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Dr. Jamil Dimassi (jdimassi@tn.ibm.

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IBM University Relations Leader - North West
Africa

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Challenge, Succeed and Shape The Future

Bringing Our Imperatives to Life

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AFRICA SKILLS INITIATIVE
OFFICIAL IBM PRESS RELEASES
IBM opens access to SaaS portfolio to help students with next-generation IT skills
https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/43122.wss
IBM Rolls Out African Skills Initiative
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/47387.wss

MEA University Program Africa Technical LEADing to Africa Program


Academy
Delivering technical Building an important
education and Delivering technical recruitment channel across
certification programs to education to the IBM our business in Africa by
university students and ecosystem of clients and providing a short-term real,
teachers in Africa to business partners to build world experience in other
expand the technical the knowledge and skills IBM markets
talent base base of IBM IT users

“Africa has an enormous potential and we want to “My passion around Africa it is about developing
be in right now to be part of it” the immense capability that’s there”
Dr. John E. Kelly III Virginia M. Rometty
Senior Vice President, Solutions Portfolio and Research Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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IBM Initiatives for education: LinuxOne Community Cloud

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IBM Initiatives for education: Big Data University

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Academic Initiative (https://developer.ibm.com/academic/)

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Extreme Blue: (http://www-01.ibm.com/employment/us/extremeblue/)

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Global Internship and Coop Opportunities for Students

Extreme Blue
Extreme Blue is the premier IBM Internship program for top-
notch programming and business students in their penultimate
year at university. IBM runs Extreme Blue all round the world:
Amsterdam, Böblingen, Brussels, Dublin, Hursley, La Gaude
http://www-01.ibm.com/employment/us/extremeblue/

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University Reseach and collab:
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University Reseach and collab:
http://www.research.ibm.com/university/index.shtml

Shared University Research (SUR) Awards


 Can be used to provide HW Platforms for our Program Support
collaborative Research with an Institution that is part of our
Program
 http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/sur/index.html

Faculty Awards
 Promote Curriculum Development
 Fund a Professor Research
 https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/facultyawards/

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Africa Skills Academy
Challenge. Succeed. Shape the Future.

Addresses University Students providing them with a


career-oriented training program on emerging technologies such
as Mobile Computing, Cybersecurity, Business Analytics,
Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cognitive etc. to better prepare
the students for a real working environment and ultimately
facilitate their development towards becoming employed IT
professionals in the IT Market.

The MEA University Program offers a rich educational


framework where Students are provided with access to an
on campus or public "Educational Cloud Environment" provided by
IBM, where they can find all the SW tools, Tutorial, and
other Industry relevant material to get hands-on on the
latest technologies as well as access to an IBM
"Educational Portal" where they can find Learning
material, Course contents, Assessment quizzes,
and Certification tests.

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Africa Skills Academy : www.ibm.biz/meauniversity

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Main Components

Curricula Online Portal Cloud Social Channels


15 Career Paths aligning New Version 2016 Public Cloud Facebook
Computer Science curricula All-in-1 • Private Cloud
with IBM growth plays 48,000 people
Mobile, Social and Analytics • National Cloud reached in 3 months !!
• Public Cloud
TEDx Video
Latest Cloud
Technologies Africa Skills video in
partnership with TEDx

Teachers Page
IBM Open Badges
• Student Performance
1st program in IBM to use all • Student Support
the 4 levels of open badges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib5iXI5maUQ
V18 Fresh New Look
Marketing
Additional Features
• News Section
9 Open Badge offers per • New Career Paths
career path, a total of • Self-diagnostic system
135 Badge offers • Improved FAQs
• Technical help-desk

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15 IBM Career Paths
Each with +50 hours worth of official training to become proficient in careers in high demand aligned to IBM growth plays

Cognitive Data Science Enterprise e-Business


Apps
Watson Cognitive Mobile Application Business Process
Big Data Developer
Specialist (16’ Q3) Developer Analyst (16’ Q2)

Data Warehouse Mobile Application Business Process


Analyst (16’ Q3) Administrator Developer (16’ Q2)

Busines Intelligence Cloud Application Digital Marketing


Analyst Developer Specialist (16’ Q2)

