Instructor Led Team Training in United States

HAZWOPER 40 Hour Training, Instructor Led Training in Denver, CO ...potential to be encountered and HAZMAT Emergency Response teams. HAZWOPER topics include: - Introduction to OSHA & Training Requirements for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) - Review of Historical Events & Applicable Regulations - Other Agencies Involved in HAZWOPER - Hazard Communications 29 CFR 1910. 1200 (MSDSs, NFPA 704, NIOSH EHMIS, DOT and EPA  more...

PMI-ACP Agile Certified Practitioner Training Exam Prep Course In 2011, the Project Management Institute (PMI) released the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP ®) Credential. This credential benefits those specializing in the area of agile project management, or who would like to validate their experience and knowledge of the subject matter. Prepare for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification exam (PMI-ACP) through this three day,  more...

Train the Trainer Taylor Performance Solutions offers unique and effective programs to support trainers with all levels of experience. We consult with you first on the types of training materials you are currently using and the experience level of your trainers. We custom design a train the trainer program to meet your exact specifications and needs. The final step is an interactive training and coaching session  more...

A Supervisor Quick Start Workshop Topics include (1) The New Role of the Supervisor, (2) Effective Coaching Techniques and (3) Delegating to Manage Time, Develop Employees and Motivate Staff. Effective supervision can reduce employee turnover, reduce business expenses, create customer satisfaction and improve team performance !  more...

Supervisory Skills Workshop ... supervisors. This one day workshop gives supervisors and team leaders the opportunity to learn and practice the critical behaviors, skill and techniques needed to be effective in their role. The workshop can be run at your location and customized for your business needs and goals. Topics include setting performance expectations and objectives, motivating to improve performance, delegating  more...

Predictive Analytics World Workshop - Business Friendly Data Mining with Decision Management Thursday, March 8, 2012. This is a full-day workshop at Predictive Analytics World San Francisco. How to talk so your business team will listen, how to listen so your business team will talk. Instructor: James Taylor, CEO, Decision Management Solutions. Early Bird Discount ends January 20, 2012.  more...

SowellEAC Basic Enterprise Architect Certification Program ...their ability to contribute to an Enterprise Architecture team. Approach: The approach taken in this program is to be as practical as possible. Some theory and philosophy are required, but the aim at all times is to give the students practical techniques they can actually use in their work a starting with what they learn on the first day. The curriculum requires a total of  more...

Strategic Sourcing Process This 2-day company-wide cross-functional Strategic Sourcing Process program is aimed at providing the framework for supply management activities. The sourcing process, supplier development, supply management, guiding principles, and partnering are four key elements of this program. The participants are provided information on how to manage a sourcing project. The objective will be to explain the  more...

Supplier Implementation This 2-day Supplier Implementation program defines the requirements for an effective implementation of a negotiated contract with a specific supplier. During this program, the participant will learn the various steps to follow when transitioning from an existing supplier or suppliers to a new supplier. Implementation at a multitude of company locations will be addressed. Checklists and formats  more...

Commodity Strategy This 1-day Commodity Strategy program covers the process of developing the elements of a cross-company commodity strategy. The focus is to develop a strategy of procuring all the requirements for a specific commodity of products or services across the company. The various elements of the commodity strategy will be covered in detail and formats will be provided to guide the participant through the  more...

Communication and Interpersonal Skills This 2-day Communication and Interpersonal skills is highly interactive and participants will learn to improve their communication skills and change behaviors to create a people-oriented environment. The need to be receptive to new ideas and selling ideas to others will be highlighted. Participants will learn how to motivate others and build a successful team; give and receive constructive  more...

Conflict Management ...to maximize individual differences to build collaborative teams and productive relationships. Emphasis will be placed on how to recognize the conflict styles of others, individual behaviors and conflict styles; how to work out differences without making enemies; and ways to prevent conflicts from escalating. Ways to develop a collaborative, team-oriented, and productive workplace will be  more...

Establishing and Maintaining Relationships In this 1-day program, participants will learn expectations for personal and team relationships; understand methods for diagnosing and evaluating others; be able to assess current relationships and apply a model for improvement; and use methods to pick the right strategy for ongoing relationship-building.  more...

