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Talent Management Basics Talent Management: Basics Would you be able to define talent management if someone asked you what it was? And would you be able to explain why it should be a top priority for organizations? Talent management focuses on recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining the right talent to drive an organization's performance. This course helps clarify talent management's key role in helping an  more...

Talent Management Acquiring Talent Talent Management: Acquiring Talent Attracting and selecting talented individuals is key to the success of any organization. Once you've defined what the 'right' talent is for your particular area, you need strategies and tactics for attracting, recruiting, and selecting talented people. Talented people are drawn to an organization for numerous reasons, including the organization's image or  more...

Talent Management Developing and Engaging Talent ...them achieve their goals. But without a talent management strategy focused on keeping these employees engaged, they may be sending out resumes rather than working to achieve those goals. Employee engagement and commitment are key success factors for any organization. This course describes how to begin building employee commitment with an effective onboarding process that creates a positive  more...

Business Execution in Action ...share three common key processes: the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process. One lesson will explore ways to employ the principles of business execution to improve and streamline these processes. All too often, organizations think of the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process as three distinct and separate entities, when in fact, they are  more...

Leading Business Execution Leading Business Execution How many times have you and your team decided on new plans to make day-to-day processes more efficient, only to watch months slip by with those plans unexecuted? Why don't certain tasks get executed? Why do things stay the same, even when the change is critical to your team? This course provides you with techniques and strategies for executing business strategy,  more...

Strategic Management HRCI PHR ...professional, you are involved in developing the business strategy to achieve organizational goals. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations with regard to strategic management. In this course, you'll learn about such things as dealing with change, corporate governance, and the strategic planning process. All the topics in this course are based  more...

Management of the HR Process HRCI SPHR ...ry, its role is becoming key in developing organizational strategy. As a result, it is crucial for HR professionals to have a working knowledge of other functional areas of the business, so that they can provide the operational and administrative support necessary to attract and retain qualified employees. This course explains how to strategically diagnose the organization and how to plan in  more...

Recruiting Talent ...tment as one component of a sustainable talent management strategy: attracting the talent needed to meet the company's needs, and using innovative recruiting techniques to find the right people. Learners will explore how to consider the needs of the organization balanced against the expectations and needs of the potential employees who comprise the talent market. The talent market consists of a  more...

Retaining Your Talent Pool Retaining Your Talent Pool Employee retention remains a critical issue that no corporation is immune to. For a company to remain successful and competitive, it must keep its biggest assets its people engaged and committed for the long term. It's a known fact that even the most lucrative compensation plan alone is not enough to keep your much-needed employees from moving on, so your  more...

Using Voice of the Customer in Six Sigma ...t program. The voice of the customer (VOC) is a Six Sigma strategy used to capture requirements and feedback from the customer and to meet their requirements. Voice of the customer is a critical input at every stage of the Six Sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) process, particularly at the Define stage. At this stage, critical customer requirements are collected,  more...

Six Sigma and Lean in the Organization ...en globally accepted as a profitable and winning business strategy. More and more companies are embracing Six Sigma in a time when competition and sluggish markets have left operational efficiency and quality improvement as the only way to protect margins and win customer loyalty. Originally developed in Toyota's manufacturing operations, Lean is a continuous improvement approach that  more...

Design for Six Sigma in the Organization ...en called the future of Six Sigma, as it is emerging as a strategy that better serves the current innovation initiatives of many industries. DFSS uses a "pay me now or pay me later" approach by spending more effort and time on process or product design up front to avoid spending time and effort in those areas later. Whereas Six Sigma just focuses on improving existing designs at a later stage,  more...

Disaster Recovery with Exchange Server 2007 Disaster Recovery with Exchange Server 2007 Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Exchange Server 2007, Configuration (Exam 70-236) Whether from a malicious user, a computer virus or any unfortunate event, there will most likely come a time when your Microsoft Exchange Server will become damaged or experience a loss of data. Through careful planning, the severity of these types  more...

Stakeholders and the Communications Management Plan ...mote project success. Project managers need to plan out a strategy to ensure that needed information is gathered and produced efficiently. In this course learners will learn how to identify project stakeholders, perform a stakeholder analysis, and analyze communications requirements in the development of a communications management plan. This course provides foundational knowledge and  more...

Getting Results without Direct Authority Reciprocity Getting Results without Direct Authority: Reciprocity One way to get results without authority is to leverage the law of reciprocity. For example, you help someone with a difficult analysis and that person in turn helps you put together a presentation. Or you support a colleague in a meeting, and later you get a key role in that colleague's project. For any trade to be successful, though,  more...

Problem Solving Determining and Building Your Strengths ...ify your strengths and weaknesses, and develop an ongoing strategy for sharpening and building your skills. You also need to recognize the key barriers that lie in the way of effective problem solving your biases and develop techniques for reducing their impact on your ability to solve problems. This course helps you assess and develop your problem-solving skills, and also aims to help you  more...

Privacy Information Security ...recognize the need to make privacy part of their business strategy, are ahead of the game. Many companies have gone to great lengths to protect information using technological advances. However, the ability of a business to protect private information it collects as part of its business is only as strong as its weakest link the human factor something that technology just can't overcome. This  more...

Shaping the Direction of Customer Service in Your Organization Shaping the Direction of Customer Service in Your Organization There are several defining moments or moments of truth that can make or break every service transaction. To successfully navigate these moments of truth, it's important for service organizations and specifically customer service leaders to add value to a customer's experience by creating and implementing strong, clearly-defined  more...

Service Strategy Fundamentals ...Strategy Fundamentals ITIL ITIL v3 Foundation for Service Management ITIL® v3 Foundation Syllabus v4.2 Exam IT organizations face a variety of challenges to maintain a strategic advantage over their competitors. Within IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL ), Service Strategy is a phase of the Service Lifecycle that helps IT organizations create value for their organizations through their  more...

Service Strategy Processes ...Strategy Processes ITIL ITIL v3 Foundation for Service Management ITIL® v3 Foundation Syllabus v4.2 Exam In order to decide the best path for an IT service organization to grow, service providers need to develop a strategy to maintain an advantage over their competitors. This course details the processes that affect Service Strategy. This course will assist the learner in preparing  more...

Green Business Implementing Sustainability Strategies ...Strategies A plan for implementing a sustainability strategy stands a much greater chance of success if the essential players in an organization back it. Implementation of sustainability initiatives varies by organization and by sector, and because no steadfast procedural rules exist, these initiatives must be carefully planned. When implementing sustainability practices, you need to make  more...

Green Business Planning Sustainability Strategies ...t, and maintain a realistic green business sustainability strategy. Within organizations, the emergence of strong leaders, carefully laid plans, and innovative processes can help facilitate success in achieving sustainability goals. This course outlines a method for assessing how much your organization promotes environmental sustainability in its current practices, showing how to identify  more...

Pandemic Flu Awareness ...ernment has released a response plan called the "National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan," referred to as "the Strategy." The Strategy outlines the roles and responsibilities of governmental and nongovernmental entities, but clearly indicates that the center of gravity for pandemic response will be at the community level. According to the Strategy, "sustaining the  more...

Leveraging the Performance Appraisal Leveraging the Performance Appraisal The performance appraisal process just may be the most valuable tool you have to advance your career. Unfortunately, employees often don't recognize the opportunities they have to benefit from their performance appraisals. Instead, they regard the whole process as something to dread and avoid. They frequently misunderstand the feedback they're given and  more...

Field Sales Foundations ... they're selling. This course builds the foundation for a strategy that changes the customer's perception of the salesperson from a mere vendor to a consultant and true business resource. Field Sales Foundations introduces you to the basics of the field sales approach. You'll learn about its value and the importance of customer perceptions, premises for choosing the field sales approach, how it  more...

Completing Outbound Sales Calls ...s 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 characteristics of effective sales presentations, the steps for effectively conducting a sales presentation, and strategies for presenting to different buying roles. This course also addresses  more...

The Profession of Selling ...l 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 principles, strategies and skills that - when integrated  more...

Designing a SQL Server 2005 Cursor Strategy Designing a SQL Server 2005 Cursor Strategy Microsoft recognize how to design and implement an appropriate cursor strategy in SQL Server 2005  more...

Designing a SQL Server 2005 Transaction Strategy Designing a SQL Server 2005 Transaction Strategy Microsoft recognize the different levels of isolation and granularity to manage concurrency and execute a transaction strategy in SQL Server 2005  more...

The Strategic Account Sales Approach The Strategic Account Sales Approach A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the strategic account sales (SAS) approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises  more...

ITIL reg V3 Overview Introduction to the ITIL reg V3 Framework ITIL® V3 Overview: Introduction to the ITIL® V3 Framework A process or group of processes in place to manage the work of an organization, regardless of how meticulous and detailed it may be, is useless without being organized in some fashion. A planned structure is essential for ensuring success in managing IT functions in any organization. This course provides an introduction to the  more...

