Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The course is designed for individuals who want to gain in-depth knowledge and practice in the discipline of managing requirements (Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Product manager, Product Owner, Chief Product Owner, Service Manager, Service Owner, Project manager, Consultants) Overview Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding and application of Requirements Engineering principles and techniques. Key areas are: Requirements Engineering framework The hierarchy of requirements Key stakeholders in the framework Requirements elicitation Requirements modelling Requirements documentation Requirements analysis Requirements validation Requirements management The Business Analyst role analyzes, understands and manages the requirements in a customer-supplier relationship and ensures that the right products are delivered.The practical course provides in-depth knowledge and practice in Requirements Engineering. Course Introduction Let?s Get to Know Each Other Course Overview Course Learning Objectives Course Structure Course Agenda Introduction to Business Analysis Structure and Benefits of Business Analysis Foundation Exam Details Business Analysis Certification Scheme What is Business Analysis? Intent and Context Origins of business analysis The development of business analysis The scope of business analysis work Taking a holistic approach The role and responsibilities of the business analyst The competencies of a Business Analyst Personal qualities Business knowledge Professional techniques The development of competencies Strategy Analysis The context for strategy The definition of strategy Strategy development External environmental analysis Internal environmental analysis SWOT analysis Executing strategy Business Analysis Process Model An approach to problem solving Stages of the business analysis process model Objectives of the process model stages Procedures for each process model stage Techniques used within each process model stage Investigation Techniques Interviews Observation Workshops Scenarios Prototyping Quantitative approaches Documenting the current situation Stakeholder Analysis and Management Stakeholder categories and identification Analysing stakeholders Stakeholder management strategies Managing stakeholders Understanding stakeholder perspectives Business activity models Modelling Business Processes Organizational context An altrnative view of an organization The organizational view of business processes Value propositions Process models Analysing the as-is process model Improving business processes (to-be business process) Defining the Solution Gab analysis Introduction to Business Architecture Definition to Business Architecture Business Architecture techniques Business and Financial Case The business case in the project lifecycle Identifying options Assessing project feasibility Structure of a business case Investment appraisal Establishing the Requirements A framework for requirements engineering Actors in requirements engineering Requirements elicitation Requirements analysis Requirements validation Documenting and Managing the Requirements The requirements document The requirements catalogue Managing requirements Modelling the Requirements Modelling system functions Modelling system data Delivering the Requirements Delivering the solution Context Lifecycles Delivering the Business Solution BA role in the business change lifecycle Design stage Implementation stage Realization stage Additional course details: Nexus Humans Business Analysis - Requirements Engineering training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Business Analysis - Requirements Engineering course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The Foundation course is designed for individuals who want to gain an overview of Business Analysis (Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, Product manager, Product Owner, Chief Product Owner, Service Manager, Service Owner, Project manager, Consultants) Overview Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business analysis principles and techniques. Key areas are: the role and competencies of a business analyst strategy analysis business system and business process modelling stakeholder analysis investigation and modelling techniques requirements engineering business case development The business analyst role analyzes, understands and manages the requirements in a customer-supplier relationship and ensures that the right products are delivered. The Foundation Seminar gives a good introduction to the spectrum of this responsibility. Course Introduction Let?s Get to Know Each Other Course Overview Course Learning Objectives Course Structure Course Agenda Introduction to Business Analysis Structure and Benefits of Business Analysis Foundation Exam Details Business Analysis Certification Scheme What is Business Analysis? Intent and Context Origins of business analysis The development of business analysis The scope of business analysis work Taking a holistic approach The role and responsibilities of the business analyst The competencies of a Business Analyst Personal qualities Business knowledge Professional techniques The development of competencies Strategy Analysis The context for strategy The defiition of strategy Strategy development External environmental analysis Internal invironmental analysis SWOT analysis Executing strategy Business Analysis Process Model An approach to problem solving Stages of the business analysis process model Objectives of the process model stages Procedures for each process model stage Techniques used within each process model stage Investigation Techniques Interviews Observation Workshops Scenarios Prototyping Quantitative approaches Documenting the current situation Stakeholder Analysis and Management Stakeholder categories and identification Analysing stakeholders Stakeholder management strategies Managing stakeholders Understanding stakeholder perspectives Business activity models Modelling Business Processes Organizational context An altrnative view of an organization The organizational view of business processes Value propositions Process models Analysing the as-is process model Improving business processes (to-be business process) Defining the Solution Gab analysis Introduction to Business Architecture Definition to Business Architecture Business Architecture techniques Business and Financial Case The business case in the project lifecycle Identifying options Assessing project feasibility Structure of a business case Investment appraisal Establishing the Requirements A framework for requirements engineering Actors in requirements engineering Requirements elicitation Requirements analysis Requirements validation Documenting and Managing the Requirements The requirements document The requirements catalogue Managing requirements Modelling the Requirements Modelling system functions Modelling system data Delivering the Requirements Delivering the solution Context Lifecycles Delivering the Business Solution BA role in the business change lifecycle Design stage Implementation stage Realization stage