Intermediate Negotiations ...arn to develop basic negotiating skills in one-on-one and team negotiations. Topics covered include the negotiating environment; importance of planning; choosing a negotiation model that works; and establishing agendas and control plans. To ensure learning, an opportunity to apply knowledge of negotiation process to internal and external negotiations will be provided. Participants will apply  more...

Negotiations This 1-day program will provide the basic approaches to negotiations by buyers and sellers of goods and services. A six-step negotiation process will be described. The value of negotiation planning and preparation will be covered, and participants will plan for both one-on-one and team negotiations. Feedback on negotiating styles and tactics will also be provided.  more...

Procurement Team Training During this 1-day workshop participants will gain an understanding of how effective team work will help achieve strategic acquisition objectives; learn roles and responsibilities of team members; and have an opportunity to assess their own team and conflict management styles. Participants will learn the key elements to developing high performance teams; team goal and purpose setting; and how to  more...

Teaming in Acquisition ...teamwork in acquisition today, citing numerous examples of effective teams in best-in-class companies. The process to develop, maintain, and improve high performance teams will be highlighted. Participants will receive feedback on their tendencies to emphasize team activities and the team process overall. Joint team objectives will be developed and plans will be put in place to accomplish short  more...

Vendor Selection How do you know which vendor is really the right one for the job? This 1-day course reviews savvy sourcing principles that will help you make sure the vendor you select has the capabilities and desire to perform. Learn how to use industry data to prepare questions for potential vendors and to identify strengths and weaknesses of specific vendors. This course examines the correlation between your  more...

Working With International Vendors ...Day program, you ll learn how to effectively lead virtual teams, cross-border supply management, and all facets of business partnerships. Specific topics include how to: understand terms unique to international purchases; develop productive and cost-effective international vendor relationships; consider cultural influences on vendor performance; measure and optimize results with international  more...

Developing Behavioral Plans for Aggressive Children Benefits strong Helping aggressive children is challenging. Make it easier with a clear plan of action. /strong Educators are often required to create a behavior plan to help students overcome aggressive behavior. There is a lot to consider in this dizzying process - educational staff, parents, a slew of regulations and - most importantly - the student whose behavior has become a challenge.  more...

Discovery Skills for Legal Professionals ...efficient and effective as a key member of the litigation team. And that's not all! This seminar will also change the way you approach preparing a trial notebook. Register today and get a game plan for ensuring success for you and your company. Benefits for You: - Get up to speed on the ethical rules and requirements in collecting discovery - Tips on drafting and propounding discovery - Locate  more...

Building Team Success ...Team Success is a dynamic training program that moves individual participants to powerful self discoveries about how they work within teams. And then entire teams discover how they can work more effectively as a cohesive unit and with other teams. This highly interactive program uses experiential learning to help employees at all levels remove old personal barriers and uncover and develop  more...

Situational Frontline Leadership .... It teaches them how to build people. Build trust. Build teamwork. To bridge the gap between what is and what could be for each employee and the company. Situational Frontline Leadership shows frontline managers how to diagnose individual situations and employ core communications skills to partner for performance. How to provide clear direction. To be specific. Actively listen. Give feedback.  more...

Thriving In Times of Change ...nge is an experiential training workshop for professional teams. It enables participants to master the competencies of workplace resilience to see how resilience impacts team dynamics in the midst of rapid change. Participants explore the dynamics of team resilience from relationships to solution-finding to corporate culture, utilizing components of the S. U. P. P. O. R. T. model of Resilience.  more...

Coaching Skills For Managers Coaching Skills For Managers is a program designed to shift leadership practices from the old command & control model to a more inclusive and participative style. This interactive program delivers powerful tools for leaders and managers at all levels. It helps leaders better access and align their staffs personal experiences, traits and skills. Participants will also discover more about  more...

Green Building and Sustainable Design in New Jersey ... mean sleepless nights, heated arguments with your design team and countless trips to your attorney's office. Find out how by signing up today! Benefits for You - Get on board now before your competitors do - keep pace with the growing market demand for green buildings - Learn from a case study highlighting sustainable design so you don't have to learn the hard way - Explore the LEED® rating  more...

