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QUANTITATIVE Learning & Tactical Performance Center High Performance Analytics V5 It's not about being the best, it's about being better than you were yesterday MATHEMATICS • ANALYSIS • MODELING • SIMULATION • AUDITING modeling data, creating knowledge Contents A re you an individual or a team wanting to get exposed to some of the major quantitative techniques and looking for a customizable bachelor, master or PhD advanced analytics level program? As a “HiP” you want to deeply understand mathematical analysis and modeling tools? Because science is the worldwide intensive source of innovation since more than 300 hundred years, this catalog will perhaps help you to find solutions to the specific needs of your company and to keep and develop key talent! Scientific Evolution Sàrl wish in a near future to be a leader in Quantitative Scientific Management with a comprehensive range of open enrollment “quant” seminar programs, all aimed at the real needs of today's employees (especially high-potentials, aka HiPos) and customer's expectations. Passionate about our business, we believe in what we do and we take pleasure in doing it! Introduction When Science meet Management ............................................................................................................ 2 Quant Skills .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Information ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Seminars IDTT01: Probabilities ............................................................................................................................. 9 IDTT02: Descriptive statistics ................................................................................................................ 11 IDTT03: Parametric inferential Statistics (hypothesis testing) .......................................................... 14 IDTT04: Non-parametric Statistics ....................................................................................................... 17 IDTT05: Quantitative Forecasting and Time series analysis .............................................................. 19 IDTT06: Quantitative Quality control (industrial statistics) .............................................................. 22 IDTT07: Quantitative Finance ............................................................................................................... 25 IDTT08: Quantitative Decisioneering ................................................................................................... 29 IDTT09: Quantitative Data analysis (data mining/machine learning) .............................................. 31 IDTT10: Quantitative Failure Modes and Effects Analysis ................................................................ 34 IDTT11: Quantitative Project Management (Statistical Thinking for Managers) ........................... 36 IDTT12: Quantitative Optimization techniques .................................................................................. 38 IDTT13: Quantitative Supply chain ...................................................................................................... 41 IDTT14: Quantitative Insurance techniques ........................................................................................ 43 IDTT15: Engineering Mathematics ....................................................................................................... 45 Prices .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 When you can measure what you are speaking about and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind. Lord Kelvin Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 1/51 - When Science meets Management T he further you go in your company's business system, the greater the responsibilities that you must take on, and the more visible will the results for which you are accountable. And these responsibilities and this visibility will occur in the context of ever-increasing complexity. The quantitative stream is an integral part evolution for all activities to understand and solve/improve complex situations using Master/PhD state of the art scientific tools and processes based on extremely useful and rigorous REX (return on experience). Scientific Evolution Sàrl 100% focused on Quantitative Scientific Management with a comprehensive range of open enrollment quant seminar programs, all aimed at the real needs of today's employees (especially high-potentials), a radical high level approach to the management of organizations using an efficient proven method: math's analysis and scientific methodologies for project management to resolve real business issues and analyze strategic challenges! The ability to reason in an organized and mathematically correct manner is essential to solving critical business problems, and helping employees to improve their reasoning skill is also one of our primary goals. We hope that our approach will transform the way your company executes the revenue generating process in a wide variety of complex problems in business, government, health care, education and many others through his scientific strategy for each hard skill or soft skill high-potential employee. Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 2/51 - Others say it, We prove it! Even though many business decisions can be made intuitively, based on hunches and experience, there are more and more situations in which quantitative models can assist. Some managers, however, fear that the use of a formal analysis process will reduce their decision-making power. Others fear that it may expose some previous intuitive decisions as inadequate. Still others just feel uncomfortable about having to reverse their thinking patterns with formal decision making. These managers often argue against the use of quantitative methods. Many action-oriented managers do not like the lengthy formal decision- making process and prefer to get things done quickly. They prefer “quick and dirty” qualitative techniques that can yield immediate results. Once managers see some quick results of quantitative technics that have a substantial payoff, the stage is set for convincing them that quantitative analysis is a beneficial tool. When you participate to our quantitative seminars, you will: • learn through real-life case studies with real accessible tools and practical research material • learn to turn numbers into real scientific knowledge • learn from experts, all researchers or authors • choose to work on a specific challenge related to your company • share knowledge with other high-potentials skills through active class discussions • gain access to our website (Forum, Wiki, MS Excel Spreadsheets, Scripts/Codes, Lectures, Videos) These elements make naturally of Scientific Evolution Sàrl your ideal partner for all trainings of very high level of complexity and rigor. Discussions • Processes Applications • Implementation • Finance • Business cases • Management • Critics • Supply chain • Lectures • Quality Theory • Traps • R&D • Purpose • Tips & Tricks • Hypothesis • Forecasting • Assumptions • … • Limitations • Proofs Memorization is important, however understanding is even more important. Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 3/51 - State of the art Mathematic is the most fascinating and satisfying subject to research and to learn. No matter how much you read, and how well informed you are, there is nothing comparable to deeply understand the mechanisms of applied science to gain the managerial insights that are necessary for succeeding in the future and mastering the present. We share our passion for all branches of mathematics and our diverse, high-quality seminars list reflects this. We offer real learning approach with powerful professional tools and methodologies align with the needs of your daily business subject to uncertainties. Our program gives you a grounding in core disciplines such as quantitative marketing, quantitative finance, quantitative project management, quantitative quality control, quantitative process management and decisioneering. This approach enables you to look at various challenging issues from a different perspective and dig out gold of your company's data, independent of the sector you are situated in. For this purpose, we are constantly updating our programs keeping them relevant, and bringing innovative material to the classroom. By investing the necessary time to work closely with key clients and understand their needs, we always offer tailored and comprehensive services that addresses your specific needs as accurately as possible. Participants should come with an open mind to learn from thought leaders and peers, to build efficient business and sustainable business environment. Also, we will discuss how scientific methodology has increase knowledge and comfort in all fields. Quantitative techniques and tools provide the executive with scientific basis for decision making and enhance the abilities to make long range plans and to solve some of the many problems of running a business and industry with greater efficiency and confidence. Quantitative techniques and tools are instead nothing more than a high-quality tool for the professional involved in the high-level business areas and is not a guarantee of specific results! There are number of advantages in using mathematical models: 1. Models can accurately represent reality (if properly formulated) 2. Models can help a decision maker formulate problems 3. Models can give us insight and information 4. Models can save time and money rather than trying for real 5. A model may be the only way to solve some large or complex problems in a timely fashion 6. A model can be used to communicate problems and solutions to others Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 4/51 - Quant skills Quant skills and High-Potentials expect from their employer more development, support, and investment – and they get it. Their also receive more development opportunities – such as special assignments and seminar as well as mentoring and coaching from senior leaders – than other employees to keep them in the organization. The extra investment from their employer is one reason why being formally recognized as a Quant skill and also a High-Potential is considered important to face a more complex range of challenges. Because High-Potentials are that illustrious group of individuals who are the rising stars in your organization