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Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Designed for individuals interested in obtaining information about the CBAP and CCBA exam process especially potential exam candidates interested in pursuing business analysis certification from IIBA in the next 3 to 6 months. Overview Review the 6 Knowledge Areas of the BABOK Guide and discuss the business analysis tasks performed in each. Understand the relationships between the business analysis processes and how each defines an important aspect of the business analysis discipline. Review key terms, business analysis techniques, and competencies important to business analysis. Discuss the 5 business analysis Perspectives presented in BABOK Guide, v3. Complete simulated exam questions to assess personal readiness for taking the exam. Obtain key tips and techniques for effectively preparing for and successfully completing the CBAP or CCBA exam. This course provides you with a clear and detailed understanding of the concepts covered within the CBAP© and CCBA© exams. You will gain valuable tips and techniques to help prepare, study, and assess your personal readiness. In addition, you will earn valuable professional development hours toward meeting the exam criteria. CBAP© and CCBA© Overview Discuss the benefits of professional certification Present the CBAP©/CCBA© eligibility requirements Explain the exam process Discuss the exam blueprints Understand the recertification process Introduction to BABOK© Guide v3 Define the purpose of A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge© (BABOK© Guide) Present the structure/components of the BABOK© Guide Identify the six business analysis Knowledge Areas Discuss the supporting areas of the BABOK© Guide BABOK© Guide Key Concepts Define key concepts from the BABOK© Guide Present the Business Analysis Core Concept Model? Discuss the requirements classification scheme Explain Requirements and Designs Present the 5 Business Analysis Perspectives Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Identify the 5 tasks in Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Understand the work performed in each of these tasks Explain the significance of the outputs produced within this knowledge area Elicitation and Collaboration Identify the 5 tasks in Elicitation and Collaboration Understand the work performed in each of these tasks Explain the significance of the outputs produced within this knowledge area Requirements Life Cycle Management Identify the 5 tasks in Requirements Life Cycle Management Understand the work performed in each of these tasks Explain the significance of the outputs produced within this knowledge area Strategy Analysis Identify the 5 tasks in Strategy Analysis Understand the work performed in each of these tasks Explain the significance of the outputs produced within this knowledge area Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Identify the 6 tasks in Requirements Analysis and Design Definition Understand the work performed in each of these tasks Explain the significance of the outputs produced within this knowledge area Solution Evaluation Identify the 6 tasks in Solution Evaluation Understand the work performed in each of these tasks Explain the significance of the outputs produced within this knowledge area Underlying Competencies Describe and understand the importance of the underlying competencies (UCs) Understand how to prepare for questions about UCs on the exam Business Analysis Techniques More clearly understand the 50 techniques presented in the BABOK© Guide Understand how to study techniques for the exam Assess Your Readiness 1 hour mock-exam to assess personal readiness Strategies for Success Utilize 8 strategies for preparing for the CBAP© or CCBA© certification exams Develop study tools and a plan to assist you in preparing for the exams Understand the tools and resources available to help you be successful Wrap-up Take Your Questions Next Steps Additional course details: Nexus Humans BACP02 - Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Exam Preparation 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 BACP02 - Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Exam Preparation 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 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Network design engineers Network engineers System administrators Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Design Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) internal routing for the enterprise network Design Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) internal routing for the enterprise network Design Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) internal routing for the enterprise network Design a network based on customer requirements Design Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing for the enterprise network Describe the different types and uses of Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) address families Describe BGP load sharing Design a BGP network based on customer