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1. REVENUE ASSURANCE TRAINING
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RAF101: Revenue Governance
Detailed Overview of RA – Background, rationalization, history,
and structure of GRAPA's approach to RA. Provides the foundation
for standard controls, RA lifecycle, revenue mapping, and noise.
RAF102: Network Foundations
Access, Service Delivery and AAA – Focuses on the underlying
infrastructure that makes any telecommunications system work.
How telecom services are delivered, how delivery is organized,
and how billing can occur with integrity.
RAF103: Billing Foundations
Assurance of Billing System/Billling Model – Learn different
billing systems (Traditional Postpaid, Classical Prepaid, Radius,
Diamter, Specialized, and Convergent Billing Systems). Learn
how to perform a complete mapping of the revenue stream.
RAF104: Partner Foundations
Partner Business Models/Risks – Assurance of partner-based
business models [Interconnect (CABS), roaming, content, VNO, Get Certified This Week!
and Outsourcing] and risk to the operational model. Learn the
standard GRAPA approach to these models. Join 500 other professionals!
RAF105: Profit Foundations
Margin Assurance/Market Assurance – Learn how to set up,
organize, and implement Margin Assurance and Market Assurance.
Margin Assurance focuses on the True Revenue earned from
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For more information on training events, visit www.ra-academy.org
2. Table of Contents
Why RA Professionals are Attending our Workshops...................................................................................................................3
Courses Offered at this Event:
Revenue Assurance Foundations: Week at a Glance.....................................................................................................................4
Day 1 RAF101: Revenue Governance.............................................................................................................................5
Day 2 RAF102: Network Foundations.............................................................................................................................6
Day 3 RAF103: Billing Foundations................................................................................................................................7
Day 4 RAF104: Partner Foundations..............................................................................................................................8
Day 5 RAF105: Profit Foundations.................................................................................................................................9
The Revenue Assurance Academy Experience.............................................................................................................................10
About the Training / The Instructors...............................................................................................................................................11
Contact Us / Event Schedule...........................................................................................................................................................12
3. Why should you attend the RAA training events? It’s simple. The Revenue Assurance Academy provides
RA professionals with the best, most comprehensive, and most authoritative source of information about how
revenue assurance is actually practiced by carriers around the world. We do not waste your time with theoreti-
cal discussions or examples based on one person's limited experience at one or two locations.
Do NOT attend the RA Foundations training if:
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“new technologies” like GPRS, 3G, WiMAX, FemtoCells and others
You are getting enough recognition for your hard work
You are sure that you are doing everything the best way possible.
You know how to communicate and partner effectively with network
engineers, I/T, operational managers, auditors, SOX and regulatory
compliance teams
Do NOT send your staff to the
RAF training event if: You know how to detect and prevent fraud
You are satisfied with the performance of your revenue
e You understand how to assure network, mediation, postpaid billing,
assurance team prepaid, interconnect, roaming, CAMEL, SMS, MMS
You believe that your team already knows everything
You are not interested in learning about the GRAPA standard
that is important about revenue assurance and how it is controls and benchmarks about assurance of these areas
practiced
You are not interested in having your team learn innovative
vative You are sure about how you are setting priorities
ways to cut the cost of assuring existing revenue streams
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You have the right KPIs and you are being measured on
You think that it is impossible to improve margins and
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maximize realized revenues (profit) through application of
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financial analysis, controls and disciplines You don’t want to build a network of like-minded
professionals to learn from and share experiences with
You have given up on ever getting an understanding of, or
control over your marketing risks and costs You are not interested in learning new ways to save your
You do not want your team confused with information about company money and reducing the overall risk to revenues
more sophisticated and effective ways to get their work done
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You do not want your employees learning how to take the initiative
in finding and resolving risk to revenues
You are sure that your team is already doing everything possible to
maximize your revenue position
You do not want your revenue assurance staff to see how other RA
teams deliver value and focus their efforts
You do not want your team to be tested against the international
standard of knowledge and expertise
You do not want your team members to feel more confident and
competent
You do not want certification for your team members
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7. 5$) ‡ Revenue Governance
Revenue Assurance Comes of Age
Learn GRAPA's new revenue governance standards for simplifying and standardizing RA
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Overview
This course is an introduction for the new Revenue Assurance Governance methodology and framework that is revolution-
izing the way telcos do business.
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sion and give your job relevancy and structure. Discover how GRAPA is helping turn Revenue Assurance into one of the most
effective revenue-maximizing functions within the modern telco by providing revenue assurance managers with perspectives
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organization.
Telecommunications companies today are focused on the development and deployment of radical new technologies and
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streams that are shrinking daily. The controls and approaches introduced in this course comprise the foundation of GRAPA's
systematic approach to revenue assurance.
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‡ Learn GRAPA's systematic, comprehensive, rationalized, and practical solutions-based approach to the
protection of telco revenue streams
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‡ Appreciate the difference between the GRAPA standards and the standards of other organizations like
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‡ Discover the world's most tested, implemented, practical, wow-I'm-actually-getting-work-done
approach to revenue assurance
‡ Learn to win the battle for budget, mindshare, and credibility
‡ Utilize case studies and examples of the core methods and standards of the revenue assurance function and
map them to their environment in order to assure they understand the practical applications
GRAPA Certification Credit
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Knowledge” The Revenue Assurance Lifecycle
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9. 5$) ‡ Network Foundations
Network is Easy–We'll Show You How
A simple guide to assuring any network, anytime, any place.