Omni-channel
Predictive Analytics Cloud Solution
Supply Chain
Analyst Administrator (16’ Q2)
Specialist (16’ Q3)

Cyber Security Intelligence Application Security


Security Analyst Specialist

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IBM Career Paths
Covering not only IBM solutions but also other relevant software, frameworks and open source technologies

Cognitive Data Science Enterprise e-Business


Apps
Mobile Application Business Process
Watson Cognitive
Big Data Developer
Specialist (16’ Q3) Developer Analyst (16’ Q2)

Data Warehouse Mobile Application Business Process


Analyst (16’ Q3) Administrator Developer (16’ Q2)

Busines Intelligence Cloud Application Digital Marketing


Analyst Developer Specialist (16’ Q2)

Omni-channel
Predictive Analytics Cloud Solution
Supply Chain
Analyst Administrator (16’ Q2)
Specialist (16’ Q3)

Cyber Security Intelligence Application Security


Security Analyst Specialist

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IBM Open Badges
Each Career: have 9 different badge offerings, making a total of 135 badges available in 2016

EXPLORER MASTERY INSTRUCTOR Author


AWARD AWARD AWARD AWARD
2016 2016-2017 2016 2016-2018

Pre-requisites Pre-requisites Pre-requisites Pre-requisites


Teachers Explorer’s Award Badge Explorer’s Award Badge Instructor’s Award Badge
1. Attend the teachers’ workshop
Teachers Teachers Teachers
2. Complete teachers’ survey
1. Pass the IBM proctored exam 1. Certify university course curricula 1. Submit your curiculum Faculty
Students Students 2. Teach university students Award proposal
1. Attend compliant university course 3. Students pass the practice final 2. Obtain the Faculty Awards
1. Pass the IBM proctored exam
2. Complete students’ survey 4. (Optional) Pass the IBM instructor International curriculum review
Professionals interview board’s approval
Professionals 1. Pass the IBM proctored exam
1. Complete Capability training Professionals
2. Complete training survey 1. Co-teach with an Instructor
2. 70% possitive survey feedback

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Our process

1. IBM: Faculty training + certification


2. Faculty: Train Students
– Send me a list of your students.
– train and monitor your students (classroom / on-line /
Clubs)
–Schedule a certification session
3. IBM: Internships and hiring

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Student Journey

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Teacher Journey

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IBM Learning Portal – Any device support
Access to IBM E-learning engine for multimedia courses, quizzes and exams

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Access Today: www.ibm.biz/meauniversity

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IBM Learning Portal - Hands-On
Access to IBM SaaS cloud-based training environments

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Career Roadmaps

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Why Mobile Application Specialist?
A HIGHLY DEMANDED JOB IN THE IT MARKET

Mobile Application Job Description


Specialist Develop mobile applications for iOS, Android, Java and Windows Mobile, deploy mobile apps
in Google Play, Apple AppStore, and other mainstream mobile apps markets. Graphic user
interface design and modeling of iPad, iPhone, Android, Tablet and other mobile devices.
Manage security vulnerabilities in mobile operating systems.
Mobile Foundations

Mobile Application
Developer
Key Skills
• iOS
Mobile System • XCODE
Administrator • iCloud
• Android
• Google Play
• Windows Mobile
• HTML5
Salaries • DOJO
• Apache Cordova
$96,000 • JavaScript
56% higher than
average salaries

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Mobile Application - Why IBM?
IBM MARKET LEADER IN THE MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SPACE

GARTNER Magic Quadrant – Mobile Application Development Platforms

IBM MARKET POSITION IBM SOLUTION

IBM® MobileFirst®
Is a mobile life cycle management solution that includes Rational
for testing, Cast Iron for integration, Tealeaf for analytics and
Endpoint Manager for device management.

Worklight Studio, help developers build, deploy and manage


multichannel Web, hybrid and native mobile applications, it
provides: An Eclipse-based, stand-alone IDE, over 40,000
Platform-specific APIs and Runtime components.

Worklight Server is a mobile middleware system providing


integration, authentication, security and management
capabilities.

Appropriate Use: Worklight is best-suited for development


organizations focused on multiple-device platforms, and utilizing a
company's skill base in open technologies, such as Eclipse, HTML5
and JavaScript.