The Territorial Account Sales Approach The Territorial Account Sales Approach A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help to ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the territorial account sales approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises  more...

Designing the Physical Database for SQL Server 2005 Designing the Physical Database for SQL Server 2005 Microsoft To identify physical database requirements, select the appropriate strategy for designing database objects, and determine suitable database naming standards and change control procedures  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning the Network Infrastructure Windows Server 2003: Planning the Network Infrastructure Microsoft To describe the decisions and considerations for planning a network and Internet connectivity strategy  more...

Windows Server 2003 Planning for Name Resolution Windows Server 2003: Planning for Name Resolution Microsoft To discuss the decisions and considerations that should go into planning a name resolution strategy for a network infrastructure  more...

Windows Server 2003 Implementing Routing and Remote Access Windows Server 2003: Implementing Routing and Remote Access Microsoft To determine an appropriate routing and remote access implementation strategy and a suitable security solution for it  more...

Windows Server 2003 Logical Network Security Windows Server 2003: Logical Network Security Microsoft To outline the decisions and considerations for designing a public key infrastructure and an authentication strategy  more...

Creating Your Own Leadership Development Plan ...art of any successful and valuable leadership-development strategy. Leadership development plans help to ensure that you remain focused on what is required to continually grow and develop as a leader. This includes assessing your own style, values, and requirements, as well as identifying development goals, objectives, and actions. This course explores ways to assess yourself as a leader,  more...

Creating a High-Retention Organizational Culture Simulation Creating a High-Retention Organizational Culture: Simulation One of the most significant challenges to the growth and survival of any business is finding and retaining qualified employees. To be successful, businesses should consider recruitment and retention not as two separate efforts, but instead as a combined strategy for creating a high-retention organization. This simulation provides  more...

Six Sigma Leadership and Change Management ...them effectively. Six Sigma deployment is a revolutionary strategy and may result in significant organizational changes. Black Belts need to proactively anticipate human responses, overcome them, and lead the organizational change. The course discusses the role of enterprise leadership and some of the leadership qualities and strategies for Six Sigma success. This course also explores  more...

Common Design for Six Sigma Methodologies ...and internal business requirements. DFSS is an innovative strategy for the design or redesign of a process, product, or service from the ground up. This course examines several of the common methodologies utilized in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), beginning with the two common counterparts to the DMAIC methodology: DMADV and DMADOV. Design for X is emerging as an important knowledge-based  more...

Thinking Strategically Thinking Strategically As business success becomes more difficult to achieve, companies are discovering the importance of strategic thinking. Being lean and mean and process efficient is no good if you don't have the correct business strategy. But what is strategic thinking and what does it look like in the context of your business? This course is focused on discovering and using the key  more...

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

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

Solaris 9 Device and File System Management Solaris 9 Device and File System Management Sun To explain how to manage devices, to describe the file systems that Solaris supports, and to explain how to create a backup strategy  more...

Professional Networking Essentials Developing Confidence Professional Networking Essentials: Developing Confidence Why can some people walk into a room and start making new acquaintances almost immediately? It's as if they're hardwired to know how to introduce themselves and establish a relationship with everyone they meet. Wouldn't it be great to have that kind of finesse with people and be able to network with ease? The reality is that while  more...

Strategies for Communicating with Tact Diplomacy ...macy Communicating with diplomacy and tact requires strategy, awareness, and skills. Its aim is to establish trust and rapport in relationships while delivering messages effectively. However, it's often pushed aside by good intentions cloaked by gut reaction and misinterpretation. This course provides techniques you can use to navigate through conversations in a way that shows sensitivity  more...

Creating Sustaining a Customer-Focused Organization Creating & Sustaining a Customer-Focused Organization To create a customer-focused organization, you need an in-depth understanding of what types of customer-focused tools and solutions are available. And you must know the level of customer focus that you're seeking to achieve. As a manager, you also need to know how to select the most appropriate implementation strategy that aligns with  more...

Purchasing Finding Sources of Supply Purchasing: Finding Sources of Supply Your organization's purchases probably account for the largest share of its total costs. Having a clear understanding of your product and service requirements and conveying those requirements to the right suppliers may result in huge savings for your organization. But finding the right suppliers takes effort. First you need to identify the best available  more...

Fundamentals of Purchasing Vendor Management Fundamentals of Purchasing & Vendor Management Purchasing and vendor management are important organizational functions. An organization's purchases account for a large share of its total costs. The changing nature of today's business environment and the move toward decentralization have extended the purchasing function to departmental levels so that it also includes non-purchasing  more...

Operations Supply Chain Management ...ties for a given supply chain. As a part of their overall strategy, organizations also employ many supply chain strategies to survive and compete in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. However, it is also essential from an organization's point of view to use effective performance measures to ensure continuous improvement of the supply chain and also to set directions of its current supply  more...

Marketing Essentials Planning and People ...s and marketing tactics is also discussed, as well as how strategy and tactics should complement each other in any marketing activity. This course will also offer insight into key planning activities such as research, budgeting, development and evaluation. Finally, the importance of employee engagement and internal branding are also discussed as the key elements of the last P, people.  more...

Operations Management and the Organization ...roducts and services. It is important that any operations strategy be aligned with the overall organizational business strategy for its success. This course intends to help learners gain a basic understanding of the key concepts, functions, and goals of operations management in the services and manufacturing sectors. It introduces key functions that are part of operations in every organization  more...

Marketing Essentials Introduction to Marketing ... and services? You need to develop an effective marketing strategy. Marketing is a core business process that helps companies develop strong relationships with consumers - it is used to identify the right consumers, anticipate their wants and needs and ultimately create value for them and for your organization. Realizing the essential function that marketing plays in any company will help you  more...

Planning for Windows 7 Deployment ...nalyze their IT networks to determine the best deployment strategy. This course discuss the deployment tools and methods, Windows 7 editions and requirements, and licensing. It also demonstrates how to analyze the current client computers for hardware and compatibility issues. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Microsoft exam:  more...

Cisco IINS 1 0 Network Security Principles II Cisco IINS 1.0: Network Security Principles II Cisco Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) 640-553 Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security 1.0 Operations security concerns the day-to-day practices necessary to first deploy and later maintain a secure system. As an administrator, it's very important to understand the principles behind operations security. It's equally  more...

Information Security Program Development Metrics Implementation ...ation security program, assuming you have created a sound strategy and the resources necessary for program implementation are in place. This course looks at policy and standards compliance, training and education, controls, life cycle integration, monitoring and communication, and the documentation that should be done at all stages of program implementation and monitoring. This course also  more...

Group Policy Objects Strategy in Windows Server 2008 ...Strategy in Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Windows Server 2008, Active Directory Configuration (Exam 70-640) New Group Policy features in Windows Server 2008 allow for improved centralized management and configuration of computers in an Active Directory (AD) environment. Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) version 2 is a built-in feature in  more...

Backup Recovery in Exchange Server 2010 Backup & Recovery in Exchange Server 2010 Microsoft Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Exchange Server 2010, Configuration (Exam 70-662) Whether from a malicious user, a computer virus, or any unfortunate event, there will most likely come a time when your Microsoft Exchange Server will become damaged or experience a loss of data. Through careful planning, the severity of these types  more...

Monitoring Managing the Data Center Monitoring & Managing the Data Center EMC Recognize the importance of monitoring data center components for different metrics, identify the individual tasks involved in the overall management of the data center and recognize what's involved in implementing an information lifecycle management strategy.  more...

Active Directory Admin in MS Win Server 2008 ...e administrative structure and an enterprise Group Policy strategy are tasks that are of utmost importance to an Enterprise Administrator. Designing the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) administrative model involves creating the organizational structure, delegating administration, using compliance auditing, and using security groups to implement group strategy and to simplify group  more...

Network Access in MS Win Server 2008 ...es to consider when designing the external network access strategy. Included is a look at the remote access abilities provided by Windows Server 2008's Network Policy and Access Services role, which consist of the Routing and Remote Access, Network Policy Server, and Network Access Protection role services. The course discusses recommendations for Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections, such  more...

Planning Name Resolution IP Addressing in MS Win Server 2008 ...des planning the IP addressing scheme and name resolution strategy. This course covers the key IPv4 and IPv6 characteristics, advantages, and drawbacks, so that administrators are able to plan an appropriate addressing approach. The course outlines the IPv4 and IPv6 technologies needed for IP version coexistence and eventual migration to IPv6 addressing. The course also examines the key  more...

Patch Mgmt Securing Monitoring Servers in Win Server 2008 ...inistrator Developing an effective patch management strategy is critical in situations where there are many different operating systems with varying update requirements. This, along with monitoring the security and performance of business-critical servers, is the key to running an efficient Windows 2008 environment. This course discusses planning patch management strategies using Windows  more...

