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Business Intelligence: Virtual In-House Training Business Intelligence (BI) refers to a set of technology-based techniques, applications, and practices used to aggregate, analyze, and present business data. BI practices provide historical and current views of vast amounts of data and generate predictions for business operations. The purpose of Business Intelligence is the support of better business decision making. This course provides an overview of the technology and application of BI and how it can be used to improve corporate performance. What you will Learn You will learn how to: Specify a data warehouse schema Identify the data and visualization to be used for data mining and Business Intelligence Design a Business Intelligence user interface Getting Started Introductions Agenda Expectations Foundation Concepts The challenge of decision making What is Business Intelligence? The Business Intelligence value proposition Business Intelligence taxonomy Business Intelligence management issues Sources of Business Intelligence Data warehousing Data and information Information architecture Defining the data warehouse and its relationships Facts and dimensions Modeling, meta-modeling, and schemas Alternate architectures Building the data warehouse Extracting Transforming Loading Setting up the data and relationships Dimensions and the Fact Table Implementing many-to-many relationships in data warehouse Data marts Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) What is OLAP? OLAP and OLTP OLAP functionality Multi-dimensions Thinking in more than two dimensions What are the possibilities? OLAP architecture Cubism Tools OLAP variations - MOLAP, ROLAP, HOLAP BI using SOA Applications of Business Intelligence Applying BI through OLAP Enterprise Resource Planning and CRM Business Intelligence and financial information Business Intelligence User Interfaces and Presentations Data access Push-pull data access Types of decision support systems Designing the front end Presentation formats Dashboards Types of dashboards Common dashboard features Briefing books and scorecards Querying and Reporting Reporting emphasis Retrofitting Talking back Key Performance Indicators Report Definition and Visualization Typical reporting environment Forms of visualization Unconstrained views Data mining What is in the mine? Applications for data mining Data mining architecture Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CISP-DM) Data mining techniques Validation The Business Intelligence User Experience The business analyst role Business analysis and data analysis Five-step approach Cultural impact Identifying questions Gathering information Understand the goals The strategic Business Intelligence cycle Focus of Business Intelligence Design for the user Iterate the access Iterative solution development process Review and validation questions Basic approaches Building ad-hoc queries Building on-demand self-service reports Closed loop Business Intelligence Coming attractions - future of Business Intelligence Best practices in Business Intelligence

  Make a difference in your organization and in your career. The CIPM designation says that you're a leader in privacy program administration and that you've got the goods to establish, maintain and manage a privacy program across all stages of its lifecycle. The CIPM is the world's first and only certification in privacy program management. When you earn a CIPM, it shows that you don't just know privacy regulations-you know how to make it work for your organization. In other words, you're the go-to person for day-to-day operations when it comes to privacy. Developed in collaboration with the law firms, Bird and Bird, Field Fisher, Wilson/Sonsini and Covington and Burling, the CIPM encompasses pan-European and national data protection laws, key privacy terminology and practical concepts concerning the determination of control measures designed to protect personal data and trans-border data flows. About This Course   Delivered in a modular format, the course covers;   Module 1: Introduction to privacy program management Identifies privacy program management responsibilities, and describes the role of accountability in privacy program management. Module 2: Privacy governance Examines considerations for developing and implementing a privacy program, including the position of the privacy function within the organization, role of the DPO, program scope and charter, privacy strategy, support and ongoing involvement of key functions and privacy frameworks. Module 3: Applicable laws and regulations Discusses the regulatory environment, common elements across jurisdictions and strategies for aligning compliance with organizational strategy. Module 4: Data assessments Relates practical processes for creating and using data inventories/maps, gap analyses, privacy assessments, privacy impact assessments/data protection impact assessments and vendor assessments. Module 5: Policies Describes common types of privacy-related policies, outlines components and offers strategies for implementation. Module 6: Data subject rights Discusses operational considerations for communicating and ensuring data subject rights, including privacy notice, choice and consent, access and rectification, data portability, and erasure and the right to be forgotten. Module 7: Training and awareness Outlines strategies for developing and implementing privacy training and awareness programs. Module 8: Protecting personal information Examines a holistic approach to protecting personal information through privacy by design. Module 9: Data breach incident plans Provides guidance on planning for and responding to a data security incident or breach. Module 10: Measuring, monitoring and auditing program performance Relates common practices for monitoring, measuring, analyzing and auditing privacy program performance   The CIPM body of knowledge outlines all the concepts and topics that you need to know to become certified. The exam blueprint gives you an idea of how many questions from each topic area you can expect on the exam.  Prerequisites   There are no prerequisites for this course but attendees would benefit from a review of the materials on the IAPP site What's Included?   Breakfast, Lunch and refreshments (Classroom based courses only)  The Official Study Guide (Privacy Programme Management - Third Edition)*  Official Exam Q&A's*  Official Practice Exam Participant Guide* 1 years membership of the IAPP  The Exam Fees * In electronic format for Live Online and hard copy for Classroom delegates   Who Should Attend?   The CIPM is ideal for IT and information security leaders responsible for developing Data Protection frameworks and applying best practice, including those in the following positions: Data Analysts Cyber Security Analysts and Managers Aspiring Data Protection Officers IT Managers  Accreditation Our Guarantee   We are an approved IAPP Training Partner. You can learn wherever and whenever you want with our robust classroom and interactive online training courses. Our courses are taught by qualified practitioners with a minimum of 25 years commercial experience. We strive to give our delegates the hands-on experience. Our courses are all-inclusive with no hidden extras.  The one-off cost covers the training, all course materials, and exam voucher. Our aim: To achieve a 100% first time pass rate on all our instructor-led courses. Our Promise: Pass first time or 'train' again for FREE. *FREE training offered for retakes - come back within a year and only pay for the exam.

