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Learn the basic principles of good programme management using the MSP® approach and prepare for the Foundation and Practitioner examinations on this accredited programme. Duration: 5 days (32.5 hours) Our MSP® Foundation and Practitioner course is designed to teach the basic principles of good programme management in line with the Principles, Themes and Processes described in the MSP® approach. It also prepares delegates for the Foundation and Practitioner examinations. This course is designed for anyone who needs to understand programme management and the practical application of MSP® and to gain the MSP® Foundation and Practitioner qualifications. Delegates should have an understanding of and preferably experience in the issues surrounding business change The MSP® Foundation and Practitioner Course is based upon the “Managing Successful Programmes – 5th Edition” which describes “best practice” guidance for handling all types of transformational change programmes. These are intensive modules and require delegates to undertake some evening work in their own time. Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Describe the differences between programmes and projects Describe the Principles, Themes and Processes as described in the MSP® - 5th Edition Practice the application of MSP® Prepare for both the MSP® Foundation and Practitioner Exam Please note that examinations are the responsibility of the examination board, PEOPLECERT and must be organised separately by each person attending. Content Introduction Introduction – what is, and why use, Programme Management The Three Lenses of the MSP® FrameworkMSP PrinciplesMSP ThemesMSP Processes The Themes Overview – introduction to the seven Themes Organization – roles, accountabilities, responsibilities Design – Vision, Benefits, Risk, Target Operating Model Justification – Business case and financial planning Structure – Delivery approaches, Planning and control Knowledge – Knowledge and Information management Assurance – Assurance at multiple levels approach and planning Decisions – Decision-making, Issue and Risk resolution approaches, Data-gathering and options analysis The Processes Overview – the seven processes Identify the Programme – initial justification Design the Outcomes - establishing solid foundations Plan Progressive Delivery – build on the programme design Deliver the Capabilities– oversee programme delivery Embed the Outcomes – adopting new ways of working and realize the benefits Evaluate new information – collecting, evaluating, analysing and presenting new information Close the Programme – final assessment and release resources Practitioner Workshop and Examination MSP® Practitioner Examination Objectives and Guidance MSP® Review MSP® Practitioner Examination Workshops MSP® Practitioner Examination MSP® Foundation and Practitioner Examinations The MSP® Foundation Exam is of 1 hour duration and consists of 60 multiple choice questions. A Pass is 36 correct answers, 60%.   The MSP® Practitioner Exam is a written paper of 2.5 hours duration. There are 70 Objective Test style questions to be answered in the 2.5 hours and the candidate may use an annotated manual. The candidate must score 42/70, 60%, to be successful. Presented in association with aims4change, a PEOPLECERT Accredited Training Organisation. MPS® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited.

Tableau is an intuitive and simple tool to learn. This Tableau training course is a jumpstart to getting report writers and analysts who are self-taught or have no previous knowledge to being productive. It covers everything from connecting to data, through to creating interactive dashboards with a range of visualisations in three days. Having a quick turnaround from starting to use Tableau, to getting real, actionable insights means that you get a swift return on your investment. At the end of this course, you will be able to communicate insights more effectively, enabling your organisation to make better decisions, quickly. This accelerated approach is key to getting engagement from within your organisation so everyone can immediately see and feel the impact of the data and insights you create. Our Tableau Desktop Fast Track course combines all of our Foundation (Fundamentals) and Analyst (Intermediate) content into a 3 day live online course with added access to online bonus content of 3 additional modules. Gathering Requirements, Bring Your Own Data and Engaging Users. What do you get? This course is delivered live virtually and has all material provided through our online portal, together with email support and live coaching sessions. The full program includes all of the following elements: 3 days of live and interactive instructor-led sessions delivered by an expert Tableau Trainer 6 weeks access to our live coaching program delivered by expert Tableau coaches 50+ practical exercises to practice what you learn 12 months access to video’s that walk you through the theory and exercise solutions Practical advice, tools and resources for using Tableau in the real world The three additional online modules provide:Clarity on the approach to gathering dashboard requirements in a way that can be translated into dashboard designs.An agile and iterative development process that delivers products that meet user needs more quickly and effectively.An understanding of how end users will interact with dashboards to ensure that designers deliver actionable results. THE SYLLABUS PHASE 1: DESIGN MODULE 1: UNDERSTAND TABLEAU What is possible How does Tableau deal with data Know your way around Review of Type Conversions How