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Learn how create and structure enterprise projects and programmes. Course overview Duration: 2 days (13 hours) Our P6 Project Planning and Controls Fundamentals course is an intensive two day course aimed at experienced planners and project controllers who need to use Primavera to create and manage detailed plans. It includes creating EPS levels, projects, WBS levels and detailed activity and resource planning. Experience of project planning and scheduling techniques is essential. Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Create a programme structure Create projects and set project properties Create programme milestones Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Create detailed plans including activities, links and resources Progress the schedule Manage actuals Customise layouts Use the reporting tools in Primavera Content Programme Management Creating EPS elements Defining the programme structure Navigating the EPS structure Finding programmes Project Management and WBS Creating projects Setting project properties Validating projects Assigning project codes Building a work breakdown structure Creating a WBS structure Creating WBS elements Work package management Top Down budgets Allocating top down budgets Budget change Programming milestones and activity planning Creating programme milestones Setting constraints Linking milestones Scheduling Using the schedule function Detailed activity planning Creating activities Relationship types Creating relationships Adding milestones Assigning activity codes Resourcing, workloads and baselining Resource types Creating resources Resource attributes Assigning resources Switching resources Split load resource assignment Reduced hours resource assignment Checking workload Reviewing workload Dealing with resource conflicts Assignments view Baselining Creating baselines Assigning baselines Working with layouts Creating layouts Customising columns Setting filters Sorting and grouping Changing the timescale Customising the Gantt Creating activity code breakdown structures Progressing the schedules Updating task status and remaining duration Setting the data date Monitoring and reporting Exporting and importing information Primavera standard reports Creating custom reports Creating portfolios Printing Printing your schedule Printing to other packages

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Technical professionals with basic system administration skills and operators responsible for managing virtual machines using VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe virtualization and virtual machines Describe vSphere components and the software-defined data center (SDDC) Explain the concepts of server, network, and storage virtualization Monitor network and datastore configurations in VMware vSphere Client™ Deploy, configure, and clone virtual machines Migrate, monitor, and manage virtual machines Monitor tasks and events in VMware vSphere Client™ Recognize how vSphere DRS and VMware vSphere High Availability improve performance and availability of a vSphere cluster This three-day, hands-on training course is an introduction to VMware vSphere©. In this course, you acquire the skills needed to perform Day 2 operational tasks that are typically assigned to the roles of operator or junior administrator in a vSphere environment. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Virtualization and vSphere Concepts Describe how virtual machines (VMs) work Recognize the purpose of a hypervisor Describe how VMs share resources in a virtualized environment Recognize the components of an SDDC Describe the relationship between vSphere, the SDDC, and cloud computing Recognize the functions of the components in a vSphere environment Access and view vSphere graphical user interfaces Identify VMware solutions that integrate with vSphere in the SDDC Navigating the vSphere Client View and organize the inventory objects managed by vCenter Server Add and assign vSphere licenses Change the log level of vCenter Server Edit the startup policy of ESXi services Describe how vCenter Server roles and permissions work Add permissions to virtual machines Lifecycle of Virtual Machines Add and remove VM virtual hardware components Identify the purpose of different VM files Configure VM settings Create and delete virtual machines Recognize the benefits of installing VMware Tools? Install VMware Tools into a guest operating system Upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware compatibility vSphere Networking Describe virtual networking Recognize ways that virtual switches connect VMs and ESXi hosts to the network View components and properties of a vSphere standard switch configuration View a vSphere distributed switch configuration in vSphere Client Recognize when and how to use the settings for the security networking policy Recognize when and how to use