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Data Modelers Overview Please refer to course overview This offering provides participants with introductory to advanced knowledge of metadata modeling concepts, and how to model metadata for predictable reporting and analysis results using IBM Cognos Framework Manager. Participants will learn the full scope of the metadata modeling process, from initial project creation, to publishing of metadata to the web, enabling end users to easily author reports and analyze data. Introduction to IBM Cognos Framework Manager Model data and identifying related data Define requirements and modeling strategies Overview of IBM Cognos Framework Manager Create a baseline project Extend a model Prepare reusable metadata Model for predictable results in IBM Cognos Framework Manager Identify query issues Identify reporting traps Model virtual star schemas Use query subjects, modify relationships, and consolidate metadata using virtual objects Create calculations, filter data, and customize metadata for runtime Implement a time dimension and specify determinants Model for presentation in IBM Cognos Framework Manager Create a presentation view Examine data source query subject types and stored procedure query subject types Specify data security and package security Specify object security and dynamic data security Create analysis objects Manage OLAP data sources Advanced capabilities in IBM Cognos Framework Manager Explore SQL generation and the use of governors Examine the use of IBM Cognos SQL and generated SQL for DMR data Other query considerations Use session parameters, prompt macros, and security macro functions Use materialized views, minimize SQL, and enable Dynamic Query Mode (DQM) DQM, CQM, caching metadata, query processing, aggregate calculation, and other ways to improve performance Extended capabilities in IBM Cognos Framework Manager Perform basic maintenance and management on a model Remap metadata to another source and import and link additional data sources Run scripts to automate or update a model and report on a model Segment a project, link a project, and branch a model Nest packages and specify package languages and functions Explore additional modeling techniques and customize metadata for a multilingual audience Additional course details: Nexus Humans B6252 IBM Cognos Framework Manager: Design Metadata Models v11.1.x training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the B6252 IBM Cognos Framework Manager: Design Metadata Models v11.1.x course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Preparing for Digital Transformation Organizations today must keep pace with changing technology to stay abreast of the market demand. Keeping pace means a transformation of the entire organization into the digital age. This workshop presents the challenges, benefits, and pitfalls of digital transformation and how it will affect you, and how you can be better prepared and positioned for the upcoming digital transformation. The goal of this course is to enable you to become knowledgeable about the technologies behind a digital transformation in your organization and the driving forces compelling such a transformation. You will learn how to become engaged in the processes of transforming your organization digitally to meet with the growing demands of customers and clients What you will Learn Describe the impact that digital is making on the economy and on customer expectations Examine the nature and drivers of the digital transformation Evaluate new technologies such as Blockchain, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and other technologies and see how they work to bring about digital transformation Assess the impact of digital technologies on the current roles and positions in the organization Discuss both the demand that customers have for digital technologies and the impact the digital technologies have on the customer and its relationship with the organization Recognize the new technology trends in the digital transformation and what they mean to the future of the organization Identify how digital transformation will affect all roles and how to be prepared for the upcoming and continuing digital transformation Foundation Concepts Digital transformation versus automation Driving forces behind the digital transformation Learning from digital transformation successes Digital Transformation and Customer Orientation The Digital Customer Customer touch points and the customer journey Omnichannel concept Transform to the customer Digital Technologies and the Organization Relationship Management Big Data: The Basis for it All The Human Factor in Digital Transformations Risks of Digital Transformation Technology Trends Data and Business Analytics Other Major Trends Preview of Coming Attractions Pathway to Digital Transformation
