Practical Analytic Techniques

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Practical Analytic Techniques

Chapel Hill, NC
- Click here to register for this course offering
October 28, 2025

This course will be in-person at the School of Government on October 28, 2025. Class begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 4:00 p.m. Dale Roenigk will be the instructor.

Participants in this course will learn techniques for planning, monitoring, and evaluating programs and activities. The course focuses on a variety of easy-to-apply analytic techniques and includes examples of successful analysis among local governments. Topics include the use of analysis to consider the need for additional employees, to diagnose work scheduling and routing problems, to make adjustments for the impact of inflation, to analyze patterns of demand for a service, to consider privatization options, to annualize capital costs, and to perform life-cycle costing.

There will be computer work that is taught in each session. We strongly encourage you to bring your laptop.

Additional information

Other Required Courses for NCLGBA Certification:

Budgeting in Local Government

Capital Financing in Local Government

Performance Measurement in Local Government

Performance Management in Local Government

see the NCLGBA for more information

CPE

5.50 hrs

Chapel Hill, NC
Dates
October 28

LocationUNC School of Government | Knapp-Sanders Building
400 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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Course participants who cancel their registration on or before October 20, 2025 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after October 21, 2025, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.

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Registration criteriaMust apply

Class size (max.)32

$350.00

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Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.

Agenda and Excel

Practical Analytic Techniques Agenda - Oct. 2025 (pdf, 277 KB)

Practical Analytics Excel 2024 (xlsx, 197 KB)

PAT Excel Workbook (pdf, 2 MB)

For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar

919.966.4414

registration@sog.unc.edu

For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Miranda Day

Coordinator, Center for Public Leadership and Governance

919.843.9019

mday@sog.unc.edu

Lead Faculty

Dale J. Roenigk

Adjunct Instructor

roenigk@sog.unc.edu

William C. Rivenbark

James E. Holshouser Distinguished Professor; Professor of Public Administration and Government; Faculty Lead, Public Service Matters (Lead for North Carolina)

rivenbark@sog.unc.edu