises of the inside  more...

Initiating Outbound Sales Calls ...a key to your success. In this course, you will learn the strategies for dealing with voice mail and call screeners and for making a successful initial contact with a customer. You will also learn the four profile types and strategies for creating account profiles. In this course, you will learn how to assess a sales opportunity, the four factors used to qualify an outbound sales opportunity,  more...

Completing Outbound Sales Calls ...ugh the close of the sale. In this course, you will learn strategies for contacting the decision maker and for dealing with gatekeepers. You will learn the steps involved in a sales presentation, how to determine the most effective sales strategy for your sales call, and how to determine the customer's valuation of your product or service. In this course, you will learn the seven  more...

Preparing for Inbound Sales Calls Do you think selling means waiting for the phone to ring? A successful inside sales agent begins planning long before the customer calls. Successful inside selling is all about being prepared, and that means thinking ahead on customer inquiries and responses you will give. This course identifies the common perceptions that customers have of salespeople. In the course, you will learn the three  more...

Completing Inbound Sales Calls ...the four factors used to qualify a sales opportunity, and strategies for qualifying a sales opportunity. You will also learn the steps for making the transition in both one-call and multiple-call closes. You will learn how to determine the best strategies for inbound sales presentations and explore the characteristics of an effective inbound sales presentation, as well as the features,  more...

Integrating Change in Your Organization ...ge in Your Organization" provides you with the skills and strategies you need to embed and sustain change, and then move forward toward continual improvement and collaborative working. The change story never ends. In today's ever-changing business environment, you may feel as if you're on an endless loop of change. As a manager, your role is to ensure that each part of the change story finishes  more...

Managing the Creative Elements of Brands Did you know there are 25 brands of laundry detergent? What influenced you to choose the brand you use? Was it the name? The logo? Maybe it was the clever slogan or catchy jingle. Was there a cute, cuddly character in the advertisement? Perhaps it was the packaging design. It could be one of these factors or a combination thereof, but the fact still remains: out of 25 brands of laundry detergent,  more...

Evaluating Brand Effectiveness ... use of brand audits and tracking studies, you will apply strategies for monitoring and evaluating your brand equity. Finally, you will establish a management system to keep all your brand research organized and easily accessible. The power of your brand lives in the mind of the consumer and in the worth of its brand equity, so the more you know, the more impact your brand will have in the  more...

Managing and Maintaining Brand Equity ...ssues involving brand management, as well as step-by-step strategies to help your brand survive--and even thrive--in a competitive market. So, what opportunities, influences and threats does your brand face? Lesson one explores making the most of your brand's potential by identifying the conditions needed for creating an effective and long-lasting brand extensions. You will also learn of other  more...

Analyzing the Market This course will walk you through four crucial elements of analyzing your market. First, you'll learn to scan your environment, considering the economical, technological, social, and political impacts on your organization. Then you'll learn how market segmentation can assist you in developing products and marketing strategies. You'll be given a set of tools that can be utilized for developing and  more...

Writing the Marketing Plan Creative Strategy You've completed the first part of your marketing plan. Now it's time to write about your marketing tactics. You'll discover just how to match your product with your target market, determining exactly what the competitive advantages of your particular product are. Then you'll explore the price-setting strategies that will help make your product a success.  more...

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

Communication Skills for Successful Management Effective 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 Efficiency, in software terms, can be the difference between ineffective, poorly designed software, and elegant, intuitive software. Efficiency in manufacturing is the difference between processes that yield top quality products at a reasonable price, and processes that spit out shoddy products regardless of price.Likewise, efficiency is critical to the effectiveness of a manager and to the  more...

Strategies for Transitioning into Management Making a smooth transition from technical professional 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  more...

Mentoring Strategies for the 21st Century Current business trends--including acquisitions and reorganizations, emerging technology needs, and a changing work force--are all creating unique mentoring needs. This course addresses how mentoring strategies can benefit your organization in the current business climate. It explores the ways that mentoring can capitalize on gender, age, and cultural issues. Finally, it provides instruction on  more...

Starting the Change Process Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The majority of organizations consider change as a new beginning--a bright new day. But is that really the case? Ask your employees how they feel about change, and they'll often say, "It's unnecessary--we're doing just fine as we are." For them, change is the end of an era; an abrupt cessation of a comfortable way of life. It's your job to ensure  more...

