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By leveraging lean principles in your organization, you can cut down on waste, improve quality, and enhance your business processes. In this course, discover how to apply lean principles to one of the most crucial of these processes—inventory management. Instructor Steven Brown begins by discussing how inventory fits into the seven wastes of lean, as well as how to forecast inventory for lean. He then goes over lean tools—including 5S and Kanban—and discusses lean tactics that can help you build and deliver high-quality products on time. To wrap up, he highlights lean strategies that can help you manage supplier inventories and inventory buffers, continuously improve, and make lean inventory management part of your company culture.

For large tech organizations, the path to agile adoption is hardly ever a smooth one. If you're aiming to implement agile at scale, then this course can help by letting you know which pitfalls you may encounter and providing techniques for successfully managing a transformation. Instructor Jez Humble dives into the key principles that are at the heart of high-performance program management. He also provides a case study that showcases an iterative and adaptive approach to running large programs and discusses the importance of continuous improvement.

Lean management focuses on building your organization's capability, innovating your ways of working, and improving the quality of your business outcomes. Lean principles can help in a variety of different industries—including technology, where effectiveness and efficiency are paramount. In this concise course, learn how to leverage lean strategies to kick-start your business transformation. Instructor Barry O'Reilly discusses the improvement kata, explaining how it can be used to tackle problems in an organization and gain a competitive advantage. He also shares how to lead and scale your transformation initiatives.

Find more leads and build out your social sales strategy with the power of LinkedIn Sales Navigator. LinkedIn is a natural platform for modern selling, and with Sales Navigator you can increase your opportunity for successful connections. In this course, Donna Alexander shows you how to find new leads, review lead suggestions, view member profiles and company accounts, and use shared connections to make introductions. She also shows how you can use InMail to increase your sales success with targeted messaging, and prospect on the go with the Sales Navigator mobile app. Plus, learn how to use PointDrive and updates to gain more insights into your buyers and the state of your sales pipeline.

Amazon Connect is a self-service, cloud-based contact center service. The self-service graphical interface in Connect makes it easy for non-technical users to build personalized and natural customer journeys, create routing logic, and track performance metrics. This course is designed to cover the essentials of Connect—the benefit it offers, the steps to create a Connect instance, and the process of routing calls. It is designed for operational managers, architects, and IT professionals who want to established cloud-based contact center. Instructor Daniel Bloy covers building team structures, assigning roles such as supervisors and agents, using the built-in reporting tools, and integrating with Lambda and DynamoDB for data collection. Plus, learn how to build, publish, and integrate a LEX chatbot for a conversational customer experience.

If you're intrigued by the potential of augmented reality (AR)—and want to start incorporating this exciting technology in new and existing products—then this project-based course is for you. Here, learn what you need to know to create AR apps using the powerful ARKit and SpriteKit frameworks. Explore how SpriteKit and ARKit work together, how to set up an ARKit project, how to use 3D anchors, and more. In addition to covering the fundamentals of both frameworks, this course provides you with an opportunity to apply what you learned by creating a fun AR game.

CloudFormation automates provisioning of networking, security, and other Amazon Web Services. CloudFormation is an integral part of automated infrastructure delivery with AWS, and a must-have for DevOps who want to speed up IT deployments. This course provides the knowledge necessary to start working with this important tool. Explore the anatomy of CloudFormation and the structure of templates, and then find out how to create your own templates to deploy resources such as S3 buckets and EC2 web servers. Instructor Aater Suleman also explores advanced scenarios, such as using parameters and mapping in templates, supporting a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline, and conditionally including resources, and provides tips for using CloudFormation in teams.

Discover how to take BIM to the construction site using BIM 360 Field. This web-based program—which is part of the Autodesk 360 suite—was designed to track day-to-day construction activities using both BIM and traditional drawings. In this course, learn how to manage a project by utilizing the cloud. This process enables you to stay on top of your construction management tasks by allowing you to view project models and manage your workflow efficiently when you're on the go. Discover how to set up a project, including how to merge Revit models in BIM 360 Glue and share models from Glue to BIM 360 Field. Plus, learn how to create a library, add daily updates, create reports, and more.