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Learn how to use Macros in Excel to automate your work and start to see the power these can give you. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Our Excel – Working with Macros course aims to show how macros can be used to automate commonly used commands and processes. This course is designed for existing experienced users of Excel. You should be confident creating and manipulating Excel spreadsheets and creating formulas before attending this course. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Record and run macros Navigate within the Visual Basic Environment Edit pre-recorded macros Create your own functions Content Recording macros Accessing the Developer Tab Naming conventions and storage locations Recording macros Absolute and relative cell addressing Running macros Assigning macros to the Quick Access Toolbar Assigning macros to objects Creating new tabs Workbook macros Recording macros in a specific workbook Saving the workbook as an Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook Creating quick access items specific to workbooks Importing and manipulating data Importing Delimited Text Files Importing Fixed Width Text Files The Visual Basic environment Project explorer Code window Properties window Renaming modules Deleting modules Working with code Code structure Adding comments Navigating within your code Editing macro code Getting help with syntax Debugging Errors Using debug Function procedures Creating function macros

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PMI-ACP® Exam Prep: In-House Training This course builds on the candidates' practical experience of Agile in the workplace to equip them with the broad range of knowledge and skills required for the PMI® Agile Certification exam. It will follow the PMI® requirements and reference the suggested reading list, including the Agile Practice Guide, but will not be limited to those areas. Within the profession and discipline of project management, Agile continues to develop as a significant and important aspect of bringing change to an organization. Where the products of change must be delivered to the business 'on time,' Agile is often the chosen methodology. In addition to equipping candidates for the PMI® Agile Certification examination, this course will also support candidates in taking a more informed and effective role in Agile projects. It will also enable them to take a significant role in encouraging and enabling the organization to become or develop as an Agile environment. What you will Learn You will learn how to: Appreciate the wider aspects of Agile project management tools and techniques Integrate various disciplines within Agile Tailor / customize Agile to suit the needs of different projects Prepare yourself for the PMI® Agile Certification examination Getting Started Introductions Agenda Expectations Foundation Concepts Defining 'Traditional' Project Management Project management parameters The 'traditional' approach to the parameters Strengths and weaknesses of the traditional approach Defining 'Agile' Project Management Project management parameters revisited The 'agile' approach to the parameters Strengths and weaknesses of agile Managing projects with traditional and agile methods Can the two approaches co-exist? Leveraging the benefits of both methods Options for using both methods on a project Avoiding the elephant traps Key aspects of the PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Handbook Overview Eligibility requirements Exam information Exam Blueprint Continuing certification requirements Key aspects of the PMI Agile Certification Examination Content Outline Introduction Agile exam content outline Tools and techniques Knowledge and skills Domains and tasks (not examined) An Introduction to Agile and Implementing Agile Definable work vs. high-uncertainty work Project factors that influence tailoring The Agile Manifesto and 12 Principles Agile mindset Agile domains and tasks Agile Tools and Techniques Related to PM 'Hard Skills' Planning, monitoring, and adapting The need for planning, monitoring, and adapting The Agile approach to planning and plans The Agile planning tools and techniques The Agile monitoring tools and techniques The Agile approach to adapting Product quality A definition of 'product quality' Setting the standard for product quality Agile tools and techniques for achieving product quality Risk management A definition of 'risk' What is 'at risk'? The acceptability of risks The Agile tools and techniques for managing risks Agile Tools and Techniques Related to PM 'Soft Skills' The difference between PM 'hard and soft' skills Communications The importance of communications Forms of agile communications Communications within the project Communications from the project Communications to the project Making communications the cultural norm Interpersonal Skills Defining and understanding management Defining and understanding leadership Defining and understanding servant leadership Delegating vs. empowering Playing to people's strengths Overcoming the roadblocks Core Agile Tools and Techniques The philosophy of core Agile tools and techniques Agile estimation Will traditional forms of estimating work for agile? The relationship between estimating and guessing The relationship between estimating and sizing The where, who, and how of agile estimating Agile analysis and design Product analysis and design from a user point of view Product analysis and design from a supplier point of view Product analysis and design from an agile project point of view Value-Based Agile Tools and Techniques The role of value-based tools and techniques in bridging traditional PM with Agile Value-based prioritization Value-based prioritization and agile projects Investment appraisal methods Regulatory driven Customer driven Ranking methods (MMF, MoSCoW) Metrics What should we measure / track? Methods of measuring / tracking Adding value with metrics Process Improvement Value-stream analysis Value-stream mapping Agile Knowledge and Skills Context of Agile Knowledge and Skills vis-à-vis Agile Tools and Techniques Agile Knowledge and Skills Process focused People focused Product focused Project focused Exam Preparation and Course Closure The application process - where are you now? The 'Exam-Focused Journal' - what you still have to do Further preparation - self-study schedule Exam topic review Practice exam Practice exam debrief Course closure