The Automotive Industry Overview Version 2 Trends in the automotive industry are considered a barometer of a mature economy. The industry has been going through some dramatic changes in the last few years, and major manufacturers, including the Big Three (General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler) and their suppliers, are reorganizing to be competitive in the global marketplace. In the unrelenting push for lower costs, operational  more...

The Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 Has there ever been a more flourishing time in the history of the oil and gas industry? The continued growth in demand and an industry struggling to meet this voracious demand have pushed oil prices to an all-time high. Big oil companies, even while investing heavily in exploration, technology, operational improvement, and research and development, are still left with huge surpluses in an industry  more...

The Pharmaceutical Industry Overview Version 2 Billions of people around the world depend on the pharmaceutical industry to help them live longer, healthier, and happier lives. However, the pharmaceutical industry is continually tasked with alleviating its own ailments, including slow growth and declining profitability owing to pricing, safety, marketing and regulatory issues. In order for companies to remain competitive in a highly regulated  more...

The Food and Beverage Industry Overview Version 2 "The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star," says Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his famous work, The Physiology of Taste. However, when leading food and beverage manufacturers introduce more than 15,000 new products every year with an average success rate of only 25 , such happiness can be fleeting. Few industries have as much pressure placed upon  more...

The Health Care Industry Overview Version 2 ...pliance. As a result, they are fine-tuning their business strategies and turning to information technology to eliminate inefficiencies in the value chain, to address issues of access, to improve quality, and to reduce cost. This course provides a high-level view of the health care industry environment, including its key players, trends, structure, and relevant business and regulatory issues. It  more...

The Banking Industry Overview Version 2 Can you imagine a world without banks? In the past, banks focused on loans and deposits, debits, and credits. Now, due to dramatic changes in the world economy, banking is a far more complex business. On a daily basis, the industry must deal with margin pressures, consolidation, and technological and marketing challenges, not to mention unforeseen financial and political crises. However, with cash  more...

The Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 2 ...relying upon aging infrastructures and outdated marketing strategies. To survive, telecom carriers must consider a number of options, including consolidation, enhanced service offerings, and/or costly technological upgrades. This course is designed to help learners gain an understanding of the telecommunications industry, the tumultuous regulatory environment surrounding it, the technological  more...

Facilitative Leadership Have you worked in this organization? You don't explain what you're doing because people will steal your ideas. It's best just to go along with whatever the majority wants, even if you can see some real problems down the road. No one will take responsibility for the results unless they're good, then everyone takes a share. If you've experienced any of these situations and want to make some  more...

Legal Pitfalls Regarding Independent Contractors Managing 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...

Working with Temporary Agencies Efficient staffing can be the difference between high productivity at a reasonable price and inefficiency regardless of price. To efficiently manage peak time and special project staffing requirements, you need to be able to work with temporary agencies. This course will develop your skills at using temporary agencies to meet short-term staffing requirements. Applying these important strategies  more...

Understanding Technical Professionals As a 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  more...

The Contact Center and the Technical Support Agent In the last few years, organizations have realized that it is easier to generate revenue from an existing customer base than to find new customers. Retaining customers has become paramount, and technical support has become a valuable resource. Driven by Customer Relationship Management (CRM) principles, this course explains how the role of the technical support agent (TSA) has changed as  more...

Managing Challenges in Customer Service During an average working day in a call center, customer service agents (CSAs) handle dozens of customer calls. The calls may range from simple requests for product information to urgent demands for solutions to complex problems. The callers may range from quiet, logical, and professional in their manner to noisy, impatient, and infuriated. CSAs are expected to meet the challenges of handling all  more...

Customers Confrontation and Conflict Is there anything that can torpedo your work day more than an arrogant, obnoxious, rude customer? YES Not knowing how to handle one It's challenging to stay service-minded when the person you are dealing with is being "difficult." This course will give you the perspective to effectively cope with customer conflict, and sound methods to deal with all types of potentially confrontational situations.  more...

Overcoming Difficult Service Situations ... signals is an important first step. Then you'll practice strategies that de-escalate confrontational clients. Admitting mistakes is an easy concept, but for most people, it's not so easy to do. This training adds just enough sugar to make the medicine go down, helps us let go of our egos or our fear of being wrong, and accept responsibility for errors. Though it's not appropriate to tell a  more...

Presenting Your Case Have you ever attended a presentation that failed because the presenter was ill prepared or ineffective in his approach? A successful presenter must possess the proper skills to plan and deliver an effective business case presentation and employ strategies to establish and maintain the audience's attention. This course examines the careful planning and delivery of a business case presentation. It  more...

