Successful account management requires time and investment to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and develop new business opportunities. Ensuring you are equipped with the right tools to approach every customer interaction in a structured way will help you have productive relationships with your clients. Whether you're new to account management or experienced in business development and looking to expand your skillset, understanding how you can maximise customer relationships will be key to your success. We have developed this programme to be practical, fun and interactive. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and practice a number of key skills that will see successful results, and are encouraged to bring real life examples to the course so that learning can be translated to real world scenarios. This course will help participants: Learn how to plan growth and increase revenue from existing accounts Develop skills to build and develop essential relationships to increase value and visibility Learn how best to create loyalty and customer satisfaction Identify how to set account targets and development plan for building contacts and cross-selling Develop persuasion and influencing skills to better define needs and develop opportunities Learn how to add value at all stages; plus gaining competitive advantage Develop an up-selling, cross-selling strategy 1 Performance metrics for account management Introduction to the PROFIT account management model Using practical tools to measure account performance and success Planning your account strategy - red flags and green lights 2 Relationships for account management How to build and manage key relationships Producing a 'relationship matrix' Developing a coach or advocate 3 Setting objectives for your account Developing an upselling cross-selling strategy Setting jointly agreed goals, objectives and business plans Planning session 4 Feedback and Retention - building loyal and satisfied customers How to monitor and track your customer's satisfaction Building a personalised satisfaction matrix Customer service review meetings 5 Influence Getting your message and strategy across to C-level contacts Being able to better develop a business partnership within an accountes 6 Teamwork and time management Working with others to achieve your account goals Managing and working with a virtual team Managing your time and accounts effectively 7 Gaining commitment and closing the sale Knowing when to close for commitment How to ask for commitment professionally and effectively Key negotiation skills around the closing process - getting to 'yes' Checklist of closing and negotiation skills Practice session
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for all project managers and project team leaders. Overview At course completion, students will be able to identify, analyze, respond to, and control project risks. This course focuses on improving the project manager?s risk management expertise, from initial planning through project closure. Participants will apply all course principles to a work-related case study taken directly from their work environment. Risk Management Overview Risk Management Benefit and Uses Project Risk Management Project Management Life Cycle Initiating Process Group Initiating Process Group Overview Develop Project Charter Identify Stakeholders Project Selection Criteria ROI Analysis ROI Methods Risk Complexity Index Project Selection Planning Process Group Planning Process Group Overview Scope Risks Schedule Risks Resource Risks Plan Risk Management Identify Risks Delphi Technique Subject Matter Expert Input Brainstorming Fishbone Diagrams Process Analysis Five Whys Influence Diagrams Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) Risk Register Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Probability and Impact Assessment Probability and Impact Chart Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Three point estimates PERT Triangular Distributions Outlier Considerations Geometric Mean Normal Distributions Methods Tornado Diagrams Expected Monetary Value (EMV) Monte Carlo Plan Risk Responses Risk Response Strategies Overall Project Risk Checklists Executing, Monitoring and Controlling Process Groups Executing Process Group Overview Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Overview Control Risks Project Monitoring Longer Projects Closing Process Group Closing Process Group Overview Close Project or Phase Risk Activities During Closing Process Group Post-Project Risk Assessment
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for all levels of experience in using Microsoft Project, as well as all levels of experience in project management. In particular, this course is designed for persons who need to author Microsoft Project work schedules including Project Managers and Project Assistants. Overview To be properly introduced, or reintroduced, to Microsoft Project. To gain an understanding of a proven mindset Microsoft Project users should possess each time they open and work Microsoft Project schedules. To gain an understanding of globally accepted project management principles. To be able to effectively apply Microsoft Project into the Initiation and Planning phases of a normal project life cycle. MS Project: Project Initiation and Planning (part 1 of a 3 part series) course provides proven tools and techniques for successfully using Microsoft Project to assist with managing projects. MS Project: Project Initiation and Planning (part 1 of a 3 part series) course provides proven tools and techniques for successfully using Microsoft Project to assist with managing projects.
