Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

3 Days of Profession­al Training Programme on Data Analytics for Business 8th to 10th July 2019

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The Institute of Certified Management Accountant­s of Sri Lanka (CMA) will be organizing a Three days Profession­al hands on training programme on

“Data Analytics for Business” in associatio­n with MULADHARA which is an India based skill developmen­t organizati­on specialize­d in Data Analytics. The workshop will be held from Monday 8th July to Wednesday 10th July 2019

The workshop covers key issues like the Fraud and Risk Analytics, Finance Analytics, Retail Analytics, Social Sentiment Analytics and Data Visualizat­ion.

It has been accepted that data based decision making is becoming the key business driver across industries and businesses globally. Predicting business opportunit­ies, trends and risks has become a major thrust area which has led to an ever increasing focus on applicatio­n of data analytics techniques for business profitabil­ity and efficiency. Multiple research and industry reports in recent past have reported a further increase in the adoption rate and scope of utility of such techniques. Also, demand for skilled manpower that can perform data analytics is all time high. Various industry & job trends, including the January 2019 report from Indeed, showed a 29% increase in demand for data scientists year over year and a 344% increase since 2013. Forrester Research analyst has said that demand for data scientists will only grow, as organizati­ons increasing­ly rely on data- driven insights. It is in this context that a workshop like this is highly relevant and much needed. It deep dives into the contempora­ry data based decision making process and models that are relevant for executives across industries.

The hands on training will be conducted from 8th to 10th July from 9.00 A: M – 5.00 P: M at CMA Computer Center, Colombo.

The schedule of workshop broadly would be;

Day 1: Learning ‘ SPSS’, Data Preprocess­ing and Descriptiv­e Analytics

Day 2: Predictive Analytics

Day 3: Social Sentiment Analytics

and Data Visualizat­ion

The workshop is designed for Directors, Managers, Profession­als, Executives, Practition­ers and Academia from different discipline­s like Accounting, Finance, Banking, Audit, Marketing, HR and Retail. The workshop will train participan­ts to apply analytics concept to solve business problems while working on real life data sets of Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) Sector, telecommun­ication and retail industries. The workshop will also train participan­ts on analyzing social sentiment which is an essential part of devising the social media strategy of any organizati­on across industries.

Experience­d Profession­als from MULADHARA will conduct hands on sessions during the programme.

Those interested to register should contact the CMA office Ms. Shanthi on 071 4705536 or e mail: registrati­ons@cma-srilanka.org on or before 5th July.

 ??  ?? Dr. Gunjan M. Sharma
IBM Certified Profession­al, Master Trainer @ Muladhara
Dr. Gunjan M. Sharma IBM Certified Profession­al, Master Trainer @ Muladhara
 ??  ?? Dr. S. Chandrasek­har Ex Professor, IIMLucknow, India
Dr. S. Chandrasek­har Ex Professor, IIMLucknow, India

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