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Better Business Cases™ Foundation and Practitioner: Virtual In-House Training Using this best-practice approach will allow organizations to reduce unnecessary spending and improve the decision-making process which gives you a greater chance of securing necessary funding and support for initiatives. The goal of the combined foundation and practitioner course is to develop a candidate's ability to deliver a comprehensive business case through encouraging expanded knowledge to guide the practical application of theoretical foundations. Upon the completion of this course, a candidate will be able to start applying the model to a real business case development project. The outline presented in the course overview will be addressed in the first 2 days, with the Foundation exam conducted on the morning of Day 3. Then the topics will be revisited at a deeper level, for 2 more days, with the Practitioner exam conducted on the afternoon of Day 5. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Develop the lifecycle of a business case and establish the relationships between the five cases Apply the steps in the business case development framework, in order to support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario. Overview of Better Business Cases Alignment with the strategic planning process Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model Overview of the Five Case Model Purpose of the key stages in the development of a spending proposal Purpose of a Business Justification Case Business Case Development Process Purpose of project / programme assurance and assurance reviews Responsibility for producing the Business Case Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment Scoping the Scheme and Preparing the Strategic Outline Case Planning the Scheme and Preparing the Outline Business Case Procuring the Solution and Preparing the Full Business Case Implementation and monitoring Evaluation and feedback Making the Case for Change Agree on the strategic context Determine spending objectives, existing arrangements, and business needs Determine potential business scope and key service requirements Determine benefits, risks, constraints, and dependencies Exploring the Preferred Way Forward Agree on critical success factors Determine long list options and SWOT analysis Recommend a preferred way forward Determining Potential Value for Money Revisit the short list Prepare the economic appraisal for short-listed options Undertake benefits appraisal Undertake risk appraisal Select preferred option and undertake sensitivity analysis Preparing for the Potential Deal Determine the procurement strategy Determine service streams and required outputs Outline potential risk apportionment Outline potential payment mechanisms Ascertain contractual issues and accountancy treatment Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement Prepare the financial model Prepare the financial appraisals Planning for Successful Delivery Plan programme / project management Plan change and contract management Plan benefits realization Plan risk management Plan programme / project assurance and post-project evaluation Procuring the Value for Money Solution Revisit the case for change Revisit the OBC options Detail procurement process and evaluation of best and final offers (BAFOs) Contracting for the Deal Set out the negotiated deal and contractual arrangements Set out the financial implications of the deal Ensuring Successful Delivery Finalize project management arrangements and plans Finalize change management arrangements and plans Finalize benefits realization arrangements and plans Finalize risk management arrangements and plans Finalize contract management arrangements and plans Finalize post-project evaluation arrangements and plans

MySQL foundation training course description The MySQL foundation course covers the basics of the SQL language as implemented by MySQL. The course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing SQL statements using the MySQL client program and MySQL Workbench. The basic SQL statements, including the use of SQL functions and the basic table and view handling statements are introduced. What will you learn Create, alter and drop a MySQL database. Write SQL statements. Use SQL expressions and functions. Create and alter tables, indexes and views. Use transactions. Grant and revoke access privileges. Export and import data. MySQL foundation training course details Who will benefit: Anyone who needs to access and work with a MySQL Database. Prerequisites: An understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful. Duration 3 days MySQL foundation training course contents Database concepts What is a database? database management systems, tables, rows and columns, indexes, primary keys, unique constraints and foreign keys, client-server architecture, supported data types, storage engines and table types, Information_Schema and MySQL Databases. Hands on using a database. Using the MySQL client What is the MySQL client? getting started and logging in, selecting a database, client commands, entering and executing SQL statements, retrieving previous commands, creating, editing and executing SQL files, redirecting output into a file, command line execution of MySQL scripts. Hands on Using the MySQL client. Basic SELECT The SQL SELECT statement, case sensitivity, quotes, statement terminator, syntax conventions, SELECT clause, FROM clause, conditions and the WHERE clause, logical operators, ORDER BY clause, column aliases, arithmetic expressions, precedence of operators. Hands on querying the sample database. LIMIT, UNION and AGGREGATE functions The LIMIT clause, UNION, UNION ALL, aggregate functions, GROUP BY clause, using Rollup with GROUP BY, HAVING clause. Hands on using limit, union and aggregate functions. Subqueries and joins Subqueries, cartesian products, table aliases, natural joins, join using, join on, multi-table joins. Hands on using subqueries and joins. Numeric and character functions Function types, testing functions, numeric functions character functions. Hands on using numeric and character functions. Data, time and other functions Date and time column types, date and time formats, Date format function, functions to return date time, functions to extract components from date time, date time arithmetic, miscellaneous functions. Hands on using date, time and other functions. Databases and tables Creating a database, selecting a database, creating tables, Auto_increment, show create table, column operations, constraint operations, copying tables, renaming tables, changing engine for tables, dropping tables, temporary tables. Hands on maintaining databases and tables. Indexes and views What is an index? creating an index, reviewing indexes, dropping indexes, what is a view? creating views, view restrictions, dropping views. Hands on maintaining indexes and views. Managing data Inserting rows, replacing rows, updating rows, deleting rows, Truncate statement, The COMMIT and ROLLBACK commands, savepoints, implicit commits. Hands on managing data. Access control Creating users, renaming users, dropping users, granting privileges, revoking privileges. Hands on creating users, granting and revoking. Import and export Exporting using SQL, importing using SQL, exporting from the command line, importing from the command line. Hands on export and import data.

