School school training courses in Beaverton, OR (public, in-house or online)

This course is concerned with discovering and improving organizational processes used to develop and maintain high-quality software systems in a timely and economical manner. Issues of organizational change are considered from multiple perspectives: technical, organizational/managerial, and psychological/social. Major themes to be discussed include:
Organizational culture and the psychology of change Roles and responsibilities of sponsors and change champions Organizing for effective change ...

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Tailored to meet the individual writing needs of management professionals, this course reviews and practices the English grammar, punctuation, and stylistics that challenge the advanced-level non-native and bilingual speaker of English. Using a highly interactive format, this course addresses both electronic and traditional managerial writing tasks with the goal of clearer, more concise business communication.

This course offers a survey of financial management concepts intended to prepare you with a basic background of modern corporate finance, the decision-making process used by financial managers of large and growing corporations, and the analytical tools to measure achievement of financial and operational objectives that result from an integrated structural approach. Topics include a review of accounting statements and cash flows, value and capital budgeting, risk and the capital asset pricing mod...

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This course will expose healthcare managers to marketing fundamentals and how they are/can be applied in healthcare organizations. Course content covers essential marketing tools and demonstration of their application in the healthcare environment through case studies and guest speakers. This course will require students to: obtain a working knowledge of marketing fundamentals; demonstrate critical thinking skills to construct logical data-driven arguments in support of their marketing plan; and...

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This course focuses on designing effective organizations and managing change in organizations in which engineering, manufacturing, and/or scientific technologies are critical. Tools for assessment and redesign of organizations are emphasized. The course pays special attention to organizing for lateral coordination and integration, as this is a required capability in technology-intensive organizations. Topics also include: change methodology; roles in a change initiative; competencies and mind-se...

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