do we format charts Dashboard basics – My first Dashboard MODULE 2: TRANSFORM DATA Connecting to and setting up data in Tableau Modifying data attributes How Do I Structure my Data – Groups & Hierarchies, Visual Groups How Tableau Deals with Dates – Using Discrete and Continuous Dates, Custom Dates How do I create calculated fields and why? – Creating Calculated Fields, Types of calculated fields, Row Level v Aggregations, Aggregating dimensions in calculations, Changing the Level of Detail (LOD) of calculations – What, Why, How MODULE 3: GATHER REQUIREMENTS(ONLINE CONTENT ONLY) Brainstorm and assess possible priorities Pitfalls to avoid Gather requirements PHASE 2: DEVELOP MODULE 4: CREATE CHARTS Charts that Compare Multiple Measures – Measure Names and Measure Values, Shared Axis Charts, Dual Axis Charts, Scatter Plots Showing progress over time Creating Tables – Creating Tables, Highlight Tables, Heat Maps Showing Relational & Proportional Data – Pie Charts, Donut Charts, Tree Maps Making things dynamic with parameters MODULE 5: COMBINE DATA Relationships Joining Tables – Join Types, Joining tables within the same database, cross database joins, join calculations Blending – How to create a blend with common fields, Custom defined Field relationships and mismatched element names, Calculated fields in blended data sources Unions – Manual Unions and mismatched columns, Wildcard unions Data Extracts – Creating & Editing Data extracts MODULE 6: ANALYSE INFORMATION Table Calculations Sets, Reference Lines, Trends and Forecasting Answering spatial questions – Mapping, Creating a choropleth (filled) map, Using your own images for spatial analysis, Mapping with spatial files Advanced charts Bar in Bar charts Bullet graphs Creating Bins and Histograms Creating a Box & Whisker plot Viz in Tooltips PHASE 3: DESIGN MODULE 7: BUILD DASHBOARDS Using the Dashboard Interface Device layouts Dashboard Actions – Set actions, Parameter actions Viz in Tooltips for Dashboards Dashboard containers – Horizontal & Vertical containers, Hidden containers Navigate between dashboards Telling data driven stories MODULE 8: BRING YOUR OWN DATA Design Best Practices & Resources Wireframe templates Questions Process Start building and testing MODULE 9: EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS What is Tableau Server Publishing & permissions How can your users engage with content The Tableau ecosystem Review your progress Your next steps HOW MUCH OF YOUR TIME WILL THIS TAKE? Delegates are also provided 6 weeks access to our Tableau Coaching. We run Live Q&A sessions from 4pm-5pm on a Monday (Connecting to Data and Calculated Fields), 2pm-3pm Friday (Creating Charts) & 4pm-5pm Friday (Dashboard Design). The coaching helps delegates to transition from the theory of using Tableau to its practical use. We’d be expecting them to apply the exercises you’ll be doing during the course, onto your own data after the course. In our experience, this is the best way to increase both understanding and long term memory retention. The live coaching also acts as a troubleshooting platform for any practical issues that delegates need to overcome in the real world. Delegates also have 12 months access to all of the training material covered in the course in the form of an online portal (this includes theory videos, exercise solution videos, exercise materials and even quizzes). We have a growing LinkedIn community that delegates are encouraged to join and participate in. We regularly post useful blog posts and additional training that will enhance the Tableau journey and understanding. We help teams using Tableau to transform in the following ways : From a disjointed understanding of Tableau – To being familiar with Tableau terminology and capability From ad-hoc data uploads and error prone calculations – To reusable data connections and robust metrics From disjointed stakeholder questions – To clear and concise requirements that lead to decision making From being unsure how difficult Tableau will be to learn – To being able to develop standard charts and tables in Tableau with dynamic reporting capabilities From manually combining data for each analytical task – To dynamically combining data from multiple tables for analysis From being unsure how to answer analytical questions and what options there are – To being equipped with multiple actionable, dynamic, analytical use cases From not knowing Why, When and How to create Dashboards or Story’s – To being able to combine analysis to answer complex questions and tell data driven stories From using demo data theory – To Delivering value [Answering questions] on their own data From spending lots of time answering colleagues ad-hoc (data) questions – To empowering stakeholders in answering ad-hoc queries and reducing the time to analyse and steer the business

