Webinar: Data Analytics Toolkit - Tools and Applications
WS1185 | Course | Intermediate | Scheduled
Description
There is no shortage of data, but relatively few organizations have an environment and process to isolate, capture, analyze, and convert data into act
Credits
| Number of Credits | Type of Credits |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Accounting |
| 1.00 | Management Services |
Designed For
Public, private, and non-profit organizations and their members - CFOs, CEOs, Controllers, Auditors and Managers
Prerequisites
Experience and/or exposure to financial management
Highlights
- Definition of Data Analytics
- Assessing your organization’s current status and establishing an environment for success
- Financial staff’s core activities
- Common uses of analytics and current examples
- Behavioral forces that impact decisions
- Examples of inaccurate forecasts
- Identifying strategic measurements (KPIs)
- Improving budgeting and forecasting and addressing Black Swan events
- Collecting and using data from traditional and non-traditional data sources
- Statistical tools, including Median, Mode, Moving average, Ratio analysis, Pareto analysis, Rolling forecast, Mission-based budgeting, Trend analysis, Regression, Z-Score (public and private organizations), and Simulation
- Analytical techniques, including Brainstorming, Mind mapping, and Delphi technique
- Software tools that are readily available and can assist in visually exploring data; expanding the scope of available data, as well as collecting, analyzing and presenting results (including Dashboards).
- Specific ideas for using Data Analytics, including immediate opportunities and areas for further consideration
- Expanded lists of readings and next level software for a participants’ future reference
Objectives
- Determine and expand the current use of data analytics within an organization
- Identify common uses of analytics in organizations today.
- Improve financial staff’s core activities (measuring, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting) through data analytics
- Understand traditional and non-traditional sources of data for analysis
- Explore and isolate applications for numerous statistical and software tools that are readily available
- Recognize specific areas where financial professionals add significant value using data analytics, either now or in the future
Preparation
None
Notes
This webinar is provided by Surgent. After registering for the course, you will receive an email from Surgent with instructions for logging in to the webinar and obtaining your eMaterials.
You may confirm that your computer meets the minimum requirements by visiting: https://www.surgentcpe.com/webinartest/.
Prices
- Member (Early Bird)
- $99.00
- Non-Member (Early Bird)
- $99.00
- Member
- $99.00
- Non-Member
- $99.00
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