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What you will learn - Learn How To Write An Effective Business Plan
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Get BIG Savings with our Writing a Business Plan Online Bundle, 5 Certificate Courses
- Writing a Business Plan
- Creating Winning Proposals
- Research Skills
- Advanced Writing Skills
- Business Process Management
1. Writing a Business Plan: Learn How To Write An Effective Business Plan
A business plan will help your business get started on the right track, stay focused on priorities, and move forward. This course is designed for business owners and entrepreneurs who are ready to create a business plan.
In this course, you will learn the essential steps for creating a business plan, including creating a first draft; identifying the audience; gathering information; researching; describing product plans; and marketing, sales, and accounting terms
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Research and analyze the individual components needed for a business plan.
- Apply skills to create a business plan for different audiences, including investors, banks, and other stakeholders.
- Explain the purpose and future of your business in easy to understand terms.
- Use accounting terms to describe the future for your business.
- Describe your marketing, sales, and planning strategies.
2. Creating Winning Proposals: Learn How To Locate Potential Funders
This course will help you develop the skills necessary to create successful proposals by focusing on sources of funding, types of proposals, and how to write proposals that will meet the stated requirements. You will also learn about the all-important element of relationships and how to build and maintain them in a funding relationship.
In this course, you will learn how to locate potential funders and how to match funders’ interests with organizational needs. Along the way you will also learn the basic elements of proposal writing for not-for-profit organizations and learn to understand the process for successful proposal writing and how to build effective relationships with funders.
After you complete this Creating Winning Proposals course, you will be able to:
- Locate potential funders for your organizations on the Internet and use evaluative skills to identify the appropriateness of funding related to your own organization
- Explain the necessity of matching funders interests with organizational needs and use this knowledge in decisions about the validity of submitting a funding proposal
- Describe and understand the basic elements of proposal writing for not-for-profit organizations
- Describe and understand the basic process for successful proposal writing
- Analyze effective relationship-building strategies to engage with funders and use this knowledge in writing a funding proposal
- Describe at least five reasons why funding proposals can be rejected
- Plan, write and submit a proposal in response to funders guidelines
3. Research Skills: Learn The Basics Of Research Skills
It can be hard to know where to find good information that you can trust. This course will teach you how to research any topic using a number of different tools.
Objectives
In this course, you will learn basic research skills, such as reading, memory recall, and note-taking. You will also learn how to create different kinds of outlines for different stages of your project, and how to move from the outline to writing, editing, and polishing. As well, you’ll learn how to find information using the library’s Dewey Decimal System, journals, and the Internet.
After you complete this Research Skills course, you will be able to:
- Identify the benefits of proper research and documentation.
- Read for maximum information retention and recall.
- Take effective notes.
- Plan a research strategy.
- Identify and use various types of research sources.
- Create preliminary and final outlines.
- Know how to use style guides and be able to identify the most common styles.
- Document and attribute your work to ensure you don't plagiarize.
4. Advanced Writing Skills: Enhance Your Business Writing Skills
This course is designed for good writers who are ready to learn the nuances of letters, business cases, proposals, and reports. Therefore, we recommend that you complete “Business Writing That Works” before beginning this course.
In this course, you will learn how to write specific kinds of documents, including letters, business cases, reports, and proposals. You will also review some fundamental writing rules, such as the four C’s of writing and paragraph construction.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Make your writing clear, complete, concise, and correct.
- Improve sentence construction and paragraph development.
- Deal with specific business requests.
- Create effective business cases, proposals, and reports.
- Thoroughly document sources that you use in your writing.
5. Business Process Management: Learn How to Manage Business Processes
Business process management helps organizations leverage processes to achieve their goals and be successful. Once processes are implemented, they must be monitored, evaluated, and optimized. This course will introduce you to business process management, which can help your organization successfully perform these activities.
To begin this course, you will learn about business process management and three related skill areas: business analysis, enterprise content management, and business process re-engineering. Then, you will work through the five stages of the business process life cycle: vision, design, modeling, execution, monitoring, and optimization. Tools such as automation, business rules, workflow engines, what-if analysis, process mining, business activity monitoring, the balanced scorecard, Lean, and Six Sigma are also covered.
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Define business process management and related concepts.
- Recognize the vital role processes play in a business.
- Appreciate the role of technology in process management.
- Develop a vision to guide process improvement.
- Understand how to design or enhance an existing process using the business process life cycle.
- Construct a process map.
- Perform a what-if analysis to improve your processes.
- Implement and monitor process changes.
- Identify how Lean and Six Sigma methods can assist in managing and improving processes.