the settings for the traffic shaping networking policy Describe how the NIC teaming and failover policy helps maintain network connectivity Perform basic checks to diagnose VM connectivity issues vSphere Storage Describe the function of a datastore Recognize types of vSphere datastores View datastore information in vSphere Client Monitor datastore usage in vSphere Client Virtual Machine Management Recognize the benefits of using VM templates Create and update a VM template Deploy a VM from an existing template Clone a virtual machine Recognize how to use guest OS customization specifications Deploy VMs from a content library Deploy a virtual appliance from an OVF template Perform a hot and cold migrations of VMs Identify requirements for using VMware vSphere© Storage vMotion© Perform a vSphere Storage vMotion migration Identify use cases for VM snapshots Create and manage snapshots of a virtual machine Resource Monitoring Recognize the purpose of each type of VM resource control Configure the resource allocation settings of a VM Observe the behavior of virtual machines with different share values Manage and acknowledge vSphere alarms Use performance charts to monitor VM CPU and memory usage Monitor tasks and events in vSphere Client vSphere Clusters View information about the services that a vSphere cluster offers Recognize how vSphere HA responds to different types of failures Monitor vSphere HA during a host failure Describe how vSphere DRS works Interpret DRS scores given to VMs Recognize how to apply the appropriate vSphere DRS automation and migration threshold levels Describe how vSphere Fault Tolerance works Recognize how Enhanced vMotion Compatibility works Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills 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 VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills 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 anyone who is new to software development and wants, or needs, to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of coding and basics of C++ and object-oriented programming concepts. This course is for Non-Developers, or anyone who wants to have a basic understanding of and learn how to code C++ applications and syntax Overview Companies are constantly challenged to keep their applications, development projects, products, services (and programmers!) up to speed with the latest industry tools, skills, technologies and practices to stay ahead in the ever-shifting markets that make up today's fiercely competitive business landscape. The need for application, web and mobile developers and coders is seemingly endless as technologies regularly change and grow to meet the modern needs of demanding industries and clients. C++ and Programming Basics for Non-Programmers is a five-day, basic-level training course geared for IT candidates who have little or no prior experience in computer programming. Throughout this gentle introduction to programming and C++, students will learn to create applications and libraries using C++ using best practices and sound OO development techniques for writing object-oriented programs in C++. Special emphasis is placed on object-oriented concepts and best practices throughout the training. Fundamentals of the Program Development Cycle Computer Architecture The Notion of Algorithms Source Code vs. Machine Code Compile-Time vs. Run-Time Software Program Architecture Standalone Client/Server Distributed Web-Enabled IDE (Interactive Development Environment) Concepts Looping Constructs Counter-Controlled Repetition Sentinel-Controlled Repetition Nested Control Constructs break and continue Statements Structured Programming Best Practices Writing Methods (Functions) Static vs. Dynamic Allocation Declaring Methods Declaring Methods with Multiple Parameters Method-Call Stack Scope of Declarations Argument Promotion and Casting Designing Methods for Reusability Method Overloading Arrays Purpose of Arrays Declaring and Instantiating Arrays Passing Arrays to Methods Multidimensional Arrays Variable-Length Argument Lists Using Command-Line Arguments Using Environment Variables Deeper Into Classes and Objects Controlling Access to Class Members Referencing the Current Object Using this Overloading Constructors Default and No-Argument Constructors Composition of Classes Garbage Collection and Destructors The finalize Method Static Class Members Defining Classes Using Inheritance Application Development Fundamentals Structure of a C++ Program Memory Concepts Fundamental Data Type Declarations Fundamental I/O Concepts Fundamental Operators Arithmetic Operators Logical Operators Precedence and Associativity Building and Deploying a C++ Program Superclasses and Subclasses Advantages of Using Inheritance protected Class Members Constructors in Subclasses Increasing Convenience by Using Polymorphism Purpose of Polymorphic Behavior The Concept of a Signature Abstract Classes