Duration 1.5 Days 9 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for WebSphere administrators who have experience with stand-alone application server environments, and want to learn about creating and managing a federated environment. Overview After completing this course, you should be able to: Describe the architectural concepts that are related to WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Create a deployment manager instance Federate an application server to a cell Add a stand-alone application server to a WebSphere Application Server cell Cluster an application server within a WebSphere Application Server cell Configure WebSphere Application Server SSL security settings Deploy applications in clustered environments Describe the features of Intelligent Management This course teaches you the skills that are needed to administer IBM WebSphere Application Server V9 in a federated environment.This release of IBM WebSphere Application Server provides enhanced support for standards (notably Java 7 EE), emerging technology, and a choice of development frameworks.In this course, you learn how to configure and maintain IBM WebSphere Application Server V9 Network Deployment. You learn how to deploy and create a deployment manager and federate a cell. In addition, you learn how to create a cluster within the federated cell.Throughout the course, hands-on exercises and demonstrations reinforce lecture content. You gain practicalexperience with WebSphere Application Server V9 by completing tasks such as creating a deployment manager, federating a stand-alone application server, creating a custom profile, and clustering an existing application server. Course Introduction WebSphere Application Server architecture: Federated Federating a cell Exercise: Configuring the lab workstation Exercise: Creating a federated cell Workload management Exercise: Clustering and workload management WebSphere security: SSL Exercise: Configuring SSL for WebSphere Overview of Intelligent Management Course summary