Bitcoin is a form of money that only exists online. While it's making headlines around the world, many people don't really understand how bitcoin works or the underlying concepts of cryptocurrency. In this course, Tom Geller demystifies bitcoin, revealing the promise and perils of the new crypto economy. Tom begins by explaining what bitcoin is, how it originated, and how it compares with other cryptocurrencies. Next, he explains how to get started by creating a bitcoin wallet, buying and selling bitcoin, and protecting your transactions. He discusses other top cryptocurrencies—Ripple, Ethereum, and IOTA—and explains how "initial coin offerings" (ICOs) have changed the investment landscape. Finally, he covers bitcoin mining, threats to the bitcoin economy, and how to connect with others in cryptocurrency communities.

Eclipse is an essential tool for developers—it's not only an integrated development environment (IDE), but also an extensible platform for developing digital tools and applications. While it's primarily associated with Java, you can also use it with other languages, including C, C++, and PHP. In this course, Reynald Adolphe helps you get started with this powerful IDE, sharing practical examples and tips using Java. Learn how to work with the Eclipse interface, create and manage Java projects, and debug your code. Reynald also shares tips and tricks that can help you work smarter with Eclipse.

FARO PointSense plugins allows you to take scan data from a variety of sources—including laser scans and photogrammetry—and capture the as-built conditions of job sites with the highest degree of accuracy. The Pro version provides additional tools for 2D and 3D modeling in AutoCAD. In this course, you can learn how to work with FARO PointSense Pro, from configuring your project and scan data, to sectioning and slicing, to digitizing your scan. Get familiar with the drawing and modeling tools available and learn how to use VirtuSurv, the FARO software for producing realistic and intuitive views of scan data. Plus, learn how to use PointSense Pro analysis tools to look for deviations and see how your linework and models fit the point cloud.

By taking up functional programming—a popular programming paradigm that's centered around pure functions—you can write more robust and maintainable Swift code. This course prepares you to make the switch by providing an introduction to the functional paradigms in Swift. Instructor Shaun Wassell covers functional concepts, first-class functions, and array functions. He also dives into a few advanced concepts, including partial application and recursion.

Infowise ULTIMATEforms is a popular SharePoint extension to create and manage forms, automate and enforce business logic, and generate reports. This course shows how to use Infowise to supplement SharePoint Online and make working with SharePoint more efficient and fun. Phil Gold shows you how to set alerts to let users know when data has been added, deleted, or changed; build actions to automate common SharePoint tasks; and modify views for lists and libraries. He also explains how to customize input forms and configure list and library columns, including adding default values, data validation, dynamic rules, and security. The course wraps up with some tips for importing, exporting, and printing SharePoint data using Infowise.

As the construction industry begins its transformation from mostly paper-based management processes to digital, PlanGrid has emerged as one of the leaders in the industry when it comes to working with digital construction drawings in the field. This popular construction productivity software enables teams of all sizes—from the single consultant to the largest general contractor—to work with digital construction drawings and specifications seamlessly across all platforms, from the desktop to the smartphone.

This course shows construction professionals how to leverage the power of digital construction documents using the PlanGrid platform, from initial setup in the office using its web-based interface to use in the field on tablets and smartphones.

PrimeFaces—the popular open-source UI framework for JavaServer Faces (JSF)—boasts features that allow developers to apply themes to their apps, leverage over 100 easy-to-use components, and more. In this course, learn how to use PrimeFaces in your Java Enterprise Edition (EE) web application. Instructor Eyitayo Koleoso helps you get started by explaining how PrimeFaces differs from standard JSF. He also shares how to set up and configure PrimeFaces and goes over the broad categories of PrimeFaces components. He then dives into theming, sharing how to configure your PrimeFaces theme and switch themes dynamically. He also covers how to display data with PrimeFaces, discussing Ajax exception handling and how to execute JavaScript from the server side. To wrap up, he goes over how to troubleshoot Ajax issues and shares PrimeFaces best practices.

JavaScript can add to your apps rather than run them. The creators of Basecamp—who are always on the lookout for simpler solutions—built the Stimulus framework to give developers a more lightweight option. This small JavaScript framework augments your HTML and lets you use simple JavaScript for decoration and interactions. In this course, explore the framework's core concepts and discover how Stimulus can help you quickly build small projects. Instructor Emmanuel Henri shows how you can take your HTML knowledge, mix in some basic JavaScript, and let Stimulus structure your interactions with users.

Learn how to develop immersive mixed reality (MR) applications using popular tools, including Unity. This course starts by covering headset selection and basic development techniques. Downloading, installation, and setup steps are covered, followed by a tour of the interface. Then, learn how to set up scenes and begin using the camera and gaze features to integrate movement. Next, find out how to configure the speech and audio features. Finish the course by learning about optimizing and debugging an app using Visual Studio 2017, then deploying to the Windows Online Store.

