RAA



Cape Town, South Africa
16 - 27 May, 2011

Revenue Assurance Training and Certification


In order to meet demand in the African region, we are hosting a two-week training and certification event in Cape Town, South Africa. At this event, we will feature the 2011 edition of the Core Certification Curriculum - Revenue Assurance Foundations.
Additionally, this event features the highly demanded Master of Revenue Assurance Management Certification Training - Executive Revenue Assurance. This curriculum is the combination of three sub-courses that focus on the concerns faced by Telecoms professionals. Based on GRAPA benchmarks and industry standards, we have merged these programs into various training opportunities to meet the most fundamental needs of different revenue-related professionals, from RA Managers to New Product and Marketing teams to the CFO and top management.
 

Programs Offered at This Event

Certification Training Programs

Revenue Assurance Foundations (RAF)
16-20 May 2011
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Certified Practitioner of Revenue Assurance
(
CP-RA) Certification Training

Students will learn a governance model for the RA function along with the GRAPA standard controls for critical operational and technical domains. Professionals will walk away with a systematic and comprehensive method for the analysis, diagnosis and containment of risks to revenues

RAF101: Revenue Governance - Revenue Assurance Comes of Age
RAF102: Network Foundations: Access, Service Delivery, Provisioning and Triple "A"
RAF103: Billing Foundations
RAF104: Partner Foundations
RAF105: Profit Foundations

Executive Revenue Assurance (XRA)
23-27 May, 2011
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Certified Master of Revenue Assurance Management
(
CP-RAM) Certification Training*

XRA is the combination of three sub-courses that provide students with in-depth familiarity and methods for applying advanced revenue assurance disciplines to the telco organization. Based on GRAPA benchmarks and industry standards, we have merged these programs into various training opportunities to meet the most fundamental needs of different revenue-related professionals, from RA Managers to New Product teams to the CFO.

*CP-RAM Certification is awarded to those students who complete the 5-day RA Management and Operations course after successfully completing RA Foundations and achieving Practitioner-level Certification

Executive Revenue Assurance is comprised of the following sub-classes: 

Revenue Engineering

Revenue  Assurance Governance

The RA Manager's Workshop

Shorter, Topic-based Training Classes

Intro to RA Foundations
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16 May, 2011

 

The Intro to RA Foundations details GRAPA's Revenue Governance model. It is the ideal introduction to the practice of revenue assurance. After completing this course you will have a comprehensive understanding of how revenue assurance is practiced today, and you may continue your GRAPA training at any time if you wish to expand on your acquired knowledge and attain Practitioner-level Certification.

The RA Starter Kit
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16-18 May, 2011

 

Our three-day RA Starter Kit is the perfect option for those who want to establish a comprehensive, foundational understanding of revenue assurance but who cannot get away from the office for an entire week. The three days of this program include Revenue Governance, Network Foundations, and Billing Foundations.

The RA Manager's Workshop
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25-27 May 2011

This course was designed to meet the needs of Telecoms RA Managers and Team leaders. You will learn the industry standard controls, KPIs, and scope of RA function. The RA discipline can provide numerous benefits to high revenue operations managers, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Finance teams, and even Top management (CEOs/CFOs). We will teach you how to tactically provide this support through the RA function, and moreover how to prove that your team is invaluable.

Revenue Engineering
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23-24 May 2011

We review the relationship between the telco business model, risk, and revenue assurance. Industry benchmarks suggest that RA involvement in margin, market, and new product assurance is taking the industry by storm, and we teach students the standards and methods needed for your RA team to perform such critical functions.

Revenue Assurance Governance
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25 May

This one-day briefing is meant to help top level executives understand how to best utilize their RA team. You will learn how the RA team can bring increased confidence in margin calculations, and revenue projections.

Additionally, RA Managers will analyze risk decisions and financial controls from the perspective of the CFO and controller, in order to see where the RA function can provide the greatest value.

 

Event Links

Event Home Page

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Venue Information

RA Foundations Event Guide

Exec. RA Event Guide



Faculty Leading This Event

Rob Mattison

Rob Mattison, RA Academy Faculty 

Louis Khor

Louis Khor, RA Academy Faculty

Standards-Based Training

The GRAPA Revenue Assurance standards provide the basis of RA Academy's world-renowned training and certification. These standards are based on the real-world practices of GRAPA members across the globe, and are constantly adapting to keep up with the fast-paced telecoms industry.
Learn More about the GRAPA Standards

Tuition for this Event

Revenue Assurance Foundations
5-Day Program:  $4,200.
RA Master-Level Certification
10-day Program:  $6,300. 
Revenue Assurance Starter Kit
3-Day Program: $3,300 
RA Manager's Workshop
3-Day Program: $3,300 
Revenue Engineering
2-Day Program: $2,500 
Intro to RA Foundations
1-Day Program: $1,600 
Revenue Assurance Governance
1-Day Program: $1,600
 
Tuition includes lectures and workshops, class materials, testing and certification, as well as lunch and refreshments.