and Methods final Methods and Classes Purpose of Interfaces Using and Creating Interfaces Common Interfaces of the C++ API Files and Streams Concept of a Stream Class File Sequential Access Object Serialization to/from Sequential Access Files Fundamental Searching and Sorting Introduction to Searching Algorithms Linear Search Binary Search Introduction to Sorting Algorithms Selection Sort Insertion Sort Merge Sort Fundamental Data Structures Dynamic Memory Allocation Linked Lists Stacks Queues Trees Exception Handling Types of Exceptions Exception Handling Overview Introduction to Classes and Objects Classes, Objects and Methods Object Instances Declaring and Instantiating a C++ Object Declaring Methods set and get Methods Initiating Objects with Constructors Primitive Types vs. Reference Types Flow Control Conditional Constructs Exception Class Hierarchy Extending Exception Classes When to Throw or Assert Exceptions Formatted Output printf Syntax Conversion Characters Specifying Field Width and Precision Using Flags to Alter Appearance Printing Literals and Escape Sequences Formatting Output with Class Formatter Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions Fundamentals of Characters and Strings String Class String Operations StringBuilder Class Character Class StringTokenizer Class Regular Expressions Regular Expression Syntax Pattern Class Matcher Class Fundamental GUI Programming Concepts Overview of Swing Components Displaying Text and Graphics in a Window Event Handling with Nested Classes GUI Event Types and Listener Interfaces Mouse Event Handling Layout Managers Additional course details: Nexus Humans C Plus Plus and Programming Basics for Non-Programmers (TTCP2000) 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 C Plus Plus and Programming Basics for Non-Programmers (TTCP2000) 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 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Anyone with the need to understand how business analysis is performed to support agile projects or who must transition their existing business analysis skills and practices from waterfall to agile. Overview In this course, students will: Understand the fundamentals of agile delivery and agile business analysis Compare and contrast business analysis on waterfall and agile projects Explain the value proposition for agile product development Define the 4 main types of project life cycles Complete an in-depth walkthrough of the agile delivery life cycle Explain the major flavors of agile Understand the major standards available to assist in transition of skills Define business analysis tailoring and understand how to apply it Learn over 20 business analysis techniques commonly used on agile projects In this course, students will gain an understanding about agile business analysis. Students will learn how business analysis on an agile project is ?the same? and ?different? than business analysis performed on waterfall projects. Students will understand how the business analysis role changes on an agile team. A number of business analysis techniques suited for supporting agile teams will be introduced as will the various standards available to the community to help teams and organizations transition. Since few organizations are pure agile, students will also learn about delivery approaches that use a combination of practices from waterfall and agile and will also be introduced to the important concept of business analysis tailoring ? the key skill used to adapt business analysis skills to all environments ? regardless of the delivery life cycle selected. Introduction What is agile The Agile Manifesto Agile principles Agile benefits Hands-on activity Learning and course objectives The current state of agile Agile trends Agile skills Value proposition The business case for agile The BA role changes on an agile project Hands-on activity Understanding project life cycles Project life cycle Product life cycle Incremental versus Iterative Hybrid approaches to delivery Choosing a project life cycle An in-depth look at Agile The agile development life cycle A sequence of iterations Essential concepts Inside each iteration Iteration goal Iteration planning Sequence of tasks Work period Testing End of iteration activities Evaluation and feedback Structured walkthroughs Evaluation guidelines The BA role in structured walkthroughs Scripting scenarios Defect list Retrospectives Hands-on exercise Type of Agile Delivery Approaches The flavors of agile Scrum Scrum roles Extreme Programming (XP) Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM) Feature Driven Development (FDD) Testing Best practices used by FDD Kanban Kanban Boards Agile Unified Process Scaling Frameworks Introduction to Agile Business Analysis What is business analysis? What is agile business analysis? Framework for agile business analysis Business analysis components International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA©) Project