Source: http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-2JWQ2G5&ct=150724&st=sb

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Mobile Application Developer
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Mobile Application Developer
Your idea can change the world. Build your app, your way.

Did you know that a mobile app could solve a city’s traffic, water, and health Module III – Mobile Application Developer
problems? Not just that, an app can educate children with disabilities, change • Mobile application design types
a diabetic’s life, and even help eradicate cancer. • Develop a mobile app to run on Android or iOS platforms
• Use client-side APIs for cross-platform portability
The Mobile Application Developer will learn to develop, test, debug and • Mobile Frameworks: Dojo and jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch UI
deploy hybrid mobile applications. This will require skills in application • Use Apache Cordova framework to access native functions.
development frameworks such as Sencha Touch, jQuery, Dojo and Apache • Mobile Enterprise: Use IBM MobileFirst server-side APIs for back-end
Cordoba. The Mobile Application developer will use tools to create and integration
publish mobile applications in public marketplaces such as Android SDK and • Secure a mobile application using authentication techniques.
Xcode, and also in private enterprise mobile application markets such as IBM • Manage updates and versions
MobileFirst.
IBM Official Badges
The Mobile Application Developer roadmap includes the following courses • Mobile Application Developer: Explorer | Mastery Award
and exams/badges:
Associated Job Roles
Module I - Mobile Computing Overview • Mobile Application Developer
• Mobile Overview, Trends, Mobile Enterprise, Case Studies • Cloud Application Developer
• Understanding Mobile Computing • Business Process Developer

Module II - Mobile Application Foundations _____________________________________


• Roadmap to Mobile Web Development
• Introduction to HTML5 and JavaScript programming
• Developing Mobile Web applications with Dojo Mobile
• Developing Mobile Web applications with jQuery
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Mobile Application Administrator
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Mobile Application Administrator
Launch your idea in the mobile world.

Did you know that a mobile app could solve a city’s traffic, water, and health • Roadmap to Mobile Web Development
problems? Not just that, an app can educate children with disabilities, change • Introduction to HTML5 and JavaScript programming
a diabetic’s life, and even help eradicate cancer. • Developing Mobile Web applications with Dojo Mobile
• Developing Mobile Web applications with jQuery
The Mobile Application Administrator will learn administrative tasks that are • Installing and managing web servers
involved in management of cross-platform mobile applications. Training starts • Application server foundations
with the setup of the developer environment for Android and iOS (Android
SDK, ADT, AVD and iOS Xcode), followed by deploying, publishing, and Module III – Mobile Application Administrator
managing mobile apps in Google Play, App Store, and Worklight market place. • Publish and test a cross-platform mobile app using Eclipse
Training topics will include mobile apps security, push notifications • Mobile browser simulator: Android Virtual Device, iOS simulator
monitoring, apps usage analytics, direct updates and version control. • Push notification management
• Direct update: version, distribution, and tuning
The Mobile Application Administrator roadmap includes the following courses • Deploy and publish mobile apps: Apache Ant
and exams/badges: • CLI: hybrid apps, skins, adaptors, native APIs, environments, test server
and server lifecycle
Module I - Mobile Computing Overview • Operational analytics: dashboards and reports
• Mobile Overview, Trends, Mobile Enterprise, Case Studies • Security: LTPA and server side authentication
• Understanding Mobile Computing • Application center: apps rating, users and groups, tuning

IBM Official Badges


• Mobile Application Administrator: Explorer | Mastery Award

Associated Job Roles


• Mobile Application Developer
• Cloud Application Developer
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Application Security Analyst
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Application Security Analyst
New technological capabilities come with new vulnerabilities.