Software Updates Compliance Mgmt in MS Win Server 2008 ...ey also have to understand those tools before designing a strategy for software and system configuration compliance. This course examines the importance of patch management and the use of Windows-incorporated tools, such as Windows Update and Microsoft Update, in keeping client system operating systems and software up to date. Also showcased is Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services  more...

Managing New Managers ... training is an ongoing process, and mentoring is one key strategy for turning these new managers into leaders who'll help keep the organization prosperous into the future. This course covers the elements of an effective orientation program. It then illustrates some appropriate techniques for training new managers, such as job coaching, customer and supplier visits, and involvement in shared  more...

Developing a High-Performance Organization Developing a High-Performance Organization Helping your organization to reach its full potential is among your most important responsibilities as a leader. In a modern competitive business environment, tapping an organization's potential for high performance not only helps it to be more competitive but also helps it to better respond to and manage the influence of external factors. In short,  more...

Cross-Functional Strategic Management Cross-Functional Strategic Management Cross-functional management involves managing in a way that bridges the functional silos that constrain your organization. You have to rethink your approach to business operations and promote synergy and collaboration in a team-based environment while moving toward a common objective. This course defines organizational cross-functionality and its  more...

Managing for Rapid Change Uncertainty Managing for Rapid Change & Uncertainty In an ever-changing business environment, organizations globally are faced with the challenges of having to reinvent themselves or face failure. This course examines the factors driving organizational change and shows how you can use a change management strategy to mitigate any potentially negative impact in your organization. It helps you prepare  more...

Brand Management for Social Media Wireless Technologies ... power. Consumers are now key drivers for corporate brand strategy. Brand managers need to understand how to harness the power of these technologies and how consumers interact with these technologies. And they must appreciate how they can use social media and wireless technologies to their strategic advantage. This course provides instruction on the benefits and potential risks associated with  more...

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

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

Customer Driven Process Improvement Identifying Customer Needs ...basis. Information about what customers need should drive strategy and core process improvements. But the first step in any customer-driven process improvement initiative is determining customer requirements. This course describes a process for doing this. It explains how to define your customers in a way that focuses on which customer voices matter the most as an input to a process improvement  more...

IT Strategy Essentials Creating an IT Strategy Plan ...Strategy Essentials: Creating an IT Strategy Plan Once you've identified the value IT brings to your organization and determined the level of alignment between the IT Department and business strategies, it's time to create an IT strategy plan. The plan provides a roadmap of the IT initiatives that create business value and align with business objectives. This course describes steps in  more...

IT Strategy Essentials Implementing an IT Strategy ...Strategy Essentials: Implementing an IT Strategy After your IT strategy plan is complete, you can start implementing it. But first you need to get buy-in from various stakeholders so that the work that's required to carry out the IT strategic initiatives can move forward smoothly. It's important, therefore, to communicate the plan to the stakeholders and get their feedback. When this is  more...

IT Strategy Essentials Business IT Strategy Alignment ...Strategy Essentials: Business & IT Strategy Alignment How well are IT and business strategies aligned in your organization? In companies where IT and business collaborate successfully, IT is often used to exploit innovation to drive constant improvement in business operations. This can result in new products and capabilities that give the company a competitive advantage. You can measure  more...

Planning Sharepoint 2010 Service Applications Component Strategy ...Planning Sharepoint 2010 Service Applications & Component Strategy Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional SharePoint Administrator 2010 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is a business collaboration platform where people can collaborate, set up web sites, manage documents, and provide intelligence to make key business decisions. This course provides insight to planning Service Applications,  more...

Planning a Sharepoint 2010 Upgrade Planning a Sharepoint 2010 Upgrade Microsoft Microsoft Certified IT Professional SharePoint Administrator 2010 Microsoft SharePoint 2010 is a business collaboration platform where people can collaborate, set up web sites, manage documents, and provide intelligence to make key business decisions. This course provides insight into planning an upgrade strategy and designing a migration strategy  more...

The Fundamentals of Globalization Strategies fo Globalization The Fundamentals of Globalization: Strategies fo Globalization Global strategies can range from adapting your standard products or services for local needs to obtaining cost advantages by producing in low-cost bases and selling in the most lucrative markets. Opportunities for achieving competitive advantage abound in the global marketplace. However, you must be able to determine which  more...

Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Thinker Simulation ...d a guaranteed avenue to success. Growth requires greater strategy. Strategy requires new modes of thought. To this end, many organizations are changing how they manage their people and how they position their products. Having recognized the need for transformation, their leaders are increasingly turning to strategic thinking to complement their operational effectiveness. The simulation Moving  more...

Oracle Database 11g R2 Database Creation Instance Management ...gical storage structure, the overall design, and a backup strategy. It is also important to manage the database instance after the installation to ensure that it runs properly, and is started and shut down correctly to avoid problems. This course describes the DBA tasks to plan a database installation and how to use the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) to install the Oracle Database 11g  more...

Strategic Sales Planning ...ant questions. Defining and developing an effective sales strategy is an essential part of any sales function and has a significant impact on the success or failure of sales initiatives. This course explores the importance of strategic sales planning, including the benefits associated with developing sales strategies. It provides insight into how to approach and develop sales strategies,  more...

HR as Business Partner From Cost Center to Strategic Partner ...r: From Cost Center to Strategic Partner Tactics or strategy - which would you invest in? Which creates more value for the organization? Every organization strives to be more effective and efficient in reaching its goals and objectives. In an ideal world, your strategy is well defined and aligned with the goals of the organization. HR has a seat at the executive table, helping to set and  more...

HR as Business Partner Managing Talent for Organizational Success ...ent management must be flexible, tailored to the business strategy, entrenched in the organizational culture, and integrated across HR processes and functions. It should also be based on evidence and outcomes, and be future-oriented. This course explores how to use workforce planning to fulfill business strategy through a process of determining your business goals, analyzing the workforce and  more...

HR as Business Partner Using Metrics Designing Strategic Initiatives ...When HR aligns its initiatives with higher-level business strategy, your organization will be better positioned to achieve its goals. By becoming part of the strategic planning process, HR can help drive the future success of the company because, ultimately, all business objectives are met by the organization's people. By collecting data on meaningful outcomes, HR can steer the organization in  more...

Preparing for an Internal Interview ... Preparing for an internal interview requires a unique strategy to leverage one thing you have over external candidates: an internal understanding of how your organization operates. Making the most of this knowledge can be a major asset to you. Whether it's being able to participate in conversations about your company and industry or demonstrating that you understand the organizational  more...

ITIL reg 2011 Edition Overview Introduction to the ITIL reg Framework ITIL® 2011 Edition Overview: Introduction to the ITIL® Framework ITIL A process or group of processes in place to manage the work of an organization, regardless of how meticulous and detailed it may be, is useless without being organized in some fashion. A planned structure is essential for ensuring success in managing IT functions in any organization. This course provides an  more...

School Time Phonics Program A four-disk CD-ROM phonics-based learning environment for mastering the basic letter-sound associations in the English language. The School Time Phonics Program is a four-disk CD-ROM phonics-based reading program designed by reading specialists to provide an interactive, multisensory learning environment for mastering the basic letter-sound associations in the English language. This comprehensive  more...

Starting A Business?: How To Develop An Effective Business Plan ... assisting small and large companies with their plans and strategy. Before you pass on this tutuorial, please review his credentials at the end of this course outline...it may save you endless hours of formulating a business plan that either gets rejected or doesn`t leverage your organizations global comparative advantage. And, if you think you understand your business after completing this  more...

Administering Microsoft ® SQL Server 2000 (SQL) This course will provide student with the knowledge and skills required to install, manage and administer Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (SQL) databases. This course is design to help students master the concept of administering Microsoft? SQL Server 2000 (SQL) databases effectively. When a student completes this course he/she will be able to plan and complete a successful installation or upgrade,  more...

How to Ask The Right Questions To Maximize Influence And Minimize Objections ...strategy that results in overcoming objections and makes and keeps the sale. More important than what you say is what you ask. People believe their answers to questions more often than they believe you. When you invest your time by maintaining a relaxed, inquisitiveness earlyon, you save time later. People give you the information you need to maximize your influence. By using preplanned and  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Instructor-Led ...eting, your businesses can fail. With the right marketing strategy, you gain a big edge over your competition. In this course, learn to increase your sales through marketing. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials. Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an  more...

Build a Powerful Marketing Strategy--Self-Directed ...eting, your businesses can fail. With the right marketing strategy, you gain a big edge over your competition. In this course, learn to increase your sales through marketing. Professor Don Sexton of Columbia University Business School will show you how -- with real-world examples and video tutorials.Students may complete this course within a reasonable period of time. Contact Hours give an  more...

Search Engine Competency Assessment-Level 1 (SECA Basic Certification) SECA Basic Certification covers skills built on a framework of current Search Engine Optimization theory and best practices. By passing SECA Level 1 you will demonstrate a reliable and validated measure of overall Search Engine Optimization performance, knowledge and skill sets. A successful passing grade entitles you to apply and receive a SECA Certificate from an Accredited State University.  more...

