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OVERVIEW Human error is known to be the primary cause of quality and production losses in many industries. Although it is unlikely that human error will ever be eliminated, many human performance problems can be prevented. Human errors start at the design stage. From procedures, training, and workplace environment many variables that affect human behavior CAN be manipulated reducing the likelihood of these occurrences. To work with these challenges, it is essential to understand human behavior and the psychology of error as well as understand exactly where the weaknesses of the systemare so that they can be improved and/or fixed.…

A break down of model risk management to its key components to ensure a comprehensive understanding is gained from all that attend and will also suggest strategies for improving your processes. Day one of the course will provide an in-depth look into model risk management from conception to where it is today. Prudent valuation will then be discussed, along with the best approaches to pricing models. Model risk management of non-pricing models such as treasury, IFRS9 and compliance models will also be covered. Day two continues with the TRIM regulation and what challenges this brings. The quantification of model risk…

Course Highlights: -Assess the IRRBB regulatory landscape post-implementation -Understand the value and income metrics approach -Identify a risk measure that effectively captures CSRBB -Examine the evolution of IRRBB systems and processes -Address key challenges of running stress testing exercises -Industry experts and experienced practitioners make up a multi-speaker format Learning Outcomes: By the end of the two days, delegates will have new or improved knowledge of: -Key IRR Challenges including behavioural assumptions, yield curve risk and basic risk -Approaches to modelling IRRBB -Current and future IRRBB governance considerations -Understand the regulatory landscape including lessons from the ECB 2017 stress test…

Social Media is changing with every blink of our eyes. Platforms rise up and collapse, functions change or disappear, trends come and go. Stay on top of your social media game with these quarterly Social Media updates, where we talk about everything that has changed and how that effects your marketing efforts. This class is created for business owners who do most of their social media planning and executing themselves or have no social media specialist on their team. Expect: 45-60 minutes talks news from the world of big, established networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter short analysis on…

OVERVIEW Pivot Tables are one of the most powerful tools in Excel’s data analysis and Business Intelligence (BI) armory. With just a few clicks of the mouse (and no complicated formulas!) you can quickly and easily build reports and charts that summarize and analyze large amounts of raw data and help you to spot trends and get answers to the important questions on which you base your key business decisions. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Learning how to create Pivot Tables is one of the must have skills for anyone who needs to use Excel to quickly build reports and summaries.…

Hank Denson, an Atlanta based Comedian, has been making a name for himself on the comedy circuit for the past 10 years. He’s a friend to your favorite comedian, having opened up for Jamie Foxx, Cedric the Entertainer, Amy Schumer and Rodney Perry. Hank appeared in Barbershop 3 and has a role in the upcoming Tupac biopic, All Eyes on Me. Portion of the Show proceeds will be donated to supporting teachers. It was a random yet honest moment, however, that led to Denson becoming an Internet sensation. After volunteering as a chaperone during his son’s field trip, a mentally…

Excel experts believe that pivot tables are one of the most powerful tools in Excel. And, knowing how to create pivot tables is an important skill for quickly building reports and summaries. Join our upcoming webinar to learn the features and functions of pivot tables. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Learning how to create Pivot Tables is one of the must have skills for anyone who needs to use Excel to quickly build reports and summaries. This training will provide you with a solid foundation that you can use to build your own pivot tables and reports. AREAS COVERED • What…

An Auditor-In-Charge (AIC) has a lot of responsibilities and successful audit engagement depends on how well the AIC manages them. Join the webinar to understand the skills, attributes and key responsibilities of Auditor-in-Charge. AREAS COVERED Audit Standards Relative to the Auditor-In-Charge • IIA Standards • GAGAS Standards Auditor-In-Charge Skills and Attributes • Audit Knowledge • Communication Skills • Organizational Skills • Interpersonal Skills • Leadership Skills • Audit Skill Assessment Tool Auditor-In-Charge Responsibilities • Conduct Pre-Audit Administrative Duties • Conduct Preliminary Survey • Develop audit objectives • Determine the audit scope • Conduct an Entrance Conference • Supervise Fieldwork •…

In this Risk Training event, following incredible feedback for our highly successful event last October, day one will look at the current state of trade surveillance and market compliance. Attendees will discuss what trade surveillance is and the tools of the trade before hearing a case study on trade surveillance integration. Day two will focus on the models and technology that will ensure your system works for your needs as there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions will include a talk on data quality and management to examine the right information is being collected. Operational efficiency, business insight and optimizing your…

Many industries suffer severe quality and production losses due to human errors. Although it’s not possible to completely eliminate human errors, many performance problems can be prevented. Join our new webinar to know how to address human performance issues and how to prevent or avoid them. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND This human error prevention training would provide tools that can be implemented and used after this event. These include practical tools. We will discuss human error categories, near root causes and root causes for these events. We will discuss latest trends in human error issues in the industry. AREAS COVERED…

