Businesses that don't control their costs don't stay in business. How well are you doing? Is everyone in your organisation sufficiently aware of costs, managing them effectively and maximising opportunities to reduce them? If there is scope for improvement, this course will help get you back on track. It will demonstrate that cost reduction is so much more than cost control and cost cutting. True cost management is about being aware of costs, seeking to reduce them through good design and efficient operating practices whilst taking continuing action on overspending. This course will develop the participants' skills in: Being aware of costs at all times Seeking cost reduction from the start (including life-cycle costing) Appraising projects / production to identify and take out risk Understanding real budgeting Using techniques such as ZBB and ABC where appropriate Ensuring cost reports lead to action Managing a cost reduction process that delivers Benefits to the organisation will include: Identification of cost reduction and business improvement opportunities Better reporting and ownership of costs Greater awareness and control of everyday costs 1 Introduction - the cost management process The risks of poor cost control Capital and revenue costs The importance of cost awareness The importance of cost reduction Cost management - the key aspects How to build a cost management and control process checklist for your areas of responsibility 2 Cost removal - taking out costs Cost awareness Costs of poor design / poor processes Value engineering Removing redundant costs 3 The need for commercial, technical and financial appraisals Understand the problems before cash is committed and costs incurred Making the effort to identify commercial and technical risk The time value of money - DCF techniques for long term projects Cost models for production processes and projects Costing models - project appraisals The use of spreadsheets to identify sensitivity and risk How to focus on risk management 4 Budgeting - proper budgeting challenges costs The philosophy of the business - are costs an issue? The importance of having the right culture The need for detailed business objectives Budgetary control measures Designing budget reports - for action 5 Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) - the principles Much more than starting with a clean sheet of paper What ZBB can achieve The concept of decision packages - to challenge business methods and costs Only necessary costs should be incurred A review of an operating budget - demonstrating what ZBB challenges and the costs it may lead to being taken out 6 Awareness of overheads and other costs Definitions of cost - direct and indirect Dealing with overheads - what is meant by allocation, absorption or apportionment? The apparent and real problems with overheads Different ways of dealing with overheads Review of overhead allocation methods and accounting and reporting issues 7 Overheads and product costing Activity-based costing (ABC) - the principles Where and how the ABC approach may be helpful Know the 'true' cost of a product or a project Should you be in business? Will you stay in business? Identifying weaknesses in a traditional overhead allocation How ABC will help improve product or service costing Identifying which products and activities should be developed and which abandoned 8 Cost reduction culture The need for cost reports What measures can be used to identify over-spends as early as possible Cost control performance measures and ratios 9 Design of cost control reports Reports should lead to action and deliver Selecting cost control measures which can be acted upon Practice in designing action reports 10 Course summary - developing your own cost action plan Group and individual action plans will be prepared with a view to participants identifying their cost risks areas and the techniques which can be immediately applied to improve costing and reduce costs
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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an Intermediate and beyond-level Tableau course geared for experienced Tableau users who wish to leverage Tableau's more advanced capabilities. Overview This skills-focused course combines expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will learn how to: Understand what data works best with Tableau Desktop and how to shape and clean it appropriately to get Learn how to maximize flexibility from Tableau Desktop. Learn how Tableau Prep folds into the analytic cycle, and when to prep data in Tableau Prep vs. Tableau Desktop. Understand the terminology used in Tableau Prep. Know how Tableau Prep approaches data sampling. Create and understand data prep flows that address common scenarios encountered in data preparation, as applied to common data use cases Know how to view data prepared in Tableau Prep using Tableau Desktop. Understand data exploration and validation in Tableau Prep and Tableau Desktop. Geared for experienced Tableau Users, Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users is a two-day hands-on course designed to provide you with the tools and knowledge of how to prepare and shape data in Tableau Prep. It?s best suited for people who have 3-6 months experience in Tableau Desktop and are somewhat familiar with writing calculations. Throughout the course, our instructors will take you from conceptual data preparation material to creating useful Tableau Prep flows that can be output to Tableau Desktop for analysisNOTE: The Tableau Training Series is independent-format training that can be tuned and adjusted to best meet your needs. Our materials are flexible, comprehensive, and are always instructed by a senior instructor with a deep understanding of Tableau and its most current features, benefits and functionality in a wide array of uses. This is not Official Tableau Training. Course Outline Introduction to the workspace Introduction to the workflow Data literacy concepts Connecting to and configuring data Exploring data Cleaning data Preferred data structures in Tableau Shaping data Combining data Opening a data sample and creating an output file Best practices for data preparation Complex flows Starting with a question Hands-on data preparation Additional course details: Nexus Humans Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users (TTDTAB010) 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 Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users (TTDTAB010) 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.
