According to the 2022 Big Data and AI Survey, 97% of participating organizations invest in data initiatives, yet only 26.5% report that they have created a data-driven organization. The great barrier lies within the difficulty of creating a data culture.

One of the main aspects of building a data culture is to foster data literacy among managers and executives. Such literacy includes the ability to read, work with, analyze and argue with data, understand analytical methods and techniques applied, and describe the use case of application and resulting business value.

Developing such capabilities is what the Certified Data Analysis Professional course of The KPI Institute is all about.

Course overview

The Certified Data Analysis Professional is the first level of the Data Analysis Program. It is a hands-on training course aimed at equipping professionals with the necessary concepts and tools to perform basic statistical and analytical reporting activities and generate value out of existing data. 

The course provides participants with the knowledge required for understanding distinct methods used in analyzing data and statistical interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data and becoming proficient in using key Microsoft Excel features. Participants can expect to reach the following learning objectives:

• Developing a hands-on, practical overview of data analysis and connected topics;
• Integrating statistical concepts and analysis tools that are widely used in corporate analytics environments;
• Analyzing examples of practical applications for statistical methods used in solving real-life business issues;
• Acquiring mastery of Microsoft Excel Data Analysis features by learning to use statistical techniques through practical examples.

Benefits and importance

By becoming a Certified Data Analysis Professional, you will harness the following benefits:

• • Obtaining the most relevant data, by setting up a customized data analysis process
  • Understanding the data analysis process, its methodology, and logical framework
  • Obtaining the necessary knowledge to analyze complex data and to interpret results
  • Improving the organization’s decision-making process, by gaining knowledge on data analysis and interpretation;
  • Receiving the management team’s buy-in, by sharing with them the utility of implementing a customized data analysis methodology in daily business activities;

• Obtaining 40 CPD credits to include in your CPD records for your professional body, institute, regulator or employer

Course structure and methodology

The course encompasses a three-stage educational process with an expected duration of 40 hours:

1. Pre-course stage: This stage ensures a seamless transition into the training program. Participants will assess their current skills, engage with their fellow participants through an interactive online forum, and lay the groundwork for a collaborative learning journey.
2. Core-course stage: Participants can choose between attending live online sessions or engaging in face-to-face interactions. They will engage in experiential learning and a high level of interactivity, complete their Individual Learning Maps, and undertake the certification exam.
3. After-course stage: Here, participants will engage in thought-provoking forum discussions and explore additional readings. They will be able to develop an actionable plan tailored to their organization’s needs.

Course syllabus

The core course comprises 14 modules that gradually build on theory towards application and start from basics to advanced.

1. Business understanding
2. Data collection
3. Data preparation
4. Data Exploration
5. Descriptive statistics
6. Sampling
7. Estimation of population
8. Hypothesis testing
9. Z-test and t-test
10. Analysis of variance
11. Chi-square tests
12. Simple linear regression
13. Multiple linear regression
14. Time series

Flexible learning options

The Certified Data Analysis Professional course is offered frequently in English and Arabic to accommodate everyone’s schedule and language preferences.

Certification and recognition

Upon completion, participants will receive the following certificates (soft copy):

• Certificate of Attendance: for course sessions participation
• Certificate of Completion: after fulfilling pre-course activities and passing the Certification Exam
• Certified Professional Diploma: upon successfully completing all three stages of the learning experience, as well as the full payment received by the contractor
• CPD Certificate of Attendance: provided once you achieve Professional Status

It’s time to cut through the data culture gap and transform your organization into a data-driven one. Enroll today and become a Certified Data Analysis Professional! 

In a world where 80% of strategic initiatives fail, improving the key capabilities to deploy strategy is vital. This transformative learning experience equips you with the tools to revolutionize your approach and become a catalyst for organizational success. It is time to unleash the power of agile strategy execution by learning how to navigate uncertainty, align teams, and drive exceptional results. 

Course overview

The Certified Agile Strategy Execution course is developed on a proprietary framework created by The KPI Institute for strategy implementation. The framework not only presents best practices but also provides solid advice, process maps, and instruments to ensure a successful strategy execution. Participants will acquire strategic design and implementation skills to enhance organizational performance and align departmental strategies while gaining global certification, networking, and business opportunities. They will discover cutting-edge strategies, frameworks, and methodologies to drive organizational success, optimize financial and operational performance, and foster a culture of satisfaction among customers and employees. The course’s learning objectives are as follows:                                                                                                                                        

• Connect strategy planning to execution
• Deploy key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor strategy implementation
• Engage the right stakeholders in strategy execution
• Monitor strategy implementation
• Drive organizational change

Benefits and importance

By becoming a member of the international Certified Agile Strategy Execution Community, you gain access to a wealth of benefits, including: 