Management Institute (PMI©) Context to business analysis Our industry BA standards Our industry Agile BA standards Product Owners What stays the same What is expected to change Agile requirements deliverables Lightweight documentation Requirements repository Where business analysis fits in The BA workload Hands-on exercise Business Analysis Tailoring Business analysis tailoring (defined) Tailoring considerations What tailoring looks like The PMI Guide to Business Analysis Determining the ?best? BA approach Methodology vs Standard Why use methodologies Determining your methodology Business analysis impacts Tools and techniques for agile business analysis Agile BA techniques Backlog refinements Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Burndown chart Collaborative games Definition of done Definition of ready INVEST Iteration planning Kanban board Minimum marketable features (MMF) Minimum viable product (MVP) MoSCoW Narrative writing Persona analysis Product roadmap Progressive Elaboration Prototyping Purpose alignment model Retrospectives Story slicing Hands-on Exercise Prioritization Techniques Requirements prioritization Prioritizing on agile projects Prioritization criteria Business benefit MoSCoW Pair-choice comparison Setting priorities with multi-voting Cost to acquire and operate Determining business value Story point estimating Planning poker Project velocity Hands-on activity Course wrap-up Making the transition to agile How my role will be different Course summary Retrospective Questions Additional course details: Nexus Humans BA08 - Agile for Business Analysts 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 BA08 - Agile for Business Analysts 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 Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN 7. Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Define the tasks involved in vSAN node management Updating and upgrading vSAN using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager™ Explain vSAN resilience and data availability features Reconfigure vSAN storage policies and observe the cluster-wide impact Perform vSAN cluster scale-out and scale-up operations Describe common vSAN cluster maintenance operations Control vSAN resync operations Configure vSAN storage efficiency and reclamation features Use VMware Skyline™ Health to monitor cluster health, performance, and storage capacity Describe vSAN security operations Configure vSAN Direct for cloud native applications Configure remote vSAN datastore and vSAN native file services Manage two-node cluster and stretched cluster advance operations In this three-day course, you learn about managing and operating VMware vSAN? 7. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as, vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations and advanced vSAN cluster operations. You also gain practical experience through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vSAN Node Management Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning Use tools to automate driver validation and installation Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform upgrades vSAN Resilience and Data Availability Operations Describe vSAN storage policies Recognize the impact of a vSAN storage policy change Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN cluster Configure the vSAN fault domains vSAN Cluster Maintenance Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters Use best practices for boot devices Replace vSAN nodes vSAN Storage Space Efficiency Discuss deduplication and compression techniques Understand deduplication and compression overhead Discuss compression only mode Configure erasure coding Configure swap object thin provisioning Discuss reclaiming storage space with SCSI UNMAP Configure TRIM/UNMAP vSAN Cluster Performance Monitoring Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services Use vSphere Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN cluster health Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in VMware vSphere© Client? Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues Use IO Insight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance Analyse vsantop performance metrics Use a vSAN proactive test to detect and diagnose cluster issues vSAN Security Operations Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption Perform ongoing operations to maintain data security Describe the workflow of data-in transit encryption Identify the steps involved in replacing Key Management Server (KMS) vSAN Direct Discuss the use cases for vSAN Direct Understand the overall architecture of vSAN Direct Describe the workflow of vSAN Direct datastore creation Explore how vSAN Direct works with storage policy tagging Remote vSAN Discuss the use cases for remote vSAN Understand the high-level architecture Describe remote datastore operations Discuss the network