Accelerate your Business Growth--Instructor-Led ...course will guide you through the process of developing a strategy for effectively introducing a new product or service (your "offering") to the marketplace. When you think about developing a product or service strategy, you should think about it in five distinct stages Here is the situation you`ll be facing: a local gym owner has a great idea for a new product but doesn`t know what to do with  more...

Accelerate your Business Growth--Self-Directed ...course will guide you through the process of developing a strategy for effectively introducing a new product or service (your "offering") to the marketplace. When you think about developing a product or service strategy, you should think about it in five distinct stages Here is the situation you`ll be facing: a local gym owner has a great idea for a new product but doesn`t know what to do with  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Instructor-Led ...hs from the day of enrollment. Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Instructor-Led A Donald Trump Course- In this course, you`ll learn how to build and maintain what is likely to be the most powerful asset your organization will ever have: your brand. It doesn`t matter whether you`re marketing a small neighborhood business or a major corporate enterprise. The manner in which you manage your  more...

Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Self-Directed ...hs from the day of enrollment. Build a Powerful Branding Strategy--Self-Directed A Trump U Course In this course, you`ll learn how to build and maintain what is likely to be the most powerful asset your organization will ever have: your brand. It doesn`t matter whether you`re marketing a small neighborhood business or a major corporate enterprise. The manner in which you manage your brand  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Instructor-Led ...ur experimental design, you?ll need to develop a business strategy, research and define your target market, analyze your competitive opportunity, plan your marketing strategy, and, ultimately, develop an operating model of the business. Finally, you?ll need to assess whether or not the business is likely to meet your profitability goals?and suggest ways to optimize its chances of success. Your  more...

Design a Winning Business Based on Your Idea--Self-Directed ...ur experimental design, you?ll need to develop a business strategy, research and define your target market, analyze your competitive opportunity, plan your marketing strategy, and, ultimately, develop an operating model of the business. Finally, you?ll need to assess whether or not the business is likely to meet your profitability goals?and suggest ways to optimize its chances of success.  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Instructor-Led ...e investment techniques, and how to shape your investment strategy to suit your goals, talents, limitations, and sensibilities. The 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 the role of a budding real estate investor. Your Uncle Max, a successful real estate investor and  more...

Entry and Exit Strategies for Savvy Real Estate Investors--Self-Directed ...e investment techniques, and how to shape your investment strategy to suit your goals, talents, limitations, and sensibilities. The 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 the role of a budding real estate investor. Your Uncle Max, a successful real estate investor and  more...

Maximize Profits by Managing Real Estate like an Entrepreneur--Instructor-Led ...Course In this course you will learn to manage the market strategy and operations of a multi-unit building and develop a management strategy to increase the overall value of the property. The 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 the role of a first-time property manager.  more...

Savings Strategy Development ...Your CEO wants to know: "Are you executing a cost savings strategy or are you just 'winging it'?" Could you respond by producing a top-notch written strategy? If not, the highly personal and interactive online class "Savings Strategy Development" can help you. The student can complete their course of study within anytime frame as long as it does not exceed 60 days from the stamped start date.  more...

Senior Professional In Supply Management (SPSM ®) Certification Program ...s* (8 CEHs) 14 Purchasing Best Practices (8 CEHs) Savings Strategy Development (7 CEHs) Step #2: Take the SPSM Exam. This online exam consists of 90 challenging questions covering material from the six aforementioned online classes. These questions comprehensively test your ability to apply skills to situations that you may face in your purchasing job. And, again, you take it online meaning  more...

Build Your Own BIZ - Dynamic Workforce Management Effective personnel management is vital to your business. Dynamic Workforce Management will help you make sound personnel management decisions. 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  more...

Leadership & Strategic Planning ...e and communicate their vision, inspire others, implement strategy and champion change, organizations thrive. Our programs will help you enhance your leadership ability to create an environment of trust, credibility and integrity. It is recommended that study commence and be completed within 90 days or less. The course may be accessed up to 1 year as a handy desktop reference. Leadership &  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 Managers ...their own line managers to ensure that the organization's strategy is translated into action. These managers often need guidance, feedback, and appraisal on the application of business strategy. Managing managers is likely to be a greater challenge than ever before. It requires a new set of skills, insights, and competencies to drive performance and improve the bottom line. Successful managers  more...

Surpassing the Competition Who are you competing against? What are your competitors' capabilities? Competition plays a major role in corporate success. Failure to take into account your 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  more...

Introduction to Online Branding Are you thinking about moving a product into the e-marketplace; that is, sell it on the Internet? This course will provide the learner with a comprehensive overview of the effects the Internet has on marketing a particular brand. Beginning with a brief review of the basics of branding, the learner will then move on to explore how, using traditional principles, today's e-marketers are refining  more...

The Online Branding Environment When a new marketing medium emerges, in this case, the Internet, marketers have to adapt. No matter how marketing savvy they may have been in the use of traditional media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, the Internet is a whole new world. In this course, marketers will be brought up to speed in the fast-paced world of online branding by a thorough examination of the  more...

Strategies for Building an Online Brand When a product lands on the Internet, the brand becomes more than a mere name; it becomes an interactive 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.  more...

Developing a New-product Strategy ...ibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a new-product strategy for the products or product line for which you're responsible. First, you will learn about two strategic  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...

Troubleshooting and Disaster Recovery of SharePoint 2003 To describe troubleshooting and the implementation of a disaster recovery strategy for SharePoint Portal Server 2003  more...

Monitoring Reporting and ISA Server Enterprise Edition To describe the use of ISA Server in an enterprise and develop a strategy for monitoring ISA Server activity  more...

Implementing Security for SQL in C NET Applications To determine how to secure SQL connections, select the most appropriate strategy to protect against SQL injection attacks, and handle user input using various validation and error handling techniques  more...

Implementing Security for SQL in VB NET Applications To determine how to secure SQL connections, select the most appropriate strategy to protect against SQL injection attacks, and handle user input using various validation and error handling techniques  more...

Windows 2000 - Network Design Networking To provide an overview of Windows 2000 networking services and to analyze and design a TCP/IP requirement and implementation strategy  more...

Windows 2000 - Network Design Addressing and Naming Services To provide an overview of DHCP, DNS, and WINS services in Windows 2000 and to analyze and design a requirement and implementation strategy using these services  more...

Windows 2000 - Network Design Remote Access Services To provide an overview of remote access in Windows 2000, and to analyze requirements and design an implementation/monitoring strategy for remote access  more...

Windows 2000 - Network Design Routing Technologies To provide an overview of IP routing, multicasting, and Demand-Dial Routing in Windows 2000, and to analyze requirements and design an implementation/monitoring strategy for each service  more...

Windows 2000 - Network Design Remote Connectivity To provide an overview of security and connection sharing in Windows 2000, and to analyze requirements and design an implementation/monitoring strategy for each service  more...

Building Brand Equity Every time a corporate merger or buy-out occurs, you are sure to see plenty of headlines about the number of subsidiary companies each corporation owns. Here's why: brand equity. It's a fact that each subsidiary of a corporation has a value linked to its brand names, in addition to its base dollar-value. This value is measured by the consumer's attitudes and loyalties toward the brand. Brand  more...

Elements of Marketing Strategy ...want to develop a powerful, and well-documented marketing strategy in order to get your new product or service approved. This course is designed to give you a strong start in developing your marketing vision, direction, and ultimately a plan. You'll get an overview of the key factors encompassing the broad scope of strategic marketing. You'll be able to discuss cost structures and their  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...

Financial Analysis for Successful Marketing Whether you have a "head" for numbers, or a "dread" of numbers, no strategic marketing plan will be successful without a thorough financial analysis. The final course in this series takes a user-friendly, interactive approach to help you master the numbers game. You will analyze typical financial parameters associated with setting up a financial budget as part of an overall marketing strategy.  more...

Steps for Successful ISO Registration ... into their own quality management system a comprehensive strategy to comply with ISO 9001:2000 requirements. This course discusses the necessary steps required to organize for ISO registration. For example, management commitment must be obtained, a steering team and internal audit program established, and the appropriate registrar selected. Preparing for registration involves creating four  more...

Cisco ISCW 1 0 Mitigating Network Attacks and Disabling Unused Services To recognize the Cisco Self-Defending Network strategy, secure enterprise networks from various attacks, and disable unnecessary network services  more...

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

Handling Conflict No one can complete a working career without experiencing conflict, so it is essential for you to handle this conflict in the most effective way. To handle conflict well, you need to build a repertoire of techniques. These techniques require you to behave differently from your natural instincts at times. Therefore, a good starting point is to establish what your instinctive approaches to  more...

Managing Organization Conflict ...s by adopting a short-term approach against a longer-term strategy. The first is categorized by a "quick and dirty" style of containment and reduction. The second is characterized by approaches that are concerned with resolving the roots of the conflict by finding structural remedies to prevent the conflict from occurring in the future. Another form of a long-term approach is to  more...