From a sunny beach or a remote ski lodge, you can connect to your servers and get work done. This course describes common ways of connecting remotely to a Linux server. Starting with basic telnet and Secure Shell (SSH), learn which options are available for accessing systems from afar. The course also discusses graphical desktop access and considers how to set up a remote desktop session with virtual network computing (VNC).

Being a manager is a big responsibility. Managers define business goals, prioritize work, and help employees achieve their potential. Success requires concentrated effort and continual practice. Whether you are starting a brand-new management role or an experienced manager searching for fresh techniques, this course offers the training and tools you need to manage your team more effectively.

Business professor Ellen Ensher defines what management is in the era of the global workforce and exactly what the role of the manager involves. She explains how to create a compelling vision and culture for your organization, define business goals, and connect the big picture to your team's daily tasks. Next, discover how to build your team, partner with HR on hiring and firing decisions, and coach and mentor employees. Ellen touches on topics that are on the mind of today's leaders—resilience, trust, storytelling, and more—and shares tips to become the best professional version of yourself.

Learn the top tips to being a great manager. Chris Croft has been conducting leadership training for the last 20 years and in this course provides quick tips on the most essential skills for managers, covering everything from assertiveness and time management to sales and presentation skills. Each video is two minutes or less-short enough to fit into any manager's day. Take the entire course from start to finish or dive straight into the topic you need the most: negotiating purchases and sales, keeping your team motivated and engaged, delivering projects on time and on budget, effectively managing your time, giving great presentations, or becoming a respected leader in your organization or industry. Each tip is designed to help you become a better manager, one simple step at a time..

Marking any kind of professional service—from legal representation to music lessons—requires a certain finesse. As you're selling your expertise and time instead of a tangible product, your marketing content must quickly establish that you're trustworthy, highly skilled, and able to tackle a pressing problem. In this course, marketing expert John Jantsch steps through how to market your professional services. First, learn how to focus on your core problem and look through the lens of a customer to better understand how they buy and how they expect to be served. John then shows how to create a website that drives traffic and helps you capture leads. Finally, discover how to turn customers into raving fans and develop a referral process.

Are you programming JavaScript functionally? In this hands-on course, learn about several libraries that can make it easier to apply functional programming concepts in practice. To begin, instructor Zsolt Nagy helps you connect functional programming theory with implementation. Discover how to use functional programming libraries such as Underscore.js, Lazy.js, Ramda.js, and Immutable.js, and review practical use cases along the way. Next, learn how to implement two different web applications using the Lodash and RxJS libraries. First, Zsolt shows how to implement a Sudoku game in JavaScript using Lodash. He then introduces functional reactive programming using RxJS, explaining how to implement a web application that uses the Slack API to monitor the activity of different Slack channels.

Autodesk Meshmixer offers an array of commands and functions that can help you create, edit, and finalize your 3D models. In this course, instructor Nick Kloski spells out how to work with each of these commands and functions. In each individual video, Nick shines a spotlight on a Meshmixer feature, explaining what it does and how you can use it to tackle specific tasks. As you craft your 3D modeling projects, you can use this course as a comprehensive reference that can help you work smarter with this powerful piece of software.

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The most important components of disaster recovery are proper planning and the proper tools. This course shows IT admins how to protect system resources before disaster strikes using the comprehensive backup, restore, and site recovery solutions in Microsoft Azure. Instructor Sharon Bennett—a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert—shows how to configure backups of virtual machines, files and folders, and Microsoft SQL Server, and restore data from those backups. She covers features such as Azure Backup, Recovery Services, Backup Server, and the System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM). There is also in-depth coverage of Azure Site Recovery (ASR), which allows businesses to fail over to systems at a secondary location. In that chapter, Sharon shows how to use ASR to protect Hyper-V and Azure virtual machines, test your ASR configuration, and fail over to and fail back from the replicated VMs.

Migrating to the cloud often comes with an unexpected increase in costs. This course provides tips, guidance, and best practices for developing a strategy aimed at minimizing the costs associated with a move to a Microsoft Azure environment. Microsoft MVP Chris Rhodes provides coverage of Azure subscriptions and costs, explaining why your cloud costs might differ from what you planned. He explores cost management options for typical Azure services—including storage, virtual machines, and networking—and examines additional tools that you can leverage for cost management. Plus, he shares case studies that showcase practical examples of cost optimization.