requirement Interoperability between remote vSAN and VMware vSphere© High Availability vSAN Native File Service Discuss the use cases for vSAN file service Understand the high-level architecture of vSAN file service Discuss the authentication model Configure file shares Monitor file share health and capacity utilization Manage Advanced vSAN Cluster Operations Describe the architecture for stretched clusters and two-node clusters Understand the importance of witness node Describe how stretched cluster storage policies affect vSAN objects Create and apply a vSAN stretched cluster policy to meet specific needs Discuss stretched cluster failure scenarios and responses Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSAN: Management and Operations [V7] 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 VMware vSAN: Management and Operations [V7] 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 seminar supports you to implement ideas from the Six Stages Framework. It is designed for those who are reading or have read my book Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Racism- The Six Stages Framework

Develop the commercial awareness, financial knowledge and strategic thinking capabilities, to influence the direction of the business Course overview Duration: 2 days (13 hours) This course is aimed at managers who want to develop their commercial awareness, financial knowledge and strategic thinking capabilities, so that they can influence the direction of their business and deliver to their full potential. Day one of the course provides the skills and insights to make sense of your company’s financial position and performance. Day two helps delegates to consider the strategic thinking tools required to plot the forward course needed to maximise the potential of the business. As well as looking at how to make effective business decisions, this course gives a good grounding in finance and profitability. As a two day programme, day one provides the skills and insights to make sense of the company’s financial position and performance. Day two then considers the strategic thinking tools needed to plot the forward course needed to maximise the potential of the business. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: An understanding of the balance sheet, profit and loss account, cash flow and statutory and management accounts Learnt to correctly employment key financial ratios to analyse your business A practical definition of strategy analysis tools to examine the current environment and capabilities Steps to devise a mission and vision statement Recognition of the skills and resources needed to achieve the vision Generation of appropriate strategic and tactical commercial objectives Content What is Strategy Defining Strategy Strategic thinking Strategic models Commercial thinking – what is money? Where are we now STEEPLE analysis SWOT Analysis P&E forces at work Political distortions in capitalist markets Where are we trying to get to Setting the mission and vision Creating a BHAG Strategies for deflation and inflation The role of banks Commercial and investment banking Fractional reserving Securitisation How to get there Skill gap analysis Business Process Re engineering The role of creativity How to get there Getting the team on board Individual and team motivation The power of the brand Overcoming challenges Debt and deleveraging Change management Creating value Discounted Cash Flows Building the business case Asset Valuation techniques Making it happen Turning Strategic Thinking into Strategic Plans Scenario planning for an uncertain future Creating commitments and lock in Discussion and review Time will be set aside during the course for review sessions with time for questions, answers and action learning.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Data Warehouse AdministratorDatabase Administrators Overview Use the Oracle Database tuning methodology appropriate to the available toolsUtilize database advisors to proactively tune an Oracle Database InstanceUse the tools based on the Automatic Workload Repository to tune the databaseDiagnose and tune common SQL related performance problemsDiagnose and tune common Instance related performance problemsUse Enterprise Manager performance-related pages to monitor an Oracle DatabaseGain an understanding of the Oracle Database Cloud Service In the Oracle Database 12c: Performance Management and Tuning course, learn about the performance analysis and tuning tasks expected of a DBA: proactive management through built-in performance analysis features and tools, diagnosis and tuning of the Oracle Database instance components, and diagnosis and tuning of SQL-related performance issues. In this course, you will be introduced to Oracle Database Cloud Service. Introduction Course Objectives Course Organization Course Agenda Topics Not Included in the Course Who Tunes? What Does the DBA Tune? How to