Learning & Enablement
At Optimus SBR, we know first-hand that sustaining a great team comes down to a little bit of luck and a lot of practice.
At Optimus SBR, we know first-hand that sustaining a great team comes down to a little bit of luck and a lot of practice.
To help our clients get the most out of their employees, we provide both off-the-shelf and unique customized programs across a range of learning themes. Our difference is that we focus on “deliberate practice” to simulate your real-world interactions and design a high-impact experience to drive behaviour change.
We have a versatile and proven approach that ensures learning outcomes are achieved.
We assess existing learning programs to design and develop scalable, experiential learning programs. These programs are customized to your specific organization and can be distributed through live, face-to-face classroom learning or via a virtual platform.
Guided by an experiential, adult learning mindset, our programs are designed to sustain and reinforce key learning concepts based on the needs of your audience.
IFRS 17 – The Race to the Finish – Actuarial Work and IFRS 17
IFRS projects produce their own actuarial challenges. We discuss what changes you likely face, and how to address them.
Executing on Round 2 of Municipal Modernization Program Reviews in Ontario: Should You Approach Them as a Marathon or a Sprint?
Our overview of areas of focus for the second round of the Municipal Modernization Program, Service Delivery Reviews themes, and advice on how to execute with the funds made available for this investment.
IFRS 17 – Race to the Finish – Technology Solution: The Right Strategy for Data
This article outlines how the right data strategy for IFRS 17 can be extended across the enterprise to advance an insurer’s data maturity rapidly and cost effectively leveraging the investments in IFRS 17 as a foundation.
IFRS 17 – Race to the Finish – Don’t Underestimate the Complexity, Even for P&C
Even the simplest, monoline property and casualty insurers have realized there are significant complexities in practice. We have detailed some of the items you need to consider on your IFRS 17 journey.
IFRS 17: The Race to the Finish – Technology Solution Point-to-Point vs. Data Hub
Here are a few of the key implementation realities that insurers are faced with as they look to decide on upgrading their point-to-point system or upgrade to a new data hub environment.
IFRS 17: The Race to the Finish – The Standard vs. Implementation Realities
We have detailed a few of the key implementation realities that insurers are faced with as they seek to comply with the new standard.
IFRS 17: The Race to the Finish – Disruption and Transformation at Your Doorstep
With time running out, the only question left for most insurers is whether they use the opportunity of IFRS 17 compliance to simply create a minimum viable product or to truly transform their business into the 21st century and take a market leadership position.
Optimus SBR named to the Growth List for 8th Consecutive Year!
Canadian Business named Optimus SBR on the 32nd annual Growth List!
Adapting in a New Era of Corporate Travel
Travel is one of the most impacted sectors hit this year due to COVID-19. Organizations need to begin to take a critical look at what corporate travel will look like in a post-COVID world.
Optimus SBR Named as 2020 Great Place to Work
For the second consecutive year, Optimus SBR is thrilled and honoured to be named on the 2020 list of Best Workplaces in Professional Services, and as one of this year’s Best Workplaces™ in Canada. This year, we’ve also been named to the inaugural list of Best Workplaces in Ontario.
The Driving Need to Reassess Processes & Controls Related to COVID-19 Responses
COVID-19 has thrust a massive amount of change onto financial institutions. Conducting a review of the processes and controls put in place during these unprecedented times is critical as financial institutions face an increasingly complex risk environment.
Pivoting When the World Changes: Getting the Most Out of Municipal Service Delivery Reviews in the New COVID-19 Reality
Municipal services matter, and not just the ones that people see. The ones that keep things humming behind the scenes matter too. And never has that been more apparent than during the COVID-19 pandemic.