- Use a variety of tools and techniques to eliminate waste and redundancies.
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Writing a Business Plan 5 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 - Certificate in Writing a Business Plan Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: What is a Business Plan For?
- The Purpose of the Plan
- Getting Down to Business
- Staying Flexible
Session 3: A General Business Plan Framework
- The Importance of a Framework
- Essential Elements
- Making Connections
- Making Connections
- Pre-Assignment Review
- Making Connections
Session 4: Identifying Your Audience
- Who Are You Writing For?
- Defining the Terms
- Words of Wisdom
- Making Connections
- The Rules of Writing
- Making Connections
Session 5: Gathering and Analyzing Information
- GO-PARSE
- Get Organized
- Preview
- Ask
- Read
- Markup Methods
- Summarize
- Shorthand Symbols
- Shorthand Tips
- Evaluate
- PARSE in Action
- GO-PARSE Summary
- ACE Building Celebrates Five Years of Success
Session 6: Defining Your Company
- Writing Your Company Description
- Making Connections
- Describing Your Products and Services
- Performing a Market Analysis
- Developing an Operations Plan
- The Operations Process
- Operations and Your Business Plan
- Types of Operations
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
- Supplies
- Service
- Overlaps
- Buffers
Session 7: Getting to Work
- Working on Your Plan
- Business Plan Worksheet
Session 8: Creating a Marketing Strategy
- Introduction to Marketing
- Cycle Overview
- Consumer and Market Analysis
- What Do They Need?
- Who is Buying Our Product? Who is Using Our Product?
- What is the Buying Process?
- How Can I Leverage Segmentation?
- Key Questions
- SWOT Analysis
- Next Steps
- Analyzing Distribution Channels
- Making Connections
- Creating a Marketing Plan
- Product
- Price
- Place
- Promotion
- Packaging
- Sketching Out the Plan
- Evaluate, Review, and Revise
- The Value of Social Media
Session 9: Creating the Sales Plan
- Building Your Sales Force
- The Sales Cycle
- Initiate
- Making Connections
- Build
- Manage
- Optimize
Session 10: Developing Financial Projections
- Accounting Terminology
- What is Finance?
- The Cycle of Finance
- Recording Financial Transactions
- General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- The 11 Principles
- Key Reports
- Income Statement Equation
- Sample Income Statement
- The Balance Sheet
- Balance Sheet Equation
- Balance Sheet Accounts
- Current vs. Fixed Assets
- Cash Flow Statement
- Statement of Retained Earnings
- Financial Projections
- Tips and Tricks
- Use the Writing Rules
Session 11: Putting It All Together
- Writing the Executive Summary
- Making a Strong Presentation
- Making Connections
- The Finishing Touches
- Keeping Your Data Safe
- Reviewing and Revising
Session 12: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 2 - Certificate in Creating Winning Proposals Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: Sources of Funding
- Trends in the Funding Environment
- Funders Brainstorming Activity
- Types of Funders
- Sources of Funding Activity
- Potential Funders
Session 3: Funder Selection
- Brainstorming Projects
- Personal Proposal Funder Selection
- Potential Funder One
- Potential Funder Two
- Potential Funder Three
Session 4: Types of Proposals
- Proposal Forms
- Letter Proposal, Part One
- Letter Proposal, Part Two
- Partnership Proposals
- Challenges
- Minimizing the Challenges
Session 5: Proposals as a Relationship Builder
- Portfolio Approach
- Building the Relationship
- Step One: Finding Each Other
- Step Two: Getting to Know Each Other, Part One
- Step Two: Getting to Know Each Other, Part Two
- Step Three: Do You Want to Connect? Part One
- Step Three: Do You Want to Connect? Part Two
- Step Four: The First Date, Part One
- Step Four: The First Date, Part Two
- Step Four: The First Date, Part Three
- Step Five: Going Steady, Part One
- Step Five: Going Steady, Part Two
Session 6: RFPs/RFQs (Requests for Proposals or Request for Quote)
- RFPs/RFQs (Requests for Proposals or Request for Quote), Part One
- RFPs/RFQs (Requests for Proposals or Request for Quote), Part Two
- RFP Case Study, Part One
- RFP Case Study, Part Two
- RFP Case Study, Part Three
- RFP Case Study, Part Four
- RFP Case Study, Part Five
- RFP Case Study, Part Six
- RFP Case Study
Session 7: The Ten Steps of Proposal Writing
The Ten Steps of Proposal Writing
- Clarify Your Objectives
- Analyze Your Audience
- Get Your Thoughts on Paper
- Group and Label Your Thoughts
- Sequence Your Thoughts
- Make an Outline
- Write Your Draft Down
- Edit
- Add the Finishing Touches
- Proofread and Edit
Session 8: Defining Your Proposal
- 10 - Step Exercise
Session 9: Key Elements of a Proposal
- Key Elements
Session 10: Defining the Needs and Desired Results
- Defining the Need
- Desired Results
Session 11: Resources and Activities and Evaluation
- Resources, Part One
- Resources, Part Two
- Resources, Part Three
- Resources, Part Four
- Activities
- Evaluation, Part One
- Evaluation, Part Two
Session 12: Sustainability and Budget
- Sustainability
- Budget
- Pricing Case Study, Part One
- Pricing Case Study, Part Two
- Pricing Case Study, Part Three
- Pricing Case Study, Part Four
- Pricing Case Study, Part Five
- What Goes In the Proposal?