requirements Decide where the L2/L3 boundary will be in your Campus network and make design decisions Describe Layer 2 design considerations for Enterprise Campus networks Design a LAN network based on customer requirements Describe Layer 3 design considerations in an Enterprise Campus network Examine Cisco SD-Access fundamental concepts Describe Cisco SD-Access Fabric Design Design a Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) Campus Fabric based on customer requirements Design service provider-managed VPNs Design enterprise-managed VPNs Design a resilient WAN Design a resilient WAN network based on customer requirements Examine the Cisco SD-WAN architecture Describe Cisco SD-WAN deployment options Design Cisco SD-WAN redundancy Explain the basic principles of QoS Design Quality of Service (QoS) for the WAN Design QoS for enterprise network based on customer requirements Explain the basic principles of multicast Designing rendezvous point distribution solutions Describe high-level considerations when doing IP addressing design Create an IPv6 addressing plan Plan an IPv6 deployment in an existing enterprise IPv4 network Describe the challenges that you might encounter when transitioning to IPv6 Design an IPv6 addressing plan based on customer requirements Describe Network APIs and protocols Describe Yet Another Next Generation (YANG), Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF), and Representational State Transfer Configuration Protocol (RESTCONF) The Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD) v1.1 course gives you the knowledge and skills you need to design an enterprise network. This course serves as a deep dive into enterprise network design and expands on the topics covered in the Implementing and Operating Cisco© Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) v1.0 course.This course also helps you prepare to take the 300-420 Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD) exam which is part of the CCNP© Enterprise and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Design certifications. Course Outline Designing EIGRP Routing Designing OSPF Routing Designing IS-IS Routing Design Case Study Activity: Designing Enterprise Connectivity Designing BGP Routing and Redundancy Understanding BGP Address Families and Attributes Design Case Study Activity: Designing an Enterprise Network with BGP Internet Connectivity Designing the Enterprise Campus LAN Designing Layer 2 Campus Design Case Study Activity: Designing an Enterprise Campus LAN Designing Layer 3 Campus Discovering the Cisco SD-Access Architecture Exploring Cisco SD-Access Fabric Design Exploring Cisco SD-Access Site Design Strategy and Considerations Design Case Study Activity: Designing Cisco SD-Access in the Enterprise Designing Service Provider-Managed VPNs Designing Enterprise-Managed VPNs Designing WAN Resiliency Design Case Study Activity: Designing Resilient Enterprise WAN Examining Cisco SD-WAN Architectures Examining Cisco SD-WAN Deployment Design Considerations Designing Cisco SD-WAN Routing and High Availability Design Case Study Activity: Designing Resilient Enterprise Cisco SD-WAN Understanding QoS Designing LAN and WAN QoS Design Case Study Activity: Designing QoS in an Enterprise Network Exploring Multicast with Protocol-Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Designing Rendezvous Point Distribution Solutions Designing an IPv4 Address Plan Exploring IPv6 Deploying IPv6 Design Case Study Activity: Designing an Enterprise IPv6 Network Introducing Network APIs and Protocols Exploring YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF, and Model-Driven Telemetry Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks v1.1 (ENSLD) 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 Cisco Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks v1.1 (ENSLD) 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.

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Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for all Oracle Professionals. Specifically Database Administrators, Web Server Administrators, System Administrators, CIOs and other IT Management Professionals. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform many of the day-to-day administration tasks required of an Oracle database administrator. This course introduces many of the powerful capabilities of the Oracle database. In this course, students will learn about day-to-day administration tasks. It will also address administration sub-specialties. Introduction: Managing the Database Instance The Database Management Tools EM Database Express EM Cloud Control SQL Developer Database Administrator Introduction: Database Architecture Review Database Instance Configurations Memory Structures Process Structures Storage Architecture Introduction: Starting & Stopping Databse Services Start & Stop the Database Listener ABOUT DATABASE STARTUP/SHUTDOWN SYSOPER SYSDBA DATABASE STATE & STAGES STARTUP WITH EM CLOUD CONTROL STARTUP WITH SQL*PLUS SHUTDOWN WITH EM CLOUD CONTROL SHUTDOWN WITH SQL*PLUS USING MS WINDOWS SERVICES Introduction: Oracle