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Business Analysis Fundamentals: In-House Training This course is part of IIL's Business Analysis Certificate Program (BACP), a program designed to help prepare individuals to pass the IIBA® Certification exam to become a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP™). This course teaches participants the overall process of business analysis and where it fits in the bigger picture of the project life cycle and the business context. The course is interactive and combines discussion, active workshops, and demonstrations of techniques. The goal is bottom-line results that cut through the real-world problems facing people seeking to improve the way they operate to develop new and improved systems and products or otherwise deliver results through project performance. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Define the solution scope Work with the development team in the systems testing stage Ensure the solution is usable in the business environment Foundation Concepts Defining the business analyst (BA) function The role of the BA as change agent An introduction to the BABOK® Guide BA roles and relationships through the project life cycle (PLC) Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Overview of business analysis planning and monitoring (BAP&M) Business analysis planning and monitoring - process and tools Business analysis planning and monitoring - roles and responsibilities Business analysis planning and monitoring - governance, information management, and performance improvement Elicitation and Collaboration Overview of elicitation and collaboration Elicitation and collaboration techniques Requirements Life Cycle Management Overview of requirements life cycle management Requirements life cycle management task details Strategy Analysis Overview of strategy analysis Analyze current state Define future state Assess risks Define change strategy Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Overview of requirements analysis and design definition (RA&DD) The anatomy of requirements RA&DD task descriptions RA&DD techniques Solution Evaluation Overview of solution evaluation Solution evaluation tasks Solution evaluation in development stages Underlying Competencies Overview of underlying competencies (UC) Underlying competencies

Developing the Business Case: In-House Training Business analysts must be able to create business case documents that highlight project benefits, costs, and risks. The business case is based on the real business need to be solved. These become parts of proposals, feasibility studies, and other decision support documents. This course teaches the purpose, structure, and content of a business case. It presents the basic techniques for determining financial ROI, non-tangible benefits, and the probability of meeting expectations. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Perform feasibility studies Justify the business investment to solve the business problem Prepare an effective business case document Plan and implement a business case approval process Foundation Concepts The role of the BA An introduction to the BABOK® Guide The business analyst and the product / project life cycle (PLC) The business case deliverable Introducing the Business Case Process The BA and strategy analysis The BA and the business case process (BCP) The BA during the business case process (BCP) The BA after the business case process (BCP) Importance of defining solution performance metrics Defining the Business Need Overview of defining the business need Business needs: problem / opportunity statement Product vision Objectives and constraints Exploring Business Case Solutions Overview of exploring solutions Solution identification for feasibility Solution definition for analysis Assessing project risks Justifying the Business Case Overview of justifying the business case Qualitative justification Quantitative justification Approving the Business Case Overview of business case approval Developing recommendations Preparing the decision package - documents Preparing the decision package - presentations

Writing and Managing Requirements Documents: In-House Training This course is part of IIL's Business Analysis Certificate Program (BACP), a program designed to help prepare individuals pass the IIBA™ Certification exam to become a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP™). Learn more at www.iil.com/bacp. Once a business analyst has completed the information gathering and analysis to produce the solution to a business problem, the results must be documented for all stakeholders to see and understand. This course will enhance the skill set needed for writing and managing the complex readership that business analysts interact with on a day-to-day basis. What you will Learn Upon completion, participants will be able to: Write an understood requirements document that is approvable and acceptable Validate a requirements document Manage the changes to requirements documents through the SDLC Foundation Concepts The role of the business analyst An introduction to the BABOK® Guide The business analyst and the product/project life cycle The requirements documentation process Planning for Effective Requirements Documentation Overview of requirements planning Planning for validation Planning for verification: well-formed criteria Planning for verification: understood and usable criteria Writing Effective Requirements Documents Overview of writing requirements documents Using a standard structure / template Applying formatting techniques Meeting the challenge of writing non-functional requirements Baselining Requirements Documents Overview of the requirements baseline process Validation Verification Approval Managing Requirements Change through the Product Life Cycle Overview of requirements change management Establishing a formal change management process Tracing requirements through design and development (build, test, and implementation) Following through to post-implementation (transition and early production)