Session 13: Conclusion, Introduction, and Executive Summary
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- Appendices
- Executive Summary
- Tool: Checklist Review
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 3 - Certificate in Research Skills Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: Why Are Research Skills Important?
- The Importance of Good Research Skills
- Additional skills
Session 3: Basic Skills
- Reading and Note-Taking Techniques
- GO-PARSE: Get Organized
- GO-PARSE: Preview
- GO-PARSE: Ask
- GO-PARSE: Read
- GO-PARSE: Summarize
- Common Shorthand Symbols
- More Summarizing Tips
- Go-PARSE: Evaluate
- PARSE in Action
- Improving Your Recall
- Attitude is Everything
- Use All Your Senses
- Sing It, Say It, Rhyme It
- Organize and Pattern
- Remember the 7±2 Rule
- The Ladder of Abstraction
Session 4: Planning Your Research Strategy
- A Research Model
- Identifying a Focal Point
- Your One-Minute Pitch
- Getting Focused
- Writing a Draft Outline
Session 5: Where to Look and What to Look For
- Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- Analyzing Sources
- Using Others' Bibliographies
Session 6: Finding Information the Old-Fashioned Way
- Useful Resources: Reference Sources
- Useful Resources: Journals and Trade Publications
- Useful Resources: Your Network
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System: The First Summary
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System: The Second Summary
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System: The Third Summary
Session 7: Researching with the Internet
- Finding the Good Stuff: Our Favorite Sites
- About Wikipedia
- Mind Mapping
Session 8: Getting Ready to Write
- Writing a Draft Outline
- Organizing Your Notes
Session 9: Putting Pen to Paper
- Writing Basics
- The Four C's
- Checklist for Revising
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Length
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Organizational Structure
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Style
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation
- Don't Plagiarize!
- Documentation Styles
- Citing Sources
- Entry Components
- Putting it Into Practice
Session 10: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 4 - Certificate in Advanced Writing Skills Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session 2: The Four Cs of Writing
- Writing Clearly
- Familiar Words
- Precise Words
- Concrete Nouns
- Using Jargon
- Jargon
- Writing Concisely
- Being Concise
- Our Concise Responses
- Complete Writing
- Writing Correctly
- Selecting Your Sources
- Style
- Being Stylish
- Facts
- Being Factual
- Facts About the Internet
- Choosing Your Sources
- Selecting Our Sources - Responses
Session 3: Writing Mechanics
- Emphasis
- Adding Emphasis
- Sentence Unity
- Sentence Structure
- Paragraph Size
- Proper Paragraphs
- Our Arranged Paragraphs
- More on Paragraphs - Unity
- More on Paragraphs - Coherence
- More on Paragraphs - Emphasis
- Rhythm
- Voice
- Are You Being Active or Passive?
- Changing the Emphasis
Session 4: Dealing with Specific Requests
- Types of Letters
- Information Requests
- Letters of Recommendation
- Letters Refusing Requests
- Letters of Persuasion
- Recommendation
- Saying No
- Persuading
- Responding
Session 5: Preparing Business Documents
- Defining Business Cases
- Business Cases
- Setting Up Your Business Case
- Requests for Proposals
- Writing Reports
- Writing Formal Reports
- Documentation
- Direct Quotes
- Citing Sources
- Being Consistent
Session 6: Editing Techniques
- Pre-Assignment Review
Session 7: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 5 - Certificate in Business Process Management Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: The Fundamentals of Business Process Management
- What is Business Analysis?
- How Do I Conduct A Business Analysis?
- What is Enterprise Content Management?
- Defining Content
- Defining Enterprise Content Management
- Enterprise Content Management Model
- The Role of ECM in Business Process Management
- What is Business Process Re-Engineering?