Currently, the cost of cybercrime for the global economy has been Module III – Application Security Analyst
estimated at $445 billion annually. The need to protect a company’s • Web application components and security issues
online data infrastructure is now more important as information • OWASP web application security attack classifications
technology continues to advance. • SQL injection
• Brute force authentication
The Application Security Analyst will learn how to scan web applications • Cross-site scripting (XSS)
against vulnerabilities and attacks. This will require skills in web • Insecure direct object reference
application security such as scanning and testing applications in order to • Security misconfiguration
identify and analyze security vulnerabilities. • Sensitive data exposure
Training topics will include OWASP security standards, Glassbox scanning, • Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
cross-site scripting, broken authentication, cross-site request forgery and • Vulnerability testing, scanning and threat modeling
thread analysis and reports. • Reporting threats and vulnerabilities
• Glass Box testing
The Application Security Analyst roadmap includes the following courses • Scanning Web Services
and exams/badges: • Extend functions by using SDK and AXF
• Troubleshooting IBM AppScan
Module I – Cyber Security Overview
• Security Overview, Trends, Case Studies IBM Official Badges
• Security standards and frameworks • Application Security Analyst: Explorer | Mastery Award

Module II – Cyber Security Foundations Associated Job Roles


• Application Security Technologies: • Security Intelligence Analyst
– HTML5 and JavaScript programming • Mobile Application Developer
– SQL relational database, objects and tables • Cloud Application Developer
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Security Intelligence Analyst
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Security Intelligence Analyst
Prevent, detect and respond to cyber security threats.

Currently, the cost of cybercrime for the global economy has been Module III – Security Intelligence Analyst
estimated at $445 billion annually. The need to protect a company’s • Collecting and processing events, flows, and vulnerability data
online data infrastructure is now more important as information • Investigating an offense that is triggered by events
technology continues to advance. • Investigating the events of an offense
• Using asset profiles to investigate offenses
The Security Intelligence Analyst will learn to consolidate event logs from • Investigating an offense that is triggered by flows
device endpoints within a network to identify threats. This will require • False positives overview
skills in security intelligence and event management such as data security, • Investigating superflows
event offenses, asset profile offenses and event rules. The Security • Using rules and building blocks
Intelligence Analyst will use tools to investigate offenses that are • Creating SIEM reports
generated from network logs and create rules that will prevent offenses. • Performing advanced filtering

The Security Intelligence Analyst roadmap includes the following courses IBM Official Badges
and exams/badges: • Security Intelligence Analyst: Explorer | Mastery Award

Module I – Cyber Security Overview Associated Job Roles


• Status quo of IT security • Application Security Analyst
• Security Intelligence and operations • Cloud Solution Administrator
• Predictive Analytics Modeler
Module II – Security Intelligence Foundations • Watson Cognitive Specialist
• Designing a Security Intelligence solution
• Security Intelligence functional components

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Big Data Developer
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Big Data Developer
Data is becoming the world’s new natural resource.

Currently, 16,000 hospitals worldwide collect patient data and the average • Hadoop architecture and administration
hospital is estimated to produce 665 TB of data in one year. This medical data • Big Data platform and data governance
integrates healthcare databases around the world, optimized to predict
epidemics, cure disease, improve quality of life and avoid penetrable deaths. Module III – Big Data Developer
The advent of data in the healthcare industry will revolutionize patient care, • Big Data architecture
health services and research communication globally. • Storing and processing data with Hadoop
• Creating data using HDFS and GPFS
The Big Data Developer will learn the Big Data platform and data governance • Data distribution and storage with MapReduce
in order to efficiently store and manage massive amounts of data. This will • Hadoop Query languages (Pig, Hive, Jaql)
require skills in Big Data architecture, such as Hadoop, Map Reduce, Hbase, • Distributed storage system with Hbase and NoSQL
Big SQL and BigSheets. The Big Data Developer will use tools to capture, store • Queries using BigSQL
and analyze structured and unstructured data. • BigSheets analytics tool
• Analyze structured and unstructured data with text analytics
The Big Data Developer roadmap includes the following courses and • Application Development Lifecycle
exams/badges:
IBM Official Badges
Module I - Data Management Overview • Big Data Developer: Explorer | Mastery Award
• Data Overview, Industry Applications, Case Studies
• Understanding Big Data Associated Job Roles
• Data Warehouse Specialist
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Watson Cognitive Specialist

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Website:
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– Big Data Foundations
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Business Intelligence Analyst
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Business Intelligence Analyst
Now with analytics you can predict and prevent traffic congestions.

