Decision Advisor® Training

“Creating Business Models that Matter — Hands-On Training Using Decision Advisor”

“Decision Advisor enabled me to construct a business model in four hours that would have previously taken weeks.” —Business Development Manager of a major aircraft jet engine manufacturer

Dates: 13–14 March 2007 • 0800 to 1700 each day

Location: Vallombrosa Conference Center, Menlo Park, CA

The training course will focus on “creating business models that matter” — business models that bring stakeholders and decision makers together with a common understanding of the factors that contribute to economic value and the risks and uncertainties that must be managed to achieve success. Using SmartOrg’s highly successful decision modeling workshop approach, we will show you how to develop “value maps” — graphic representations of technical and commercial factors that influence the value of new products, R&D projects and other business opportunities — and how to produce results in real-time that communicate upside benefits and downside risks to decision makers. We will provide each student with a copy of Decision Advisor to use throughout the course.

Who Will Benefit

The course will be of benefit to anyone responsible for designing, building or analyzing business models, including business analysts, business consultants, financial analysts, and functional specialists (R&D, product development). Technical expertise in developing spreadsheet models, while beneficial, is not a requirement; Decision Advisor handles formulas, risks and uncertainty calculations and other technical aspects of the modeling process.

Fees

$950.00 per participant

Special Discount: If you are a currently licensed Decision Advisor user, we will issue a credit of $400.00 against the standard fee. (One credit per student/per license)

Special Deal: If you are not a currently licensed Decision Advisor user, but purchase Decision Advisor within 30 calendar days following completion of the course, we will issue a rebate of $400.00. (One rebate per license/per student)

Fees include course materials, breakfast and lunch each day, coffee breaks, and use of Decision Advisor for the duration of the course.

Limited Availability

To assure quality instruction, this course is limited to a total of 20 students. You are encouraged to register early to assure a place.

About Decision Advisor

Decision Advisor is an “Intelligent Decision System” that automates the nuts and bolts of modeling the economics, risks and uncertainties that surround business decisions. Value Maps enables users to design, build and analyze business models of the greatest complexity based on business concerns rather than on technicalities of rows, columns and formulas.

Real time business models that decision-makers understand

Results in hours – not days or weeks

Value Maps show key relationships graphically

A finished Excel spreadsheet – automatically produced in seconds

Risk and uncertainty addressed throughout the modeling process

Payment

Payment is required in advance by credit card (American Express, MasterCard or Visa) or by wire transfer (details will be provided upon request).

A limited number of economically-priced rooms are available at the Conference Center subject to availability. When you register we will provide you with a list of hotels in the area plus driving directions to the Conference Center. (The Center is located about one-half hour driving time south of the San Francisco International airport.)

Cancellations: you may substitute another without penalty. Cancellations within 5 business days of the training course will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee per person.

For Additional Information

Contact SmartOrg Inc. by e-mail info@smartorg.com or telephone +1 650.470.0188 or visit our web site www.smartorg.com and click on <link to course>.