The Fundamentals of Exceptional Customer Service You've seen the ad campaigns that boast, "Customer satisfaction guaranteed." But in today's marketplace, satisfaction isn't enough. This course is designed to take your goals beyond merely satisfying the customer to creating customer loyalty. The training takes aim at outdated modes of thinking, and establishes the building blocks for a service mentality that increases customer commitment, not to  more...

E-mail as a Marketing Tool How can you find new customers? How can you build stronger relationships with new and existing customers? How can you boost sales of your company's products and services? This course will provide you with useful strategies to help you incorporate electronic mail into your marketing approach. Learn how to communicate effectively with your customers through e-mail. You and your company will benefit  more...

The Dynamics of Interacting ... others. You will examine types of negotiating styles and strategies and ways to best apply that knowledge in communicating what you want out of a deal. Choosing a style and strategy that feels right for you can enhance your confidence in pursuing your outcome. In addition, you will discover ways to strengthen your emotional control in difficult situations. Keeping a cool head when negotiating  more...

A Manager s Introduction to Business Law This course introduces 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  more...

Contracts in Commercial Transactions Contracts permeate business, whether it is a sale to a customer, the hiring of a new employee, the acquisition of a new company, or countless other formal and informal business practices. This course introduces the laws, which determine whether such agreements are legally binding and enforceable by the courts. To begin, this course explains the legal requirements for contracts and their different  more...

Employment and Labor Law Management sometimes finds itself in a sensitive position involving the treatment and rights of employees. But how does management legally handle a precarious situation with employees without the legal ramifications exploding in their face? This course is an overview for management about the essentials of employment and labor law. It includes introductions to current federal laws regarding  more...

American Business Formations in the 21st Century ...ld successful business relationships.This course presents strategies for conducting business with each kind of business formation and for developing your business through acquisition, joint venture or minority investment. As a manager, you will also be introduced to strategies for avoiding antitrust liability or situations where courts may "pierce the corporate veil."Finally, this course  more...

Lawsuits and Negotiations ...it analysis. It begins by presenting proactive management strategies for discouraging damaging lawsuits and avoiding costly litigation. It examines forms of alternative dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and the respective strengths of mediation and arbitration so that management can effectively work with legal counsel to determine when these are appropriate  more...

The Mechanics of Communicating Effectively Your voice, your ability to listen, and your body language are your three vital communication tools. However, because they are given at birth they are often taken totally for granted. People mistakenly believe that because these tools are in constant daily use that they are already the best they can be. However it is possible to improve the quality of these communication essentials, and this  more...

Workplace Communication Skills ... intent, and your own. This course covers the three prime strategies that will enable you to do this. By speaking assertively, you can make your intentions clear, and in this course you will have the opportunity to practice several assertive communication techniques. Similarly, the course will demonstrate how to give constructive criticism on the behavior of others, and how to receive criticism  more...

Communicating for Contacts Although the old adage, "It's not what you know but who you know that counts" is not a firm basis on which to build your career, it is true that your ability to build relationships with influential people both inside and outside of your company has definite benefits. You know the importance of creating a good impression and raising your profile with those who can have a positive impact on your  more...

Asserting Yourself Professionally Do you sometimes wonder if your professional style is too passive-hesitant and weak? Or do you find yourself acting too aggressively toward your co-workers or subordinates--too critical and overbearing? Do you wonder if there is another professional style that might be better for you? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it's a good time to learn to be an assertive business professional.  more...

Assertiveness from Inside to Outside ...yourself from the inside out? Do you believe there may be strategies you could use to develop a more assertive professional style? Do you want to learn about strategies that can help you interact assertively with others in the workplace? Now is a good time to enhance your professional assertiveness skills if you answered "yes" to any of these questions. This course will guide you as you move  more...

Handling Conflict ...people's needs. This spectrum gives rise to five possible strategies for dealing with conflict. Whatever strategy you apply, some core techniques will make you more effective. These involve three main actions: confronting the conflict, communicating with the other party, and determining an acceptable outcome. Sometimes, the conflict in the workplace just surrounds you, even though you are not  more...

Planning an Effective Business Meeting If you are in a business that has meetings, you know how much time is spent in them. A recent survey of 2000 business leaders indicated that managers spend over fifty percent of their time in meetings. That same study indicated that managers felt that about one third of those meetings were unproductive. This course will present you with information that will help you improve the quality of your  more...

Listening Basics Do you sometimes feel like you are not getting the whole message when someone talks to you? If you have problems receiving information that is verbally communicated, this is the course for you. This course will familiarize you with the communication and listening processes, and how listening functions within communication. You will discover the factors and variables that influence communication  more...