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Network engineers, technical support personnel, reseller support engineers, and others responsible for implementing and/or maintaining the Juniper Networks products covered in this course. Overview Introduction to carrier Ethernet Describe the function of an Ethernet LAN Describe Ethernet frame filtering Implement VLAN tagging Implement IRB Implement a virtual switch Describe interconnecting routing instances Describe provider bridging Configure and monitor provider bridging Configure and monitor provider backbone bridging Explain the purpose of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Configure and monitor the STP, the RSTP, the MSTP, and the VSTP Explain the purpose of bridge protocol data unit (BPDU), loop, and root protection Describe the basic operation of link fault management (LFM) Describe the basic operation of connectivity fault management (CFM) Configure and monitor Ethernet OAM Describe and configure Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP) The Junos Service Provider Switching course is a two-day course that provides students with intermediate switching knowledge and configuration examples that are most common in a Service provider implementation. Course Outline Course Introduction Carrier Ethernet Ethernet in the WAN Ethernet Standards Organizations MX Series Layer 2 Features Ethernet Switching and Virtual LANs Ethernet LANs Bridging Configuring and Monitoring VLANs Configuring and Monitoring IRB Layer 2 Address Learning and Forwarding Layer 2 Firewall Filtering Virtual Switches Routing Instances Overview Configuring and Monitoring Virtual Switches Interconnecting Routing Instances Provider Bridging Expanding the Bridged Network Provider Bridging Configuring and Monitoring Provider Bridging Provider Backbone Bridging Configuring and Monitoring Provider Backbone Bridging Spanning-Tree Protocols Overview of STP Overview of RSTP Overview of MSTP Overview of VSTP Configuring and Monitoring Spanning-Tree Protocols Understanding BPDU, Loop, and Root Protection Ethernet OAM OAM Overview LFM CFM Configuring and Monitoring OAM Ethernet Ring Protection ERP Overview Configuring and Monitoring ERP LAG Overview Configuring and Monitoring a LAG
Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is intended for the following: Individuals preparing for the Associate Cloud Engineer examination. Recommended experience: 6 months+ hands-on experience with GCP This one-day instructor-led course helps prospective candidates structure their preparation for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam. The session will cover the structure and format of the examination, as well as its relationship to other Google Cloud certifications. Through lectures, demos, and hands-on labs, candidates will familiarize themselves with the domains covered by the examination. An Associate Cloud Engineer deploys applications, monitors operations, and manages enterprise solutions. With a shortage of cloud expertise in the job market, one which is projected to last for the next several years, Google Cloud certifications can be a way to differentiate yourself from the rest and prove you have not only the technical knowledge but the skills required to do the job. This course by itself will not prepare a candidate to pass the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam. It will, however, help the candidate better understand the areas covered by the exam and navigate the recommended resources provided by Google and Qwiklabs for preparing to take the exam, so they can formulate their own personal study plan. This one-day instructor-led course helps prospective candidates structure their preparation for the Associate Cloud Engineer exam. The session will cover the structure and format of the examination, as well as its relationship to other Google Cloud certifications. Through lectures, demos and hands-on labs, candidates will familiarize themselves with the domains covered by the examination. An Associate Cloud Engineer deploys applications, monitors operations, and manages enterprise solutions. With a shortage of cloud expertise in the job market, one which is projected to last for the next several years, Google Cloud certifications can be a way to differentiate yourself from the rest and prove you have not only the technical knowledge, but the skills required to do the job. This course by itself will not prepare a candidate to pass the Associate Cloud Engineer certification exam. It will, however, help the candidate better understand the areas covered by the exam and navigate the recommended resources provided by Google and Qwiklabs for preparing to take the exam, so they can formulate their own personal study plan.