People spend 30% of their time and income on daily commutes. Public Module III – Business Intelligence Analyst
transportation agencies are challenged to find ways to increase convenience, • Introduction of Reporting Application
improve the travel experience and lower costs. Business analytics uses real- • List Reports and Crosstab Reports
time data to anticipate and control congestions, helping traffic systems flow • Advanced data filter
smoothly. • Data graphics (charts, numerals, visualization)
• Parameters and prompts
The Business Intelligence Analyst will learn the essential reporting software's • Query models and relationships (using SQL)
to create management reports. This will require skills in reporting • Advanced dynamic reports
applications such as Data Filters, Data Graphics, SQL, HTML, and structured • Data sorting using effective prompts
and unstructured data. The Business Intelligence Analyst will use tools to • Report distribution through Bursting
create reports, analyze, and monitor events to meet an entity’s • Data user interaction with HTML
requirements. • Structures and unstructured data

The Business Intelligence Analyst roadmap includes the following courses and IBM Official Badges
exams/badges: • Business Intelligence Analyst: Explorer | Mastery Award

Module I – Analytics Overview Associated Job Roles


• Business Analytics Overview, Trends, Case Studies • Predictive Analytics Modeler
• Understanding Business Intelligence and Analytics • Big Data Developer
• Data Warehouse Specialist
Module II – Business Analytics Foundations
• Business Intelligence Overview
• Reports and Metadata models

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Predictive Analytics Modeler
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Predictive Analytics Modeler
Now with analytics you can predict and prevent traffic congestions.

People spend 30% of their time and income on daily commutes. Public Module III – Predictive Analytics Modeler
transportation agencies are challenged to find ways to increase convenience, • Nodes and streams
improve the travel experience and lower costs. Business analytics uses real- • Initial data mining, storage and field measurement
time data to anticipate and control congestions, helping traffic systems flow • Understanding the data (valid and invalid values)
smoothly. • Integrating data (methods, options, merging, and sampling)
• Deriving and reclassifying fields (CLEM)
The Predictive Analytics Modeler will learn the essential analytics models to • Looking for relationships (matrix, distribution, means, histogram, statistics
collect and analyze data efficiently. This will require skills in predictive and plot)
analytics models, such as data mining, data collection and integration, nodes, • Functions (conversion, string, and statistical)
and statistical analysis. The Predictive Analytics Modeler will use tools for • Data transformation
market research and data mining in order to predict problems and improve • Statistical. graphical and sample nodes
outcomes. • Automated data mining and modeling
• Predictive models and customer segmentation
The Predictive Analytics Modeler roadmap includes the following courses and
exams/badges: IBM Official Badges
• Predictive Analytics Modeler: Explorer | Mastery Award
Module I – Analytics Overview
• Business Analytics Overview, Trends, Case Studies Associated Job Roles
• Understanding Business Intelligence and Analytics • Business Intelligence Analyst
• Security Intelligence Analyst
Module II – Business Analytics Foundations • Watson Cognitive Specialist
• Introduction to Data Mining CRISP-DM

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Cloud Application Developer
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Cloud Application Developer
Give your ideas life.

Did you know that Snapchat, Instagram, and DropBox didn't even need a • Cloud Service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
workstation to begin with? It all started with an idea and Cloud. With Cloud, • Bluemix applications
you no longer need weeks to build an application; it now takes a few minutes • Building applications using Node.js, Eclipse, Cloud Foundry and DevOp
to turn a concept into a running system. Services
• REST architecture, JSON and Functional security
The Cloud Application Developer will learn to develop applications on a • Data Services in Bluemix
hybrid cloud development platform. This will require skills in application • Server side JavaScript
development frameworks on cloud, such as Node.js, REST architecture, JSON, • Web Application framework
Cloud Foundry and DevOps services. The Cloud Application Developer will use • Liberty profile (administer, deploy and monitor applications
tools to build, run, deploy and manage applications on Cloud.
IBM Official Badges
The Cloud Application Developer roadmap includes the following courses and • Cloud Application Developer: Explorer | Mastery Award
exams/badges:
Associated Job Roles
Module I – Cloud Computing Overview • Cloud Solution Administrator
• Cloud Overview, Trends, Case Studies • Mobile Application Developer
• Mobile Application Administrator
Module II – Cloud Application Foundations • Business Process Developer
• Understanding Cloud Computing technologies
• Introduction to HTML5 and JavaScript programming