The Dynamics of Interacting "The ability to make people believe in you and trust you is one of the few absolutely fundamental qualities of success." To make such a statement, John J. McGuirk was probably inspired by a direct experience that he had in dealing with other people. Based on your own experience, would you agree that interacting with others is connected to success? Think of a time when you got the results that you  more...

E-Learning Essentials Part 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy ...The course covers the importance of a clear and effective strategy in successfully implementing an e-learning solution, the need to link the strategy to organizational business goals, and pointers that direct translating the strategy into an action plan. Learn To To identify ways in which an organization's human assets contribute to its competitive advantage.  more...

Brand Management Developing a Brand Strategy ...Strategy gives you information on building, defending, and developing brand equity as well as introducing new brands. The program also explains the processes for developing secondary and sub-brands. Additionally, the program provides you with guidelines for building brand extensions and releasing a brand internationally. By applying the information in this program, you will be able to create a  more...

Sales Skills The Fundamentals ...h clients. Avoid basing your sales strategy on common sales myths. Determine your motivation for becoming a salesperson. Ask specific questions to understand people's decision-making practices. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Jack Sullivan, one of Icon's  more...

Sales Skills Overcoming Obstacles ...s process. Avoid basing your sales strategy on common sales myths. Identify a client's key issues. Differentiate between a benefit and a feature. Take a proactive approach to sales. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Jack Sullivan,  more...

Brand Management Integrated Marketing ... Online Commerce, to brief her on the integrated branding strategy the company implemented three years ago. Happy Hill is preparing to expand into online commerce, and it is important that it fit into the integrated branding scheme of the company. As the Director of Marketing, you must explain the steps you took to create an implemented brand, explain why it was important to do so, and  more...

Sales Skills Developing a Winning Strategy ...Strategy, you will learn how to research market conditions and analyze your competitors using a SWOT matrix. You will also learn the steps of the consulting strategy and what questions you should ask when planning solutions for clients. In addition, you will learn the steps to take to help clients find solutions to their needs. Learn To Complete a SWOT matrix.  more...

Sales Management Leading a Sales Team ...Sales Team, you will learn steps for choosing a territory strategy and what factors you need to consider when conducting territory reviews. You will also learn what forecasts sales managers usually develop, the four factors to define when referring to a forecast, and how forecasts are used. In addition, you will learn steps for conducting sales meetings and the best method for setting goals in  more...

Strategic Management Analyzing Strategic Options ...nment. Identify the levels of strategy. Recognize the approaches to initiate business or corporate-level strategy. Audience Managers and team leaders who are responsible for analyzing strategic business options. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs Language  more...

Strategic Management Developing a Successful Process ...ssful. Differentiate among the strategy types. Apply guidelines to secure acceptance for the strategic plan. Recognize the appropriate actions to implement the plan. Identify the guidelines to execute the plan. Recognize the benefits effective monitoring  more...

Competitive Intelligence Researching Online ...tically. It also covers the steps for developing a search strategy, commands for using search engines, and ways to collect, organize, and evaluate online sources of information. Learn To Identify the two pitfalls of collecting information from the Internet. Identify the three types of online tools for tracking information  more...

Principles of Marketing Fundamentals of Marketing ...stics to consider when implementing a market segmentation strategy. Apply the steps of the market segmentation process. Audience Managers, supervisors, and employees who want to learn basic marketing principles in order to influence the marketing goals of their organization. Deployment Options e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits  more...

Windows 2000 Dir Services Infrastructure--Part 4 Advanced Admin Course Overview This course focuses on how to implement and troubleshoot group policy. How to manage and troubleshoot user environments using group policy, and how to manage and troubleshoot software deployment using group policy. L earn To: Create a Group Policy object. Configure administrative template settings. Deploy software by using Group Policy. Redirect user folders  more...

Windows 2000 Planning Implementing Active Directories - Part 4 ... the knowledge and skills necessary to develop an upgrade strategy from a Microsoft Windows NT to Windows 2000. It introduces domain consolidation and provides the information necessary to successfully combine multiple domains into fewer domains. It provides the information necessary to design integration between Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 directory services and Active Directory.  more...

Supply Chain Management Using Models ... Identify steps for developing a superior supply chain strategy. Identify characteristics of the quadrants of the sourcing strategy matrix. Match levels in sourcing strategy with their characteristics. Identify primary sources leading to significant improvements in the supply chain. Match the levels of the logistics framework with their activities. Identify characteristics of  more...

SAP R 3 and the Euro ...cess itself. L earn To: Effects on corporate strategy. Effects on company areas. Purchasing and sales. Business objectives. General and special objectives. Conversion scenarios. C ontent Emphasis Informational A udience This course has been primarily designed for Managers and employees who are responsible for the EURO project and those  more...

SAP R 3 System Management System Administration Course Overview The course SAP R/3 System Management is intended to give all company employees, working in the area of system administration a thorough overview of all areas within system administration and possibilities of use. L earn To: Introduction to the R/3 Basis System. Architecture/System Landscape. R/3 Services. R/3 Networks. Basic Administration  more...

Business Intelligence ... BI and SEM. Top-Level Application Architecture. From Strategy to Architecture. Basic BI Architecture. Advanced BI Architecture. Business Intelligence Criteria. Key Figures. What is a Balanced Scorecard? Managing Key Figures. Benefits and Limitations of Key Figures. Scope of BI. Benefits of Business Intelligence. Scope of BIW. Future Developments. Unit 2:  more...

Oracle8 Certified Database Administrator Curriculum ...very (ID#446) Oracle8 Performance Tuning: Architecture & Strategy (ID#456) Oracle8 Performance Tuning: Managing Memory and Disk I/O (ID#460) Oracle8 Performance Tuning: Optimizing Sorts and Minimizing Contention (ID#465) Oracle8 Network Administration: Net8 Architecture and Strategy (ID#449) Oracle8 Network Administration: Net8 Configuration and Troubleshooting (ID#454) To review  more...

SQL Server 7 0 System Administration - Part 5 ... uses of the replication monitor. Match the maintenance strategy with the appropriate attributes. Identify the benefits of using replication scripts. Match the replication system components with appropriate system stored procedures. Use the replication monitor to view agent histories. Use the SQL Server Query Analyzer to test connectivity. Identify the ODBC driver requirements for  more...

Site Server 3 0 Implementation - Part 1 ...ify the tasks involved in developing a backup and restore strategy. Match the administration tools with their descriptions. Match administrative groups with the Site Server components that they access. Identify procedures for diagnosing and resolving installation, connectivity and configuration problems. Unit 2: Publishing Content Duration: 2 - 3 Hour(s) Match the types of  more...

Site Server 3 0 Implementation - Part 2 ...s with their uses. Select the appropriate authentication strategy. Indicate the appropriate authentication method. Select the appropriate Membership Authentication method. Match the Web site levels of security with their content types. Identify the tasks involved in managing schema objects. Identify the administrative interface used for a specific class and/or attribute procedure.  more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Designing Implementing Desktop Applications - Part 1 ...options and characteristics. Students will also learn the strategy for Universal Data Access and the visual data access tools that make it easy for Visual Basic programmers to create data access applications. L earn To: Develop a simple application using Visual Basic 6.0. Access, organize, and present data using Visual Basic's Universal Data Access features. C ontent Emphasis  more...

Visual C 6 0 Designing Implementing Distributed Applications - Part 2 ...planning a deployment. Select the appropriate deployment strategy for a given scenario. Identify the reasons to select Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) as an aid in deploying a solution. Identify the reasons to select Zero Administration for Windows (ZAW) as an aid in deploying a solution. Package an application. Create a setup project that installs and uninstalls an application  more...

Exchange Server 5 5 Concepts and Administration - Part 3 ... Identify public folder contents, create a public folder strategy, view and assign public folder permissions and set public folder affinity. Maintain a Microsoft Exchange Server Organization. Use the Exchange Server utilities to monitor Windows NT services on a computer and monitor the functioning of the network between two servers. Identify the types and features of  more...

NDS Design and Implementation Part 1 ...Novell Directory Services (NDS) design and implementation strategy. This course will cover NDS design theory, designing an NDS tree, the skills needed to determine an NDS partition and replication strategy, and the skills necessary to create a time synchronization strategy. L earn To: Identify Novell Directory Service (NDS) design theories. Identify the concepts associated with  more...

NDS Design and Implementation Part 2 ...Novell Directory Services (NDS) design and implementation strategy. This course will cover planning the user environment and NDS design implementation. L earn To: Plan the user environment to provide access to the network resources. Perform the steps to implement an NDS Design. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience Network administrators and network designers or  more...