- Case Study
- About Business Process Re-Engineering
- Role of BPR in Business Process Management
- Business Process Re-Engineering Model
- Breaking Down the Model
Session 3: Defining Business Process ManagementTitle
- What is Business Process Management?
- What are Processes?
- Layers of Business Process Management
- The Management Level
- The Process Level
- The Implementation Level
- Brief History of Business Process Management
- What are the Benefits of Business Process Management?
- BPM Benefits
- Summary
Session 4: Reflecting on Processes
- Pre-Assignment Review
Session 5: The Business Process Life Cycle
- Introduction
- The Business Process Life Cycle
- Breaking Down the Model
Session 6: The Vision Phase
- Creating a Vision and Seeing the Big Picture
- What is a Vision?
- Creating a Vision
- Focusing on the Future
- Preparing for Change
- Sharing Your Vision
- Benefits of a Shared Vision
- Dreaming Big
Session 7: The Design Phase
- Gathering Information
- Amount of Human Interaction with Technology
- Level of Automation
- Case Study
- Role of Content
- Volume of Work
- Complexity of Process
- Defining Your Problem
- Rephrase the Problem
- Rephrasing in Action
- Expose and Challenge Assumptions
- Use Facts
- Grow Your Thinking
- Shrink Your Environment Temporarily
- Mini Case Study
- Practice Multiple Perspectives
- Turn it Upside Down
- Frame the Problem Purposely and Positively
- Summary
- Introduction
- Identify Your Future State
- Analyze Current State
- Steps to Bridge Gaps
- Summary
- About Process Mapping
- What is Process Mapping?
- Steps for Creating a Process Map
- Tips and Important Points
- Benefits of Process Mapping
- Symbols and Their Meanings
- Creating a Process Map with a Flow Chart
- Digital Process Map
- Making Connections
- Creating a Process Map with a Swimlane Diagram
- Sample Swimlane Process Map
- Map it Out
- Defining Improvements
- Why is it Important to Define Improvements?
- Case Study
- Establishing Functions and Identifying Function Leaders
- Identifying Function Leaders
- Considerations when Choosing a Leader
Session 8: The Modeling Phase
- Performing What-if Analysis
- Steps to Performing a What-If Analysis
- Sample Guidelines
- Second Step in Performing a What-If Analysis
- Third Step in Performing a What-If Analysis
- Case Study
- Test Driving
- Questions
- Testing the Design
- What Does it Mean to Test the Design?
- Steps for Design Testing
- Breaking Down the Model
- Benefits of Iterative Design
- Summary
Session 9: The Execution Phase
- Implementing Processes
- Exploring Automation
- Automating Processes
- Benefits of Automation
- Potential Pitfalls of Automation
- Steps to Automate a Process
- Summary
- Understanding Business Rules
- Making Connections
- Benefits of Business Rules
- Things to Watch Out For
- The Role of Business Rules in Workflow Engines
- Case Study
- The Importance of Business Rules
- Choosing Software
- Making Connections
- The Role of Workflow Engines
- The Workflow Model
- What is a Workflow Engine?
- Making Connections
- Workflows and Business Rules
- Case Studies
- Steps to Implement a Workflow Engine
- Breaking Down the Model
Session 10: The Monitoring Phase
- Implementing Measures
- Implementing Measures
- Building Your Approach
- Employee Feedback
- What is Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)?
- Making Connections
- Benefits of Business Activity Monitoring
- Purpose of Business Activity Monitoring
- The Role of KPI’s
- The Balanced Scorecard
- Where Does BPM Fit?
- Balanced Scorecard Example
- Benefits of the Balanced Scorecard
- Creating a Balanced Scorecard
- Task
- Scorecard Template
- Identifying Gaps with Process Mining
- Benefits of Process Mining
Session 11: The Optimizing Phase
- What It’s All About
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Business Process Improvement
- Six Steps of Business Process Improvement
- Breaking Down Steps One to Five
- Benefits of a Pilot
- The Final Step
- Introduction to Lean
- The Toyoda Precepts
- The Toyota Production System House
- The Roof
- The Pillars
- The Core
- The Foundation
- The Seven Wastes
- Summary
- Making Connections
- Cut Out the Waste
- Task
- Introduction to Six Sigma
- The Six Sigma Approach
- DMAIC Model
- Breaking Down the Model
- A Look at the Numbers
- Sample Analysis
- A Look at the Numbers
- A Look at the Numbers
- Summary
- Tie It All Together
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
Requirements
Entry requirements:
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education:
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Device requirements:
Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.