  Delivered in either Live Online (4 days) or in our Classroom (5 days), the ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor training enables you to develop the necessary expertise to support an organization in establishing, implementing, managing and maintaining an Information Security Management System (ISMS) based on ISO 27001. During this training course, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to plan and carry out internal and external audits in compliance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1 certification process. About This Course   Based on practical exercises, you will be able to master audit techniques and become competent to manage an audit program, audit team, communication with customers, and conflict resolution. After acquiring the necessary expertise to perform this audit, you can sit for the exam and gain the "ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor' credential. By holding this Lead Auditor Certificate, you will demonstrate that you have the capabilities and competencies to` audit organizations based on best practices.   The training course is based on both theory and best practices used in ISMS audits Lecture sessions are illustrated with examples based on case studies Practical exercises are based on a case study which includes role playing and discussions Practice tests are similar to the Certification Exam   The course is delivered both as a Live Online or Classroom environment, as follows; Day 1: Introduction to Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) and ISO/IEC 27001 Day 2: Audit principles, preparation and launching of an audit Day 3: On-site audit activities Day 4: Closing the audit and Examination   Learning Objectives Understand the operations of an Information Security Management System based on ISO/IEC 27001 Acknowledge the correlation between ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27002 and other standards and regulatory frameworks Understand an auditor's role to: plan, lead and follow-up on a management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011 Learn how to lead an audit and audit team Learn how to interpret the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001 in the context of an ISMS audit Acquire the competencies of an auditor to: plan an audit, lead an audit, draft reports, and follow-up on an audit in compliance with ISO 19011   The exam covers the following competency domains:   Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of an Information Security Management System (ISMS) Domain 2: Information Security Management System controls and best practices based on ISO/IEC 27002 Domain 3: Planning an ISMS implementation based on ISO/IEC 27001 Domain 4: Implementing an ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001 Domain 5: Performance evaluation, monitoring and measurement of an ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001 Domain 6: Continual improvement of an ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001 Domain 7: Preparing for an ISMS certification audit Prerequisites   A foundational understanding of ISO/IEC 27001 and knowledge of audit principles.    What's Included?   Refreshments & Lunch (Classroom only) Course Slide Deck Official Study Materials CPD Certificate The Exam   Who Should Attend?   Auditors seeking to perform and lead Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification audits Managers or consultants seeking to master an Information Security Management System audit process Individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with Information Security Management System requirements Technical experts seeking to prepare for an Information Security Management System audit Expert advisors in Information Security Management Our Guarantee   We are an approved IECB Training Partner for all of our courses. You can learn wherever and whenever you want with our robust classroom and interactive online training courses. Our courses are taught by qualified practitioners with commercial experience. We strive to give our delegates the hands-on experience. Our courses are all-inclusive with no hidden extras.  The one-off cost covers the training, all course materials, and exam voucher. Our aim: To achieve a 100% first time pass rate on all our instructor-led courses. Our Promise: Pass first time or 'train' again for FREE. *FREE training and exam retake offered Accreditation Assessment     Delegates sit a combined exam, consisting of in-course quizzes and exercises, as well as a final 12 question, essay type exam on Day 4 of the course. The overall passing score is 70%, to be achieved within the 240 minute time allowance. Exam results are provided within 24 hours, with both a Certificate and a digital badge provided as proof of success.   Provided by   This course is Accredited by NACS and Administered by the IECB

Estimating for Business Analysts: In-House Training A business analyst does not have authority to estimate the project and will not be held responsible for the project staying within the proposed budget; however, the business analyst does participate in various planning exercises with the project team. Many times the business analyst is on his or her own, required to provide estimates of how long it will take to perform their tasks. This course acquaints you with the basics of estimating from the point of view of the business analyst, emphasizing time estimates for the work. It also covers some of the product cost estimates that a business analyst may have to provide when the business is performing a cost/benefit analysis for the project. What you will Learn You'll learn how to: Translate business needs and requirements into estimates Estimate durations using a variety of techniques Negotiate differences in estimates Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Foundation Concepts The importance of estimating to a business analyst The good and bad of estimating The project context The meaning of good estimating Focuses of estimating Characteristics of a good estimate Estimating the Time Requirements Applicable BABOK® Knowledge Areas Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Elicitation and Collaboration Estimating the elicitation Information Gathering Plan Relative times for elicitation activities Planning and estimating the business analysis approach and activities Planning the business analysis activities Impact of process Estimating the Product Estimating the value of the product Business analyst's role Defining and determining value Function and use case points Agile estimating Planning Poker Other agile estimating techniques Negotiating estimates Negotiation techniques Negotiation approaches Summary What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environment?

Estimating for Business Analysts: Virtual In-House Training A business analyst does not have authority to estimate the project and will not be held responsible for the project staying within the proposed budget; however, the business analyst does participate in various planning exercises with the project team. Many times the business analyst is on his or her own, required to provide estimates of how long it will take to perform their tasks. This course acquaints you with the basics of estimating from the point of view of the business analyst, emphasizing time estimates for the work. It also covers some of the product cost estimates that a business analyst may have to provide when the business is performing a cost/benefit analysis for the project. What you will Learn You'll learn how to: Translate business needs and requirements into estimates Estimate durations using a variety of techniques Negotiate differences in estimates Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Foundation Concepts The importance of estimating to a business analyst The good and bad of estimating The project context The meaning of good estimating Focuses of estimating Characteristics of a good estimate Estimating the Time Requirements Applicable BABOK® Knowledge Areas Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring Elicitation and Collaboration Estimating the elicitation Information Gathering Plan Relative times for elicitation activities Planning and estimating the business analysis approach and activities Planning the business analysis activities Impact of process Estimating the Product Estimating the value of the product Business analyst's role Defining and determining value Function and use case points Agile estimating Planning Poker Other agile estimating techniques Negotiating estimates Negotiation techniques Negotiation approaches Summary What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environment?