Better Business Cases™ Practitioner: Virtual In-House Training Better Business Cases™ is based on the Five Case Model - which is the UK government's best practice approach to structuring spending proposals and making effective business decisions. Using this best-practice approach will allow organizations to reduce unnecessary spending and improve the decision-making process which gives you a greater chance of securing necessary funding and support for initiatives. The goal of the practitioner course is to develop a candidate's ability to deliver a comprehensive business case, through encouraging expanded knowledge to guide the practical application of theoretical foundations. Upon the completion of this Practitioner course, a candidate will be able to start applying the model to a real business case development project. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Develop the lifecycle of a business case and to establish the relationships between the five cases Apply the steps in the business case development framework, in order to support the production of a business case, using the Five Case Model, for a given scenario Overview of Better Business Cases Alignment with the strategic planning process Importance of the Business Case using the Five Case Model Overview of the Five Case Model Purpose of the key stages in the development of a spending proposal Purpose of a Business Justification Case Business Case Development Process Purpose of project / programme assurance and assurance reviews Responsibility for producing the Business Case Determining the Strategic Context and Undertaking the Strategic Assessment Scoping the Scheme and Preparing the Strategic Outline Case Planning the Scheme and Preparing the Outline Business Case Procuring the Solution and Preparing the Full Business Case Implementation and monitoring Evaluation and feedback Making the Case for Change Agree on the strategic context Determine spending objectives, existing arrangements, and business needs Determine potential business scope and key service requirements Determine benefits, risks, constraint, and dependencies Exploring the Preferred Way Forward Agree on critical success factors Determine long list options and SWOT analysis Recommend a preferred way forward Determining Potential Value for Money Revisit the short list Prepare the economic appraisal for short-listed options Undertake benefits appraisal Undertake risk appraisal Select preferred option and undertake sensitivity analysis Preparing for the Potential Deal Determine the procurement strategy Determine service streams and required outputs Outline potential risk apportionment Outline potential payment mechanisms Ascertain contractual issues and accountancy treatment Ascertaining Affordability and Funding Requirement Prepare the financial model Prepare the financial appraisals Planning for Successful Delivery Plan programme / project management Plan change and contract management Plan benefits realization Plan risk management Plan programme / project assurance and post project evaluation Procuring the Value for Money Solution Revisit the case for change Revisit the OBC options Detail procurement process and evaluation of best and final offers (BAFOs) Contracting for the Deal Set out the negotiated deal and contractual arrangements Set out the financial implications of the deal Ensuring Successful Delivery Finalize project management arrangements and plans Finalize change management arrangements and plans Finalize benefits realization arrangements and plans Finalize risk management arrangements and plans Finalize contract management arrangements and plans Finalize post-project evaluation arrangements and plans
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Get ready for an exceptional online learning experience with the Financial Advisor: Financial Analysis, Investment, Trading, Business Analysis & AML bundle! This carefully curated collection of 20 premium courses is designed to cater to a variety of interests and disciplines. Dive into a sea of knowledge and skills, tailoring your learning journey to suit your unique aspirations. The Financial Advisor: Financial Analysis, Investment, Trading, Business Analysis & AML is a dynamic package, blending the expertise of industry professionals with the flexibility of digital learning. It offers the perfect balance of foundational understanding and advanced insights. Whether you're looking to break into a new field or deepen your existing knowledge, the Financial Advisor & Financial Analysis package has something for everyone. 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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. 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Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for: Data platform engineers Architects and operators who build and manage data analytics pipelines Overview In this course, you will learn to: Compare the features and benefits of data warehouses, data lakes, and modern data architectures Design and implement a batch data analytics solution Identify and apply appropriate techniques, including compression, to optimize data storage Select and deploy appropriate options to ingest, transform, and store data Choose the appropriate instance and node types, clusters, auto scaling, and network topology for a particular business use case Understand how data storage and processing affect the analysis and visualization mechanisms needed to gain actionable business insights Secure data at rest and in transit Monitor analytics workloads to identify and remediate problems Apply cost management best practices In this course, you will learn to build batch data analytics solutions using Amazon EMR, an enterprise-grade Apache Spark and Apache Hadoop managed service. You will learn how Amazon EMR integrates with open-source projects such as Apache Hive, Hue, and HBase, and with AWS services such as AWS Glue and AWS Lake Formation. The course addresses data collection, ingestion, cataloging, storage, and processing components in the context of Spark and Hadoop. You will learn to use EMR Notebooks to support both analytics and machine learning workloads. You will also learn to apply security, performance, and cost management best practices to the operation of Amazon EMR. Module A: Overview of Data Analytics and the Data Pipeline Data analytics use cases Using the data pipeline for analytics Module 1: Introduction to Amazon EMR Using Amazon EMR in analytics solutions Amazon EMR cluster architecture Interactive Demo 1: Launching an Amazon EMR cluster Cost management strategies Module 2: Data Analytics Pipeline Using Amazon EMR: Ingestion and Storage Storage optimization with Amazon EMR Data ingestion techniques Module 3: High-Performance Batch Data Analytics Using Apache Spark on Amazon EMR Apache Spark on Amazon EMR use cases Why Apache Spark on Amazon EMR Spark concepts Interactive Demo 2: Connect to an EMR cluster and perform Scala commands using the Spark shell Transformation, processing, and analytics Using notebooks with Amazon EMR Practice Lab 1: Low-latency data analytics using Apache Spark on Amazon EMR Module 4: Processing and Analyzing Batch Data with Amazon EMR and Apache Hive Using Amazon EMR with Hive to process batch data Transformation, processing, and analytics Practice Lab 2: Batch data processing using Amazon EMR with Hive Introduction to Apache HBase on Amazon EMR Module 5: Serverless Data Processing Serverless data processing, transformation, and analytics Using AWS Glue with Amazon EMR workloads Practice Lab 3: Orchestrate data processing in Spark using AWS Step Functions Module 6: Security and Monitoring of Amazon EMR Clusters Securing EMR clusters Interactive Demo 3: Client-side encryption with EMRFS Monitoring and troubleshooting Amazon EMR clusters Demo: Reviewing Apache Spark cluster history Module 7: Designing Batch Data Analytics Solutions Batch data analytics use cases Activity: Designing a batch data analytics workflow Module B: Developing Modern Data Architectures on AWS Modern data architectures