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is intended for PMP?s looking to earn PDU's, or for Project Managers looking to learn more about Project Scope and Schedule Management techniques. This course provides participants with tools and techniques to help them determine and deliver products, services, and results that meet requirements, expectations, and deadlines. NOTE: This course will earn you 14 PDUs. 1 - PROJECT SCOPE AND TIME MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW Project Scope Management Overview Project Scope Mgt. Processes and Key Outputs Project Time Management Overview Project Time Mgt. Processes and Key Outputs Case Study Selection Requirements, Scope, and Negotiations 2 - PLAN SCOPE AND SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT Plan Scope and Schedule Mgt. Overview The Scope Management Plan The Requirements Management Plan The Schedule Management Plan 3 - COLLECT REQUIREMENTS Collect Requirements Overview Types of Requirements Effective Product/Solution Requirements Other Stakeholders and Requirements Collect Requirements Techniques Voice of the Customer Requirements Traceability Matrix 4 - DEFINE SCOPE Define Scope Overview Project Scope Statement Sections Create a Project Scope Statement 5 - CREATE WBS Create WBS Overview WBS by Deliverable WBS by Phase When to Subdivide a Work Package Further Effective WBSs General Process for Creating the WBS Create a WBS 6 - DEFINE ACTIVITIES Define Activities Overview Practical Considerations for Defining Activities Activities and Steps Milestones Create Activities and Milestones 7 - SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES Develop Schedule Overview Critical Path Resource Optimization ? Resource Leveling Resource Optimization ? Resource Smoothing Resolve Overallocations Critical Chain Schedule Compression Techniques 8 - ESTIMATE ACTIVITY RESOURCES Estimate Activity Resources Overview Resource Breakdown Structure Estimate Activity Resources Assign Resources to Activities 9 - ESTIMATE ACTIVITY DURATIONS Estimate Activity Durations Overview Expert Judgment Ratio Estimating Analogous Estimating Parametric Estimating Forecasting Three Point Estimating and PERT Estimating Reserves Estimate Activity Durations 10 - DEVELOP SCHEDULE Develop Schedule Overview Critical Path Resource Optimization ? Resource Leveling Resource Optimization ? Resource Smoothing Resolve Overallocations Critical Chain Schedule Compression Techniques 11 - VALIDATE SCOPE Validate Scope Overview Verify Scope Best Practices Create a Scope Validation Form 12 - CONTROL SCOPE AND SCHEDULE Control Scope Overview Control Schedule Overview Control Scope Best Practices Change Control Stakeholders Determine Change Control Stakeholders Change Control Process Change Request Form

Microsoft Project Orange Belt® 2013: In-House Training This workshop gives participants a full insight into creating effective schedules using Microsoft® Project 2013, allowing you to estimate, coordinate, budget, staff, and control projects and support other users. This workshop gives participants a full insight into creating effective schedules using Microsoft® Project 2013, allowing you to estimate, coordinate, budget, staff, and control projects and support other users. This workshop provides the eBook Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft® Project 2013, and is kept up to date with the framework of knowledge outlined by the Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide and the Practice Standard for Scheduling. What you Will Learn You'll learn how to: Understand what's new in Project 2013 Explain where Project 2013 fits in the Microsoft® EPM solution Initialize Project 2013 to start project planning Create a well-formed project schedule Understand task types and the schedule formula Assign resources and costs to tasks Analyze resource utilization and optimize the schedule Set a baseline and track progress Create and manage project reports Customize views and fields Apply Earned Value Management Understand the basics of managing multiple projects Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Enterprise Project Management Concepts and Framework Getting Started with Project 2013 Project 2013: What's New and General Overview Setting Up a New Project Schedule (templates, options, save, etc.) Setting the Project Calendar Entering Tasks The Planning Processes Importing Tasks (Word, Excel, SharePoint) Synchronizing with SharePoint Tasks List Creating and managing the WBS (include tasks, manually scheduled tasks, summary tasks and milestones, as well as custom WBS coding) Entering Estimates Tendencies in Estimating The Rolling Wave Approach Entering Duration and Work Estimates Types of Tasks Entering Dependencies The Principle of Dynamic Scheduling Choosing the Right Type of Dependency Entering Dependencies in Project 2013 Different Applications of Dependencies Entering Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars Use of Deadlines and Constraints Entering Deadlines and Constraints in Project 2013 Entering Resources and Costs Types of Resources Entering Resources in Project 2013 Calendars and Resources Entering Costs in Project 2013 Entering Assignments Assignments in a Schedule Assignments and Task Types Entering Assignments in Project 2013 Assignments, Budgets, and Costs Optimizing the Schedule The Critical Path Method and the Resource Critical Path Resource Leveling Optimizing Time, Cost, and Resources in Project 2013 Updating the Schedule The Baseline Updating Strategies and Situations Prepare the Status and Forecast Report in Project 2013 Reporting Using Reports Using Visual Reports Formatting and Printing in Project 2013 Customizing Fields in Project 2013 Earned Value Management (EVM) Overview of EVM Applying EVM with Project 2013 Evaluating the Project Evaluating the Project Performance Project Benefits and Results Templates for Future Projects Summary Tools and Checklist Best Practices Checklist Consolidated Schedules Creating Consolidated Schedules Using a Resource Pool Links across Projects Solving common problems Analyzing the Critical Path across Projects