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for information workers and data science professionals who seek to use database reporting and analysis tools such as Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel, Power BI, R, SAS and other business intelligence tools, and wish to use TSQL queries to efficiently retrieve data sets from Microsoft SQL Server relational databases for use with these tools. Overview Identify independent and dependent variables and measurement levels in their own analytical work scenarios. Identify variables of interest in relational database tables. Choose a data aggregation level and data set design appropriate for the intended analysis and tool. Use TSQL SELECT queries to produce ready-to-use data sets for analysis in tools such as PowerBI, SQL Server Reporting Services, Excel, R, SAS, SPSS, and others. Create stored procedures, views, and functions to modularize data retrieval code. This three-day instructor-led course is about writing TSQL queries for the purpose of database reporting, analysis, and business intelligence. Specifically, this course presents TSQL within the context of data analysis in other words, making meaning from the data rather than transaction-oriented data-tier application development. The course starts with a brief discussion of levels of measurement and quantitative research methodogy, and integrates these concepts into each TSQL topic presented. The goal is to provide a consistent, direct, and purposeful learning path from RDBMS data retrieval through analytical tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services, PowerBI, Excel, R, SAS, and SPSS. Module 1: Introduction to TSQL for Business Intelligence Two Approaches to SQL Programming TSQL Data Retrieval in an Analytics / Business Intelligence Environment The Database Engine SQL Server Management Studio and the CarDeal Sample Database Identifying Variables in Tables SQL is a Declarative Language Introduction to the SELECT Query Module 2: Turning Table Columns into Variables for Analysis: SELECT List Expressions, WHERE, and ORDER BY Turning Columns into Variables for Analysis Column Expressions, Data Types, and Built-in Functions Column aliases Data type conversions Built-in Scalar Functions Table Aliases The WHERE clause ORDER BY Module 3: Combining Columns from Multiple Tables into a Single Dataset: The JOIN Operators Primary Keys, Foreign Keys, and Joins Understanding Joins, Part 1: CROSSJOIN and the Full Cartesian Product Understanding Joins, Part 2: The INNERJOIN Understanding Joins, Part 3: The OUTERJOINS Understanding Joins, Part 4: Joining more than two tables Understanding Joins, Part 5: Combining INNER and OUTERJOINs Combining JOIN Operations with WHERE and ORDER BY Module 4: Creating an Appropriate Aggregation Level Using GROUP BY Identifying required aggregation level and granularity Aggregate Functions GROUP BY HAVING Order of operations in SELECT queries Module 5: Subqueries, Derived Tables and Common Table Expressions Non-correlated and correlated subqueries Derived tables Common table expressions Module 6: Encapsulating Data Retrieval Logic Views Table-valued functions Stored procedures Creating objects for read-access users Creating database accounts for analytical client tools Module 7: Getting Your Dataset to the Client Connecting to SQL Server and Submitting Queries from Client Tools Connecting and running SELECT queries from: Excel PowerBI RStudio Exporting datasets to files using Results pane from SSMS The bcp utility The Import/Export Wizard Additional course details: Nexus Humans Writing Analytical Queries for Business Intelligence training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Writing Analytical Queries for Business Intelligence course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is aimed at anyone who wants to harness the power of data analytics in their organization including: Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Reporting and BI professionals Analytics professionals and Data Scientists who would like to learn Python Overview This course teaches delegates with no prior programming or data analytics experience how to perform data manipulation, data analysis and data visualization in Python. Mastery of these techniques and how to apply them to business problems will allow delegates to immediately add value in their workplace by extracting valuable insight from company data to allow better, data-driven decisions. Outcome: After attending this course, delegates will: Be able to write effective Python code Know how to access their data from a variety of sources using Python Know how to identify and fix data quality using Python Know how to manipulate data to create analysis ready data Know how to analyze and visualize data to drive data driven decisioning across your organization Becoming a world class data analytics practitioner requires mastery of the most sophisticated data analytics tools. These programming languages are some of the most powerful and flexible tools in the data analytics toolkit. From business questions to data analytics, and beyond For data analytics tasks to affect business decisions they must be driven by a business question. This section will formally outline how to move an analytics project through key phases of development from business question to business solution. Delegates will be able: to describe and understand the general analytics process. to describe and understand the different types of analytics can be used to derive data driven solutions to business to apply that knowledge to their business context Basic Python Programming Conventions This section will cover the basics of writing R programs. Topics covered will include: What is Python? Using Anaconda Writing Python programs Expressions and objects Functions and arguments Basic Python programming conventions Data Structures in Python This section will look at the basic data structures that Python uses and accessing data in Python. Topics covered will include: Vectors Arrays and matrices Factors Lists Data frames Loading .csv files into Python Connecting to External Data This section will look at loading data from other sources into Python. Topics covered will include: Loading .csv files into a pandas data frame Connecting to and loading data from a database into a panda data frame Data Manipulation in Python This section will look at how Python can be used to perform data manipulation operations to prepare datasets for analytics projects. Topics covered will include: Filtering data Deriving new fields Aggregating data Joining data sources Connecting to external data sources Descriptive Analytics and Basic Reporting in Python This section will explain how Python can be used to perform