ISEB Organisational Context — A 2-Day Course

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Course Synopsis

Organisational Context provides Business Analysts with a firm foundation in the basics of business. The course examines various types of enterprises, their legal status and the variety of ways that they might be structured. Key aspects of financial accounting (such as financial ratios) and management accounting (such as investment appraisal) are also considered together with a wide range of legal considerations. The course demonstrates how the enterprise's structure, objectives and environment help define the role of the business analyst.

Organisational Context is delivered by trainers who bring their substantial experience and practical knowledge to the programme. The course is exercise based and a comprehensive manual is supplied as part of the course.

Course Objectives

This course will enable delegates to:

• Describe the range and type of business organisations in the UK
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of a range of management structures operated within organisations
• Demonstrate an understanding of the work carried out by key functions found within organisations
• Explain legislative issues affecting information systems
• Understand the range of activities carried out by financial and management accountants
• Apply investment appraisal, costing and cash flow forecasting techniques

Intended Audience

This course is intended for:

• Business Analysts, Process Analysts, Change Management Specialists, Business System Architects, IT Project and Programme Management
• Those studying towards the ISEB Diploma in Business analysis

Pre-Requisites

None

Examinations

This course prepares participants to sit the examination for the ISEB Certificate in Organisational Context on the last day of the course. 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 specialist module for the ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis.

The examination fee is included in the course price.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Outline Course Contents

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