Introduction to SQL Databases
This course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs.
Business Process Management (BPM) Foundations
This 3-day workshop explores the world of Business Process Management (BPM), providing students with a firm foundation in BPM principles, drivers, methodologies, and common practices. BPM is examined as an overarching initiative aimed at transforming organizations through process improvement and organizational alignment. The three pillars of successful BPM – people, process, and technology – will […]
Capturing System Requirements
This course prepares the student to properly identify, define and confirm the customer’s true requirements when they are needed – prior to the design and development of the system. The key to every project’s success, accurately captured requirements are not only essential for meeting stakeholders’ expectations, but also to avoid costly delays, added cost for […]
Creating and Presenting an Effective Business Case
Today’s economic environment demands that organizations use all resources to the utmost effectiveness in order to meet organizational goals. Often, however, professionals are ill-equipped to respond in ways that management understands. This workshop addresses that requirement. In this course students will learn to develop and deliver a business case for project initiatives, and to do […]
Critical Thinking, Decision and Risk Analysis
This course provides an overview of decision and risk analysis techniques. It focuses on how to make rational decisions in the presence of uncertainty and conflicting objectives. Concepts will be illustrated through case studies and practiced by students through exercises. Class will also consider the “trade-space” of multiple criteria relevant to decisions. These can be […]
Cybersecurity Fundamentals for ISSOs
The Cybersecurity Fundamentals course provides students with an overview of core information assurance (IA) and cybersecurity concepts. The course will consist of lectures and hands-on labs for a multi-faceted learning experience. This course will provide a good initial foundation for participants wanting to work in a corporate or government security role and ultimately pursue an […]
Cybersecurity Operations for ISSOs
This course presents a real-world view of Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations. Topics covered include Network Traffic Analysis, Threat Detection, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, High Availability & Disaster Recovery, and Data Analytics for Cyber. Students will see demonstrations and get some hands-on exposure to each of these topics.
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance for ISSOs
This course focuses the student on a broad range of topics relative to risk-based planning and implementation for enterprise cybersecurity, looking at both internal and external threats. External threats will consider a variety of threat actors including nation states, terrorists, hactivists and criminals. Internal threats will focus on insider threat, exploring what insider threat means […]
Decision and Risk Analysis
This course provides an overview of decision and risk analysis techniques. It focuses on how to make rational decisions in the presence of uncertainty and conflicting objectives. Concepts will be illustrated through case studies and practiced by students through exercises.
Digital Engineering
This course covers the essentials of Digital Engineering, which is an advancement and evolution of proven Systems Engineering methods and frameworks. Digital Engineering is the use and development of computer models that represent all aspects of a complex product or system. The modeling process creates digital data and digital linkages that can be leveraged to […]
Digital Engineering Modeling
Digital Engineering is the use and development of computer models that represent all aspects of a complex product or system. The modeling process creates digital data and digital linkages that can be leveraged to integrate product/ system design, development, delivery, and full lifecycle support. This course teaches the essentials of Digital Engineering Modeling. The focus […]
Enterprise Architecture Practitioner’s Guide (Extended)
This course lays the foundation of the core EA concepts, using TOGAF as the common vocabulary for enterprise architecture. The course then focuses on practical skills to perform the foundational activities of EA: Developing a vision; establishing an architecture baseline; developing a target business architecture, target data architecture, target application architecture, and target technology architecture. […]