• A step-by-step model to improve the strategy execution framework
• Pre-populated tools to facilitate the implementation of strategic initiatives
• An innovative learning experience based on a three-stage educational process
• An expanded business network through membership within the international Certified Agile Strategy Professional Community
• International recognition for your skills as a Certified Agile Strategy Professional

Course structure and methodology

The course encompasses a three-stage educational process with an expected duration of 40 hours:

1. Pre-course stage: Before the training program, participants will assess their current skills, interact with fellow learners through an online forum, and establish a foundation for collaborative learning.
2. Core-course stage: During this stage, participants can choose between attending live online sessions or in-person interactions. They will engage in experiential learning, interactive activities, complete their Individual Learning Maps, and conclude with a certification exam.
3. After-course stage: Following the training, participants will participate in thought-provoking forum discussions and explore supplementary readings. They will have the opportunity to create a customized action plan tailored to their organization’s specific needs.                                                                                                                                                                               

The Certified Agile Strategy Execution Professional course also provides participants with a toolkit with publications, manuals, and templates that will develop their practical expertise in dynamic strategy implementation. The toolkit features a Strategy Map, Performance Scorecard, Performance Dashboard, Initiatives Portfolio, Performance Management System Architecture, and Monthly Performance Management Process.

Course syllabus

The core course comprises eight learning modules:

• Day 1: Strategy Management Overview, Strategy Execution Prerequisite, Strategy Execution
• Day 2: Initiatives Management
• Day 3: Performance Measurement, Performance Monitoring
• Day 4: Adapting to Changes
• Day 5: Key Capabilities to Support Strategy Execution

Flexible learning options

The course is regularly available in multiple languages, ensuring flexibility to suit diverse schedules and language preferences.

Certification and recognition

Upon completion, attendees will receive the following certificates (soft copy):

• Certificate of Attendance: for course session participation
• Certificate of Completion: after fulfilling pre-course activities and passing the Certification Exam
• Certified Professional Diploma: upon completing all three stages of the learning experience, as well as the full payment being received by the contractor
• CPD Certificate of Attendance: provided once you achieve the Certified Professional Status

Unlock your organization’s full potential. Join us in embracing the future of strategic management. Become a Certified Agile Strategy Execution Professional and enroll today!

Success in today’s ever-evolving world hinges upon the commitment to ongoing learning. The KPI Institute (TKI) is dedicated to ensuring that leaders, professionals, and the rest of the business community are equipped with the right knowledge and tools.

Every month, TKI curates a collection of diverse learning materials and opportunities in strategy and performance management. Some of these resources, while released years ago, remain highly relevant due to their timeless principles and adaptability to changing business dynamics, providing enduring value and insights for today’s challenges.

This month, TKI is pleased to present comprehensive, research-based resources focusing on human resources (HR).

Top 10 Human Resources Key Performance Indicators (FREE): Part of the Top 10 KPIs Series, this collection of posters provides an overview of how key performance indicators (KPIs) are measured in practice today, specifically in HR. It combines insights from the smartKPIs.com community with research and analysis from TKI’s Publications team.

Articles (FREE): Find practical insights related to HR and employee performance management from a variety of articles published on Performance Magazine, written by subject matter experts and research analysts.

• The human element: employees, fears and working with KPIs
• How to measure the performance of your human resources department
• Humane technology: the future of employee performance management
• Beyond remote work: insights and strategies for enhancing employee productivity and performance

The Human Resources KPI Dictionary: Get access to valuable information on over 370 KPIs with calculation formulas for every one of them. It is an innovative tool, essential for assessing and optimizing your performance in eight main functions of the Human Resources division within an organization, including compensation and benefits, talent development, and working environment.

The Top 25 Human Resources KPIs – 2020 Extended Edition: Browse the most popular 25 KPIs used by Human Resources divisions throughout 2016 and 2020. It provides a complete hands-on experience in working with KPIs as it contains not only two pages of detailed documentation for each KPI, but also interesting articles on best practices in terms of KPI selection and documentation.

HR Performance Management System Toolkit: Explore a ready-to-use collection of pre-populated templates for managing the performance of the HR department and monitoring its contribution to the overall organizational performance. Customers can customize the templates in the toolkit for internal use within their organization.

HR Scorecard: Monitor the alignment of departmental objectives with KPIs and the application of the Balanced Scorecard concept at the operational level with this ready-to-use tool. This is pre-populated with KPIs grouped by objectives and Balanced Scorecard perspectives and developed through the review of hundreds of best practice performance reports and the documentation of thousands of KPIs.

HR Dashboard: Manage and measure the contribution of the Human Resources function to the overall organizational performance by using this tool. Discover a repository of the most relevant and widely spread HR KPIs used to track the HR services’ effectiveness and performance at the organizational level.

