Course Category: Seasons

Is this business in good shape? Five episodes that take you from gross and net profit to the ratios that say whether it can pay its bills and collect what it is owed. Gross profit · 30 min Net profit margin · 30 min Current ratio · 30 min Acid-test ratio · 30 min Debtors…

What price makes a sale worth making? Five episodes that take you from mark-up on cost to margin on selling price, and the gross profit margin the business keeps. Markup on cost · 30 min Margin on selling price · 30 min Cost price from selling price · 30 min Markup to margin conversion ·…

What is the data telling you, and what is it hiding? Five episodes that take you from averages and spread to the charts and trends a manager can trust. Mean · 35 min Median · 35 min Mode · 35 min Standard deviation · 35 min Coefficient of variation · 35 min

How do you turn a business question into a sum you can solve? Five episodes that take you from a formula with one unknown to the equations behind price, volume and profit. Substituting into a formula · 35 min Linear equations · 30 min Equations with fractions · 35 min Exponents · 35 min Simultaneous…

How do you compare things of different sizes fairly? Five episodes that take you from a simple ratio to proportions, rates and the shares that make a business comparable. Simplifying a ratio · 35 min Sharing in a ratio · 35 min Unit rate (best buy) · 30 min Scaling an order · 30 min…

What do the numbers in a business actually say? Five episodes that take you from a percentage of an amount to VAT, discounts and the rounding every manager is expected to get right. Percentage of an amount · 35 min Percentage change · 30 min VAT inclusive and exclusive · 30 min Discounts · 30…

Is your AI fast enough and there when you need it? Five episodes that take you from time to first answer to the service level you can promise. Time to first answer · 35 min Average response time · 35 min Uptime % · 35 min Failure rate · 35 min Response service level ·…

Does your AI treat every group the same? Five episodes that take you from selection rates by group to the disparate impact ratio a regulator would look at. Selection rate by group · 35 min Approval gap · 35 min Error rate gap · 35 min False positive rate gap · 35 min Disparate impact…

When a model predicts, how often is it right, and what does a wrong call cost? Five episodes that take you from accuracy to the expected error cost per 1,000 decisions. Accuracy · 35 min Precision · 35 min Recall · 35 min F1 score · 35 min Expected error cost per 1,000 decisions ·…

Was the AI project worth it? Five episodes that take you from total cost of ownership to payback and the project’s net present value. Total cost of ownership · 35 min Annual net benefit · 35 min AI ROI · 35 min Payback period · 35 min NPV of the AI project · 35 min