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Systems engineers Network engineers Field engineers Technical support personnel Channel partners and resellers Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe the key concepts of segment routing Implement and verify IGP segment routing Migrate an existing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) LDP-based network to segment routing Implement and verify TI-LFA segment routing Instantiate segment routing policies Instantiate multidomain segment routing policies Configure and verify BGP prefix segments and SR-based services The Implementing Segment Routing on Cisco IOS XR (SEGRTE201) v2.0 course covers the fundamental concepts of Segment Routing (SR), how to configure and verify segment routing within an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), and the interworking of Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) with segment routing. You will learn how to implement Topology-Independent Loop-Free Alternate (TI-LFA) using segment routing, and how to instantiate and verify segment routing traffic engineering policies. You will also learn how to implement segment routing within Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Introduction to Segment Routing Examining Unified Fabric Routing Exploring Segment Routing Concepts Examining Segment Types Examining the Segment Routing Global Block (SRGB) IGP Segment Routing Implementation and Verification Examining the IGP Control Plane Examining SRGB and IGP Interactions Examining Prefix and Adjacency SIDs Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) Multilevel and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Multi-Area Configuring and Verifying IS-IS SR Operation Configuring and Verifying OSPF SR Operation Segment Routing and LDP Interworking SR and LDP Interworking Data Plane Mapping Server Function and Configuration Interworking Deployment Models Topology Independent ? Loop Free Alternate Examining Classic LFA Examining TI-LFA Fundamentals Implementing and Verifying TI-LFA for SR Traffic Implementing and Verifying SR TI-LFA for LDP Traffic TI-LFA and SR LDP Interworking Segment Routing Policies ? Traffic Engineering (SR-TE) Exploring SR Policies Introducing the Anycast and Binding SIDs Enabling and Verifying SR Policies Instantiating SR Policies Instantiating SR Policies using BGP Dynamic Multidomain SR Policies Configuring and Verifying a Path Computation Element (PCE) Configuring and Verifying BGP Link-State (LS) Configuring Multidomain SR Policies with a PCE Configuring Multidomain SR Policies with On Demand Next-Hop (ODN) Segment Routing?Based Services Examining the BGP Prefix-SID Operation Configuring and Verifying the BGP Prefix SID Examining Egress Peer Engineering Examining the BGP Prefix-SID Operation SR Flexible Algorithm and Performance Measurement (PM) Delay SR-Enabled VPNs
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for Security engineers Security administrators Security architects Operations engineers Network engineers Network administrators Network or security technicians Network managers System designers Cisco integrators and partners Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe and administer the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Control sender and recipient domains Control spam with Talos SenderBase and anti-spam Use anti-virus and outbreak filters Use mail policies Use content filters Use message filters to enforce email policies Prevent data loss Perform LDAP queries Authenticate Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) sessions Authenticate email Encrypt email Use system quarantines and delivery methods Perform centralized management using clusters Test and troubleshoot This course shows you how to deploy and use Cisco© Email Security Appliance to establish protection for your email systems against phishing, business email compromise, and ransomware, and to help streamline email security policy management. This hands-on course provides you with the knowledge and skills to implement, troubleshoot, and administer Cisco Email Security Appliance, including key capabilities such as advanced malware protection, spam blocking, anti-virus protection, outbreak filtering, encryption, quarantines, and data loss prevention. This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (300-720 SESA). Describing the Cisco Email Security Appliance Cisco Email Security Appliance Overview Technology Use Case Cisco Email Security Appliance Data Sheet SMTP Overview Email Pipeline Overview Installation Scenarios Initial Cisco Email Security Appliance Configuration Centralizing Services on a Cisco Administering the Cisco Email Security Appliance Distributing Administrative Tasks System Administration Managing and Monitoring Using the Command Line Interface (CLI) Other Tasks in the GUI Advanced Network Configuration Using Email Security Monitor Tracking Messages Logging Controlling Sender and Recipient Domains Public and Private Listeners Configuring the Gateway to Receive Email Host Access Table Overview Recipient Access Table Overview Configuring Routing and Delivery Features Controlling Spam with Talos SenderBase and Anti-Spam SenderBase Overview Anti-Spam Managing Graymail Protecting Against Malicious or Undesirable URLs File Reputation Filtering and File Analysis Bounce Verification Using Anti-Virus and Outbreak Filters Anti-Virus Scanning Overview Sophos Anti-Virus Filtering McAfee Anti-Virus Filtering Configuring the Appliance to Scan for Viruses Outbreak Filters How the Outbreak Filters Feature Works Managing Outbreak Filters Using Mail Policies Email Security Manager Overview Mail Policies Overview Handling Incoming and Outgoing Messages Differently Matching Users to a Mail Policy Message Splintering Configuring Mail Policies Using Content Filters Content Filters Overview Content Filter