Building an E-Commerce Business Case This course provides the learner with information which addresses the relationship between costs and benefits. Learn To: Build Online Revenues. About B2B Consumer Transactions. About Sales and Services. About Online Customer Relationships. About the Virtual Value Chain. Audience: This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning Curriculum The Oracle 8i Performance Tuning Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle 8i Performance Tuning: Architecture & Strategy Oracle 8i Performance Tuning: Managing Memory & Disk I/O Oracle 8i Performance Tuning: Optimizing Sorts & Minimizing Contention To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy Course Overview This course is the first in a three-part Oracle8i Performance Tuning series. This interactive course will introduce participants to tools and techniques used to improve the performance of the Oracle8i server. Participants will be introduced to files and events that support the tuning process. In addition, students will learn considerations for tuning applications. Finally,  more...

Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Strategies Backups ...tors to be considered when defining a backup and recovery strategy. Differentiate between the user and server processes for user interaction with a database. Match the key Oracle memory structures with their functions. Match the functions of the key background processes with their functions. Match the key Oracle server file structures with their uses. Unit 2: Database Archiving  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Curriculum The Oracle 8i Network Administration Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle 8i Network Administration: Net8 Architecture & Strategy Oracle 8i Network Administration: Net8 Additional Config. & Troubleshooting To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Oracle8i Network Administration Net8 Architecture Strategy Course Overview This is the first in a two-part series based on Oracle8i Network Administration. This series introduces participants to the trends and problems associated with business networking and presents the various solutions required to address these problems. This series explains in detail the architecture of Net8 and describes the steps in which connections are established between  more...

OCDBA8i Curriculum ...0) Oracle 8i Network Administration: Net8 Architecture & Strategy(ID#7489) Oracle 8i Network Administration: Net8 Additional Config. & Troubleshooting(ID#7490) Oracle 8i Performance Tuning: Architecture & Strategy(ID#7482) Oracle 8i Performance Tuning: Managing Memory & Disk I/O(ID#7483) Oracle 8i Performance Tuning: Optimizing Sorts & Minimizing Contention(ID#7484) To review individual  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Curriculum The Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Curriculum includes the following courses: Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 1 (Naming & Delegation Strategy) Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 2 (Domain Structure & Site Topology) Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 3 (Active Dir. Structure & Group Policy) To review individual course  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Curriculum The Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Services Infrastructure Curriculum includes the following courses: Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 1 (Naming & Delegation Strategy) Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 2 (Domain Structure & Site Topology) Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 3 (Active Dir. Structure & Group Policy) To review individual course  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Server--Part 1 Naming Delegation Strat ...ory Services Infrastructure Part 1: Naming and Delegation Strategy is the first course in this series. Its focus is showing the learner how to analyze company's organizational requirements. It also covers how to design for the common architectural elements of Active Directory. It also covers the design considerations in relation to Naming strategy, Domain Name and DNS Naming. Finally, it covers  more...

Windows 2000 Designing a Directory Server--Part 1 Naming Delegation Strat ...ory Services Infrastructure Part 1: Naming and Delegation Strategy is the first course in this series. Its focus is showing the learner how to analyze company's organizational requirements. It also covers how to design for the common architectural elements of Active Directory. It also covers the design considerations in relation to Naming strategy, Domain Name and DNS Naming. Finally, it covers  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 1 Sec Planning ...al factors. Identify how to plan a secure and effective strategy for creating security groups, delegating administration, and placing and inheriting security policies. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is intended for System Administrators and System Analysts. Participants should have taken Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration Series (courses 72410 -  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 1 Sec Planning ...al factors. Identify how to plan a secure and effective strategy for creating security groups, delegating administration, and placing and inheriting security policies. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is intended for System Administrators and System Analysts. Participants should have taken Microsoft Windows 2000: Administration Series (courses 72410 -  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 2 Sec Local Network ...s in a network by using access permissions, create an EFS strategy, a backup plan, and an audit policy. Participants will also learn to identify the security settings for a kiosk and a portable computer, design DNS, RIS and SNMP security, design a network data protection strategy and select network authentication methods, and design an authentication strategy for integration with non-Microsoft  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 2 Sec Local Network ...s in a network by using access permissions, create an EFS strategy, a backup plan, and an audit policy. Participants will also learn to identify the security settings for a kiosk and a portable computer, design DNS, RIS and SNMP security, design a network data protection strategy and select network authentication methods, and design an authentication strategy for integration with non-Microsoft  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 3 Sec Remote Access ...s 2000 network and design a secure remote access security strategy for an enterprise network. L earn To: Design security solutions for a Windows 2000 network. Design a secure remote access security strategy for an enterprise network. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is appropriate for System Administrators and System Analysts. Participants should  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 3 Sec Remote Access ...s 2000 network and design a secure remote access security strategy for an enterprise network. L earn To: Design security solutions for a Windows 2000 network. Design a secure remote access security strategy for an enterprise network. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is appropriate for System Administrators and System Analysts. Participants should  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 4 Sec Internet Access ...ied situation. Identify the appropriate server placement strategy to be used in a given situation. Evaluate a firewall strategy in a specific situation. Unit 2: Securing Communication Channels Duration: 3 - 4 Hour(s) Match the IPSec protocols with their features. Identify the features of IPSec communication modes. Match the predefined security policies with their features. Match  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 4 Sec Internet Access ...ied situation. Identify the appropriate server placement strategy to be used in a given situation. Evaluate a firewall strategy in a specific situation. Unit 2: Securing Communication Channels Duration: 3 - 4 Hour(s) Match the IPSec protocols with their features. Identify the features of IPSec communication modes. Match the predefined security policies with their features. Match  more...

Windows 2000 Network--Designing Security Part 5 Sec Access to Partners ...hout compromising security. L earn To: Design a strategy for implementing an authentication method and a secure VPN. Identify the benefits and the security features of Terminal Services, the features of message queuing, and sequence the steps involved in message queuing authentication. Identify the steps involved in securing an e-commerce Web server, the features of SSL and SET,  more...

MCSE Windows 2000 Curriculum ... Designing a Directory Server Part 1 (Naming & Delegation Strategy) (ID#7539) Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 2 (Domain Structure & Site Topology) (ID#7541) Windows 2000: Designing a Directory Server Part 3 (Active Dir. Structure & Group Policy) (ID#7543) Windows 2000: Network--Designing Security Part 1 (Sec. Planning) (ID#7567) Windows 2000: Network--Designing Security Part  more...

MCSE Windows 2000 Core Curriculum The Complete MCSE Windows 2000 Core Curriculum includes the following courses: Windows 2000: Administration--Part 1 (User Accts.) (ID#7579) Windows 2000: Administration--Part 2 (Groups & Resource Mgmt.) (ID#7581) Windows 2000: Administration--Part 3 (Computer Mgmt.) (ID#7583) Windows 2000: Installation, Config., & Admin.--Part 1(Installation) (ID#7587) Windows 2000: Installation, Config., &  more...

Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop II Part 1 ...dentify features of the Oracle Database 10g manageability strategy. Identify globalization support features provided by Oracle Database 10g. Identify features of different encoding schemes supported by Oracle Database 10g. Distinguish between features of the database and national character sets used in Oracle Database 10g. Identify listener security features in Oracle Database 10g.  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 1 ...dentify features of the Oracle Database 10g manageability strategy. Identify attributes of Grid computing. Identify new installation features of Oracle Database 10g. Identify preinstallation and installation requirements of Oracle Database 10g. Identify different installation options in Oracle Database 10g. Identify features of transportable tablespaces (TTS). Identify  more...

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures Part 1 The course starts with an overview of the Cisco AVVID network. It then gives in-depth coverage to the design of Enterprise Campus networks and Enterprise Edge networks. The instruction is solidly supported with real-world scenario examples and the learner has the opportunity to apply acquired concepts in case studies. Learn To: Identify features of the Cisco Architecture for Voice,  more...

Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators Part 4 ... Identify features of the flash backup and recovery strategy. Identify tasks that you perform when using the flash recovery area to simplify management of recovery-related files. Identify tasks that you perform when using the flash recovery area to back up the recovery-related files. Match different implementations of Flashback Technology with the situations in which they are  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 1 ...gn for Exchange 2000, and designing a backup and security strategy for the Exchange 2000 server. The focus of the course is showing the learner how to analyze company's organizational requirements. It is important to understand the design decisions in Active Directory that are specific to Exchange server. These decisions are based on an analysis of the organization's business structure and  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 2 ...ivity, and public folder management. Developing a routing strategy for your corporate Exchange 2000 messaging system is a vital task when implementing a messaging solution. The new routing transport and architecture in Exchange 2000 Server means that several issues must be considered before deploying the messaging system. This course also deals with assessing your client's needs and determining  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 3 ...ng, implementing, and testing a coexistence and migration strategy for your organization. A range of coexistence and migration scenarios for different types of organizations with varying needs and goals are presented to the learner in this course. L earn To: Identify the key considerations involved when connecting Exchange 2000 Server to other mail systems. Identify the key elements  more...