they have to receive differentiated seminar that often includes additional options for "higher dollar" seminar to take on greater risks and responsibilities. Our seminars prepare your high-potentials skills in three ways for keeping them engaged so you can retain them: • Deepening understanding of fundamentals and advanced quant techniques (finance, forecasting, supply chain, quality control, optimization, etc.). • Providing a solid foundation in the principles of quant techniques and a unique opportunity for self- development and for your company management methods. • A learning approach that is highly informal and interactive with thought-provoking assignments, and real-life case discussions. When an organization sends us a Quant or High-Potential, it gains a more confident, competent business leader: • To manage change rigorously and drive results in a scientific way. • Thanks to his heightened curiosity about the world and the possibilities it holds. • Through his aptitude to turn ideas into actions and measure their efficiency scientifically. Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 5/51 - DMAIC Training process We aim to be as transparent as possible with your projects by providing very detailed contents of all levels: business-oriented, with varying intensity and based if possible, on a statistical analysis of your business. Our main goal is to provide highly tailored solution to minimize your financial and time investment. We apply the Six Sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) approach for building your customize trainings and to be sure that there are really useful for your employees: D • efine a detailed specification book and research of (Critical To Quality) CTQ points M • easure knowledge before training with skills assessments tests and interviews A • nalyze with statistics (when possible) the needs and the level of company employees by profession I • mprove skills with appropriate training prepared using the previous DMA steps. C • ontrol and report the short- and long-term return on investment and performance And for sure you can follow our trainings or seminars in our classrooms, in your office building (if the meeting rooms are adapted) or by using e-learning technologies (webcasts, videos). To be sure our services are successful and sustainable, we need to understand and have a clear picture on the details of your core business and implicit variables on your environment! •Who is in charge of your •Planning simulations? •Identify your quants statistics for data analysis and •Budget simulations? •Define your conditions and forecasting? •Time management? constraints •What level of statistics are you •Decisioneering? •Pass admission test using today (undergraduate, •Data analysis (data mining)? •Interviews postgraduate…)? •Forecasting? •Plan and design an efficient •Are you doing projects and •Controlling? custom program that have financial simulations? •Statistical process control? lasting impact •Who is in charge in statistical •Failure probabilities? •Transfer you business cases to process control and •Financial simulations? the training center optimization? •Risk convolution? •Train on real world examples •Do you calculate failures •Optimization? with experts with real tool probabilities of your products •Stress tests? •Pass post-test and services? •Heuristics? •Measure efficiency (ROI) •Do you know how real science •Working methodologies? has improved technologies and •…. working methodologies? Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 6/51 - What's new At Scientific Evolution Sàrl we always put quality first. By investing the necessary resources to study international norms and standards and last scientific publication, we can offer high level tailored services with demonstrated results: • With a radical approach • With passionate and innovative speaker, trainers and experts • With state-of-the-art techniques • With high level business tools Our distinctive portfolio of open and seminars caters to individuals, teams and organizations. To remain at the forefront of quant education, we update once per year our programs keeping them relevant and assess our company organization and services using EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) scale value. Top 5 benefits: Quant trainings with proofs Real world oriented problems BMD-level tools and techniques Scientific methodologies Valuable return on investment Most education centers add undergraduates' trainings about social responsibility, communication, ethics, computing and management methodologies. At Scientific Evolution Sàrl this is a part of the assumed curriculum because we think that only a deeper understanding can bring people to have better ideas. Our Credentials include PhDs in Statistics and Engineer grade in Nuclear Physics, and authorship of worldwide known textbooks and videos about statistics, finance, mechanics and well-known data analysis softwares. Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 7/51 - Information For all seminars: ▪ Subjects are all detailed with accessible undergraduate or postgraduate math proofs and real-world business examples ▪ A four-hour test with an interview is strongly recommended before and after the seminar (ISO 10015:1999, EduQua:2004, AFNOR X50-756) ▪ Admission decisions are based using a combination of factors, including academic degrees and records, the statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, test scores, and relevant work experience ▪ There is a delay of three months minimum between your request and the first seminar date for quality purposes ▪ We strongly recommend four weeks between each seminar session (trainees can digest, apply and review new knowledge between each session: see Forgetting curve on Wikipedia) ▪ We also strongly recommend to split the whole training duration in sessions of four hours occurring at the beginning of the week (avoid Friday) ▪ All suggested durations are indicated for a group of six attendees who satisfies prerequisites ▪ You can book also Saturdays and Sundays for seminars dates and customize seminars around a corporate team task in a neutral setting with our support as a launch pad for a new project ▪ After the seminar, trainees can follow for free "beta" presentations to update their skills ▪ We strictly respect ISO 9001:2008, ISO 10015:1999 and EduQua:2004 processes for our seminars For dates or any other information (seminars details, prices, tailor-made seminars, consulting services, suggestions, processes, place reservation, etc.) contact: [email protected]. After you have sent your request a consultant will contact you in order to schedule an appointment for an initial consultation. There may be a waiting period of several days or more during times when we receive many requests. Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 8/51 - IDTT01: Probabilities AIM AND OBJECTIVE PEDAGOGICAL METHOD The aim of this seminar is to define rigorously and You will learn from relevant case studies, open clearly all fundamentals concepts used in all sessions to discuss your issues, group or individual quantitative statistical techniques and tools. The computer-based exercises, videos and simulations objective will be to open the doors to bachelor level and paper readings. concepts and accurate trainee's data analysis skills in This instructor-led seminar is based on business sales, marketing, supply chain, quality control, case exercises related to the attendees' professional finance, surveys, measures, laboratories, human needs and ~95% is practical when asked without resource, insurance, etc. This seminar is very mathematical proofs, otherwise the practical part is important to be sure that trainees will deeply ~66%. The attendees may bring (recommended) understand assumptions and construction of their professional data and issues to work on. quantitative tools. TRAINER(S) TARGET AUDIENCE 1-2 BMD physicists or mathematicians Anyone who wants to acquire a solid background in TOOLS statistical thinking or people with a (E)MBA, CFA, MS Office Excel, Open Calc, Minitab, MSBNX, FRM, CAIA, CII, CAPM/PMP or 6 Master Black Tanagra, SPSS, R or any other spreadsheet/stat like Belt certificate who wish to refresh their knowledge software. Laptops or computers with VirtualPC or and deeply understands limitations and hypothesis in VMware player are strongly recommended. further seminars. PREREQUISITES / ADMISSION CRITERIA BOOK Elements of Applied Mathematics for Engineers A four-hour admission test with a one-hour ISBN: 978-2-8399-0932-7 (7,276 pages PDF) interview is strongly recommended before and after the seminar to test mathematics and business skills. This complete and detailed book frees participants Attendees must have at least an undergraduate from the distracting task of note taking. degree or global equivalent if the seminar is AVAILABLE SEMINAR LANGUAGES requested with mathematical proofs. Material and discussion language can be in French, SUGGESTED DURATION English or German depending on the audience. The whole program is on 4 days (7 hours per day) CONTACT without proofs (WhP) and on 6 days with proofs [email protected] (WP). It can be customized on needs (available in minutes next to each module conforming to AFNOR FUNCTIONAL LEVEL NF X50 756) including or not an assessment test Business Analyst, Financial/Insurance/Treasury (open book exam). Analyst, Engineer, Project Manager/Analyst, ORGANIZATION Clinician, Laboratory Assistant, Team Leader, Dpt. Leader, Quality Manager/Analyst, CEO, CFO, The sessions occur in a classroom with computers CRO, Human Resource Manager, Students, etc. installed and up-to-date tools, a beamer and a flipchart/whiteboard or blackboard. Cellphones and DIFFICULTY / BLOOM'S TAXONOMY LEVEL mails are forbidden during the seminar. Bachelor (Level 3/6)/Evaluations (Level 6/6) ATTENDEES EXAM / TEST Maximum 50/Minimum 1 A four-hour test is strongly recommended before CERTIFICATION and after the seminar to assess trainee's knowledge and performance. An e-Certificate with a supplement will be awarded to each participant who has successfully attended at PRICE / DATES least 80% of the seminar and pass the exam. For estimate prices refer to page 45 Dates on demand Keywords: probabilities, bayesian, permutations, combination, seminar, course, training Scientific Evolution Sàrl – Quant. Learning & Performance Center for High-Potentials [email protected] – www.scientific-evolution.com - 9/51 -