Conditions Content Filter Actions Filter Messages Based on Content Text Resources Overview Using and Testing the Content Dictionaries Filter Rules Understanding Text Resources Text Resource Management Using Text Resources Using Message Filters to Enforce Email Policies Message Filters Overview Components of a Message Filter Message Filter Processing Message Filter Rules Message Filter Actions Attachment Scanning Examples of Attachment Scanning Message Filters Using the CLI to Manage Message Filters Message Filter Examples Configuring Scan Behavior Preventing Data Loss Overview of the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Scanning Process Setting Up Data Loss Prevention Policies for Data Loss Prevention Message Actions Updating the DLP Engine and Content Matching Classifiers Using LDAP Overview of LDAP Working with LDAP Using LDAP Queries Authenticating End-Users of the Spam Quarantine Configuring External LDAP Authentication for Users Testing Servers and Queries Using LDAP for Directory Harvest Attack Prevention Spam Quarantine Alias Consolidation Queries Validating Recipients Using an SMTP Server SMTP Session Authentication Configuring AsyncOS for SMTP Authentication Authenticating SMTP Sessions Using Client Certificates Checking the Validity of a Client Certificate Authenticating User Using LDAP Directory Authenticating SMTP Connection Over Transport Layer Security (TLS) Using a Client Certificate Establishing a TLS Connection from the Appliance Updating a List of Revoked Certificates Email Authentication Email Authentication Overview Configuring DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) Signing Verifying Incoming Messages Using DKIM Overview of Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and SIDF Veri?cation Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) Verification Forged Email Detection Email Encryption Overview of Cisco Email Encryption Encrypting Messages Determining Which Messages to Encrypt Inserting Encryption Headers into Messages Encrypting Communication with Other Message Transfer Agents (MTAs) Working with Certificates Managing Lists of Certificate Authorities Enabling TLS on a Listener?s Host Access Table (HAT) Enabling TLS and Certi?cate Verification on Delivery Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Security Services Using System Quarantines and Delivery Methods Describing Quarantines Spam Quarantine Setting Up the Centralized Spam Quarantine Using Safelists and Blocklists to Control Email Delivery Based on Sender Configuring Spam Management Features for End Users Managing Messages in the Spam Quarantine Policy, Virus, and Outbreak Quarantines Managing Policy, Virus, and Outbreak Quarantines Working with Messages in Policy, Virus, or Outbreak Quarantines Delivery Methods Centralized Management Using Clusters Overview of Centralized Management Using Clusters Cluster Organization Creating and Joining a Cluster Managing Clusters Cluster Communication Loading a Configuration in Clustered Appliances Best Practices Testing and Troubleshooting Debugging Mail Flow Using Test Messages: Trace Using the Listener to Test the Appliance Troubleshooting the Network Troubleshooting the Listener Troubleshooting Email Delivery Troubleshooting Performance Web Interface Appearance and Rendering Issues Responding to Alerts Troubleshooting Hardware Issues Working with Technical Support References Model Specifications for Large Enterprises Model Specifications for Midsize Enterprises and Small-to-Midsize Enterprises or Branch O?ces Cisco Email Security Appliance Model Specifications for Virtual Appliances
Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for #NAME? Overview The learning objectives for CDA include a practical understanding of: Goals, history, terminology, and pipeline The importance, practices, and transformation of a DevOps collaborative culture Design practices, such as modular design and microservices Continuous Integration (Cl), such as version control, builds, and remediation Tenets and best practices of Continuous Testing (CT) Continuous Delivery and Deployment (CD): packaging, containers, and release Continuous Monitoring (CM): monitoring and analysis infrastructure, process, and apps Infrastructure and tools: frameworks, tools, and infrastructure as code Security Assurance: DevSecOps The opportunity to hear and share real-life scenarios This course is designed for participants who are engaged in the design, implementation, and management of DevOps deployment pipelines and toolchains that support Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing and potentially Continuous Deployment. The course highlights underpinning processes, metrics, APls and cultural considerations with Continuous Delivery. Key benefits of Continuous Delivery will be covered including increased velocity to assist organizations to respond to market changes rapidly, thus being able to outmaneuver competition, reduce risk and lower costs while releasing higher quality solutions. Increased productivity and employee morale by having more activities performed by pipelines instead of humans so teams can focus on vision while pipelines do the execution.This course prepares you for the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem Foundation(CDEF) certification. Course Introduction Course goals Course agenda CDA Concepts Continuous delivery (CD) definition Architecting for continuous delivery Continuous delivery and DevOps Relationships between CD, Waterfall, Agile, ITIL, and DevOps Benefits of continuous delivery CDA Culture Importance of culture to the CD Architect What a CD Architect can do about culture How to maintain culture Assignment: DevOps culture and practices to create flow Design Practices for Continuous Delivery Why design is important to continuous delivery CD Architect?s role in design Key design principles CD best practices