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- Delivery: Online
- Access: Unlimited Lifetime
- Time: Study at your own pace
- Duration: 6 to 8 hours per course
- Assessments: Yes
- Qualification: Certificate
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- Writing a Business Plan
- Creating Winning Proposals
- Research Skills
- Advanced Writing Skills
- Business Process Management
1. Writing a Business Plan: Learn How To Write An Effective Business Plan
A business plan will help your business get started on the right track, stay focused on priorities, and move forward. This course is designed for business owners and entrepreneurs who are ready to create a business plan.
In this course, you will learn the essential steps for creating a business plan, including creating a first draft; identifying the audience; gathering information; researching; describing product plans; and marketing, sales, and accounting terms
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Research and analyze the individual components needed for a business plan.
- Apply skills to create a business plan for different audiences, including investors, banks, and other stakeholders.
- Explain the purpose and future of your business in easy to understand terms.
- Use accounting terms to describe the future for your business.
- Describe your marketing, sales, and planning strategies.
2. Creating Winning Proposals: Learn How To Locate Potential Funders
This course will help you develop the skills necessary to create successful proposals by focusing on sources of funding, types of proposals, and how to write proposals that will meet the stated requirements. You will also learn about the all-important element of relationships and how to build and maintain them in a funding relationship.
In this course, you will learn how to locate potential funders and how to match funders’ interests with organizational needs. Along the way you will also learn the basic elements of proposal writing for not-for-profit organizations and learn to understand the process for successful proposal writing and how to build effective relationships with funders.
After you complete this Creating Winning Proposals course, you will be able to:
- Locate potential funders for your organizations on the Internet and use evaluative skills to identify the appropriateness of funding related to your own organization
- Explain the necessity of matching funders interests with organizational needs and use this knowledge in decisions about the validity of submitting a funding proposal
- Describe and understand the basic elements of proposal writing for not-for-profit organizations
- Describe and understand the basic process for successful proposal writing
- Analyze effective relationship-building strategies to engage with funders and use this knowledge in writing a funding proposal
- Describe at least five reasons why funding proposals can be rejected
- Plan, write and submit a proposal in response to funders guidelines
3. Research Skills: Learn The Basics Of Research Skills
It can be hard to know where to find good information that you can trust. This course will teach you how to research any topic using a number of different tools.
Objectives
In this course, you will learn basic research skills, such as reading, memory recall, and note-taking. You will also learn how to create different kinds of outlines for different stages of your project, and how to move from the outline to writing, editing, and polishing. As well, you’ll learn how to find information using the library’s Dewey Decimal System, journals, and the Internet.
After you complete this Research Skills course, you will be able to:
- Identify the benefits of proper research and documentation.
- Read for maximum information retention and recall.
- Take effective notes.
- Plan a research strategy.
- Identify and use various types of research sources.
- Create preliminary and final outlines.
- Know how to use style guides and be able to identify the most common styles.
- Document and attribute your work to ensure you don't plagiarize.
4. Advanced Writing Skills: Enhance Your Business Writing Skills
This course is designed for good writers who are ready to learn the nuances of letters, business cases, proposals, and reports. Therefore, we recommend that you complete “Business Writing That Works” before beginning this course.
In this course, you will learn how to write specific kinds of documents, including letters, business cases, reports, and proposals. You will also review some fundamental writing rules, such as the four C’s of writing and paragraph construction.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Make your writing clear, complete, concise, and correct.
- Improve sentence construction and paragraph development.
- Deal with specific business requests.
- Create effective business cases, proposals, and reports.
- Thoroughly document sources that you use in your writing.
5. Business Process Management: Learn How to Manage Business Processes
Business process management helps organizations leverage processes to achieve their goals and be successful. Once processes are implemented, they must be monitored, evaluated, and optimized. This course will introduce you to business process management, which can help your organization successfully perform these activities.
To begin this course, you will learn about business process management and three related skill areas: business analysis, enterprise content management, and business process re-engineering. Then, you will work through the five stages of the business process life cycle: vision, design, modeling, execution, monitoring, and optimization. Tools such as automation, business rules, workflow engines, what-if analysis, process mining, business activity monitoring, the balanced scorecard, Lean, and Six Sigma are also covered.
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Define business process management and related concepts.
- Recognize the vital role processes play in a business.
- Appreciate the role of technology in process management.
- Develop a vision to guide process improvement.
- Understand how to design or enhance an existing process using the business process life cycle.
- Construct a process map.
- Perform a what-if analysis to improve your processes.
- Implement and monitor process changes.
- Identify how Lean and Six Sigma methods can assist in managing and improving processes.
- Use a variety of tools and techniques to eliminate waste and redundancies.