An Essential Guide to Giving Feedback The performance of any business depends upon the performance of everyone within the organization. To ensure that all staff are meeting their potential it is essential that there is a culture which enables feedback to be given and received. This course enables you to become familiar with the key aspects of giving candid, constructive feedback about performance. The purpose of this course is to  more...

Group Problem Solving and Decision Making ... components of an effective team. You'll explore valuable strategies for improving group effectiveness, strategies that will enable you to move past groupthink and other obstacles and on to team productivity. You'll also learn how to better diagnose problems within a group setting, and then generate dynamic alternatives based on your diagnosis. Finally, you'll explore concrete ways to select  more...

Managing from Within Self-empowerment Have you ever thought that you could be the best boss you've ever had? By developing attitudes and skills that empower you, you can manage from within and become your own best boss. Self-empowerment is the process of taking responsibility for your attitudes, behaviors, and actions at work to maximize your effectiveness. As an empowered employee, you will be driven by ownership, initiative, and  more...

Pursuing Successful Lifelong Learning ...en this course is for you. Find out how lifelong learning strategies can enable you to develop your work skills and to manage your professional development. Don't wait until your supervisor initiates what you need to learn. It's time to take ownership of your learning needs based on your expectations and your own terms. In this course, you will identify your learning needs and learn how to  more...

Customer Relationship Management - Implementing CRM Customer Relationship Management: Implementing CRM introduces the student to the goals of CRM, the costs of CRM, and ways to modify operations costs to become customer focused. The program also details CRM pre-implementation strategies, the CRM implementation process, and tactics used to test CRM.  more...

Principles of Marketing - Product Strategy Principles of Marketing: Product Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to classify consumer and business products, create and promote brand equity, and implement new product development strategies. The program details the functions and objectives of packaging and labeling strategies, the stages of the consumer adoption process, and the four product development  more...

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

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

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

Making Decisions Dynamically Your decisions determine your life. Nowhere is this simple statement so unabashedly evident as in today's business world. Made consciously or unconsciously, your decisions represent the fundamental tool you use in facing the opportunities, challenges, and uncertainties of life. It's not a case, however, of "make a decision, any decision." The increased complexity and competition of the 21st  more...

Creating Change Gaining Allies "If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours." Is this an effective strategy for gaining allies to create change? How about, "If you do it my way, you'll feel better about yourself"? Finding and winning partners for the purpose of creating change is not easy in the intensely competitive and harried environment of the corporate world. It's especially difficult when you lack authority. The people  more...

The Fundamentals of Effective Thinking Albert Einstein once remarked that "the significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." It necessarily follows that you must raise your own level of thinking in order to solve pressing business problems and make effective decisions. In this course, you'll explore how to think about the most critical business skill of all--thinking  more...

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

Problem Solving Generating Alternatives ...p you with numerous and productive alternative generation strategies that will enable you to draw from a pool of expanded options. By so doing, you'll better recognize and act on the best possible business choice. You'll explore ways to begin generating alternatives and get into the flow of enlarging your store of possible solutions. Using both rational and creative approaches to problem  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000 - Active Directory Design Directory Services Security To provide an overview of Active Directory security features and describe the different security management strategies available  more...

Windows 2000 - Migration Design Upgrade and Migration Strategies To show how to plan a migration from a Windows NT 3.5x or NT 4.0 domain to Windows 2000  more...

Developing NET Specifications Strategies and Conceptual Design To define development and operations strategies and derive the conceptual design  more...

Estimating Activity Costs ...t Cost Management processes. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the Project Cost Management processes. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc., 2004.  more...

Budgeting and Controlling Costs ... and Cost Control processes. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these processes and gain a better understanding of the Project Cost Management knowledge area. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc., 2004.  more...

Elements of Project Human Resource Management ...ss, Human Resource Planning. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the Project Human Resource Management knowledge area. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??),  more...

Implementing Project Human Resource Management ...and managing a project team. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the Project Human Resource Management processes. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc.,  more...

Initiating a Project and Preparing the Project Plan ...lop 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) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc., 2004.  more...

Project Integration Executing and Completing a Project ...he project or project phase. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner explores these concepts and gains 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) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc., 2004.  more...

Planning for Quality ...and Perform Quality Control. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the Project Quality Management processes. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the  more...