Better Business Cases™ Practitioner: In-House Training: In-House Training Better Business Cases™ is based on the Five Case Model - which is the UK government's best practice approach to structuring spending proposals and making effective business decisions. Using this best-practice approach will allow organizations to reduce unnecessary spending and improve the decision-making process which gives you a greater chance of securing necessary funding and support for initiatives. The goal of the practitioner course is to develop a candidate's ability to deliver a comprehensive business case, through encouraging expanded knowledge to guide the practical application of theoretical foundations. Upon the completion of this Practitioner course, a candidate will be able to start applying the model to a real business case development project. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Develop the lifecycle of a business case and to establish the relationships between the five cases Apply the steps in the business case development framework, in order to support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario Overview of Better Business Cases Alignment with the strategic planning process Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model Overview of the Five Case Model Purpose of the key stages in the development of a spending proposal Purpose of a Business Justification Case Business Case Development Process Purpose of project / programme assurance and assurance reviews Responsibility for producing the Business Case Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment Scoping the Scheme and Preparing the Strategic Outline Case Planning the Scheme and Preparing the Outline Business Case Procuring the Solution and Preparing the Full Business Case Implementation and monitoring Evaluation and feedback Making the Case for Change Agree on the strategic context Determine spending objectives, existing arrangements, and business needs Determine potential business scope and key service requirements Determine benefits, risks, constraint, and dependencies Exploring the Preferred Way Forward Agree on critical success factors Determine long list options and SWOT analysis Recommend a preferred way forward Determining Potential Value for Money Revisit the short list Prepare the economic appraisal for short-listed options Undertake benefits appraisal Undertake risk appraisal Select preferred option and undertake sensitivity analysis Preparing for the Potential Deal Determine the procurement strategy Determine service streams and required outputs Outline potential risk apportionment Outline potential payment mechanisms Ascertain contractual issues and accountancy treatment Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement Prepare the financial model Prepare the financial appraisals Planning for Successful Delivery Plan programme / project management Plan change and contract management Plan benefits realization Plan risk management Plan programme / project assurance and post project evaluation Procuring the Value for Money Solution Revisit the case for change Revisit the OBC options Detail procurement process and evaluation of best and final offers (BAFOs) Contracting for the Deal Set out the negotiated deal and contractual arrangements Set out the financial implications of the deal Ensuring Successful Delivery Finalize project management arrangements and plans Finalize change management arrangements and plans Finalize benefits realization arrangements and plans Finalize risk management arrangements and plans Finalize contract management arrangements and plans Finalize post-project evaluation arrangements and plans

Come and learn the basics of Kinesiology in this fun, interactive online course. The modules covered include History of Kinesiology The 7 Factors of the Intervertebral Foramina How to Muscle Test A Kinesiologist Toolkit Testing for Hydration Testing for Protein Deficiency Kinesiology Food Sensitivity Testing Emotional Stress Release How to become a Kinesiology Professional Learning Objectives Your takeaways from the Introduction to Kinesiology course will include the ability to: Understand the origins of Kinesiology Explain the toolkit of a Kinesiologist Perform a basic muscle test Describe the different muscle tests for protein deficiency and hydration Understand how food sensitivity muscle testing works Implement basic Kinesiology tools such as Emotional Stress Release

This Practical SQL course, is designed make you fully conversant with queries, DML and DDL statements. Hands-on, Practical SQL course. You will get the PCWorkshops SQL Course Certificate. Max 4 people per course, to keep it personalised.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for planning, configuring, and managing an Office 365 environment. Students who attend this course are expected to have a fairly broad understanding of several on-premises technologies such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). In addition, they should have a general understanding of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft SharePoint. Overview Plan and provision Office 365 Manage Users and Groups in Office 365 Deploy and Configure Tools and Applications for Office 365 Plan and Manage Exchange Online Plan and Manage SharePoint Online Plan and Manage Microsoft Teams Plan and Manage other Office 365 Services Implement Security and Compliance in Office 365 Report, Monitor and Troubleshoot Office 365 This five-day course describes how to set up, configure and manage an Office 365 tenant including identities, and the core services of Microsoft 365. In this five-day course, you will learn how to plan the configuration of an Office 365 tenant including integration with existing user identities; plan, configure and manage core services; and report on key metrics. Although this course and the associated labs are written for Office 365 with Windows 11, the skills taught will also be backwards compatible with Windows 10. This course is based on the features available in the Office 365 E3 license as these are the core features in Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plans. 