Designed to develop analytical thinking skills to more effectively identify the root cause of business issues and opportunities by distinguishing between: facts vs. opinions vs. personal feelings; judgments vs. inferences; and, objective vs. subjective conclusions.

Program Objectives: 

• Demonstrate the ability to use the Risk Analytics Model to determine the most efficient method for developing data-derived answers to management inquiries

• Develop a trouble-shooting skills to efficiently eliminating possibilities to arrive at the root cause of issues and opportunities

• Demonstrate proficiency in performing data base analysis

• Demonstrate the skills necessary to prepare for and be effective in  a senior credit risk review:

  • Use high level MIS to identify performance variances

  • Use data mining to understand what is driving the variances

  • Use MIS to identify the causes of the variances

Who Should Attend:

• Manages new to the data analytics

• Credit Risk and business staff who use the output of the analytics staff

• Analytics staff who are new to the credit risk area

• Compliance officers, internal auditors and operational risk managers

Course Delivery:

• Core techniques:  Lecture, group exercises and case studies

• Additional options:  computer simulation, pre-course readings, daily and final exams

• Duration:  Two to four days, depending on topics covered and delivery methods

Course Delivery Options:

• Client can include special topics presented by its staff

• Use of daily and final exams to test knowledge and identify areas for special focus

• Pre-course assignments to cover basics information outside of the classroom.

• On-site consulting by the instructor immediately after the course or as a follow-up to the course

• Remote follow-ups and participation by the instructor after the course

• Train-the-Trainer of the client’s staff to conduct future offerings of the course