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Writing a Business Plan 5 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 - Certificate in Writing a Business Plan Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: What is a Business Plan For?
- The Purpose of the Plan
- Getting Down to Business
- Staying Flexible
Session 3: A General Business Plan Framework
- The Importance of a Framework
- Essential Elements
- Making Connections
- Making Connections
- Pre-Assignment Review
- Making Connections
Session 4: Identifying Your Audience
- Who Are You Writing For?
- Defining the Terms
- Words of Wisdom
- Making Connections
- The Rules of Writing
- Making Connections
Session 5: Gathering and Analyzing Information
- GO-PARSE
- Get Organized
- Preview
- Ask
- Read
- Markup Methods
- Summarize
- Shorthand Symbols
- Shorthand Tips
- Evaluate
- PARSE in Action
- GO-PARSE Summary
- ACE Building Celebrates Five Years of Success
Session 6: Defining Your Company
- Writing Your Company Description
- Making Connections
- Describing Your Products and Services
- Performing a Market Analysis
- Developing an Operations Plan
- The Operations Process
- Operations and Your Business Plan
- Types of Operations
- Manufacturing
- Transportation
- Supplies
- Service
- Overlaps
- Buffers
Session 7: Getting to Work
- Working on Your Plan
- Business Plan Worksheet
Session 8: Creating a Marketing Strategy
- Introduction to Marketing
- Cycle Overview
- Consumer and Market Analysis
- What Do They Need?
- Who is Buying Our Product? Who is Using Our Product?
- What is the Buying Process?
- How Can I Leverage Segmentation?
- Key Questions
- SWOT Analysis
- Next Steps
- Analyzing Distribution Channels
- Making Connections
- Creating a Marketing Plan
- Product
- Price
- Place
- Promotion
- Packaging
- Sketching Out the Plan
- Evaluate, Review, and Revise
- The Value of Social Media
Session 9: Creating the Sales Plan
- Building Your Sales Force
- The Sales Cycle
- Initiate
- Making Connections
- Build
- Manage
- Optimize
Session 10: Developing Financial Projections
- Accounting Terminology
- What is Finance?
- The Cycle of Finance
- Recording Financial Transactions
- General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- The 11 Principles
- Key Reports
- Income Statement Equation
- Sample Income Statement
- The Balance Sheet
- Balance Sheet Equation
- Balance Sheet Accounts
- Current vs. Fixed Assets
- Cash Flow Statement
- Statement of Retained Earnings
- Financial Projections
- Tips and Tricks
- Use the Writing Rules
Session 11: Putting It All Together
- Writing the Executive Summary
- Making a Strong Presentation
- Making Connections
- The Finishing Touches
- Keeping Your Data Safe
- Reviewing and Revising
Session 12: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 2 - Certificate in Creating Winning Proposals Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: Sources of Funding
- Trends in the Funding Environment
- Funders Brainstorming Activity
- Types of Funders
- Sources of Funding Activity
- Potential Funders
Session 3: Funder Selection
- Brainstorming Projects
- Personal Proposal Funder Selection
- Potential Funder One
- Potential Funder Two
- Potential Funder Three
Session 4: Types of Proposals
- Proposal Forms
- Letter Proposal, Part One
- Letter Proposal, Part Two
- Partnership Proposals
- Challenges
- Minimizing the Challenges
Session 5: Proposals as a Relationship Builder
- Portfolio Approach
- Building the Relationship
- Step One: Finding Each Other
- Step Two: Getting to Know Each Other, Part One
- Step Two: Getting to Know Each Other, Part Two
- Step Three: Do You Want to Connect? Part One
- Step Three: Do You Want to Connect? Part Two
- Step Four: The First Date, Part One
- Step Four: The First Date, Part Two
- Step Four: The First Date, Part Three
- Step Five: Going Steady, Part One
- Step Five: Going Steady, Part Two
Session 6: RFPs/RFQs (Requests for Proposals or Request for Quote)
- RFPs/RFQs (Requests for Proposals or Request for Quote), Part One
- RFPs/RFQs (Requests for Proposals or Request for Quote), Part Two
- RFP Case Study, Part One
- RFP Case Study, Part Two
- RFP Case Study, Part Three
- RFP Case Study, Part Four
- RFP Case Study, Part Five
- RFP Case Study, Part Six
- RFP Case Study
Session 7: The Ten Steps of Proposal Writing
The Ten Steps of Proposal Writing
- Clarify Your Objectives
- Analyze Your Audience
- Get Your Thoughts on Paper
- Group and Label Your Thoughts
- Sequence Your Thoughts
- Make an Outline
- Write Your Draft Down
- Edit
- Add the Finishing Touches
- Proofread and Edit
Session 8: Defining Your Proposal
- 10 - Step Exercise
Session 9: Key Elements of a Proposal
- Key Elements
Session 10: Defining the Needs and Desired Results
- Defining the Need
- Desired Results
Session 11: Resources and Activities and Evaluation
- Resources, Part One
- Resources, Part Two
- Resources, Part Three
- Resources, Part Four
- Activities
- Evaluation, Part One
- Evaluation, Part Two
Session 12: Sustainability and Budget
- Sustainability
- Budget
- Pricing Case Study, Part One
- Pricing Case Study, Part Two
- Pricing Case Study, Part Three
- Pricing Case Study, Part Four
- Pricing Case Study, Part Five
- What Goes In the Proposal?