Planning Project Scope ...ment to project performance. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the inputs to, the tools and techniques for, and the outputs of the project scope management processes that deal with creating a Project Scope Management Plan and developing a Project Scope Statement. This course is aligned with  more...

Controlling Project Scope ...ment to project performance. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the project management processes of the Scope Management knowledge area. This course will cover the project inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the scope management processes that deal with creating work breakdown  more...

Elements of Project Time Management ...o complete these activities. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the Project Time Management processes. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc., 2004.  more...

Project Scheduling ...pment, and Schedule Control. Through interactive learning strategies and real-life scenarios, the learner will explore these concepts and gain a better understanding of the project time management processes in action. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK?? Guide) - Third Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI??), Inc.,  more...

Windows 2000 - Administration To provide an overview of typical Windows 2000 administrative tasks and strategies and to demonstrate how to use a number of administrative tools  more...

Advanced Language Features of Microsoft VB NET To explain the new object-oriented features of Visual Basic .NET, data access with ADO.NET, and strategies for migration  more...

Program Life Cycle and Organization ...ir context and act as the infrastructure for implementing strategies. Effective program managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course will describe some of the key program management life-cycle considerations,  more...

Project Management Fundamentals ...strategies has increased the importance of management having a thorough understanding of the products they produce. More and more employees 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  more...

Effective Team-building Strategies For a team to succeed, its members must want to win. Specifically, each team member must place the team's goals ahead of his own goals so that the team may be victorious. Team motivation can come from a variety of sources, the most usual of which is the team leader. But what if your team leader doesn't have the necessary leadership skills? Or what if she does, but she applies them ineffectively?  more...

The Individual s Role in a Team You can't have a team without first having a collection of individuals. But a team is more than just the sum of its parts. Effective team members go beyond themselves and their personal desires and goals. If you want to be an effective team member, your challenge is to put the team first--which means maximizing your contributions to help the team accomplish its purpose. In this course, you'll  more...

Windows Vista Maintenance and Optimization An optimized operating system runs at peak performance and helps to ensure that applications and hardware perform as they are designed to. Windows Vista has many tools to help achieve the goal of an optimized system along with monitoring tools that help ensure the system continues to perform at its best. This course describes many of the performance monitoring tools of Windows Vista and explains  more...

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

Programming Techniques and Strategies To outline the high-level considerations for producing good code  more...

Launching Successful Virtual and On-site Teams One factor that defines team success is the way in which a team is launched. Quickly moving an on-site or a virtual team into high-performance mode takes planning, strategizing, and a seamless launch. In this course, you'll learn techniques for setting up a successful team that can be applied to an on-site or a virtual environment. First, you'll learn strategies for selecting high-performing team  more...

Leading High-performance On-site Teams ...rust, and effective communication and conflict-resolution strategies. In the early stages of team development, leaders must set up structures and processes that support the development of these team characteristics. This course offers strategies for leading an on-site team during the first two stages of team development--forming and storming. It outlines steps for defining a project and offers  more...

Facilitating Virtual and On-site Teams ...duce the development stages of maturing teams and provide strategies uniquely designed for addressing problems that arise during this phase. The course will also present techniques for strengthening your team and for evaluating team effectiveness. Finally, it will offer strategies for sustaining high performance, including techniques for boosting creativity and motivating through shared  more...

Introducing Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 represents the next generation of server operating systems from Microsoft. With this release come notable improvements in security, remote access, networking, and performance monitoring. New administration 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.  more...

Automating Linux System Tasks and Backup Strategies To administer Linux system tasks and implement suitable backup strategies and schedules  more...

Tools for Planning and Managing Six Sigma Project Opportunities ... assertion holds true for process and quality improvement strategies, and Six Sigma and quality improvement teams throughout the world use a set of management and planning tools to analyze and understand a variety of issues. This course will examine the tools used in Six Sigma to help organizations make decisions and plan and communicate findings. These tools include affinity diagrams,  more...

Six Sigma--Statistical Process Control If you were an engineer charged with the health of a dam, would you fix a leak by pressing a cork into the crack? Would you consider such a solution permanent? When a Six Sigma?? team imposes control measures on a process it has improved, it does so with the idea of making its improvements long-lasting. The Control phase of the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Inform, Control) doesn't rely  more...

Six Sigma Team Leadership ...project. This course provides potential team leaders with strategies for selecting the right team members and assigning roles within the team. When the team has been formed, the role of team leader changes to that of a facilitator, leader, and motivator. This course provides you with the techniques and skills required to build a team that can deliver your Six Sigma project. Six Sigma is a  more...

