BCS Certificate in Commercial Awareness

Mastering Financial and Behavorial Skills

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The period of self-governing organisations with monopoly position with their product or service is fading. The organisations are into the more competitive environment with perfect competition. To be successful, they need to collaborate with suppliers, competitors and outsourcing partners along internal efficiency. For the successful operation of the business in the current environment, they are forced to change their organisational behaviour and use techniques to evaluate organisational performance. For the Business Analysts to be efficient in contribution, the knowledge of all impact factors of an organisation is required. The BCS Certificate in Commercial Awareness course covers Business Finance and Organisational Behaviour aspects that relate to fiscal as well as behavioural skills. At MSP Training, there is assurance that the delegates will improve upon their skills related to organisational behaviour as well as the decision-making regarding legal matters.

  • Get Acquainted with the the Fiscal and Behavioral skills required in an organisation.

  • Use the Three Techniques to evaluate financial cases

  • Certification by one of the leading Training Provider

  • Certification Accredited by BCS and Recognized by Global Leading Brands

WHAT'S INCLUDED ?

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Key Learning Points

Clear and concise objectives to guide delegates through the course.

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Tutor Support

A dedicated tutor will be at your disposal throughout the training to guide you through any issues.

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Certificate

Delegates will get certification of completion at the end of the course.

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Courseware

Courseware will also be provided to the delegates so that they can revise the course after the training.

PREREQUISITES

The BCS Certificate in Commercial Awareness course does not have prerequisites.

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • The course is for professionals who wish to gain knowledge of structure, operation and behaviour of organisations.
  • This course is suitable for the professionals such as Business Analysts, Program Managers, Project Managers, Solution Architects and Service managers.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

The delegates will learn about:

  • Assessment of financial case through three techniques.
  • Difference between pricing and costing.
  • Concepts of Cash Flow Forecasting and Budgeting.
  • Contents of different Financial Accounting Documents
  • Dealing with an organisation's legal matters
  • Performance Ratios of a business that are required.
  • Porters Five Forces Framework and Value Chain.
  • Boston Consulting Group’s Matrix.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The course BCS Certificate in Commercial Awareness is divided into two parts. One part covers Business Finance and other part focuses on Organisational Behaviour. Business Finance covers finance related skills required by IT Decision Makers, the latter i.e.  Organisational Behaviour covers Business Analysis Techniques (BAT) and Organisational Behaviour (OB). We, at MSP Training, ensure that the delegates get the training from those trainers who are certified and expert.

Examination

The candidates can sit for the exam only after attending the Commercial Awareness course. This closed book exam lasts for one hour and has multiple choice questions. The candidates sitting for the exam are required to correct 65% questions to pass the examination. BCS allows the use of simple calculators while no mobile devices are not allowed during the exam.

Candidates must carry identification of some kind. The ID proof can be in the form of a driving license, a passport or even a student id card. After the exam, the result of the candidates will be emailed to them by BCS. The candidates can then view their result from their accounts. Candidates who are specially abled have to take permission for extra 15 minutes from BCS in advance before the examination. 


PROGRAM CONTENT

Module 1 – Business Finance Fundamentals                       

  • Assessing a Monetary Situation
  • Why Create a Monetary Incident?
  • Techniques used for evaluating a Financial Incident
    • Payback – Calculation, Risk and Limitations
  • An overview of IRR
    • Define Decision Rule of Internal Rate of Return
    • Deriving and Using IRR (Internal Rate of Return)
  • Discounted Cash Flow
    • Purpose, Calculation and The Decision Rule of Net Present Value
  • An overview of Budgeting, Costing and Pricing
  • Define Cash Flow and Cash Management
    • Forecasting Cashflow
    • Cash flow in making decisions
    • Define profit and Cashflow
  • Define Budgets and Departmentalised Businesses
    • Describe purpose of budgets
    • What are reasons for departmentalisation?
    • Define Cost centres and profit centres
  • Costing and Pricing
    • Fixed and Variable costs
    • Direct and indirect costs
    • An overview of Contribution Analysis and Break-Even analysis
  • An introduction to Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)
    • Purpose and Structure
    • The nature, purpose and types of Capital
    • Current and non-current liabilities
  • An introduction to Income and Expenditure
    • What are Operating Profit and its importance?
    • Define Revenue (turnover)
    • What is the Cost of Sales?
    • Define Administrative Expenses
    • What is Profit after Tax?
  • Statement of Cash Flows (Cash Flow Statement)
  • What are Ratios?
  • Types of Ratios
    • Profitability Ratios
      • Operating Margin Ratio
      • Return on Capital Employed ratios
    • Liquidity Ratios
      • Current ratios
      • Acid Test ratios
    • Gearing (Leverage) Ratio
      • Debt/Equity Ratio