Session 13: Conclusion, Introduction, and Executive Summary
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- Appendices
- Executive Summary
- Tool: Checklist Review
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 3 - Certificate in Research Skills Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: Why Are Research Skills Important?
- The Importance of Good Research Skills
- Additional skills
Session 3: Basic Skills
- Reading and Note-Taking Techniques
- GO-PARSE: Get Organized
- GO-PARSE: Preview
- GO-PARSE: Ask
- GO-PARSE: Read
- GO-PARSE: Summarize
- Common Shorthand Symbols
- More Summarizing Tips
- Go-PARSE: Evaluate
- PARSE in Action
- Improving Your Recall
- Attitude is Everything
- Use All Your Senses
- Sing It, Say It, Rhyme It
- Organize and Pattern
- Remember the 7±2 Rule
- The Ladder of Abstraction
Session 4: Planning Your Research Strategy
- A Research Model
- Identifying a Focal Point
- Your One-Minute Pitch
- Getting Focused
- Writing a Draft Outline
Session 5: Where to Look and What to Look For
- Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- Analyzing Sources
- Using Others' Bibliographies
Session 6: Finding Information the Old-Fashioned Way
- Useful Resources: Reference Sources
- Useful Resources: Journals and Trade Publications
- Useful Resources: Your Network
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System: The First Summary
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System: The Second Summary
- Understanding the Dewey Decimal System: The Third Summary
Session 7: Researching with the Internet
- Finding the Good Stuff: Our Favorite Sites
- About Wikipedia
- Mind Mapping
Session 8: Getting Ready to Write
- Writing a Draft Outline
- Organizing Your Notes
Session 9: Putting Pen to Paper
- Writing Basics
- The Four C's
- Checklist for Revising
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Length
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Organizational Structure
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Style
- Checklist for Revising: Check the Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation
- Don't Plagiarize!
- Documentation Styles
- Citing Sources
- Entry Components
- Putting it Into Practice
Session 10: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 4 - Certificate in Advanced Writing Skills Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session 2: The Four Cs of Writing
- Writing Clearly
- Familiar Words
- Precise Words
- Concrete Nouns
- Using Jargon
- Jargon
- Writing Concisely
- Being Concise
- Our Concise Responses
- Complete Writing
- Writing Correctly
- Selecting Your Sources
- Style
- Being Stylish
- Facts
- Being Factual
- Facts About the Internet
- Choosing Your Sources
- Selecting Our Sources - Responses
Session 3: Writing Mechanics
- Emphasis
- Adding Emphasis
- Sentence Unity
- Sentence Structure
- Paragraph Size
- Proper Paragraphs
- Our Arranged Paragraphs
- More on Paragraphs - Unity
- More on Paragraphs - Coherence
- More on Paragraphs - Emphasis
- Rhythm
- Voice
- Are You Being Active or Passive?
- Changing the Emphasis
Session 4: Dealing with Specific Requests
- Types of Letters
- Information Requests
- Letters of Recommendation
- Letters Refusing Requests
- Letters of Persuasion
- Recommendation
- Saying No
- Persuading
- Responding
Session 5: Preparing Business Documents
- Defining Business Cases
- Business Cases
- Setting Up Your Business Case
- Requests for Proposals
- Writing Reports
- Writing Formal Reports
- Documentation
- Direct Quotes
- Citing Sources
- Being Consistent
Session 6: Editing Techniques
- Pre-Assignment Review
Session 7: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 5 - Certificate in Business Process Management Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: The Fundamentals of Business Process Management
- What is Business Analysis?
- How Do I Conduct A Business Analysis?
- What is Enterprise Content Management?
- Defining Content
- Defining Enterprise Content Management
- Enterprise Content Management Model
- The Role of ECM in Business Process Management
- What is Business Process Re-Engineering?