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

Recruiting for the 21st Century Strategies "We'll just stick an ad in the paper, and we'll fill the slot. Right?" You don't sound so sure--and with good reason. The old ways of recruiting no longer make the grade. With unemployment hovering below 5 percent, innovative companies and human resources professionals are turning to online recruiting and other creative techniques to locate quality talent. This course investigates those  more...

Experiencing the Behavioral-based Interview How will you know if you're in a behavioral-based interview? What can you do to build rapport during the process? How should you formulate your answers? What will help you be most effective? The answers to all of these questions are contained in "Experiencing the Behavioral-based Interview." In this course, you'll get the inside information on what you'll be asked and how to respond. You'll be  more...

Strategic Approaches to Labor Relations HRCI SPHR ...strategies to secure and develop a company's successful and profitable operations. The employee plays a central role in such operations. As such it has become essential for HR professionals to constantly be on the lookout for strategies that allow them to develop a good working relationship between the employee and employer. This course covers strategies that actively improve and maintain good  more...

Planning a Diversity Initiative ...ur diversity initiative. The course will also examine the strategies used to measure the success of a diversity initiative once it is in place. It explains the process for collecting useful and meaningful feedback and provides metrics by which organizations can evaluate the effectiveness of their diversity programs. Finally, it offers a variety of options for organizations who find that their  more...

Recruiting for the 21st Century The Market It's the beginning of a new century and a new millennium, and the employment market is hot, hot, hot. Employee attitudes have shifted from "I'm sure glad I have a job" to "What have you done for me lately?" Boomers, members of the sociological phenomenon that has defined our culture since 1946, are getting ready to retire, and fewer workers from succeeding generations are available to step in. But  more...

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

Managing in a Global Business Environment .... In this challenging environment companies seek to adopt strategies that sustain their business growth. As a result organizations are changing the way they conduct and operate their businesses, transforming themselves in order to cope with these demanding circumstances. For today's business managers the need to comprehend these strategic drivers for change is imperative. In order to survive,  more...

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

Managing for High Performance ...m out of a jam. But do they have the necessary skills and strategies for managing these key people? This course will examine what organizations need to do to ensure that they attract high performers, how they allow this talent to thrive, and, most importantly, how to avoid losing the talent to the competition. In addition, managers need to be able to evaluate an individual's performance and  more...

Managing Upward Relationships ...g in upward relationships. The focus is on the skills and strategies that support building positive and productive upward relationships and optimizing individuals' and organizations' performances. This course also offers the managers a common-sense perspective on how to keep their bosses happy, productive, and successful for their own success and for fostering a good work environment. This  more...

Tomorrow s Managers Competencies "It takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place." Lewis Carroll's words in Through the Looking Glass, have never been more applicable than today. The workplace is changing. Today's managers are competing for skilled workers, facing high turnover, and coping with technology changes that occur at warp speed. Effective managers must be less product-oriented, and more people-oriented.  more...

Managing and Rewarding Top Performers Does your company have a policy in place for hiring and retaining its top-performing employees? Would you know how to convince valuable employees to stay if they were to hand in their resignation? It is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to retain their top-level employees in today's competitive market. This course examines how to attract and ultimately retain top performers through a  more...

Competitive Strategies for a Global Marketplace ...obalization and technology, companies need to develop new strategies to effectively compete in the global marketplace. To stay competitive in today's marketplace, companies need to shift their focus from selling products to meeting needs. This course starts by painting a picture of the changing economic landscape and the new consumer. It continues by presenting ways of locating new marketing  more...

Surpassing the Competition ...ur competition's strengths, weaknesses, capabilities, and strategies can leave your company vulnerable to unexpected competitive moves. This course presents you with the tools and methods for identifying competitors; collecting competitor information; creating a competitor SWOT matrix by determining a competitor's objectives, strategies, strengths, and weaknesses; and developing a competitor  more...

Strategies for Building an Online Brand ...brand experience. This course will provide marketers with strategies for building strong online brands by maximizing the interactive nature of the Web. The course begins by identifying key branding objectives and provides useful strategies to take offline brands into an online environment. Additionally, the course explores tactics for building and maintaining long-term online customer  more...

Introduction to Product Management ... 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 learn the skills common to successful  more...

Developing a New-product Strategy Product development is not a mystery. Nor is it only the concern of your research and development department. 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  more...

Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers A crucial aspect of a product 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,  more...