basic descriptive. Topics covered will include: Summary statistics Grouped summary statistics Using descriptive analytics to assess data quality Using descriptive analytics to created business report Using descriptive analytics to conduct exploratory analysis Statistical Analysis in Python This section will explain how Python can be used to created more interesting statistical analysis. Topics covered will include: Significance tests Correlation Linear regressions Using statistical output to create better business decisions. Data Visualisation in Python This section will explain how Python can be used to create effective charts and visualizations. Topics covered will include: Creating different chart types such as bar charts, box plots, histograms and line plots Formatting charts Best Practices Hints and Tips This section will go through some best practice considerations that should be adopted of you are applying Python in a business context.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is aimed at anyone who wants to harness the power of data analytics in their organization. Overview After completing this course delegates will be capable of writing effective R code to manipulate, analyse and visualise data to enable their organisations make better, data-driven decisions. This course teaches delegates with no prior programming or data analytics experience how to perform data manipulation, data analysis and data visualisation in R. Course Outline Becoming a world class data analytics practitioner requires mastery of the most sophisticated data analytics tools. The R programming language is one of the most powerful and flexible tools in the data analytics toolkit. This course teaches delegates with no prior programming or data analytics experience how to perform data manipulation, data analysis and data visualisation in R. Mastery of these techniques will allow delegates to immediately add value in their work place by extracting valuable insight from company data to allow better, data-driven decisions. The course will explore the following topics through a series of interactive workshop sessions: What is R? Basic R programming conventions Data structures in R Accessing data in R Descriptive statistics in R Statistical analysis in R Data manipulation in R Data visualisation in R Additional course details: Nexus Humans Beginning Data Analytics With R training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Beginning Data Analytics With R course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
This BigQuery Conversion course is for users of SQL. We cover the interface and licensing differences and additional capabilities. Highlights of BigQuery. We will cover the general SQL topics ( see our intermediate outline ) and point out where the differences are. You would be able to move to this platform easily.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for professionals in a variety of job roles who are currently using desktop or web-based data management tools such as Microsoft Excel or SQL Server reporting services to perform numerical or general data analysis. They are responsible for connecting to cloud-based data sources, as well as shaping and combining data for the purpose of analysis. They are also looking for alternative ways to analyze business data, visualize insights, and share those insights with peers across the enterprise. This includes capturing and reporting on data to peers, executives, and clients. Overview In this course, you will analyze data with Microsoft Power BI. You will: Analyze data with self-service BI. Connect to data sources. Perform data cleaning, profiling, and shaping. Visualize data with Power BI. Enhance data analysis by adding and customizing visual elements. Model data with calculations. Create interactive visualizations. As technology progresses and becomes more interwoven with our businesses and lives, more data is collected about business and personal activities. This era of 'big data' is a direct result of the popularity and growth of cloud computing, which provides an abundance of computational power and storage, allowing organizations of all sorts to capture and store data. Leveraging that data effectively can provide timely insights and competitive advantages. Creating data-backed visualizations is key for data scientists, or any professional, to explore, analyze, and report insights and trends from data. Microsoft© Power BI© software is designed for this purpose. Power BI was built to connect to a wide range of data sources, and it enables users to quickly create visualizations of connected data to gain insights, show trends, and create reports. Power BI's data connection capabilities and visualization features go far beyond those that can be found in spreadsheets, enabling users to create compelling and interactive worksheets, dashboards, and stories that bring data to life and turn data into thoughtful action. Analyzing Data with Self-Service BI Topic A: Data Analysis and Visualization for Business Intelligence Topic B: Self-Service BI with Microsoft Power BI Connecting to Data Sources Topic A: Create Data Connections Topic B: Configure and Manage Data Relationships Topic C: Save Files in Power BI Performing Data Cleaning, Profiling, and Shaping Topic A: Clean, Transform, and Load Data with the Query Editor Topic B: Profile Data with the Query Editor Topic C: Shape Data with the Query Editor Topic D: Combine and Manage Data Rows Visualizing Data with Power BI Topic A: Create Visualizations in Power BI Topic B: Chart Data in Power BI Enhancing Data Analysis Topic A: Customize Visuals and Pages Topic B: Incorporate Tooltips Modeling Data with Calculations Topic A: Create Calculations with Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) Topic B: Create Calculated Measures and Conditional Columns Creating Interactive Visualizations Topic A: Create and Manage Data Hierarchies Topic B: Filter and Slice Reports Topic C: Create Dashboards Additional course details: Nexus Humans Microsoft Power BI: Data Analysis Practitioner (Second Edition) (v1.3) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Microsoft Power BI: Data Analysis Practitioner (Second Edition) (v1.3) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.