Supported by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre the Nuclear Institute's SMR 2018 conference offers the first opportunity of the year to meet, discuss and refresh your knowledge on the latest developments regarding future UK deployment of Small Modular Reactors, and keep yourself updated on the technical lifecycle challenges, stay engaged and informed of the Government view on the next steps for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme in the UK. The one-day conference will explore the next steps of the Government's SMR roadmap and outline the latest regulatory developments being made to facilitate the permitting and licencing approval of…

This two-day seminar will begin by laying the foundation for the subject by first defining what a project is and then discussing the unique roles that the project manager must assume along the length of any project. The Triple Constraint, the most fundamental of project management principles, will be explained in detail with examples and tools provided that can be used to integrate the principle into any project management process. Each stage of project management - Initiate, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing will be detailed. Activities highlighting each step of the process and key concept will be presented…

In an age of uncertainty, the one certainty for 2018 is the introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In order to assist European organisations take a practical, business orientated approach to GDPR, the team at MetaCompliance are having an executive briefing in key European cities. These include London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Berlin and Geneva. Whether you are kickstarting your privacy project or looking for ways to ramp up your existing programs, these breakfast briefings are designed to provide practical advice and assistance. Focusing on the realities of implementing GDPR, these practical briefings will expand on our team's…

JOIN US FOR THE ADVANCED ENDPOINT PROTECTION ULTIMATE TEST DRIVE, WHERE YOU'LL GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH NEXT-GENERATION ENTERPRISE SECURITY PLATFORM. In this free half-day technical workshop you will learn how to defeat the adversary at the endpoint. During this workshop you will: - Effortless approach to managing attacks - Break down the sophisticated threat lifecycle - Prevent successful execution of advanced attacks originating from executables, data files or network-based exploits - Take on the roles of the targeted individual,attacker and security professional - Understand the chain-like nature of exploits - Experience the power of advanced execution control and cloud intelligence…

The 10th Annual Decommissioning And Abandonment Summit (20-21 February, Houston, Texas) is the world's top destination for decommissioning and P And A professionals. Bringing together over 500 attendees, 35 innovative exhibitions, 50 expert speakers and more than 130 operator delegates, the summit is the go-to global meeting point for those involved in decommissioning, P And A and well intervention. With VP Decommissioning at BP, Decommissioning And Abandonment Lead at BHP, Global Decommissioning Business Improvement Lead at Shell, Head of Decommissioning at Maersk, Lead P And A at ConocoPhillips, GOM Regional Director at BOEM and Chief of Office of Structural and…

Boosting Your Supply Chain and Bottom Line Performance – The Easy Way Free Executive Seminars 5 Venues – across Sydney and Melbourne Sydney CBD, Macquarie Park, Eastern Creek, Melbourne CBD, Mount Waverley (And 3 options at each! Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner) What do top performing businesses know or do, that your business or team doesn't know? Well, I'm going to tell you and show you, over Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner. Your choice. Attaining higher performance as a business, as a team, or as an individual is usually about knowledge. It's that simple. And often it's not the kind of knowledge…

The European Information Security Summit 2018 (TEISS) is the biggest cyber security summit from the portfolio of Business Reporter. Join TEISS and discover the latest market developments, best practices and forward-looking advice from your peers from your industry and others including Finance, Retail, Technology, Public sector, Media, Healthcare, Utilities and many others. This event covers various stages of the cyber security lifecycle at different seniority levels, enabling every information security and information technology professional to find the right combination of sessions for their needs. Create a bespoke security programme to suit you! We will be opening the doors for the…

“Mastering the legal and commercial framework, contract negotiation, financing, risk and contractor relationship complexities of upstream and downstream EPC projects.” Managing and Negotiating Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contracts for Energy Industry 20 - 22 February 2018, Johannesburg 09 - 11 July 2018, Singapore http://infocusinternational.com/epcenergy Overview Today, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects are uniquely challenging. Parties currently involved in large complex and fast-track EPC projects frequently suffer financial loss that could have been mitigated by effective contract management. Appropriate practical “know-how” of EPC contracts will improve your ability to take appropriate steps, or to obtain necessary advice, to minimise…

OVERVIEW Expense reimbursement fraud—encompassing the myriad forms of employee travel and entertainment (T&E) schemes as well as Purchasing Card (P-Card) fraud—costs organizations hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars per year According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), expense reimbursement frauds result in a median loss of $26,000 per incident and represent 14.5% of all employee fraud. While many of these schemes are considered “immaterial”—such as claiming reimbursement for a personal meal ... charging a pay-per-view movie to a business-related hotel bill ... or inflating the cost of a taxi ride—management should not underestimate the cumulative cost…

OVERVIEW Advanced quality planning (AQP) includes quality function deployment (QFD, house of quality), design FMEA, process FMEA, and the control plan. All these activities are interrelated. The outputs of QFD are inputs to the design FMEA, the design FMEA's outputs are inputs to the process FMEA, and the process FMEA's outputs define the requirements of the control plan. The control plan governs operations that affect the critical to quality product characteristics and it includes, for example, sampling plans, metrology, and measurement systems analysis (MSA). As the process FMEA defines the critical operations and their failure modes—that is, how a deficiency…