 

Module 2 – Organisational Behaviour Summary

  • An Overview of Market analysis and competitive advantage
    • Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
    • Analysing the portfolio - Boston Box
    • Delivering value - Porter’s Value Chain
  • Organisational behaviour and culture
    • What is organisational behaviour?
    • Organisational effectiveness and the Balanced Scorecard
    • Understanding and analysing culture
      • Organisational Cultural Types (Deal and Kennedy; Handy)
      • International Cultures (Hofstede)
      • The Cultural Web
  • Group formation
    • Groups and group dynamics
    • Formal and informal groups
      • Groups and group tasks
      • Characteristics of formal groups
      • Homan’s theory of group formation
      • Tuckman and Jensen’s theory of group development
      • Characteristics of informal groups
      • Social networks
  • Principles of organisational structure
    • Organisation structuring
      • Elements of organisation structure
      • The six Structure Levels
      • The Leavitt Diamond
    • Types of jobs
      • Work specialisation
      • Flat and tall hierarchies
      • Span of control
    • Line, staff and functional relationships
    • Formalisation of rules and procedures
    • Centralisation v decentralisation
      • Advantages
      • Disadvantages
  • Operating models
    • Organisation structures and their characteristics
      • Functional
      • Divisional – product or service/ geography/ customer
      • Matrix
      • Team-based – cross-functional/ project
    • Organisational boundaries
      • Boundaryless organisations
      • Outsourcing
      • Offshoring
      • Hollow organisation structures
      • Modular organisation structures
      • Virtual Organisations
      • Collaborations and strategic alliances

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ABOUT Doncaster

Doncaster is a place where markets were organised in the past. It was not mandatory at all for the smooth conduct of the market, but it has potential to hold a fair was also termed as Market town. The geographical location is near to South Yorkshire territory of the United Kingdom. With the geographical area of nearby suburbs and settlements, it forms a Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. As per the population census of mid-2016, the population was 306,450. The only territory of the Doncaster contributes 109,810 population. As per the Treaty of Durham,  its Jurisdiction comes from the Scotland. The urban vicinity of the region contributes 158,145 people including the nearby villages.

Politics

There are three seats for the member of parliament in the Doncaster constituency. The constituency is currently under the power of Caroline Flint(Don Valley), Ed Miliband(Doncaster North), and Rosie Winterton(Doncaster Central). At a European level,  The city was a part of European Parliament Constituency. In September 2014, UklP organised yearly conclave. In the European Union Referendum 2016, Doncaster was in favour of leaving the European Union.

Geography     

With the development of the Coal Mining sector, the population of the borough expanded at a very rapid pace. In the late of 1970 and the beginning of 1980, it faced a lot of problem in the economic sector of the town. There have been lost in the job opportunities of the city. There has been a drastic shift towards the service industry of the city. The city has an excellent link with the rest of the United Kingdom owing to the communication links of it. There has been a destination where tourists come from all over the world, i.e. Frenchgate Shopping Centre.

Climate

Doncaster has a coastal climatic condition, and it lacks in the extreme temperature conditions. There has not been much difference between the maximum temperature as well as the lower temperature. RAF Finningley is the official weather station for the town.

Economy        

From the 18th century to 20th century, Doncaster was the major industrial centre among the nearby cities. It attracted visitors from all over the world, and it became extremely busy and experienced migration in the past. In nowadays, the city experiences development in commercial and residential wise.  

Tractor production      

During the 1930’s, International Harvester initiated the production of agricultural tools and implements at their manufacturing units. Farmall M was the first tractor manufactured in the unit on 13th September 1949. The initial parts for the manufacturing of tractors came from the United States of America

Transport

Doncaster is situated at the beginning of the European Route E13. Other main cities that are connected with it are London, Nottingham, and Sheffield. The unusual thing is that there is not a single European route designator in the street of the United Kingdom. The Initial Point of M1 motorway is M18 Junction 2 of Doncaster

Culture, tourism, and Nightlife

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery are only renowned museums opened in 1964. It has been the home of local history, natural history, archaeology and decorative art. A lot of visitors visit the city during the weekend.

The nightlife of the city is appreciated nearby region. This town has 43 bars and clubs. It is just 200 to 300 meters distance from each other

Sports  

The City provides a lot of opportunities in sports and games. The City is famous for many games such as horse races, rugby football, soccer game and Speedway Racing. The basketball game is also played by few clubs though followed much by the native people. The city also has twin town in different countries such as Avion, France and Herten, Germany