Certified Employee Performance Professional – Online Course: Grab this opportunity to access the best practices in the field of employees’ performance. Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to create an environment where employees can thrive and successfully contribute to organizational performance by linking their activities to strategic objectives and reflecting their contribution against the company’s strategy.

Employee Performance Management System Implementation – Consulting: Find and build the essential bridge to link performance efforts across all organizational levels. By adopting a structured and robust employee performance framework, we emphasize on objectivity in measuring the results against expectations with the help of individual KPIs. This intervention relies on the analysis of key internal documents, delivery of awareness sessions with primary stakeholders, KPIs selection workshops, and post-implementation support.

In the era of information abundance, the challenge lies in determining which data drives informed decision-making. The ability to effectively measure and track performance has become essential in achieving business objectives and maintaining a competitive edge.

Yet, if you are uncertain about what to measure, how can you truly gauge your progress?

This is where key performance indicators (KPIs) step in as invaluable tools.

Course overview

The Certified KPI Professional course of The KPI Institute equips professionals with the expertise to construct a sound KPI measurement framework, from selection to centralized reporting of results

This comprehensive training program draws upon 19 years of research in KPIs and real-world best practices.

Participants can explore the transformative capabilities of KPIs and empower their organization with data-driven decision-making. They will learn to customize a measurement framework that aligns with their unique needs and know exactly where they stand on the path to success by reaching the course’s learning objectives:

• Differentiate between objectives, KPIs and initiatives;
• Gain insights into KPI selection within different contexts;
• Apply best practice techniques for selecting KPIs;
• Document KPIs in a standardized template;
• Learn when and how to use benchmarking in target setting;
• Optimize the KPI activation and data-gathering process.

Benefits and importance

By becoming a member of the international Certified KPI Professionals Community, you access a wealth of benefits, including:

• Access to relevant performance data for informed decision-making;
• Pre-populated tools facilitating KPI Measurement Framework implementation (10+ templates);
• An innovative learning experience with a three-stage educational process;
• Expanded business network;
• 40 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits to include in the CPD records for your professional body, institute, regulator, or employer.

Course structure and methodology

The course encompasses a three-stage educational process with an expected duration of 40 hours:

1. Pre-course stage: This stage ensures a seamless transition into the training program. You will assess your current skills, engage with fellow participants through an interactive online forum, and lay the groundwork for a collaborative learning journey.
2. Core-course stage: Participants can choose between attending live online sessions or engaging in face-to-face interactions. They will engage in experiential learning and a high level of interactivity, complete their Individual Learning Maps, and undertake the certification exam.
3. After-course stage: Here, participants will engage in thought-provoking forum discussions and explore additional readings. They will be able to develop an actionable plan tailored to their organization’s needs.

The Certified KPI Professional course also provides participants with templates used in working with KPIs that will amplify their expertise in KPI management, including the Desired State of Evolution, Strategy Map, Performance Scorecard, and Performance Management System Architecture.

Course structure and methodology

The course encompasses a three-stage educational process with an expected duration of 40 hours:

1. Pre-course stage: This stage ensures a seamless transition into the training program. You will assess your current skills, engage with fellow participants through an interactive online forum, and lay the groundwork for a collaborative learning journey.
2. Core-course stage: Participants can choose between attending live online sessions or engaging in face-to-face interactions. They will engage in experiential learning and a high level of interactivity, complete their Individual Learning Maps, and undertake the certification exam.
3. After-course stage: Here, participants will engage in thought-provoking forum discussions and explore additional readings. They will be able to develop an actionable plan tailored to their organization’s needs.

The Certified KPI Professional course also provides participants with templates used in working with KPIs that will amplify their expertise in KPI management, including the Desired State of Evolution, Strategy Map, Performance Scorecard, and Performance Management System Architecture.

Course syllabus

The core course comprises 10 learning modules:

1. The world of KPIs
2. Understanding KPIs
3. KPI typology
4. KPI taxonomy
5. KPI selection
6. KPIs in context
7. KPI documentation
8. Working with targets
9. Data gathering
10. Data visualization

Flexible learning options

The course is offered frequently in several languages to accommodate everyone’s schedule and language preferences.

Certification and recognition

Upon completion, participants will receive the following certificates (soft copy):

• Certificate of Attendance: for course sessions participation;
• Certificate of Completion: after fulfilling pre-course activities and passing the Certification Exam;
• Certified Professional Diploma: upon successfully completing all three stages of the learning experience, as well as the full payment received by the contractor;
• CPD Certificate of Attendance: provided once you achieve Professional Status.

It’s time to maximize your organization’s potential through effective performance measurement. Become a certified KPI professional and enroll today!

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For any inquiries or further information, feel free to reach out:

Adrian Brudan

General Manager – TKI EMEA

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn Profile: adrianbrudan

WhatsApp: 004 0721 233 084