Network Environment Oracle Net Services Architecture ORACLE NET CONFIGURATION ASSISTANT ORACLE NET MANAGER USING EM CLOUD CONTROL ADVANCED NETWORK COMPRESSION TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK PROBLEMS Introduction: Diagnostics & Oracle Support About Database Diagnostics Fault Diagnosability Infrastructure DATABASE INSTANCE HEALTH SNAPSHOT THE SUPPORT WORKBENCH PROACTIVE DATABASE HEALTH CHECKS PACKAGE DIAGNOSTIC DATA WORKING WITH THE KNOWLEDGE BASE Storage: Tablespace Management Starter Tablespaces CREATE TABLESPACE WITH EM CC CREATE TABLESPACE WITH SQL MANAGE TABLESPACES WITH EM CC MANAGE TABLESPACES WITH EM DE MANAGE TABLESPACES WITH SQL DROP TABLESPACE ALTER TABLESPACE Storage: Advanced Tablespace Management Managing Temporary Tablespaces TEMP TABLESPACE GROUPS WITH EM TEMP TABLESPACE GROUPS WITH SQL DEFAULT PERMANENT TABLESPACES BIGFILE TABLESPACES MANAGING THE SYSAUX TABLESPACE Storage: Data Files & Temp Files Management Manage Data Files with EM ACCESS METADATA WITH SQL MANAGE DATA FILES WITH SQL MANAGE TEMP FILES ORACLE-MANAGED FILES (OMF) Storage: UNDO Data & UNDO Tablespaces About UNDO Space Management GUARANTEE UNDO RETENTION MONITOR UNDO SPACE WITH SQL USE THE EM UNDO ADVISOR Security & Schemas: Security Overview & Database Privileges Database Security Principles DATABASE SYSTEM PRIVILEGES DATABASE OBJECT PRIVILEGES SUPER ADMINISTRATOR ROLES PRIVILEGE ANALYSIS Security & Schemas: User Security Create & Manage User Accounts MANAGE USERS WITH EM MANAGE USERS WITH SQL CREATE USER ALTER USER DROP USER GRANT & REVOKE PRIVILEGES RESOURCE LIMITS VIA PROFILES ALTER PROFILE DROP PROFILE PASSWORD MANAGEMENT VIA PROFILES ROLE-BASED SECURITY MANAGEMENT ALTER USER...DEFAULT ROLE SET ROLE DELEGATING PRIVILEGE AUTHORIZATION WITH ADMIN OPTION & System Privileges WITH GRANT OPTION & Object Privileges PRINCIPLE OF LEAST PRIVILEGE CHECKLIST Security & Schemas: Database Auditing Auditing Database Activity Traditional Auditing Unified Auditing Create Audit Policy Security & Schemas: SQL Loader Loader Concepts Loader From the Command Line control File Options Load Methods Loader Express Mode Loader From EM Security & Schemas: Export & Import Manage Directory Objects The Data Pump Architecture Data Pump Export Data Pump Import Data Pump Dictionary Views Using the EM CC Interface Performance & Availability: Managing Performance & SQL Tuning Management Advisory Framework Performance Monitoring & AWR The SQL Tuning Advisor Monitoring Exceptions with Metrics Performance & Availability: Data Concurrency About System & User Locks Monitor & Manage User Locks Moitor Locks with Data Dictionary Manage Locks with EM Performance & Availability: Backup & Recovery Concepts Backup & Recovery Structures Managing REDO Data Configuring for Recoverability Instance Recovery Recoverability Checklist Additional course details: Nexus Humans Oracle 12c Administration II 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 Oracle 12c Administration II 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 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for individuals who are Application designers and database developers, database administrators and web server administrators. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to work with Oracle database programming using the PL/SQL programming language. They will learn the syntax, structure and features of the language. In this course, students will learn the foundation for the programming series and the use of database-resident stored program units for Oracle 12c. Selection & Setup of the Database Interface Considering Available Tools Selecting the Appropriate Tool Oracle Net Database Connections Oracle PAAS Database Connections Setup SQL Developer Setup SQL*Plus Setup Jdeveloper About Bind & Substitution Variables Using SQL Developer Using SQL*Plus Choosing a Database Programming Language What is Database Programming? PL?SQL Performance Advantages Integration wth Other Languages PL/SQL Language Fundamentals PL/SQL Program Structure LANGUAGE SYNTAX RULES EMBEDDING SQL WRITING READABLE CODE GENERATING DATABASE OUTPUT SQL*PLUS INPUT OF A PROGRAM BLOCK Declare Section About the Declare Section DECLARE PRIMITIVE TYPES DECLARATION OPTIONS NOT NULL CONSTANT DATA DICTIONARY INTEGRATION %TYPE DECLARE SIMPLE USER---DEFINED TYPES TYPE... TABLE TYPE... RECORD EXTENDED USER---DEFINED TYPES Begin Section About the Begin Section Manipulating Program Data Logic Control & Branching GOTO LOOP IF-THEN-ELSE CASE Exception Section ABOUT THE EXCEPTION SECTION ISOLATING THE SPECIFIC EXCEPTION PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT SQLCODE &SQLERRM Example SQL%ROWCOUNT &SELECT...INTO Beyond the Basics: Explicit Cursors ABOUT EXPLICIT CURSORS EXTENDED CURSOR TECHNIQUES FOR UPDATE OF Clause WHERE CURRENT OF Clause Using FOR?LOOP Cursors Beyond the Basics: Nested BlocksBeyond the Basics: Declared Subprograms USING DECLARED SUBPROGRAMS DECLARED PROCEDURE DECLARED FUNCTION Introducing Databse-Resident Program Units ABOUT DATABASE---RESIDENT PROGRAMS PHYSICAL STORAGE & EXECUTION TYPES OF STORED