Green or Sustainable Construction ...an sleepless nights and heated arguments with your design team. Find out how by signing up today! Benefits for You - Stay updated on the latest green products and technologies for both new and existing industrial buildings - Hear how Steelcare in Hamilton built Canada's first industrial LEED® building - Understand the important link between durability and sustainability by getting examples  more...

Technology in the Workplace HR in the Electronic Age - Protect your organization get strategies that will help you deal with technology at work. In the last several years, issues such as hacking, espionage, stalking and infringement, cyberharassment, weblogs, discovery requests for electronically stored data, identity theft and picture phones have begun to confound businesses. Protecting companies against egregious  more...

The Financial Consultant s Role on Your Construction Projects and Capital Investments ...Team - If you have a multimillion-dollar capital project involving design, engineering and construction and you want to make sure the project is delivered within your budget, you will want to attend this teleconference. Many companies start large construction projects and do not know what the estimated payback will be in terms of increased revenue, income and enhancing enterprise value. This  more...

Proactive Strategies to Reduce Your Workers' Compensation Premiums Proactive Strategies to Reduce Your Workers' Compensation Premiums - Workers Compensation, born of a Prussian social insurance scheme, has morphed into a complex medico-legal quagmire that serves neither the interests of the employee, nor the employer. However, by understanding that workers compensation is more than insurance, simple tools may be employed to reduce the likelihood of incurring  more...

Attaining Strategic Goals through Projects ... the right projects at the right time? Does the executive team have clear guidance on how much each project will cost and what it will return? Do they know with certainty that every completed project has actually created the Business Value intended? What can an executive do to ensure that every project is worthwhile? The Solution Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is the primary  more...

How to Improve your Project Success Rate ... the means for doing this is available to your management team today. Proven techniques are available to ensure that every project is a good investment, appropriate resources are committed, the work is properly planned and executed and management is fully informed of accurate status throughout. This management workshop explains how it can be done. It presents specific steps that your  more...

Software Requirements Definition and Management ...k in an IT project that must be considered if the project team is to have an adequate, internally consistent and robust set of requirements. The Solution Software Requirements: Definition and Management takes a very broad view of the processes and players at work during requirements elicitation and management. Participants gain a deep understanding of the range of skills required to make  more...

Leadership Skills for the Project Professional ...onal leadership (i. e., upper management) and the project team, he/ she must possess and employ the soft skills ("artistic" vs. scientific) required to lead a team. In this course, participants are introduced to common leadership principles that must be applied in the project environment. After an introduction to the better practices for each learning unit, course attendees apply these  more...

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Immersion Bootcamp ...class offers a wonderful opportunity for your development team to get a concrete idea for how a SOA application is built. The course consists of both pen and paper labs and hands-on labs using IBM WebSphere Integration Developer V6. 0 to build, test and run SOA applications. Note: We can offer the labs using other platforms such as BEA WebLogic or Microsoft .NET. Please ask your sales  more...

Production Overview ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of SAP's Production module. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the production functionality, including - functionality, terminology, overall flow, process, master data, documents, and integration. This course provides an overview of discrete, repetitive, and process manufacturing. The  more...

Production Configuration ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of SAP's Production configuration. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the configuration of the production module including - the organizational structure, master data configuration, and document type configuration. The intent of this course is to prepare the project team for Blueprinting,  more...

Materials Management - Purchasing Configuration ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of SAP's MM/ Purchasing configuration. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the configuration of key components of the materials management/ purchasing sub-module, including the Org Structure, Account Groups, Partners, Texts, Pricing, Document Types, and Item Categories.. The intent is to  more...

Materials Management - Purchasing Overview ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of SAP's MM/ Purchasing functionality. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the materials management/ purchasing sub-module, including - functionality, terminology, overall flow, process, master data, documents, and integration. The intent is to prepare the participants for additional  more...

Materials Management - Inventory Management Configuration ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of SAP's MM/ IM configuration. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the configuration of the materials management module, specifically to Inventory Management including - the organizational structure, material types, item categories, schedule line categories and movement types, movement  more...

