CASE STUDIES

11/05/2023:

Bank PhD Graduate intakes get a solid foundation in C++ and Python Data Analytics

16/08/2021: Now in our fifth year, we were initially asked to assist in this programme to teach their Tier 1 PhD graduate intakes in key technologies of C++ and Python to enable them to extract, transform and analyse crucial data to help achieve business-driven objectives by presenting key insights and developments and to assist Business Insights, Portfolio Analytics, Quantitative Analytics, Quantitative Research and Applied Sciences teams with models, forecasts, visualisations and understanding to help make decisions on potential changes to key products and initiatives. This 2 week intensive training pro...

Advanced Power BI bring in Power Query, DAX & M

11/06/2021: NBC Case Study, 11 June 2021 NBC had taken the decision to adopt Power BI as their main reporting tool in the organisation. They sent several staff on standard power BI courses, however this did not seem to provide the ability to report from subsets of data pulled from their operational database. In discussion with JB international they therefore stipulated the need for the training to be customised with examples of NBC data, which is unlike the samples that tend to be used in standard training courses. Being an awarding body NBC’s data is all about exam qualifications, education establishment...

NBC adopts Power BI as their main reporting tool in the organisation.

11/06/2021: NBC had taken the decision to adopt Power BI as their main reporting tool in the organisation. They sent several staff on standard Power BI courses, however this did not seem to provide the ability to report from subsets of data pulled from their operational database. In discussion with JB international they therefore stipulated the need for the training to be customised with examples of NBC data, which is unlike the samples that tend to be used in standard training courses. Being an awarding body NBC’s data is all about exam qualifications, education establishments, marking and remarking...

Data Science and AI with Python for a major banking group in the UK

16/10/2020: A Case Study on a Training for Data Science and AI with Python for an Investment Bank Grad Intake Data Science and AI with Python training course for a major banking group UK businesses are responding and adapting to the trend of collecting and analysing their data to propel their business into a digital future. Programming languages and tools such as Python and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have become front runners in this trend, experiencing widespread adoption. With Python's ability to propel and manage Data, Banks and financial traders are looking to train their employees to utilise...

Agile & Scrum Training for a major UK Bank

31/07/2018: Example programmes delivered: Professional Scrum Master PSM I Agile and Scrum These are 2 day courses which focus on understanding the agile/scrum methodology and implementing it in the attendees’ workplace. They start by describing Agile principles and benefits and then progress into using Scrum as a methodology for implementing Agile. They use fun, team based exercises to illustrate and reinforce the Scrum principles and practices. These exercises can be run by the attendees with their colleagues when they return to their workplace in order to describe and distribute the knowledge they...

React Training Course for Experienced Javascript Developers

05/07/2018: This Client asked JBI to run an intensive ReactJS course for Developers who were already familiar with Javascript, CSS and some of whom may have already experimented with React by themselves. The course focused on giving Developers an understanding of what React is capable of, the advantages of using React, and how to design and develop webpages using React. Delegates attending the course would see how this Library is fast, simple and flexible, and is suited to building single page apps with re-usable UI components. We also talked about the tooling used in React development, demonstrating...

Onsite Training Assignment for Agile/Scrum

10/02/2018: A leading Financial institution commissioned JBI to run a series of Agile/Scrum courses for various teams - inhouse. Pre-course consultation The instructor chatted to client teachnical representative by video conference call to discuss their training needs. They discussed the mix of attendees (in order to gauge the course level), business objectives and skill goals for the training, plus relevant content topics and appropriate practical work. Setup For the training room – a projector, flip chart or suitable writing surface e.g. white board. Tables and chairs for the attendees and instructor....

Ruby Training Course helps Developers improve web performance

10/02/2018: Background The Development Team found itself having legacy modules developed in Ruby script. These modules would rapidly render dynamically changing web pages into static html to provide the fastest possible page responses to consumers. Consultation We determined that the client was happy that the code was working satisfactorily and did not seek to replace the modules or replicate the functionality in a different language. However, they did not have in-house Ruby skills to test or develop any modifications or enhancements to the modules. As part of their continued portfolio of code they...

Online fashion house gets intensive React training course in 2 days

06/02/2018: Originating from Facebook, React is a component based front-end library that allows you to build applications out of a tree of small, testable, modular components. It runs Facebook.com, and a host of other high-performing web applications, and is designed to facilitate three goals: performance, agility, and scale. A leading online fashion company with a team of developers had complex requirements for getting those developers understanding and working consistently with the popular React JavaScript framework. The client had some existing websites that used React, however, some of their...

T-SQL Training for Government IT System Upgrade

16/01/2018: Data Analysts at a Government establishment required the ability to respond rapidly to ad-hoc requests for information, including parliamentary questions. To this end, a new Data retrieval application was required with access to information in multiple locations. Situation A major upgrade to one of the client's IT system was delivered in Nov 2017 by a third party supplier. This provides a public web front-end and secure database back-end on Microsoft SQL Server. The legacy reporting platform based on SAP Business Objects, was replaced with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Problems...

ASP.NET Core skills to rewrite applications for the latest Web and Database access technologies

15/01/2018: A development team had developed a range of applications using a number of .NET technologies over many years. However, in recent years the challenge of supporting a large and growing code base with mixed technologies was becoming apparent. The requirements for the course were first discussed with a trainer to determine the requirements, based on the desired development goals and the team’s current skill set. However, it was apparent that the current skill set was very diverse and in the areas unrelated to ‘modern’ web development. This would necessitated a fairly standard introduction...

Android Training Course - customised and run onsite

08/01/2018: Knowing you need an app is one thing, making it happen should be as painless as possible. When a team of experienced developers needed to work out how to create a manageable, performant Android app, the first thing we needed to identify was what existing skills could be transferred and where the gaps in understanding lay. A meaningful conversation by phone led to a bespoke course proposal that focused on the practical mechanics of Android app development without labouring concepts they were well versed in already. Modular, testable development is fine, but people need to buy in to why...

RxJava Customised Training Course - Onsite

07/01/2018: Instructor summary Notes from a recent RxJava course, run by JBI Training at our client site: * A team of 5 Android developers starting to adopt more RxJava * Basic Java and RxJava skills were delivered * During the course they got a clear idea of the RxJava basics in terms of which operators to use for which use cases etc. * Two team members had been using RxJava for half a year but were a bit unclear on the foundation (no good material on the internet) * The team members who were less experienced got a deep dive and some material to use to learn further on their own (two days is good...

Developers improve Web Skills with Angular training course

06/01/2018: This organisation wanted to level up developers' expertise in modern web development. Some of the delegates were seasoned programmers with years of experience and some were juniors starting their career. The thing that was in common for them was a desire to learn current state-of-the-art frontend technologies. Angular framework and its ecosystem was great choice for them. It is a complementary solution for corporate projects with all the necessary tooling. During 3 intensive days delegates learnt Angular fundamentals, advanced techniques and underlying philosophy. Provided with necessary...