1 - Planning and Provisioning Office 365 Overview of Office 365 Core Services of Office 365 Requirements for an Office 365 Tenant Planning a Pilot and Deployment Creating an Office 365 Tenant Adding Custom Domains and Managing DNS Settings Lab: Provisioning Office 365 2 - Managing Users and Groups in Office 365 Managing User Accounts and Licences Managing Passwords and Authentication Create and Managing the Different Types of Groups in Office 365 Managing Users and Groups with PowerShell Managing Users and Groups in the Azure AD Admin Center Role Based Access and Administrative Roles Planning and Configuring Directory Synchronization Lab: Managing Users and Groups in Office 365 Lab: Planning and Configuring Directory Synchronisation 3 - Deploying and Configuring Tools and Applications for Office 365 Planning Network Configuration for Office 365 Tools and Applications Using the Office Configuration Tool Click to Run Installation Use and Control Managing Centralized Deployment of Tools, Applications and Add-ins Reporting Lab: Deploying and Configuring Tools and Applications for Office 365 4 - Planning and Managing Exchange Online What is Exchange Online Managing Exchange Online Mailboxes Managing Office 365 Groups in Exchange Online Configuring Exchange Online Permissions Managing Exchange Online using PowerShell Plan and Configure Mail Flow Plan and Configure Email Protection Lab: Planning and Managing Exchange Online 5 - Planning and Managing SharePoint Online What is SharePoint Online Understanding the relationship between SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Office 365 Groups SharePoint Online Architecture Configure SharePoint Online Configure and Control External Sharing Managing SharePoint Online Site Collections Managing SharePoint Online using PowerShell Lab: Planning and Managing SharePoint Online 6 - Planning and Managing Microsoft Teams What is Microsoft Teams How Microsoft Teams integrates with other Office 365 Services Create and Manage Organization Wide Settings Create, Manage and Assign Microsoft Teams Policies Plan and Configure External and Guest Access Managing Microsoft Teams using PowerShell Lab: Planning and Managing Microsoft Teams 7 - Planning and Managing Other Office 365 Services Yammer Planner Visio Bookings Delve Forms Power Platform Stream Sway Viva Scheduler Add-ins, including Find Time and Junk Reporter Lab: Planning and Managing Office 365 Services 8 - Security and Compliance in Office 365 Overview of Security and Compliance Features in Office 365 Extending Security and compliance Features with Additional Licences Using the Microsoft Defender Portal and Secure Score Using the Office 365 Compliance Portal and Compliance Score Plan and Configure Retention Labels and Policies Plan and Configure Data Loss Prevention Policies Create and Assign Sensitivity Labels Configure Safe Attachments and Safe Links Policies Plan and Configure Multi Factor Authentication Lab: Configure Security and Compliance in Office 365 9 - Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Office 365 Monitoring Office 365 Service Health Troubleshooting Administrative Access in Office 365 Troubleshoot Directory Synchronization Troubleshooting Exchange Online Troubleshooting SharePoint Online Troubleshooting Microsoft Teams Troubleshooting Office 365 Security and Compliance Lab: Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting in Office 365

Practical MySQL Course Intermediate, to leave you fully conversant with queries, DML and DDL statements. Hands-on, Practical MySQL Course Intermediate. PCWorkshops MySQL Course Intermediate Certificate. Max 4 people per course, we keep it personalised.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course is looking to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services. The content for this course aligns to the SC-900 exam objective domain. Candidates should be familiar with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 and understand how Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions can span across these solution areas to provide a holistic and end-to-end solution. Before attending this course, students must have: General understanding of networking and cloud computing concepts. General IT knowledge or any general experience working in an IT environment. General understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. This course provides foundational level knowledge on security, compliance, and identity concepts and related cloud-based Microsoft solutions. Prerequisites General understanding of networking and cloud computing concepts. General IT knowledge or any general experience working in an IT environment. General understanding of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. 