Materials Management - Inventory Management Overview ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of SAP's MM/ IM functionality. The goal of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the materials management module, specifically to Inventory Management including - functionality, terminology, overall flow, process, master data, documents, and integration. The intent is to prepare the project team for  more...

Supply Chain Management Demand Planning ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of the demand planning processes in SCM including the interactive planning table, the setup and use of forecasting techniques, master data used in the planning process, and the release and transfer of planned data from demand planning.. You can get a complete list of other SAP classes at  more...

Supply Chain Management Supply Network Planning ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of the demand planning processes in SCM including the interactive planning table, the setup and use of forecasting techniques, master data used in the planning process, and the release and transfer of planned data from demand planning.. You can get a complete list of other SAP classes at  more...

Business Processes in Supply Chain Management ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of common sales business processes and how to incorporate them into the SCM module including sales forecasting, forecast application, global available-to-promise, and displaying detailed cross-plant planning results.. You can get a complete list of other SAP classes at  more...

SAP Supply Chain Management Overview ...team members or anyone that is interested in obtaining an overview of the main processes included in SAP's Supply Chain Management including Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Warehouse Management. The goal of this course is to provide participants with a solid understanding of Supply Chain Management in SAP including terminology, processes, functionality, and integration. The intent is to  more...

Sales and Distribution Pricing ...team members. The goal of this course is to provide project team members with an understanding of pricing functionality within the sales and distribution module including - the condition technique, pricing procedure, access sequences, and condition types. The intent is to prepare the project team for blueprinting and for authoring functional and technical specs. Project team members should walk  more...

Sales and Distribution Configuration ...team members. The goal of this course is to provide project team members with an understanding of the configuration of key functionality within the sales and distribution module including - organizational structure, account groups (customer master), partners, texts, document types, item categories, schedule line categories, and pricing. The intent is to prepare the project team for blueprinting  more...

Sales and Distribution Overview ...team members. The goal of this course is to provide project team members with an understanding of the sales and distribution module including - functionality, terminology, overall flow, process, master data, documents, and integration. The intent is to prepare the project team for additional levels of training and for project activities. Project team members should walk away from this class  more...

Essential Agile Principles Practices ...is highly-interactive 2-day course is for individuals and teams who want to explore, adopt, or improve an Agile development methodology. You will discover how to work together, as a team, to deliver the highest value early and often, while maintaining a very high standard of quality. Designed for everyone involved in (and around) a development team, this course has the ability to adapt to a  more...

Essential Agile Testing ...s readable, executable specifications. The second day the team will implement and execute the tests using a pre-selected test frameworka ™s primary format. Prior to the course, assistance will be given to help choose the particular collaborative tool appropriate for the team and their domain: Tabular tools: Suitable for domains that are data-driven or equation-heavy, such as many  more...

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Level 1 In almost every office around the world, people communicate and share ideas to create products and services. This information sharing often requires multiple software and web applications that do not necessarily work together perfectly. In contrast, Windows ® SharePoint ® services combines familiar office tools, adds the latest technology, and extends the functionality of applications and  more...

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Level 2 ... previous experience, you have used the features of a WSS team site and you have also performed some basic administration of WSS team sites as a site owner. Once you have mastered these basic skills, your job might require you to perform more advanced administration of sites you own, or even administer multiple sites and the SharePoint Services environment as a whole. In this course, you will  more...

Revit Architecture 2011 Collaboration Tools Revit Architecture is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool, which can be used by more than one person working on a new project. This is an important feature in collaboration within a project, between projects, and with other users, firms, and disciplines. The objective of the Revit Architecture 2011 Collaboration Tools training guide is to enable students who have a basic knowledge of  more...

Revit Architecture 2011 BIM Management ...ability to coordinate, update, and share design data with team members throughout the design, construction, and management phases of a buildinga ™s life. A key component in managing the BIM process is to establish a company foundation for different types of projects by creating standard templates and custom elements. Having this in place makes the process of any new project flow smoothly  more...

Inventor 2008 Advanced Assembly Modeling Inventor 2008 Advanced Assembly Modeling builds on the skills acquired in the Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling and Advanced Part Modeling courses to take students to a higher level of productivity creating and working with assemblies in Inventor. In this course, we begin by discussing the concept of Top-Down Design for assembly creation. Planning the assembly using the top-down design  more...