Microservices and containers Continuous Integration Continuous integration (CI) defined CD Architect?s role in CI Importance of CI Benefits of CI CI best practices Assignment: Optimizing CI workflows Continuous Testing Continuous testing (CT) defined Importance of CT Benefits of CT CD Architect?s role in CT Five tenets of CT CT best practices Assignment: Handling environment inconsistencies Continuous Delivery and Deployment Continuous delivery defined Continuous deployment defined Benefits of continuous delivery and deployment CD Architect?s role in continuous delivery and deployment Continuous delivery and deployment best practices Assignment: Distinguishing continuous delivery and deployment Continuous Monitoring Continuous monitoring defined Importance of continuous monitoring CD Architect?s role in continuous monitoring Continuous monitoring best practices Assignment: Monitoring build progress Infrastructure and Tools Importance of infrastructure and tools CD Architect?s role in infrastructure and tools Building a DevOps toolchain Infrastructure/tools best practices Assignment: identifying common infrastructure/tool components Security Assurance Importance of security assurance DevSecOps and Rugged DevOps defined CD Architect?s role in security Security best practices Assignment: Applying security practices Capstone exercise Identifying toolchain and workflow improvements Summary Additional Sources of Information Exam Preparations Exam requirements Sample exam review
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Network administrators Network engineers with little or no programming or Python experience Network managers Systems engineers Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Create a Python script Describe data types commonly used in Python coding Describe Python strings and their use cases Describe Python loops, conditionals, operators, and their purposes and use cases Describe Python classes, methods, functions, namespaces, and scopes Describe the options for Python data manipulation and storage Describe Python modules and packages, their uses, and their benefits Explain how to manipulate user input in Python Describe error and exception management in Python Describe Python code debugging methods The Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE) v2.0 course is designed to equip you with fundamental skills in Python programming. Through a combination of lectures and lab experience in simulated network environments, you will learn to use Python basics to create useful and practical scripts with Netmiko to retrieve data and configure network devices. Upon completion of this course, you should have a basic understanding of Python, including the knowledge to create, apply, and troubleshoot simple network automation scripts. Course Outline Introducing Programmability and Python for Network Engineers Scripting with Python Examining Python Data Types Manipulating Strings Describing Conditionals, Loops, and Operators Exploring Classes, Methods, Functions, Namespaces, and Scopes Exploring Data Storage Options Exploring Python Modules and Packages Gathering and Validating User Input Analyzing Exceptions and Error Management Examining Debugging Methods
Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Application Developers; Programmers, Sales and Pre Sales, Technical Support, Project Managers, Cisco customers, partners and employees involved in UCCE/CVP or CVP stand alone deployments Overview Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: Introduction to the Java API, its capabilities and limitations - Practice - This course is applicable for any version of CVP and Studio. Introduction to Voice Elements and their complexity - creating every different Java component to extend Studio (see below) Overview of a UCCE with CVP Comprehensive Call Flow Module 1 Overview of a UCCE with CVP Comprehensive Call Flow Module 2 ICM routing scripts to route calls to CVP VXML Server applications Passing data (e.g., global variables) Parsing and evaluating data returned Queueing Assigning data to send to Finesse. Module 3 Writing Call Studio scripts (applications) Prompting Callers ? using pre-recorded audio; TTS text-to-speech; Say it Smart to format audio as digits, date, time, currency; input error reprompting Menus Collecting and confirming caller input, such as account numbers, dates of birth, etc Working with variables ? Session data, Element data, Call data, Local data (CVP11) Introduction to retrieving data from back end systems: SQL Database interaction ? using the Studio Database element to select data Web service interaction- Studio Web Services element for SOAP-web services and calling a simple REST web service Playing audio to callers during back-end data retrieval Catch events Working with counters, decisions, math Introduction to javascript for substrings and string length Setting VoiceXML properties affecting the gateway Multi-Language applications Module 4 Working with Version Control Module 5 ÿImplementing a Post Call Survey Module 6 Using the Studio Debugger to test applications within Studio Module 7 CVP Reporting Server and CVP CUIC Reports Best practices regarding naming elements and variables Configuring data to pass to the Reporting Server using OAMP Understanding Reporting Server tables Understanding the Application Summary CUIC reports Module 8 Administration covered throughout the course OAMP Operations Console to deploy applications to VXML Server Using Studio Documenter to print Visio-like diagrams of the application Configuring log file properties Using logs for debugging applications Administrative scripts for graceful updates or suspensions of the server Important log, debug, administration files Module 9 Cisco Courtesy Callback Detailed discussion of the CCB Call flow, the ICM script, and the 5 Studio scripts used for Courtesy Callback.