Tune Tuning Methodology Basic Tuning Diagnostics Performance Tuning Diagnostics Performance Tuning Tools Tuning Objectives Top Timed Events DB Time CPU and Wait Time Tuning Dimensions Time Model Dynamic Performance Views Using Automatic Workload Repository Automatic Workload Repository Overview Automatic Workload Repository Data Enterprise Manager Cloud Control and AWR Snapshots Reports Compare Periods Defining the Scope of Performance Issues Defining the Problem Limiting the Scope Setting the Priority Top SQL Reports Common Tuning Problems Tuning During the Life Cycle ADDM Tuning Session Performance Versus Business Requirements Using Metrics and Alerts Metrics and Alerts Overview Limitation of Base Statistics Benefits of Metrics Viewing Metric History Information Viewing Histograms Server-Generated Alerts Setting Thresholds Metrics and Alerts Views Using Baselines Comparative Performance Analysis with AWR Baselines Automatic Workload Repository Baselines Moving Window Baseline Baselines in Performance Page Settings Baseline Templates AWR Baseslines Creating AWR Baselines Managing Baselines with PL/SQL Using AWR-Based Tools Automatic Maintenance Tasks ADDM Performance Monitoring Using Compare Periods ADDM Active Session History New or Enhanced Automatic Workload Repository Views Emergency Monitoring Real-time ADDM Real-Time Database Operation Monitoring Overview Use Cases Defining a Database Operation Scope of a Composite Database Operation Database Operation Concepts Identifying a Database Operation Enabling Monitoring of Database Operations Identifying, Starting, and Completing a Database Operation Monitoring Applications What is a Service? Service Attributes Service Types Creating Services Managing Services in a Single-Instance Environment Where are Services Used? Using Services with Client Applications Services and Pluggable Databases Identifying Problem SQL Statements SQL Statement Processing Phases Role of the Oracle Optimizer Identifying Bad SQL Top SQL Reports SQL Monitoring What is an Execution Plan? Methods for Viewing Execution Plans Uses of Execution Plans Influencing the Optimizer Functions of the Query Optimizer Selectivity Cardinality and Cost Changing Optimizer Behavior Optimizer Statistics Extended Statistics Controlling the Behavior of the Optimizer with Parameters Enabling Query Optimizer Features Reducing the Cost of SQL Operations Reducing the Cost Index Maintenance SQL Access Advisor Table Maintenance for Performance Table Reorganization Methods Space Management Extent Management Data Storage Using SQL Performance Analyzer Real Application Testing: Overview Real Application Testing: Use Cases SQL Performance Analyzer: Process Capturing the SQL Workload Creating a SQL Performance Analyzer Task SQL Performance Analyzer: Tasks Parameter Change SQL Performance Analyzer Task Page SQL Performance Management Maintaining SQL Performance Maintaining Optimizer Statistics Automated Maintenance Tasks Statistic Gathering Options Setting Statistic Preferences Restore Statistics Deferred Statistics Publishing Automatic SQL Tuning Using Database Replay Using Database Replay The Big Picture System Architecture Capture Considerations Replay Considerations: Preparation Replay Considerations Replay Options Replay Analysis Tuning the Shared Pool Shared Pool Architecture Shared Pool Operation The Library Cache Latch and Mutex Diagnostic Tools for Tuning the Shared Pool Avoiding Hard Parses Reducing the Cost of Soft Parses Sizing the Shared Pool Tuning the Buffer Cache Oracle Database Architecture: Buffer Cache Buffer Cache: Highlights Database Buffers Buffer Hash Table for Lookups Working Sets Buffer Cache Tuning Goals and Techniques Buffer Cache Performance Symptoms Buffer Cache Performance Solutions Tuning PGA and Temporary Space SQL Memory Usage Performance Impact Automatic PGA Memory SQL Memory Manager Configuring Automatic PGA Memory Setting PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET Initially Limiting the size of the Program Global Area (PGA) SQL Memory Usage Automatic Memory Oracle Database Architecture Dynamic SGA Granule Memory Advisories Manually Adding Granules to Components Increasing the Size of an SGA Component Automatic Shared Memory Management: Overview SGA Sizing Parameters: Overview Performance Tuning Summary with Waits Commonly Observed Wait Events Additional Statistics Top 10 Mistakes Found in Customer Systems Symptoms Oracle Database Cloud Service: Overview Database as a Service Architecture, Features and Tooling Software Editions: Included Database Options and Management Packs Accessing the Oracle Database Cloud Service Console Automated Database Provisioning Managing the Compute Node Associated With a Database Deployment Managing Network Access to Database as a Service Scaling a Database Deployment Performance Management in the Database Cloud Environment Performance Monitoring and Tuning What Can be Tuned in a DBCS Environment?

