Business training, particularly computer training, is ever changing. A recent survey of our customers revealed the Top 6 course topics for 2016, as well as the products most likely to drive the market this year.

1. Top 6 Business Training Topics
of 2016

2. Top 2 Application Training Topics
 Microsoft Excel
E xcel tr a i n i n g h a s topped ea ch of ou r l i sts –
54% of r espon den ts sa y th ey w ou l d l i ke
E xcel tr a i n i n g i n 20 1 6 .
P i v o t t a b l e s a n d p i v o t c h a r t s a r e m e n t i o n e d
a s s p e c i f i c d e s i r e d t o p i c s w i t h i n E x c e l .
 Microsoft SharePoint
Sh a r ePoi n t’s fa st gr ow i n g popu l a r i ty i s
i n di ca ti ve of bu si n ess r equ i r em en ts for
i n cr ea sed col l a bor a ti on .

3. Top 2 Technical Training Topics
 Microsoft (Windows 10, SQL
Server, Windows Server,
SharePoint)
20 1 6 i s poi s e d t o be a bi g y e a r f or Mi c r osof t
i n i t i a t i v e s . T h e c om pa n y c l a i m s t o h a v e 20 0
m i l l i on u s e r s a l r e a dy on W i n dow s 1 0 , w i t h 76 % of
e n t e r pr i s e c u s t om e r s i n pi l ot m ode . W i n dow s
S e r v e r a n d S h a r e P oi n t w i l l h a v e 20 1 6 v e r s i on s
r e l e a s e d t h i s y e a r.
 IT Security
A c c or di n g t o C om pT I A , “ S e c u r i t y P r of e s s i on a l ”
r a n k s # 4 ou t of t h e t op 5 h a r de s t pos i t i on s t o
f i l l f or h i r i n g m a n a ge r s i n a n y i n du s t r y. 4 0
pe r c e n t of r e s pon de n t s v i e w e d I T s e c u r i t y
t r a i n i n g a s a c r u c i a l n e e d i n 20 1 6 .

4. Top 2 Business Training Topics
 Project Management
T h e I I B A r e por t s 6 6 pe r c e n t of sof t w a r e
pr oj e c t s a r e n ot e x pe c t e d t o f i n i s h on t i m e or
on bu dge t . P r oj e c t Ma n a ge m e n t c a n h e l p w i t h
e x e c u t i on a n d u n n e c e s s a r y c os t e l i m i n a t i on .
 Business Analysis
A gi l e t e a m s a r e r e c ogn i z i n g t h e n e e d f or h e l p i n
s pe c i a l t y a r e a s , a n d t h i s i s be c om i n g a h i gh l y
de s i r e d e x pa n de d r ol e f or w e l l t r a i n e d B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s t s i n 20 1 6 .

5. “Before you are a leader, success is
all about growing yourself. When
you become a leader, success is all
about growing others”
– Jack Welch
“

6. Our (short) story.
F i r s t a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, w e ’ r e h e r e t o p r o v i d e e x p e r t s e r v i c e .
We ’ r e a l o c a l l y o w n e d a n d o p e r a t e d c o m pa n y w i t h t h e k n o w l e d g e t o
h e l p y o u r b u s i n e s s a c h i e v e i t s t r a i n i n g g o a l s .
S e c o n d , o u r O n l i n e L I V E i s 1 0 0 % l i v e , i n s t r u c t o r - l e d , i n t e r a c t i v e
t r a i n i n g d e l i v e r e d i n t h e c l o u d w i t h a c c e s s t o l a b s f o r s i x m o n t h s a f t e r
t h e c o u r s e . W h e n y o u s e e a c l a s s i s “ G u a r a n t e e d t o R u n ”, i t m e a n s i t
w o n ’ t c a n c e l . Pe r i o d . N o ba i t a n d s w i t c h , e v e r.
more!
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