1 - Describe security and compliance concepts Describe the shared responsibility model Describe defense in depth Describe the Zero Trust model Describe governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) concepts 2 - Describe identity concepts Define authentication and authorization Define identity as the primary security perimeter Describe the role of the identity provider Describe the concept of directory services and Active Directory Describe the concept of federation 3 - Describe the function and identity types of Microsoft Entra ID Describe Microsoft Entra ID Describe types of identities Describe hybrid identity Describe external identities 4 - Describe the authentication capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID Describe authentication methods Describe multifactor authentication Describe self-service password reset Describe password protection and management capabilities 5 - Describe access management capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID Describe Conditional Access Describe Microsoft Entra roles and role-based access control (RBAC) 6 - Describe the identity protection and governance capabilities of Azure AD Describe Microsoft Entra ID Governance Describe access reviews Describe entitlement management Describe the capabilities of Privileged identity Management Describe Microsoft Entra ID Protection Describe Microsoft Entra Permissions Management Describe Microsoft Entra Verified ID 7 - Describe core infrastructure security services in Azure Describe Azure DDoS protection Describe Azure Firewall Describe Web Application Firewall Describe network segmentation in Azure Describe Azure Network Security Groups Describe Azure Bastion Describe Azure Key Vault 8 - Describe the security management capabilities in Azure Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Describe how security policies and initiatives improve cloud security posture Describe Cloud security posture management Describe the enhanced security of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Describe DevOps security management 9 - Describe security capabilities of Microsoft Sentinel Describe threat detection and mitigation capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel Describe Microsoft Security Copilot 10 - Describe threat protection with Microsoft Defender XDR Describe Microsoft Defender XDR services Describe Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Describe Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Describe Microsoft Defender for Identity Describe Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Describe Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence Describe the Microsoft Defender portal 11 - Describe Microsoft?s Service Trust portal and privacy capabilities Describe the offerings of the Service Trust portal Describe Microsoft's privacy principles Describe Microsoft Priva 12 - Describe the compliance management capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe the Microsoft Purview compliance portal Describe Compliance Manager Describe use and benefits of compliance score 13 - Describe information protection, data lifecycle management, and data governance capabilities in Microsoft Purview Know your data, protect your data, and govern your data Describe the data classification capabilities of the compliance portal Describe sensitivity labels and policies Describe data loss prevention Describe retention policies and retention labels Describe records management Describe the Microsoft Purview unified data governance solution 14 - Describe the insider risk capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe insider risk management Describe communication compliance 15 - Describe the eDiscovery and Audit capabilities in Microsoft Purview Describe the eDiscovery solutions in Microsoft Purview Describe the audit solutions in Microsoft Purview

Where should management effort be directed? In controlling costs and ensuring proper engineering in live projects? - yes, of course, but true cost control comes by understanding, eliminating and minimising risk prior to a business committing any funds. This course studies the stages required for practical financial and business appraisals of projects and capital expenditure. This course has two primary objectives: To impart the knowledge and skills required to ensure as risk-free as possible expenditure of that scarce resource, cash - the investors', governments' or shareholders' money must not be squandered To improve the quality of the appraisal process in the widest sense - demonstrating how the process of project and capital expenditure appraisal can be used to dramatically improve cost control and deliver as risk-free as possible expenditure As a result of the course, participants will be able to: Understand the economics of appraisal Be in control of their projects from the start Understand the economics of their projects - and devise the most appropriate mode Carry out sensitivity analysis and identify risk Improve their methods of appraisal and approach Focus on the risk areas and take out risk and control costs before they over-run The benefits of attending this course will be demonstrable from day one. Thorough appraisals and risk assessment follow through to success in project management and detailed cost control and project management. 