- Case Study
- About Business Process Re-Engineering
- Role of BPR in Business Process Management
- Business Process Re-Engineering Model
- Breaking Down the Model
Session 3: Defining Business Process ManagementTitle
- What is Business Process Management?
- What are Processes?
- Layers of Business Process Management
- The Management Level
- The Process Level
- The Implementation Level
- Brief History of Business Process Management
- What are the Benefits of Business Process Management?
- BPM Benefits
- Summary
Session 4: Reflecting on Processes
- Pre-Assignment Review
Session 5: The Business Process Life Cycle
- Introduction
- The Business Process Life Cycle
- Breaking Down the Model
Session 6: The Vision Phase
- Creating a Vision and Seeing the Big Picture
- What is a Vision?
- Creating a Vision
- Focusing on the Future
- Preparing for Change
- Sharing Your Vision
- Benefits of a Shared Vision
- Dreaming Big
Session 7: The Design Phase
- Gathering Information
- Amount of Human Interaction with Technology
- Level of Automation
- Case Study
- Role of Content
- Volume of Work
- Complexity of Process
- Defining Your Problem
- Rephrase the Problem
- Rephrasing in Action
- Expose and Challenge Assumptions
- Use Facts
- Grow Your Thinking
- Shrink Your Environment Temporarily
- Mini Case Study
- Practice Multiple Perspectives
- Turn it Upside Down
- Frame the Problem Purposely and Positively
- Summary
- Introduction
- Identify Your Future State
- Analyze Current State
- Steps to Bridge Gaps
- Summary
- About Process Mapping
- What is Process Mapping?
- Steps for Creating a Process Map
- Tips and Important Points
- Benefits of Process Mapping
- Symbols and Their Meanings
- Creating a Process Map with a Flow Chart
- Digital Process Map
- Making Connections
- Creating a Process Map with a Swimlane Diagram
- Sample Swimlane Process Map
- Map it Out
- Defining Improvements
- Why is it Important to Define Improvements?
- Case Study
- Establishing Functions and Identifying Function Leaders
- Identifying Function Leaders
- Considerations when Choosing a Leader
Session 8: The Modeling Phase
- Performing What-if Analysis
- Steps to Performing a What-If Analysis
- Sample Guidelines
- Second Step in Performing a What-If Analysis
- Third Step in Performing a What-If Analysis
- Case Study
- Test Driving
- Questions
- Testing the Design
- What Does it Mean to Test the Design?
- Steps for Design Testing
- Breaking Down the Model
- Benefits of Iterative Design
- Summary
Session 9: The Execution Phase
- Implementing Processes
- Exploring Automation
- Automating Processes
- Benefits of Automation
- Potential Pitfalls of Automation
- Steps to Automate a Process
- Summary
- Understanding Business Rules
- Making Connections
- Benefits of Business Rules
- Things to Watch Out For
- The Role of Business Rules in Workflow Engines
- Case Study
- The Importance of Business Rules
- Choosing Software
- Making Connections
- The Role of Workflow Engines
- The Workflow Model
- What is a Workflow Engine?
- Making Connections
- Workflows and Business Rules
- Case Studies
- Steps to Implement a Workflow Engine
- Breaking Down the Model
Session 10: The Monitoring Phase
- Implementing Measures
- Implementing Measures
- Building Your Approach
- Employee Feedback
- What is Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)?
- Making Connections
- Benefits of Business Activity Monitoring
- Purpose of Business Activity Monitoring
- The Role of KPI’s
- The Balanced Scorecard
- Where Does BPM Fit?
- Balanced Scorecard Example
- Benefits of the Balanced Scorecard
- Creating a Balanced Scorecard
- Task
- Scorecard Template
- Identifying Gaps with Process Mining
- Benefits of Process Mining
Session 11: The Optimizing Phase
- What It’s All About
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Business Process Improvement
- Six Steps of Business Process Improvement
- Breaking Down Steps One to Five
- Benefits of a Pilot
- The Final Step
- Introduction to Lean
- The Toyoda Precepts
- The Toyota Production System House
- The Roof
- The Pillars
- The Core
- The Foundation
- The Seven Wastes
- Summary
- Making Connections
- Cut Out the Waste
- Task
- Introduction to Six Sigma
- The Six Sigma Approach
- DMAIC Model
- Breaking Down the Model
- A Look at the Numbers
- Sample Analysis
- A Look at the Numbers
- A Look at the Numbers
- Summary
- Tie It All Together
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
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Students will also need access the following applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Requirements
Entry requirements:
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education:
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Device requirements:
Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.
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