
Trainer profile, current business environment and some of the big challenges, why this course is important for business and IT professionals , course objectives and overall learning curriculum
Learn about various business types, business mission and vision with few examples
Summary and Introduction to Next Section
Learn about various business models
Summary of key learnings and brief introduction to next section
What is business model innovation and why is it important
Learn how to perform business model innovation by mapping business model into business model innovation canvas
Learn about mapping customer segment profiling , matching company's value proposition offerings for identifying improvement opportunities
Summary of Key Learnings so far, where you stand in overall learning map of this source and brief introduction to next section
Lean what a business function is ..
Using a complex automotive industry value chain example, understand various business activities large business corporations perform
Using car manufacturer OEM value chain example, understand various business functions involved in managing the business operations of a typical large business corporation
Understand what a Key Performance Indicator(KPI) is and various KPIs large business corporations track for measuring the performance of various business activities they perform.
Summary of Business Functions and KPIs, brief introduction to next sections.
Learn what a business capability is, how is it different from business functions..
Understand what a business capability map is, a sample business capability map of a large business corporation
Develop a broad big picture understanding of how business strategy , business models and business capabilities tie together
Learn various components involved in implementing a business capability within any organization
Section summary and brief introduction to next section
Introduction to Business Software Applications and learning topics.
Understand the nature of business activities and need for various business software applications
Understand the pros and cons of buying an off the shelf business software applications vs developing from scratch
Understand Product Life Cycle Management(PLM) capability requirements and major PLM software vendors
Learn about Gartner software research, Gartner Magic Quadrant for ranking various business software applications and Magic Quadrants for CRM, ERP, Manufacturing Execution, Supply Chain Planning, Warehouse Management, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) and HR
Understand Customer Management and CRM capability requirements and Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM software applications
Understand Manufacturing Execution capability requirements and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution software applications
Understand Supply Chain Planning capability requirements and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply chain Planning software applications
Understand Warehouse Management capability requirements and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management software applications
Understand Supplier Relationship Management(SRM) capability requirements and Gartner Magic Quadrant for SRM software applications
Understand Human Resources(HR) capability requirements and Gartner Magic Quadrant for HR software applications
Get an understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) application providers such as SAP, Oracle, QAD, Infor etc., ERP application capabilities and leading ERP application providers
High level overview of low code no code software application development platforms and leading providers.
Learn what an application deployment means and various software deployment options
Introduction to business software selection
Review leading business software applications in sales and CRM and select a suitable application for managing sales and CRM function of a model corporation
Review leading business software applications for managing manufacturing engineering, manufacturing execution, quality management ,supply chain planning, warehouse management, procurement and HR business functions and select suitable applications for a model corporation
Understand granular business capabilities of PLM, Finance, HR , leading software providers and select suitable applications for a model corporation
Develop an overall business software application portfolio for a model corporation for managing all end to end business operations
Summary and Introduction to Next Section
Understand what an OTD business scenario is and various business activities involved.
Map various activities performed as part of end to end OTD business scenario to various software applications within the software application portfolio selected for a large corporation
Overall Course Summary from beginning of the course till end and Conclusion.
Businesses across the world facing numerous challenges in successfully producing and delivering the products and services to the customers. At the same time, new innovative technologies and business applications are emerging very rapidly. In this challenging and dynamic environment, it is extremely important for business and software application professionals or college students aspiring to enter into business and IT profession, to have a broad business knowledge and understand how various enterprise business software applications seamlessly enable business operations across various business functions of any large business corporation.
Broad business understanding coupled with the understanding of how various business software applications from leading business software providers such as SAP, Oracle, Infor, QAD, Siemens, Manhattan Associates, Salesforce, ServiceNow etc., seamlessly enable end to end business scenarios, can help business and IT professionals involved in the implementation and support of these leading business software applications perform more effectively and efficiently.
In this course you will learn about foundational cross functional business and business software knowledge required for any business or IT professional, starting with business types, business models, business model innovation approach and tools, various business functions and business capabilities, their relationships, leading business software applications for each business capability, Gartner Magic Quadrant for ranking various business application segments, an end to end business value chain example and corresponding business functions.
Later you will learn creating a business software application model portfolio for a large corporation for managing end to end business operations involving sales, CRM, sales and operations planning (S&OP), production planning and manufacturing, supply chain planning, Procurement, Warehouse Management, SRM Finance and HR business functions.
Subsequently you will learn about an end to end business scenario, corresponding business activities and mapping of business activities involved to the appropriate business software applications selected in the model application portfolio.