This package includes 6 eLearning courses, Certification Manual (non-printable eBook), 3 Month Academic (Windows Compatible Only) ARGUS Enterprise License, Video Tutorial Library, Prep Exam and the ASC Exam. Upon successful completion of this exam, users achieve certified status in ARGUS Enterprise. The certification is valid for two years and can be renewed by taking the recertification exam. You will need a working copy of ARGUS Enterprise in order to complete section 2 of the exam. The case study portion will be either, Office, Retail or Mixed Use (Office/Retail) property type. You will receive exam log in instructions via email once you order is processed.
This package includes six 1-1.5 hour long self-paced eLearning courses consisting of: Introduction to AE, Rent Roll, Detailed Recovery Structures, Investment, Valuation & Reporting, Efficient Modeling, Auditing & Risk Analysis and Sensitivity & XL4ADW. Also receive access to the ARGUS Enterprise Video Tutorial Library with over 60 short video tutorials.
The Introduction to AE course will offer an overview of the Portfolio and Property level interfaces found within ARGUS Enterprise. The course will also cover an overview of setting up a basic commercial property with inputs that include miscellaneous revenues, operating and capital expenses and a single office tenant. A property cash flow report will be generated to review.
The Rent Roll course will cover the set-up of office and retail tenants utilizing complex rent schedules and leasing terms. Rent changes will be applied through base rent increases, fixed step increases and percentage rent. The course will also illustrate how to lease up vacant space through Space Absorption. Multiple tenant and audit reports will be run to review the file.
The Detailed Recovery Structures course will model simple and complex office and retail recovery structures and apply them to tenants and market leasing profiles. The course will also cover applying a gross-up at the property and tenant level and creating reference only accounts. Individual tenant and expense recovery reports will also be used in this course.
This Investment, Valuation & Portfolio Reporting course will cover the investment and valuation functions in the Valuation-Cashflow module including Purchase Price, Debt Financing, Resale Calculations and Present Value Discounting. Along with inputting data, various Investment and Valuation reports will be viewed. The user will also create a General Vacancy for a property while excluding specific tenants from the calculation. Finally, a user will learn how to run Portfolio level reports and setup key parameters.
This Efficient modelling, Auditing & Risk Analysis course will take the user through the import process and go through the best steps for auditing a property. Useful reports and reporting features will also be discussed as well as commonly viewed reports for real-world risk analysis. This course also goes through common shortcuts keys, templates and how to get additional help through the ARGUS Community.
The Sensitivity and XL4ADW course will cover additional modules and features found within ARGUS Enterprise. The user will learn how to run a sensitivity analysis across their portfolio in ARGUS Enterprise, which includes navigation overview and how to modify assumptions in the properties, inflation, market leasing and valuation tabs. The Analysis tab will be covered, in which a user will earn how to create pivot grids, analytical charts and graphs at the Portfolio level. The Audit Log functionality will be covered . XL4ADW will be used to show how to export AE data into an Excel workbook, how to make changes and import it back into AE. Finally, an overview of the Budget feature found in AE will be presented to the client.