Exchange 2000 Infrastructure Design--Part 4 ...s. Identify the guidelines for selecting a load planning strategy. Identify the guidelines for upgrading an Exchange 5.5 cluster. Identify the factors to consider when installing Windows clustering. Install Exchange 2000 Server on the first cluster node. Create an Exchange 2000 Server cluster group. Create an IP address resource. Create a network name resource. Move the Local Quorum  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Bringing Home the Value ...ect, first of all by understanding how a project supports strategy. Project Managers will learn how to calculate Earned Value, Return on Investment and Net Present Value. They will also learn how to interpret the results to make decisions about the value of a project. Finally, project managers will learn about the characteristics of Internal, Client and Research and Development Projects and how  more...

Brand Management Series The Brand Management Series includes the following courses: Brand Management: Fundamentals of Brand Management Brand Management: Building Brand Equity Brand Management: Managing Brand Equity Brand Management: Developing a Brand Strategy Brand Management: Integrated Marketing Brand Management: Branding on the Web To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous  more...

Principles of Marketing Series The Principles of Marketing Series includes the following courses: Principles of Marketing: Fundamentals of Marketing Principles of Marketing: Product Strategy Principles of Marketing: Distribution Strategy Principles of Marketing: Promotion Strategy Principles of Marketing: Pricing Strategy Principles of Marketing: Writing a Marketing Plan To review individual course descriptions,  more...

Sales Skills Series The Sales Skills Series includes the following courses: Sales Skills: The Fundamentals Sales Skills: Prospecting and Addressing Needs Sales Skills: Overcoming Obstacles Sales Skills: Gaining Customer Commitment Sales Skills: Developing a Winning Strategy Sales Skills: Effectively Closing a Sale To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the  more...

C Programming for the Microsoft NET Platform Part 5 ...ve basic familiarity with the .NET framework and the .NET strategy. In addition, learners should have taken the first four parts of this series (72711-72714). Content Emphasis Conceptual Deployment Options Internet / Intranet, Download, LAN, Workstation Accreditation NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Language Options American English Total Learning Time 6 to 8 hours  more...

ISA Server 2000 Part 2 Enterprise Deployment Considerations ...er. • Identify guidelines for planning a monitoring strategy. • Identify types of network intrusions. • Configure intrusion detection options. • Identify types of events that ISA Server 2000 can detect. • Configure log settings for ISA Server 2000. • Configure ISA Server 2000 to log packets. • Configure log summaries. • Create a report job.  more...

Balanced Scorecard Corporate Strategy ...ed Scorecard series focuses on developing and formalizing strategy in an organization. This course explores why corporate strategy is important, the process of formalizing your corporate strategy, and aligning the organization to the strategy. Learn To: Identify the difference between strategic planning and operational efficiency. Identify the importance of strategic planning.  more...

Balanced Scorecard Series The Balanced Scorecard Series includes the following courses: Balanced Scorecard: Corporate Strategy Balanced Scorecard: Implementing Balanced Scorecard: Measuring Business Objectives To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Balanced Scorecard Implementing ...ecard for your organization, and learn how to construct a strategy map to support your balanced scorecard. Learn To: Identify strategic measurements and relate them to the balanced scorecard model. Identify the steps to building a Balanced Scorecard. Identify how strategy maps support balanced scorecards and how they are constructed. Audience: This course is for executives,  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Series The Advanced Project Leadership Series includes the following courses: Advanced Project Leadership: Organization, Strategy & Business Needs Advanced Project Leadership: Navigating Corporate Structures Advanced Project Leadership: Bringing Home the Value Advanced Project Leadership: Selling Project Mgmt. To the Organization To review individual course descriptions, please return to the  more...

Balanced Scorecard Measuring Business Objectives ...and managers who are seeking to formalize their corporate strategy and looking to implement the balanced scorecard within their organization to achieve strategic business objectives. Deployment: e-Learning Accreditation NASBA credits: 3 CPE Credits CEU credits: 0.30 CEUs HRCI credits: 3 Hours Language Options: US English Total Learning Time: 2 hours  more...

Advanced Project Leadership Organization Strategy Business Needs ...Strategy and Business Needs teaches project managers how to be successful managing high profile projects in large corporations by learning how to navigate different organization types, and what role project management plays in the different organization types. You will acquire the skills necessary to determine company strategy and the process to use that knowledge to determine whether or not  more...

Career Development Developing a Career Strategy ...Strategy offers the student an overview of how to define career aspirations, develop career goals, and create effective career strategies. The program covers in detail how to identify personal preferences, develop skills to help career advancement, and explore career options. It also describes the stages of career development and explains guidelines for evaluating careers. Learn To  more...

Oracle9i Database Admin Perform Database Backups ...e factors to consider when defining a backup and recovery strategy. • Multiplex control files by copying them with an operating system utility. • Place a log member from two log groups in a specific directory. • Identify the implications of operating an Oracle database in NOARCHIVELOG mode. • Change the state of an archiving location using the Enterprise Manager  more...

Oracle9i Database Performance Tuning Curriculum The Oracle9i Database: Performance Tuning Curriculum includes the following courses: Oracle9i Performance Tuning: Architecture and Strategy Oracle9i Performance Tuning: Managing Memory and Disk I/O Oracle9i Performance Tuning: Optimizing Sorts and Minimizing Contention To review individual course descriptions, please return to the previous page and select the desired title(s).  more...

Oracle9i Performance Tuning Architecture Strategy In this course, you are introduced to the 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  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 2 .... • Identify the most appropriate replica placement strategy. • Evaluate the replica placement strategy to be implemented. Unit 2: Processes 3 - 4 hours • Identify the tasks performed by the janitor process. • Identify the tasks performed by the flat cleaner process. • Identify the tasks performed by the replica synchronization process. • Identify the  more...

NDS 8 0 Advanced Tools Diagnostics Part 3 Course Overview This is the final course in a three part series and instructs the learner how to resolve common NDS issues. Beginning with hard disk upgrades, the course covers time synchronization and schema issues, as well as how to recover from server and communication failure. Learn To • Covers the server operations performed for NDS maintenance. • How to remove a server,  more...

SAP R 3 PP Program Planning MP MRP ... in MP 1.5 - 2 hours o Planning Strategies: - Planning Strategy and Consumption Mode. - Planning with Final Assembly. - Planning without Final Assembly. - Subassembly Planning. o Selected Functions of MP: - Copying Data from SOP. - Version Management. - Additional Functions in MP. o Long-Term Planning: - Long-Term Planning. - The Planning Run in Long-Term Planning. - Interactive  more...

Office XP Collaborative Solutions Part 2 ...Learn To: o Identify features of a knowledge management strategy. o Identify characteristics of SharePoint Portal Server and SharePoint Team Services. o Identify features of SharePoint Portal Server workspaces. o Identify features of Exchange 2000 server. o Identify features of the Web Storage System. o Identify methods to access data in the Web Storage System. Audience The  more...

Oracle 9i New Features Backup Recovery Performance Tuning .... Identify backup and recovery strategy improvements. Recognize Recovery Manager improvements. Identify schema and system improvements. Describe scalable session state management improvements. Audience The audience for this course would be Data Administrators. Required Prerequisites  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 2 ... To identify guidelines for selecting a monitoring strategy. To identify considerations for selecting a globalization strategy. To identify considerations for determining a data storage specification. To identify key elements of the planning phase. To identify the goals of a  more...

Creativity Innovation Promoting Team Creativity ...nvironment for your marketing team. The current marketing strategy being used for the HFDCS isn't conveying the distinct message of usability and convenience that you would like to see. You need to help the Marketing Department outline a marketing strategy that will be more creative and effective at relaying the product's benefits. You should follow the steps for conducting a creative session,  more...

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 1 Client Server Env This is the first course in a three part series that presents the students with instruction in the subject of fundamental client server concepts. This course will cover client server computing fundamentals, client server environment, development in the client server environment, and migrating to client server environment. Learn To: o Identify factors responsible for changes in the business  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 2 ... To identify guidelines for selecting a monitoring strategy. To identify considerations for selecting a globalization strategy. To identify considerations for determining a data storage specification. To identify key elements of the planning phase. To identify the goals of a  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 3 ... To identify considerations for selecting a globalization strategy during physical design. To identify guidelines for monitoring a physical design. To identify guidelines for solution architecture integration in physical design. Audience This curriculum is intended for individuals seeking the MCSD for .NET certification, and/or taking  more...

Systems Analysis Using Client Server Model Part 3 Client Server Design This is the final course in a three part series that deals with the design of the client server system. Students will learn server design, distributed data processing, client design, and testing and performance monitoring. Learn To: o Match types of database management systems (DBMSs) with their features. o Match relational database management system (RDBMS) components with their functions.  more...

Defining Microsoft NET Solution Architectures Part 3 ... To identify considerations for selecting a globalization strategy during physical design. To identify guidelines for monitoring a physical design. To identify guidelines for solution architecture integration in physical design. Audience This curriculum is intended for individuals seeking the MCSD for .NET certification, and/or taking  more...

