ISEB Organisational Context
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Duration
2 Days
This course provides Business Analysts with a good grounding in the basics of business. The course examines various types of businesses and their management structures. Key areas such as Financial and Management accounting, Budgeting and Legal issues are also covered.
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Course Overview
Organisational Context is delivered by trainers who bring their substantial experience of practical knowledge to the programme. The course is exercised based and a comprehensive manual, containing detailed information about business analysis techniques and providing references for further reading, is supplied as part of the course.
ISEB qualifications
This course prepares candidates to sit the examination for the ISEB Certificate in Organisational Context. This involves a one-hour, open book examination that may be taken at the end of the course or at a public examination session. The certificate in Organisational Context is a core module for the ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis .
Course Content
Law and Government
- Criminal and civil law
- The legislative process in the UK
Business organisations
- Public sector organisations
- Private sector organisations
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Start-up organisations
- Business drivers
Organisational structures
- Departmental
- Project
- Matrix
Functional areas
- Functional divisions within organisations
- Sales and marketing
- Production/service delivery
- HR
- IT
- The finance function - the role of finance and the use and interpretation of the balance sheet and profit and loss account
Management accounting
- Investment appraisal
- Budgeting
- Cash flow forecasts
- Costing approaches
Costing
- Fixed and variable costs
- Absorption and marginal costing
- Standard costing
Financial reporting and analysis
- Profit and loss account
- Balance sheet
- Financial ratios
Legislation
- Anti-discrimination
- Software contracts and liability
- Intellectual property rights
- Data protection, privacy and freedom of information
- Internet issues
- Computer misuse
ISEB Organisational Context