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Overview
Stop the confusion and start assuring network! This course focuses on the underlying infrastructure that makes
any telecommunications service delivery environment function. We will introduce you to the concepts of access
architecture (the way customers gain access to the network) and service delivery architecture (the way services
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Partner Protection Principles
A systematic framework for maximizing margins and minimizing exposures in partnerships
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This day is dedicated to the understanding and assurance of partner-based business models [interconnect
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ated with them.
Students will review and learn about the standard approach to these models. Coursework will include an
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C-level Revenue Assurance
Using RA to accelerate profit and mitigate market risk
Margin Assurance and Market Assurance
Overview
The last day of RAF is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of
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departments are playing in the protection and enhancement of those revenue streams. Students
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margin assurance and market assurance.
Students will also learn about new product development and the methods utilized to increase the
chances of success and how to streamline and expedite the new product development process.
Practical Applications: Our commitment is that candidates who take the training seri-
ously, participate enthusiastically in activities, and pass the certification exams will:
Testimonial
‡ Learn how successful telecoms executives make strategic decisions to positively
impact the top line success of the telco, based on hard facts, data and GRAPA’s Prior to joining the RA Academy training, my
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standards with a systematic and holistic
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promotions and deals in order to make them go faster and be more effective I now know that I have more responsibility to
deliver to the company and I shall add value
‡ Apply GRAPA’s standards and Domain Analysis Methodology to get control over based on my knowledge. I thank GRAPA for it.
churn, market, and brand risks Senior Manager
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‡ Utilize case studies and examples of new product launches, promotions, and
bundles and map these cases to their environment in order to assure they
understand the practical applications.
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Red vs Black Margins
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; Asset margin assurance Standard Margin Forensics
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Market Assurance
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Revenue Assurance for Churn
; Principles of subsidy and invisible margin program controls
Churn and Market Assurance Forensics and Controls
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Forensics and Risk Assessment for Margin Assurance
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Controls and Remedies for Margin Risk
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27. The Revenue Assurance Academy Experience
MORE THAN JUST TRAINING
The Revenue
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EXPERIENCE!
In the Classroom Out of the Classroom
SOCIALIZING
CHALLENGING CONTENT
DISCUSSION
PA R T I C I PAT I O N
CONFIDENCE
BUILDING
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28. Why We are the Leaders in Training Telco Professionals Around the Globe
Maximizing Revenue Potential and Minimizing Risk to those Revenues with Proven Techniques and Strategies
The Instructors
Join the leading Revenue Assurance focused training events. Featuring exclusive
presentations, real-world examples of procedures, solutions, and strategies that have
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After providing training to hundreds of revenue assurance professionals around the
globe, we are pleased to announce our improved course offering.
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after completing a rigorous and exhaustive training program whose extensive curriculum
spans the broad and complex landscape of revenue assurance
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and vague, presenting you with focused, highly targeted information that adds real value. Z D , world renowned
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your own systems, and provide clues about what you need help with. The principles and Z
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practices” in revenue assurance, harvested from the many revenue assurance professionals
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material is never based on speculation, guesses, or unvalidated information.
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and interactive and students are expected to proactively join in discussions, problem solve,
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and other students. Lunch and breaks are devised to facilitate more intimate conversation.
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29. Contact Us
Tel +1- 847-930- 3610
Fax +1- 707-276-7676
www.grapatel.com
Email info@grapatel.com www.ra-academy.org
2011 Schedule:
21 Feb - 4 Mar London, UK
03-14 Apr Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
For the most up-to-date list of upcoming events
16-27 May Cape Town, South Africa
13-17 Jun Chicago, USA please visit our website:
04-08 Jul Islamabad, Pakistan www.ra-academy.org/revenue_assurance_train-
08-12 Aug Sydney, Australia
22-26 Aug Shanghai, China ing/upcoming_events.html
12-23 Sep Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
10-21 Oct Barcelona, Spain
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07-11 Nov Nairobi, Kenya
05-16 Dec Orlando, USA
We schedule courses and venues based on demand, so please be sure to tell us if you are interested in a particular class and location. We only move
forward with our planning if there is enough interest. To make these trainings happen we need commitment from a minimum number of delegates.
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Telco executives rave about the courses….
The Revenue Assurance core curriculum course has been one of the best courses I have ever attended. The ability of the
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apply what I have learned in the course in my work.
Revenue Assurance Manager, The Netherlands
Rob really knows his stuff and is very passionate about it. If you really want to get a wider perspective of what revenue assur-
ance is really about, then he's the man to go to! The course is intense and extensive but nonetheless highly enjoyable. I would
highly recommend the course equally to those with both a technical or non technical interest in the subject.
Manager, Dubai
About us:
The Revenue Assurance Academy (RAA) is the exclusive training organization of GRAPA. GRAPA has over 5000 registered members and has
distributed more than 3500 copies of its 2009 standards book. The Revenue Assurance Foundations (RAF) core curriculum is the Academy's
latest curriculum offering, providing revolutionary, relevant material. By offering events that combine benchmark development, sharing of standard
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of standard practices and rapid integration of those practices into the participating telco environments.
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venues (attended by delegates from many operators and services providers, which promotes the sharing of practices) as well as onsite for a private,
more personalized and focused training for a company’s staff.
Some of what makes our training so unique:
1. Based entirely on the GRAPA standards of professional revenue assurance practices
2. Taught by Rob Mattison, the world’s leading authority on the practice of revenue assurance in telecommunications, winner of many awards for his
work in this area, author of The Revenue Assurance Standards--2009, The Revenue Assurance Handbook, and dozens of whitepapers.
3. Focused heavily on practical experience, not theory
Visit our website to read some great reviews from students who have attended our training: ZZZUDDFDGHPRUJ5$$BLQIRWHVWLPRQLDOVKWPO
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