E-mail:
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Business Process Analyst
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Business Process Analyst
Ever increasing advances requires an new way to model technological solutions

This course is designed for business users, and it focuses on two main topics. • Business Process Management (BPM) building blocks, organization
First, you learn the core modeling skills and methods that improve the speed • and process
and quality of defining processes with BPMN. Second, you learn the core • The BPM lifecycle and components
product skills and methods that are needed to model processes. The • BPM essentials and value proposition
exercises cover skills such as capturing process details in a Discovery Map, • BPM strategies
conducting Playbacks, and creating a process diagram. • IBM Business Process Manager features and components

The course begins with an overview of business process management and Module III – Business Intelligence Analyst
change management concepts. You learn about managing upstream and • Introduction to BPM and its benefits
downstream impacts and the cross-functional importance of processes to the • BPM hierarchy and the four business principles
overall objectives of an organization. It also explains important concepts and • Process driven culture, its components and importance
activities such as process analysis, process improvement, working with as-is • Blueworks Live interface
and to-be processes, Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), and • Process Modeling
identifying and working with key performance indicators (KPIs). • Create and modify process models with the IBM Process Designer
• Playback 0 validation goals and requirements
The Business Process Analyst roadmap includes the following courses and • Creating Business Process Definition (BPD) from the process
exams/badges:
IBM Official Badges
Module I – Business Process Overview • Business Process Analyst: Explorer | Mastery Award
• Business Process Overview, Trends, Case Studies
• Understanding the Business Process Associated Job Roles
• Business Process Developer

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Business Process Developer
Ever increasing advances requires an new way to build technological solutions

This course integrates training in business process management (BPM) Module II – Business Process Analyst Foundations
methods and implementation. You learn core process modeling and • Business Process Management (BPM) building blocks, organization and
implementation skills, the project development approach, process model process
implementation fundamentals, and exceptional delivery patterns. • The BPM lifecycle and components
• BPM essentials and value proposition
The course begins with an overview of business process management, • BPM strategies
emphasizing the concepts of reuse, ease of maintenance, and high-quality • IBM Business Process Manager features and components
development strategies. You create a simple case and a business process
definition (BPD) from business requirements that are identified during Module III – Business Intelligence Analyst
process analysis. You learn how to make team collaboration more efficient by • Process Modeling phases
enabling all team members to use standard Business Process Model and • IBM Blueworks Live in process modeling
Notation (BPMN) elements. • Creating a Discovery Map
• Process and sub process of a Discovery Map
You create business objects and variables, implement gateways, and • Enhance a Process Diagram in a Blueworks Live blueprint
demonstrate process flow on your diagrams. You build customized user • BPM and its phases
interfaces (coaches) to enable business and process data flows throughout • Playback 0 validation goals and requirements
the process model. • Controlling process flow
• Creating a decision service
The Business Process Analyst roadmap includes the following courses and • Exposed process variable (EVP)
exams/badges:
IBM Official Badges
Module I – Business Process Overview • Business Process Developer: Explorer | Mastery Award
• Business Process Overview, Trends, Case Studies
• Understanding the Business Process Associated Job Roles
• Business Process Analyst
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Social Media Objectives & Strategy
Audience Objective Strategy

Public domain
Posting news from the following 3 categories:
Broadcast all the events that • Testimonials of students that are hired
Open access to everyone
Facebook occur as part of the program • Training announcements
delivery • Exam announcements
Students, teachers, IBM
instructors

Work with the LinkedIn team to help students


improve their professional profiles
Public domain
Help students become
professionals and assist them in Link students with IBM job/internship
Invitation only access
LinkedIn finding jobs and internship opportunities provided by IBM HR
opportunities
MEA University Alumni
Link students with jobs/internship opportunities
provided by Business Partners & Customers

IBM domain To have a single place where Put all the details in context within the
interested IBMers can find how community so people can reach out
Internal Public to all IBMers to participate in the program
Community Share the latest information about the program
UR leaders, volunteers, results, resources and ways of engagement
executives, stakeholders etc.

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Thank You

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