Enterprise Architecture for Managers ...organization forward. This course will equip managers and team leads with a working knowledge of the scope of EA, a basic understanding for some of the popular frameworks such as Zachman, TOGAF, DoDAF, and EABOK, and a broad awareness for the implications of EA and how to best support the adoption of EA through changes to people, processes, and technology. You can get a complete list of  more...

Inventor 2010 Advanced Assembly Modeling Inventor 2010 Advanced Assembly Modeling builds on the skills acquired in the Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling and Advanced Part Modeling courses to take students to a higher level of productivity creating and working with assemblies in Inventor. In this course, we begin by discussing the concept of Top-Down Design for assembly creation. Planning the assembly using the top-down design  more...

Inventor 2011 Advanced Assembly Modeling Autodesk Inventor 2011 Advanced Assembly Modeling builds on the skills acquired in the Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling and Advanced Part Modeling courses to take students to a higher level of productivity when creating and working with assemblies in Inventor. This guide begins by discussing the concept of Top-Down Design for assembly creation. Planning the assembly using the top-down  more...

J2EE Architecture and Patterns using Eclipse and JBoss(java) J2EE is a collection of technologies specifically meant to aid development of enterprise class software applications. This course will help architects and senior developers devise a plan that other developers in the team can follow to develop robust, high performance, easy to maintain and secure applications. The material in this class covers the most critical areas of a mission critical  more...

Effective Expectations Management The Challenge In the final analysis, our claim to project success depends largely on the degree to which we have met the expectations of our stakeholders. It has become clear that mastery of the identification, management and satisfaction of stakeholder expectations is of primary importance if we are ever to have reliably successful projects. But how can this be accomplished? How are we to know  more...

Controlling Project Risk - Managing Threats and Promoting Opportunities ...ject that have materialized, and they can drain a project team of needed energy and time. Experience has shown us that proactive management of project risk can reduce the incidence and severity of issues by up to 90%. Every project has opportunities. When found, opportunities can lead us to lower cost, savings in time, higher quality and a happier customer. The advantages to proactive  more...

Essential Project Skills for Teams ...team is the engine that cranks out the work of the project. But they can do much more. By understanding the basics of defining a project plan and managing schedule, scope and risk, project team members can contribute more fully to the successful execution of projects. By applying Key interpersonal management skills, team members can manage or even prevent many of the common problems that slow  more...

Project Management for Teams ...team is the engine that makes the project move. Every team gathers requirements, designs and builds the product and executes delivery to the customer. But truly effective teams do much more. They fine tune estimates to ensure that project budget and schedule are realistic. They help the customer to define quality and then build that quality into the product. They are intent on delivering  more...

Advanced Project Topics for the Business Manager ... any project management methodology must lead the project team to plan and execute projects so that Business Value is optimized. Viewing project management through the lens of Portfolio Management provides us with just such a perspective. The Solution Advanced Project Topics for the Business Manager presents current project management best practice along with a unique perspective on those  more...

Executives Guide to Project Portfolio Management The Challenge Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is the primary business process that underlies execution of an organization's business strategy. How can this be? Simple: We implement strategy through projects, and PPM is the process behind project selection and prioritization, funding, oversight and evaluation. Are your projects delivering the business value you expect? If not, chances are that  more...

Essentials of Project Portfolio Management ...of the processes and governance structures the management team needs for its successful implementation. This course explains how to optimize PPM, e. g. the steps that are necessary to ensure that only the highest value projects receive funding. Participants discuss portfolio definition, governance options and the need for measurement of business value. They are shown the ingredients for a  more...

Managing Innovation and Creativity ...ir competitors. In order to arrive at a truly new idea, a team leader or manager must understand how to manage the innovation process. This course offers effective managerial strategies that address the organizational aspects of managing a creative team, supporting that creativity, moving an idea to implementation, and troubleshooting ideas to help guide a team through the innovation process.  more...

Managing Project Teams You want to create and maintain a successful team. Learning how to effectively manage a team is the first step to realizing your goal. In this course, you will determine how to manage the team so that it remains effective. You can get a complete list of other Business Skills classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/business.asp  more...