Financial Risk Management Do you like to take risks or do you prefer to avoid them? Do you only take a risk if you know you will be compensated for it in the end? Everyone is exposed to risk at some time--it is unavoidable. Having the proper tools to deal with risk can save you money and help you avoid financial hardship. This course familiarizes you with the strategies and products used to manage corporate risk. You will  more...

Introduction to Internal Auditing ...ises can be very costly to a company. Developing in-house strategies to ensure that internal processes are being followed and quality expectations are being met is a powerful tool for avoiding surprises. This course, Introduction to Internal Auditing, will introduce you to internal auditing strategies and techniques that help accomplish this end. Specifically, you will learn how to plan and  more...

Principles of Internal Auditing This course will take you to the heart of internal auditing, and provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge and skills. You will learn about the issues, applications, and management strategies relating to the internal audit. You will also learn techniques for taking corrective action and wrapping-up an audit.  more...

Introduction to External Auditing Do you know what external auditing is and why it's important? Do you know that external auditors are subject to some of the most stringent legal responsibilities of any profession? This course will introduce you to the terminology, concepts, strategies, and techniques to promote effective and efficient auditing practices. You will also learn some of the major legal responsibilities that external  more...

Principles of External Auditing The thought of an external auditor coming to your company may make you feel uneasy. This course will help you understand how external auditors and companies work together to ensure an accurate audit report. This course will familiarize you with terminology, concepts, strategies, and techniques that are specific to external auditing and its practice. You can expect to develop a solid understanding  more...

Business Execution in Action ...strategies in the world are not worth the paper they are written on if they are not carried out. The same holds true for the principles of business execution. The principles of business execution are worthless to an organization if they exist only in the heads of its corporate executives, but are never acted upon. This course will assist you in the process of "executing business execution" in  more...

Challenges of the 21st Century Leadership is dynamic. It must evolve with the changing times. It must grow and change based on internal factors that are prevalent in one time, and obsolete in the next. The 21st century brings its own unique set of challenges that leadership must accommodate. In this course, you'll learn how evolving work environments affect leadership. You'll explore the implications of 21st century trends like  more...

Organizational Culture and Leadership What is organizational culture? How would you describe your company's culture? How is leadership related to culture? In this course, you'll explore the concepts related to organizational culture, and learn how the different cultures relate to leadership. You'll learn about the dynamics of cultural change and how you, as a leader, can influence the direction of your organization's culture. The  more...

Operations Management - Operations Management Tools In "Operations Management: Operations Management Tools," you will learn the processes for making operations decisions and how to solve operations problems. You will also learn the strategies for maintenance and reliability and how to apply learning curves to your organization's operations.  more...

Management of Cash Flows Can a profitable company with a positive net worth run short of cash? Without sound cash management, it certainly can. Every organization, large and small, must manage the generation and expenditure of cash to ensure that bills can be paid on time. This course covers the principles of sound cash flow management, including cash management strategies, the best use of credit collection, and ways to  more...

Managing Yourself and Those Around You Successful administrative support professionals must be good managers. This means managing their own time and energies, as well as cooperatively working with their boss and co-workers. This course teaches successful strategies for dealing with the myriad demands on the time, resources, communication skills, and organizational powers of administrative assistants.  more...

Partnering with Your Boss You may have noticed that the traditional secretary has gone the way of the dinosaur. However, your boss may not yet have entered this new age in which administrative support professionals are working as partners with their managers and supervisors. This course will equip you to make the transition from working as a subordinate who follows orders, to partnering with your boss as an empowered and  more...

Managing the Expert - Developing a Successful Environment Managing the Expert: Developing a Successful Environment explains management strategies, incentive programs, and the challenges of maximizing experts' creative potential. It identifies the processes for designing and implementing expert-appropriate incentive programs, managing renegade creativity, and managing barriers to expert creativity.  more...

Managing High Performers - Creating a Retention Strategy Managing High Performers: Creating a Retention Strategy asks what a company needs to do to attract and then retain high performers. It assists learners in developing an effective retention strategy by creating an awareness of the importance of managing organizational talent and by teaching strategies for retaining this talent.  more...

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

Supply Chain Management Using Models ...rner with an understanding of efficiency and cost savings strategies, utilizing collaboration and technology to maximize the effect of supply chain processing, and product design and product life cycle management as elements of the improvement effort. In addition to, performance measures and metrics, and models for improving all major processes within a supply chain. Learn To:  more...