This five-day programme empowers participants with the skills and knowledge to understand and effectively apply best practice commercial and contracting principles and techniques, ensuring better contractor performance and greater value add. This is an assessed programme, leading to the International Association for Contracts & Commercial Management (IACCM)'s coveted Contract and Commercial Management Practitioner (CCMP) qualification. By the end of this comprehensive programme the participants will be able to: Develop robust contracting plans, including scopes of work and award strategies Undertake early market engagements to maximise competition Conduct effective contracting and commercial management activities, including ITT, RFP, negotiated outcomes Understand the legalities of contract and commercial management Negotiate effectively with key stakeholders and clients, making use of the key skills of persuading and influencing to optimise outcomes Undertake effective Supplier Relationship Management Appreciate the implications of national and organisational culture on contracting and commercial activities Appreciate professional contract management standards Set up and maintain contract and commercial management governance systems Take a proactive, collaborative, and agile approach to managing commercial contracts Develop and monitor appropriate and robust KPIs and SLAs to manage the contractor and facilitate improved contractor performance Appreciate the cross-functional nature of contract management Collaborate with clients to deliver sustainable performance and to manage and exceed client expectations Understand the roles and responsibilities of contract and commercial managers Use effective contractor selection and award methods and models (including the 10Cs model) and use these models to prepare robust propositions to clients Make effective use of lessons learned to promote improvements from less than optimal outcomes, using appropriate templates Effectively manage the process of change, claims, variations, and dispute resolution Develop and present robust propositions Make appropriate use of best practice contract and commercial management tools, techniques, and templates DAY ONE 1 Introduction Aims Objectives KPIs Learning strategies Plan for the programme 2 The contracting context Key objectives of contract management Importance and impact on the business 3 Critical success factors Essential features of professional commercial and contract management and administration The 6-step model 4 Putting the 'management' into commercial and contract management Traditional v 'new age' models The need for a commercial approach The added value generated 5 Definitions 'Commercial management' 'Contract management' 'Contracting' ... and why have formal contracts? 6 Stakeholders Stakeholder mapping and analysis The 'shared vision' concept Engaging with key functions, eg, HSE, finance, operations 7 Roles and responsibilities Contract administrators Stakeholders 8 Strategy and planning Developing effective contracting plans and strategies DAY TWO 1 Contract control Tools and techniques, including CPA and Gantt charts A project management approach Developing effective contract programmes 2 The contracting context Key objectives of contract management Importance and impact on the business 3 Tendering Overview of the contracting cycle Requirement to tender Methods Rationale Exceptions Steps Gateways Controls One and two package bids 4 Tender assessment and contract award I - framework Tender board procedures Role of the tender board (including minor and major tender boards) Membership Administration Developing robust contract award strategies and presentations DAY THREE 1 Tender assessment and contract award II - processes Pre-qualification processes CRS Vendor registration rules and processes Creating bidder lists Disqualification criteria Short-listing Using the 10Cs model Contract award and contract execution processes 2 Minor works orders Process Need for competition Role and purpose Controls Risks 3 Contract strategy Types of contract Call-offs Framework agreements Price agreements Supply agreements 4 Contract terms I: Pricing structures Lump sum Unit price Cost plus Time and materials Alternative methods Target cost Gain share contracts Advance payments Price escalation clauses 5 Contract terms II: Other financial clauses Insurance Currencies Parent body guarantees Tender bonds Performance bonds Retentions Sub-contracting Termination Invoicing 6 Contract terms III: Risk and reward Incentive contracts Management and mitigation of contractual risk DAY FOUR 1 Contract terms IV: Jurisdiction and related matters Applicable laws and regulations Registration Commercial registry Commercial agencies 2 Managing the client-contractor relationship Types of relationship Driving forces Link between type of contract and style of relationships Motivation - use of incentives and remedies 3 Disputes Types of dispute Conflict resolution strategies Negotiation Mediation Arbitration DAY FIVE 1 Performance measurement KPIs Benchmarking Cost controls Validity of savings Balanced scorecards Using the KPI template 2 Personal qualities of the contract manager Negotiation Communication Persuasion and influencing Working in a matrix environment 3 Contract terms V: Drafting skills Drafting special terms 4 Variations Contract and works variation orders Causes of variations Risk management Controls Prevention Negotiation with contractors 5 Claims Claims management processes Controls Risk mitigation Schedules of rates 6 Close-out Contract close-out and acceptance / completion HSE Final payments Performance evaluation Capturing the learning 7 Close Review Final assessment Next steps