This course is a one-stop problem-solver for today’s busy executive. It is a sequel to Secrets of the MBA: Concepts and Strategies. The course is a working guide to help you quickly pinpoint in the complex world of business. 

• What to look for
• What to do
• What to watch out for
• How to do it

 You’ll find ratios, formu­las, guidelines, and rules of thumb to help analyze and evaluate any business-related problem. Throughout, you’ll find this course practical, quick, and useful. Part I takes you through accounting principles and guidelines for evaluating a company’s finan­cial health. You will have an increased understanding of various financial statements and their implications. You will be exposed to Corporate Responsibility Law, better known as the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act. Part II takes a look at financial analysis tools, financial metrics, and financing methods for decision making. Part III takes you through the seem­ingly complex world of quantitative analysis. You’ll use sta­tistics for forecasting and validity testing. Decision theories include linear programming, learning curve theory, and queuing models; these are presented concisely and compre­hensively to help you use such sophisticated techniques with relative ease. And, you’ll learn how computer applications facilitate the many complex procedures. This course has been designed in question-and-answer for­mat in order to address the pertinent issues that come up dur­ing the course of business.