PROGRAM UNITS STORED PROGRAM UNIT ADVANTAGES MODULAR DESIGN PRINCIPLES Creating Stored Procedures & Functions STORED PROCEDURES & FUNCTIONS CREATE PROCEDURE / CREATE FUNCTION CREATING PROCEDURES & FUNCTIONS RAISE_SALARY() Procedure SALARY_VALID() Function THE PARAMETER SPECIFICATION DEFAULT Clause SYSTEM & OBJECT PRIVILEGES USING THE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS Executing Stored Procedures & Functions CALLING PROCEDURES & FUNCTIONS UNIT TESTING WITH EXECUTE ANONYMOUS BLOCK UNIT TESTING SPECIFYING A PARAMETER NOTATION SQL WORKSHEET UNIT TESTING CALLING FUNCTIONS FROM SQL Maintaining Stored Program Units RECOMPILING PROGRAMS Mass Recompilation Using UTL_RECOMP() DROPPING PROCEDURES & FUNCTIONS DROP PROCEDURE / FUNCTION DATA DICTIONARY METADATA Using USER_OBJECTS Using USER_SOURCE Using USER_ERRORS Using USER_OBJECT_SIZE Using USER_DEPENDENCIES Managing Dependencies DEPENDENCY INTERNALS TRACKING DEPENDENCIES THE DEPENDENCY TRACKING UTILITY SQL DEVELOPER DEPENDENCY INFO DEPENDENCY STRATEGY CHECKLISTS Creating & Maintaining Packages ABOUT PACKAGES CREATING PACKAGES MAINTAINING PACKAGES PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS Advanced Package Capabilities DEFINER & INVOKER RIGHTS WHITE LITS & ACCESSIBLE BY PERSISTENT GLOBAL OBJECTS DEFINING INITIALIZATION LOGIC OBJECT ORIENTATION SUPPORT Advanced Cursor Techniques USING CUSROS VARIABLES USING SYS_REFCURSOR USING CURSOR EXPRESSIONS Using System-Supplied Package DBMS_OUTPUT() UTL_FILE() FOPEN() EXAMPLE Database Trigger Concepts ABOUT DATABASE TRIGGERS DML EVENT TRIGGER SUB---TYPES DATABASE TRIGGER SCENARIO TRIGGER EXECUTION MECHANISMS TRIGGERS WITHIN SQL WORKSHEET Creating Database Triggers STATEMENT-LEVEL TRIGGERS Using RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR() ROW---LEVEL TRIGGERS EXAMPLES OF TRIGGERS EMPLOYEE_SALARY_CHECK Example EMPLOYEE_JOURNAL Example BUDGET_EVENT Example INSTEAD OF TRIGGERS TRIGGERS WITHIN AN APPLICATION Maintaining Database Triggers CALL SYNTAX TRIGGER MAINTENANCE TASKS SHOW ERRORS TRIGGER DROP TRIGGER ALTER TRIGGER MULTIPLE TRIGGERS FOR A TABLE HANDLING MUTATING TABLE ISSUES Implementing System Event Triggers WHAT ARE SYSTEM EVENT TRIGGERS? DEFININGTHE SCOPE AVAILABLE SYSTEM EVENTS SYSTEM EVENT ATTRIBUTES Additional course details: Nexus Humans Oracle 12c PL/SQL Fundamentals 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 Oracle 12c PL/SQL Fundamentals 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 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Security Engineers, Security Administrators, Security Operations Specialists, Security Analysts, and Support Staff Overview The Palo Alto Networks Firewall 10.2 Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) course is five days of instructor-led training that will help you to: Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls Configure and manage Security and NAT policies to enable approved traffic to and from zones Configure and manage Threat Prevention strategies to block traffic from known and unknown IP addresses, domains, and URLs Monitor network traffic using the interactive web interface and firewall reports Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls are architected to safely enable applications and prevent modern threats. Their approach identifies all network traffic based on applications, users, content and devices, and lets you express your business policies in the form of easy-to-understand security rules. Flexible deployment options and native integration with their next-generation security platform extend the policy enforcement and cyberthreat prevention to everywhere your users and data are located: in your network, on your endpoints and in the cloud. Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls are architected to safely enable applications and prevent modern threats. Their approach identifies all network traffic based on applications, users, content and devices, and lets you express your business policies in the form of easy-to-understand security rules. Flexible deployment options and native integration with their next-generation security platform extend the policy enforcement and cyberthreat prevention to everywhere your users and data are located: in your network, on your endpoints and in the cloud.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for both organizations that would like to improve the corporate communications of their employees and individuals, who take the role of Project Managers, Business Analysts, Team Leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Managers, Employees, and anyone who would like to improve their communications skills both in the personal and professional aspects. