Management & Leadership · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
Every manager strives to make quality decisions. Quality decisions result from a careful and thorough evaluation of relevant information. Often such information is generated through statistical manipulation of data, but few managers possess quantitative reasoning skills to meaningfully and validly interpret such statistical findings themselves or question the interpretations given by others. The lack of quantitative analytical skills can potentially limit a manager’s effectiveness to make quality decisions.
Learning Objectives
To make the learning experience more beneficial, delegates are strongly encouraged to
Bring their own laptops with Excel capabilities (plus the Data Analysis add-in) and Provide at least one Excel spreadsheet of a sample database of typical data from their workplace.
These databases will provide the basis for regular discussions throughout the program about their use in decision making and will also be used for possible further analysis using the statistical methods covered during the program.
The workshops themselves will be highly interactive and computer-based. It includes trainer-led sessions to guide the learning process and workshops with delegates acquiring hands-on exposure by processing both their own database and trainer-supplied sample databases using both Excel and statistical software called NCSS - Number Cruncher for basic and higher-level statistical analyses.
Throughout, delegates will be required to assist with the interpretation of statistical findings and consider their management implications.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for this program is designed for all managers and analysts, and other professionals seeking to strengthen their capability in this area.
This program is designed for all managers and analysts
Professionals in Executive Development
Managers, team leaders and supervisors
Course Outline
Day 1 — Setting the Scene and Observational Decision Making (a) Setting the Quantitative Scene.
The Decision Support Role of Quantitative Methods in Management
Thinking Statistically” about Applications in Business Practice
The Elements and Scope of Quantitative Management
Data and the importance of Data Quality
Day 2 — Statistical (Inferential) Decision Making - by harnessing Uncertainty “Using sample evidence to address management issues through statistica
How to measure and quantify Uncertainty (using Probability Distributions)
The importance of Sampling
Statistical Decision Making methods Approaches: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
Techniques: z- and t-statistics, Analysis of Variance, Chi-Square)
Day 3 — Predictive Decision Making – Using Models to Build Relationships “Statistical models exploit statistical relationships between measures to p
The Value of Statistical Modelling
Modelling Approaches
(Regression Models, Time Series Analysis; Autoregressive Models)
How relevant are any of these predictive modeling approaches to your work domain?
Day 4 — Data Mining – A brief Overview Potentially valuable knowledge for strategic gain is imbedded in organizational databases. Data Mining can be
An Overview of Data Mining (Definition; the Data Mining process; data preparation)
Data Mining Functions (Prediction / Estimation / Classification / Descriptive)
Overview of Selected Data Mining Techniques (analysis by NCSS). (Purpose; Methodology; Interpretation; Likely Applications)
What do Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses cover?
The portfolio covers KPIs and performance management, strategic planning and execution, Mini MBA programmes, supervisory and first-line management skills, change leadership, decision-making and problem-solving, and executive communication. Sessions are workshop-based, built around delegates’ own organisational challenges.
Who should attend a management and leadership course?
These courses suit team leaders and supervisors, department and functional managers, newly promoted managers moving from technical to leadership roles, senior specialists preparing for management, and executives responsible for strategy or organisational performance.
How long are management and leadership courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can management and leadership training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa management and leadership course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.