Workflow Mgmt Part 1 Process Mapping Automation ...major relevant duties of the audience include planning IT strategy for businesses, optimizing a company's workflow and processes, mapping IT requirements to business needs, and designing enterprise solutions. Students for this curriculum should have a basic understanding of computer systems and terminology such as databases and e-mail systems. Deployment Options Internet / Intranet,  more...

Workflow Mgmt Part 2 Workflow Products ...eristics of the Lotus Development Corporation's groupware strategy. o Identify features of Domino Server. o Identify the advanced workflow capabilities of Domino Workflow over Domino Server. Audience The audience for this course includes technical managers, system administrators, system analysts, and other network designers. The major relevant duties of the audience include planning IT  more...

Windows 2000 Implementing Security Part 1 ...; Identify considerations for planning an audit strategy. • Identify features of Remote Installation Services (RIS). • Sequence the steps to set up a source computer. • Sort characteristics of CD-based images and RIPrep images. • Identify features of Group Policy prioritization.  more...

Windows 2000 Implementing Security Part 3 ... • Identify features of a recovery strategy for certification authority (CA) failure. • Identify features of certification authority (CA) services backup and restoration. Unit 2: Partners (4 - 8 hours) • Identify options for securing the exchange of information with a partner organization. •  more...

Security Part 1 Security Concepts ... identify considerations for designing a network security strategy. To identify features of mandatory access control (MAC). To identify features of a buffer overflow attack. To identify features of a synchronization (SYN) flood attack. To identify features of spoofing. Audience This  more...

Customer Relationship Mgt Fundamentals of CRM ...siness Assistant, on a regular basis to discuss marketing strategy. You have recently heard that a competitor is going to launch a television show, syndicated column, and product line, which would directly compete with Lillian Alley. At this meeting, you want to recommend that Lillian Alley Enterprises develops itself as a market intelligence enterprise and discuss with Lillian and Greg which  more...

Recruiting Retention Internet Recruiting ...ternet and covers steps for developing an Internet search strategy. Learn To List ways to identify whether Internet recruiting is right for your organization. Sequence the steps to prepare for using the Internet to recruit. List features you should include in job postings. List  more...

Business Problem Solving The Problem Solving Process In Business Problem Solving: The Problem-Solving Process, you will learn the three phases of the problem-solving process and how to complete each phase. The program also gives you several processes for generating solution options and a method for prioritizing problems. By applying the information in this program, you will be able to identify a problem's root causes, develop and implement an  more...

Value Chain Management Managing a Value Chain ... Identify the features of a market-driven logistics strategy. Identify an approach to effective demand management. Identify guidelines for developing a distribution strategy. Recognize transport management solutions. Audience Participants in this course may be Involved in management functions, project  more...

Essentials of Management Maintaining a Productive Workplace ... Take the appropriate steps after identifying a strategy for improving productivity. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Eric Pullman, Icon's Customer Service Manager, and Julie Edwards and David Williamson, two of Icon's Customer Service Representatives. The purpose of this meeting is to address the recent decline  more...

Value Chain Management Managing the Transition to a Value Chain ...e challenges in the execution of your business design and strategy. The course also covers managing the transition to the optimal value chain. It looks at various models for change that can be implemented, prerequisites for change, areas in which change can be measured, and the areas of training and skills. Learn To Motivate employees.  more...

Managing the Expert Developing a Successful Environment ... Follow the appropriate management strategy with an employee. Identify the guidelines for preventing resistance to change. Follow the guidelines for preventing resistance to change. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you will meet with Barbara Banman, a Results Coach with  more...

Managing High Performers Creating a Retention Strategy ...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. Learn To The importance of training and career management.  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Portfolio Management ...cuss the proposal and how it fits into the organization's strategy, determine if this project has the potential to achieve the company's goals, and decide if the proposal fits into the company's portfolio. If your team determines that it meets these three criteria, you will recommend that this project be included in your company's portfolio and fast-tracked toward a successful completion.  more...

Six Sigma Six Sigma Essentials ...tify the aims of a Six Sigma business process improvement strategy. Identify the phases of Six Sigma implementation. Recognize the characteristics of online analytical processing. Identify ways of using data-mining to explore business data. Identify the benefits of benchmarking your  more...

Team Conflict Working in Diversified Teams ...the meeting. You must ensure that the meeting ends with a strategy that everyone feels confident about. Unit 2: Working in a Diverse Team (0.5 - 1 hour) Apply guidelines for effective communication in a diverse team. Identify actions that help earn respect from diverse teammates. Identify different approaches toward  more...

Principles of Marketing Distribution Strategy ...Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to identify types of distribution channels, select appropriate distribution partners, and develop an efficient distribution system. The program details the steps for selecting suitable distribution channel partners, the goals your distribution strategy should achieve, and the process to manage your distribution system  more...

Principles of Marketing Promotion Strategy ...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 the personal selling process.  more...

Principles of Marketing Pricing Strategy ...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 pricing decisions, and the steps  more...

Brand Management Fundamentals of Brand Management ...gies, and the signs that can indicate a troubled branding strategy. Learn To Select characteristics of a good brand name or brand mark. Identify common brand manager responsibilities. Complete common brand manager responsibilities. Identify the types of brands.  more...

Brand Management Building Brand Equity ...t the common issues to consider when developing a pricing strategy. In a given situation, choose an appropriate pricing method. Develop a pricing strategy. Identify the characteristics of direct and indirect distribution channels. In a given situation, develop an appropriate distribution strategy.  more...

Organizational Learning Developing a Knowledge Mgmt System ... organization. You will also learn processes for aligning strategy with knowledge management and how to identify who should be included in a knowledge assessment team. In addition, you will learn the process for performing a knowledge assessment and selecting a knowledge management system. Learn To Follow the process for aligning the company's vision with its  more...

Brand Management Managing Brand Equity ...entify issues to consider when creating a global branding strategy. Simulation Overview: In this simulation, you are a marketing assistant for Icon and a member of a team designed to create a brand extension for Carb-X, a relatively new energy drink that has experienced incredible sales numbers. Account Executives report that retailers have received  more...

Visual Basic 6 0 Designing Implementing Distributed Applications - Part 1 ...nt/server architectures, Microsoft Enterprise Development Strategy, phases of the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) process model and the services of the MSF Application model, and the Visual Studio 6 Enterprise Edition development tools. Identify the attributes of an interface and conditions of using the interfaces and the functions of the different types of interfaces. Create, implement  more...

IIS 4 0 Creating Configuring a Web Server - Part 4 ...net Information Server 4.0. Identify the implementation strategy for hosting a Web site. Configure the Web server for running applications. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience This course is intended for IT Professionals seeking Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer status. Participants should have taken Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies (Course Series  more...

Evaluating E-Commerce Options ...ntify the benefits of implementing an e-commerce business strategy. Identify the role of EDI in business-to-business e-commerce. Unit 2: External Factors (1 - 2 hours) Identify the capabilities of search engines. Identify optimal search techniques. Identify the guidelines for registering an e-commerce Web site. Identify bandwidth options. Identify bandwidth  more...

Oracle8 Backup and Recovery - Strategies and Backups ...goals and the criteria for defining a backup and recovery strategy. Describe the structures and processes in the Oracle architecture. Identify the implications of operating a database in a given archive mode and identify the steps to change the archive mode. Set the init.ora parameters and configure the database for archive processing. Identify the components and features of  more...

Windows 2000 Planning Implementing Active Directories - Part 4 ... the knowledge and skills necessary to develop an upgrade strategy from a Microsoft Windows NT to Windows 2000. It introduces domain consolidation and provides the information necessary to successfully combine multiple domains into fewer domains. It provides the information necessary to design integration between Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 directory services and Active Directory.  more...

Windows 2000 Planning Implementing Active Directories - Part 3 ...Directory. Identify the guidelines for creating a backup strategy. Unit 3: Group Policies and Certificates Duration: 2 Hour(s) Identify the features and functions of group policies. Identify the ways group policies are applied. Identify the characteristics of layered and monolithic design for the application of group policy. Identify the characteristics of single and multiple  more...

Lotus Domino R5 Migrating From R4 x ...ore upgrading to Lotus Domino R5. Identify the messaging strategy for an organization in a given a situation. Identify the strategies to be included in a transition plan. Identify the sequence of upgrade to Lotus Domino R5 for a smooth coexistence phase. Identify the activities that are performed before upgrading to Domino R5 from Lotus Domino R4.x. Upgrade to Domino R5 from the R4.x  more...

Lotus Domino R5 Development Part 8 Application Architecture .... Identify the situation in which a specific replication strategy will yield the best performance. Identify the probable causes that can lead to a specific problem when using Domino. Unit 2: Application Maintenance and Distribution Duration: 3 - 4 Hour(s) Identify the benefits of upgrading to Domino R5 in an organization. Identify the guidelines for creating a plan for design  more...