Business Improvement Tools

What is Business Improvement Tools?

Business Improvement Tools Overview

Our Business Improvement courses provide knowledge of a range of applications that businesses can use to be more efficient and to respond more quickly to consumer and stakeholder needs. This includes tools for Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Spreadsheets, Project Management and more. Our selection of courses includes the following programs:

Minitab

Minitab is a data analysis program first released in 1972. It allows users to carry out statistical tests, use predictive analytics and apply visualisations. Minitab is a particularly helpful tool when practising Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma.

Crystal Reports 

Crystal Reports is a business intelligence application specifically designed for small to medium-size businesses. It produces reports and analytics to provide insights into business performance. It can also be used to create financial statements, invoice letters and more.

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence tool by Microsoft. Services provided by Power BI are cloud-based, allowing users to make use of artificial intelligence to analyse, make predictions and forecast. It also integrates tightly with Microsoft Excel.

Cognos BI

Cognos is a business intelligence tool by IBM powered by cloud technology. Like other BI software, it visualises business data and provides clear reporting, but it also uses AI to create recommendations and answer questions from users. 

Tableau

Tableau is a suite of business intelligence products. These products can query relational databases, online analytical processing cubes and spreadsheets to generate visualisations with data, and offer tools for business collaboration.

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is a world-renowned spreadsheet application used in millions of businesses around the globe. Its calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables and data storage tools form a vital of any office’s operations.

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project is project management software from Microsoft. Part of the Office suite, it helps project managers develop schedules, assign resources, track progress, manage budgets, analyse workloads and more.

Primavera P6 Professional

Primavera P6 Professional is enterprise-level project management software from Oracle. Its cloud-based tools scale up to allow the management of projects, portfolios and programs and it integrates with other business systems including financial management and HR systems.