CIW Security Professional Intrusion Detection Threat Analysis ...nt response team. Identify features of IDS application strategies. Identify key aspects of creating baselines for log analysis. Identify types of event logs used in Microsoft Windows 2000. Enable auditing in Microsoft Windows 2000. Identify key auditing recommendations that enhance security. Identify characteristics of an audit report. Identify features of various solutions for  more...

CIW Security Professional Security Auditing Attack Techniques ...tial targets for attacks. Identify types of penetration strategies. Identify features of penetration attacks. Identify types of penetration attacks to audit for ensuring network security. Unit 3: Network Control (2 hours) Identify key aspects of phases of control. Discover passwords stored on a Windows 2000 computer. Identify the steps to discover passwords stored on a Linux  more...

CIW Security Professional Network Security Firewalls .... Identify guidelines to secure Web servers. Identify strategies to prevent security holes in Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts. Secure a Web server. Identify guidelines to secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers. Secure an FTP server. Identify guidelines to secure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers. Identify features of security concerns associated with SMTP.  more...

Oracle9i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy ...strategies and techniques used for tuning the Oracle9i server. Learn To: o Match the tuning goals with the appropriate job role. o Identify common tuning problems that directly affect database performance. o Identify appropriate tuning goals. o Identify key information recorded by the alert log. o Identify the parameters that control the location and format of the alert log file.  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Perform Database Backups ...The backup concepts covered by this course include backup strategies and requirements, Oracle Architecture, archiving data, backup methods, and working with a standby database. Students perform backup procedures using operating system utilities, Oracle9i utilities such as RMAN, standard SQL*Plus commands, and the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console. Students assess the status of critical database  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage Security ...n a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. In this course you will learn the concepts and methods associated with implementing security and resource consumption in an Oracle9i database. Learn To • Define and maintain the five components of the security domain of a user in a given environment. • Define and maintain  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage Data Storage ...fourth in the series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9. This course covers the concepts associated with tables, maintaining data integrity, clusters and index-organized tables, and methods for loading and reorganizing data. Learn To • Identify the row storage method used by the various tables and the components of the row structure in  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage Storage Structures ...n a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. In this course, participants learn the concepts associated with storage structure components. In addition, this course teaches users the procedures for managing segment free space, undo space, temporary segments, and indexes. Learn To • Identify the types of segments in the  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Create a Database ...n a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. Participants learn about the concepts associated with storage structure components, management of rollback segments, temporary segments, and indexes. In addition, this course discusses how to create and maintain databases. The course also covers the new features of Oracle9i, such as Oracle  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Manage an Instance ...n a five-part series covering the database administration strategies and procedures provided in Oracle9i. This course introduces the participants to the concepts and procedures associated with Oracle architectural components. The participants learn the various tasks of a database administrator that are performed by using OEM and the steps to start and shut down an instance. This course also  more...

CIW E-Commerce Designer Part 2 Product Marketing ... student will be given an overview of marketing goals and strategies. This will include an examination of the various types of marketing strategies, product pricing, distribution and availability, and the various types of audience data. In the Online Product Marketing section, the student will be introduced to methods of attracting consumer attention on the Internet. This will include an  more...

SQL Server 2000 Database Admin Part 3 Security Data Recovery ...a five part series that deals with the backup and restore strategies for SQL Server 2000 and with managing security and permissions with SQL Server 2000. Learn To Identify how login accounts are processed. Identify the characteristics of the two authentication modes. Sequence the steps to implement an authentication mode. Identify the guidelines for preventing data loss. Match  more...

IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--Administration ...E INDEX statement. Identify effects of index re-creation strategies. Construct a referential integrity (RI) constraint for a table using the ALTER TABLE statement. Construct a view on a table using the CREATE VIEW statement. Construct a schema using the CREATE SCHEMA statement. Change communications parameters using the UPDATE DATABASE MANAGER CONFIGURATION command. Unit 2: Maintenance  more...

IBM DB2 Universal Database V6 1--Administration ...E INDEX statement. Identify effects of index re-creation strategies. Construct a referential integrity (RI) constraint for a table using the ALTER TABLE statement. Construct a view on a table using the CREATE VIEW statement. Construct a schema using the CREATE SCHEMA statement. Change communications parameters using the UPDATE DATABASE MANAGER CONFIGURATION command. Unit 2: Maintenance  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 3 ...pgrading to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and discusses strategies that allow earlier versions of Exchange to coexist with Exchange 2000 Server. The course also examines how organizations can migrate to Exchange while coexisting with another mail system. It provides an overview of the things you need to consider when planning, implementing, and testing a coexistence and migration strategy for  more...