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will learn: what effective communications are. why they are important. how by improving communications you will be able to improve the overall execution of projects and your results in general. the specifics of online remote teamwork communications. Your employees will be equipped with knowledge of different communication techniques and styles, which will save them time to adapt to the communication style of the interlocutor and allow them to have more effective conversations both with business partners and customers, and with colleagues at work. Also, they will master the art of active listening and thus win more customers and partners. This course can be adapted to the specific needs of your organization. This course represents highly effective training on developing communication skills and teaches students how to ask correct questions and get the most from one discussion. Also, students will learn how to resolve and/or avoid conflict situations. Course Outline What is the process of effective communications? How to ask good questions and reach clear agreements? Why is listening important and how to listen actively? How to give and receive feedback? How to prepare and conduct effective meetings? Each topic includes discussions and exercises.

Many organisations find that project teams struggle to create and maintain effective plans. Estimates are often overly optimistic and risks go unmanaged until the inevitable happens. Resource managers also find it hard to forecast the likely loading on their departments and requests for support are not provided in a consistent format. This programme has been developed to address these needs in a very practical, hands-on format. Case study work can be based on simulations or on the organisation's current projects for maximum benefit to participants. The aim of this training is to develop and enhance participants' planning and risk management skills in order to maximise the success of project work undertaken by the organisation. The principal training objectives for this programme are to: Provide a structured, integrated approach to planning and risk management Demonstrate practical tools and techniques for each stage of planning Show how to organise and involve relevant people in the planning process Explain how to use the plan for forecasting and pro-active project control Identify ways to improve planning, both individually and corporately The course will emphasise the importance of participative planning techniques that improve the quality of plans whilst reducing overall time and cost of planning. The course will encourage discussion of internal procedures and practices and may be customised to include them if required. DAY ONE 1 Introduction (Course sponsor) Why this programme has been developed Review of participants' needs and objectives 2 Projects and planning Why plan? The benefits of good planning / penalties of poor planning Planning in the project lifecycle; the need for a 'living' plan The interaction between target setting and the planning process Team exercise: planning the project 3 Planning the plan Defining the application and structure of the plan Impact of planning decisions during the project lifecycle Using available time to create an effective plan 4 Defining deliverables Assessing the context; reviewing the goals and stakeholders Developing the scope and defining deliverables; scope mapping Understanding customer priorities; delivering value for money Case study: defining the project deliverables 5 Creating the work breakdown Building the work breakdown structure Detailing the tasks and sub-tasks; structured brainstorming Defining task ownership; the task responsibility matrix 6 Creating and using a logical network Developing the logical network; task boarding Determining the critical path and calculating float Accelerating the plan; concurrent programming and risk Individual and group exercises DAY TWO 7 Developing resource schedules Deriving the Gantt chart from the network Developing the detailed resource schedules Calculating the expenditure profile ('S' curve) 8 Estimating task durations and costs Understanding estimates: effort, availability and duration Estimating tools and techniques Application of estimating techniques during the project lifecycle 9 Case study Developing the project plan Refining the project plan Team presentations and discussion 10 Managing risks and refining the plan Awareness of contractual issues associated with risk Identifying and evaluating risks; deciding ownership Managing risks: determining levels of provision and contingency Controlling risks: maintaining an up-to date risk register 11 Planning for pro-active control The earned value analysis (EVA) concept and its predictive value Deriving the measures needed for cost and delivery performance Practical issues associated with implementing EVA 12 Using and maintaining the plan Tracking progress and updating the plan Publishing and controlling the plan 13 Course review and transfer planning (Course sponsor present) Identify ways of implementing the techniques learnt Sponsor-led review and discussion of proposals Conclusion

Do you participate in English-language meetings? Do you got to prepare an agenda in English? And is English your second language? This course is specifically for non-native English speakers needing skills in planning and participating in meetings.

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