1 Introduction Why appraise? Taking risk out of investment The short- and long-term results of not appraising business expenditure 2 Developing an appraisal process The process - overall and stage-by-stage objectives Understand business and technical risks Manage resources and time Do you invest enough time and effort at this stage? Take out the risks - control costs before you are committed to contracts and action Checklists 3 Appraisal arithmetic Review of the arithmetic of appraisalThe time value of moneyThe effects of different interest or required ratesThe effects of inflation (or deflation) in prices and costs Understanding the economics of appraisal is essential 4 Appraisal measures Meaning and use of appraisal measures Identifying the most appropriate measures for your particular business Payback Discounted cash flow measures - NPV and IRR Other measures - FW, AW, Profitability Index The meaning of the measures and their application in practice 5 Cost benefit analysis The effect on decision-making of more intangible benefits Cost benefit analysis Ensuring costs are genuine Measuring intangible benefits Environmental issues Consideration of intangible benefits in the appraisal decision-making process 6 Developing appropriate models Developing models - examples of spreadsheet models and measures for many different situations Modelling investment opportunities - summarising outcomes Sensitivity analysis - identifying, quantifying and taking out risk 7 Developing an appraisal process The process - managing risk from the outset Using the process in risk management, negotiating and project management Take out risk by thoroughly knowing your project - developing your own process

'RCN Accredited Asthma and COPD' CourseThis course is a collaborative offering between your employer and BBO Training Ltd., designed to equip experienced healthcare professionals working in primary care settings with a comprehensive and holistic approach to managing patients with asthma and COPD. Even for those already holding a Diploma in either of these areas, the course has proven to be highly valuable, as indicated by positive evaluations from healthcare professionals.Course AimThe primary objective of this course is to provide qualified healthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver effective asthma and COPD services in collaboration with their medical colleagues within the community healthcare setting. The course aims to raise awareness of these chronic conditions within the community, ensuring safe practice through the utilization of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and protocols where appropriate. Participants will be clinically and theoretically prepared to establish and manage review and diagnostic clinics within their competency framework. Furthermore, the course emphasizes the clear differentiation between asthma and COPD.Clinical Practice Program and CompetenciesThroughout the course, you, along with your primary mentor, will organise and validate your clinical engagements, both under supervision and independently. By the time of your final assessment, these forms should be fully completed and ready for submission, accompanied by both your and your mentor's evaluations. Additionally, maintaining a log of all clinical hours and interactions is required, with a minimum of 36 hours.Teaching and Learning ApproachUpon completing this course, students will have the opportunity to:1. Participate in various sessions, including workshops, simulations, discussions, seminars, and tutorials, which can be conducted either virtually or in-person.2. Gain practical experience in asthma and COPD management within their local healthcare settings.3. Develop an in-depth understanding of treatments, including their composition, efficacy, indications, contraindications, and mechanisms of action, through clinical practice.4. Enhance advisory skills related to respiratory care on a broader scale.5. Attend dedicated sessions for clinical practice.6. Document a minimum of 36 hours of supervised clinical practice and maintain an ongoing reflective diary.Expected Course ContentWorkshops, Discussion Groups, Lectures, and Assessment: 40 hoursClinical Practice: A minimum of 36 hoursVisits and Private Study: 44 hoursPrivate study time is essential for reading, conducting factual research on treatments through online sources, and accessing the library for literature searches. This time will facilitate writing, referencing, completing your reflective diary, and preparing for the final assessment.AssessmentSuccessful completion of all components is required. Components 2 to 4 must be passed to complete the course. A resit option is available for any component that is not initially passed, limited to one attempt.1. Reflective Diary: This ongoing document, produced by the student throughout the course, is validated by both the student and mentor. While not directly marked, its completion is integral to your portfolio of evidence.2. Clinical Outcomes: These must be validated and passed by your mentor, with all outcomes achieved, along with a log of clinical hours.3. VIVA: A minimum pass mark of 50% is required.4. Test of Knowledge: A minimum pass mark of 50% is necessary (conducted at the end of the initial study days).Learning OutcomesUpon completion of this course, students will be capable of:1. Evaluating and showcasing clinical competence through a reflective diary/log.2. Demonstrating clinical assessment and treatment proficiency in a VIVA examination and knowledge assessment.3. Effectively educating individuals about self-management and enhancing their understanding of their condition.4. Displaying sensitivity and competence in obtaining comprehensive patient histories.5. Adapting care for diverse patient groups and their unique needs.6. Fulfilling professional responsibilities, including meticulous record-keeping and maintaining confidentiality.7. Teaching the use of various inhalers and assessment equipment.8. Developing fundamental assessment and examination techniques for respiratory conditions.9. Operating with Patient Group Directions and protocols for asthma and COPD care.10. Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual patient needs comprehensively.