Portfolio Management Skills: In-House Training The main purpose of this workshop is to equip and enable people in a portfolio management office and PMO to effectively and efficiently support the Executive Leadership and Operational Management to plan, implement, manage, and evolve portfolio management in their organization. There is a deliberate focus on preparing you to become a strong and effective change advocate for meaningful portfolio management that delivers objective measurements of benefit contribution towards the strategic objectives to lead, manage, and continuously improve portfolio management governance, processes, and frameworks with and through the direction of a portfolio practice, principles, and delivery boards. What you Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Articulate the benefits of portfolio management Link the initiatives in an organization with its strategic objectives Participate in the introduction of portfolio management in an organization Create or improve the portfolio governance structure Lead the inventory of ongoing and new initiatives Assist the executives in the prioritization of initiatives through the use of Multi-criteria Analysis and other selection tools Support the executives in balancing the portfolio based on the optimal use of resources and priorities Create a portfolio delivery plan Define thresholds and variance reporting criteria Assist the executives and the financial team in the definition of Stage Gate Funding Lead the Stage Gate reviews Analyze the benefits that are being realized by the initiatives Foundation Concepts Definitions Benefits of Portfolio Management Objectives of Portfolio Management Portfolio Life Cycles Governing the Portfolio Portfolio Governance structure Roles and responsibilities Initial activities when starting portfolio management Prioritizing Initiatives Prioritize purpose Multi-Criteria Analysis Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Strategic alignment Balancing the Portfolio Allocating resources and budgets Communicating decisions of initiatives status Planning the Portfolio Planning review cycles Using Stage Gate Funding Setting thresholds and variance reporting Tool examples Managing the Portfolio Delivery Project and Program Life Cycles Stage Gate Reviews Loop back to Prioritize, Balance and Plan Interaction with the Portfolio Delivery Board Project, Program and Functional Managers' roles and responsibilities

Microsoft Project Orange Belt® 2016: In-House Training This workshop gives participants a full insight into creating effective schedules using Microsoft® Project 2016, allowing you to estimate, coordinate, budget, staff, and control projects and support other users. This workshop gives participants a full insight into creating effective schedules using Microsoft® Project 2016, allowing you to estimate, coordinate, budget, staff, and control projects and support other users. This workshop provides the eBook Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft® Project 2013, and is kept up to date with the framework of knowledge outlined by the Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide and the Practice Standard for Scheduling. What you Will Learn You'll learn how to: Understand what's new in Project 2016 Explain where Project 2016 fits in the Microsoft® EPM solution Initialize Project 2016 to start project planning Create a well-formed project schedule Understand task types and the schedule formula Assign resources and costs to tasks Analyze resource utilization and optimize the schedule Set a baseline and track progress Create and manage project reports Customize views and fields Apply Earned Value Management Understand the basics of managing multiple projects Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Concepts of Project Management Getting Started with Project 2016 Project 2016: What's New and General Overview Setting Up a New Project Schedule (templates, options, save, etc.) Setting the Project Calendar Entering Tasks The planning processes Importing tasks (Word, Excel, SharePoint) Synchronizing with SharePoint Tasks List Creating and managing the WBS (include tasks, manually scheduled tasks, summary tasks, milestones, and custom WBS coding) Entering Estimates Tendencies in estimating The rolling wave approach Entering duration and work estimates Types of tasks Entering Dependencies The principle of dynamic scheduling Choosing the right Type of dependency Entering dependencies in Project 2016 Different applications of dependencies Entering Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars Use of deadlines and constraints Entering deadlines and constraints in Project 2016 Entering Resources and Costs Types of resources Entering resources in Project 2016 Calendars and resources Entering costs in Project 2016 Entering Assignments Assignments in a schedule Assignments and task types Entering assignments in Project 2016 Assignments, budgets, and costs Optimizing the Schedule The critical path method (CPM) and the resource critical path (RCP) Resource leveling Optimizing time, cost, and resources in Project 2016 Updating the Schedule The baseline Updating strategies and situations Prepare the status and forecast report in Project 2016 Reporting Using reports Using Visual Reports Formatting and printing in Project 2016 Customizing fields in Project 2016 Earned Value Management (EVM) Overview of EVM Applying EVM with Project 2016 Evaluating the Project Evaluating the project performance Project benefits and results Templates for future projects Summary and Next steps Tools and checklist Best practices checklist Certification options