Project Management Skills for Non-Project Managers Although you are not formally employed as a project manager, you may occasionally be called on to lead a small- to medium-sized project for your company. In this course, you will strategically plan a project so that you can achieve the desired results on time and on budget. You will identify its requirements and the resources you have to work with, monitor the project's progress, and mitigate the  more...

Introduction to Enterprise Architecture ...hitecture (EA). The course is designed for architects and team leads who are new to EA. It will provide the high level concepts behind EA, its value proposition within enterprises, and an understanding of how to apply EA in practice. It will also discuss the various roles and responsibilities involved in effective EA adoption. In addition to high-level concepts and methodologies, this course  more...

J2EE Architecture and Patterns using Eclipse and JBoss J2EE is a collection of technologies specifically meant to aid development of enterprise class software applications. This course will help architects and senior developers devise a plan that other developers in the team can follow to develop robust, high performance, easy to maintain and secure applications. The material in this class covers the most critical areas of a mission critical  more...

Developing Web Pages using WSAD v5.0 This course will integrate a combination of instructor-led discussions and interactive workshops to demonstrate the capabilities of IBMa ™s WebSphere Studio v5. 0 product for building HTML and JSP documents. This course will focus on the common set of frameworks and services utilized within this integrated tool platform. The topics presented in this course include; development and deployment  more...

Introduction to Java using WebSphere Studio v5.0 Through a combination of instructor-led discussions and hands on workshops the course will illustrate the methods and techniques for developing applications using IBMa ™s WebSphere Studio Application Developer. The course will offer a practical introduction to the Java programming language and discuss Java topics like; class definitions and hierarchies, polymorphism, encapsulation,  more...

WebSphere Studio Application Developer v5.0 Migration This course utilizes a combination of instructor-led discussions and interactive workshops to demonstrate the capabilities of IBMa ™s WebSphere Studio Application Developer IDE for the development of J2EE enterprise applications in an N-tier architecture. This course will illustrate the following topics; common workbench functions, integrated toolset support, development and deployment,  more...

Developing Web Pages using WSAD v5.1 This course will integrate a combination of instructor-led discussions and interactive workshops to demonstrate the capabilities of IBMa ™s WSAD v5. 1 product for building HTML, JSP documents and JavaServer Faces. This course will focus on the common set of frameworks and services utilized within this integrated tool platform. The topics presented in this course include; development and  more...

Introduction to Java using WSAD v5.1 Through a combination of instructor-led discussions and hands on workshops the course will illustrate the methods and techniques for developing applications using IBMa ™s WebSphere Studio Application Developer v5. 1. The course will offer a practical introduction to the Java programming language and discuss Java topics like; class definitions and hierarchies, polymorphism, encapsulation,  more...

ASSESSING AND MANAGING PROJECT RISK ...cuum." Different techniques from one-on-one interviews to team workshops should be utilized. This course is designed to give you a working knowledge of risk management for projects. You will be able to use these concepts the very next day on your projects thus giving you the edge over your competition. This course follows the best practices for Project Risk Management as outlined in the Guide  more...

Team Building for IT Professionals ...Today, most organizations operate with formal or informal teams. High performance, successful teams must be planned, developed, and nurtured. This workshop describes how selecting team members, setting shared goals, defining team roles, and balancing work preferences can impact on team performance. It also provides opportunities for applying and refining skills through team role-playing. You  more...

Recruitment Interviewing Workshop This interactive workshop guides participants through the recruitment life cycle, from defining skill profiles to making a job offer. It demonstrates how to screen resumes, how to use effective interviewing techniques and how to assess candidates. It also discusses legal constraints. The workshop develops skills in individual and team activities and provides opportunities to refine interviewing  more...

Presentation Skills Workshop Good presentation skills project a professional image and assist in influencing decisions, presenting results, and providing information. This interactive workshop enables professionals to develop and refine their presentation techniques. Case study scenarios are used in exercises and can be customized. The workshop provides both a conceptual overview and team and individual exercises for refining  more...

Cross-Functional Teams ...teams is not new, but working effectively and in a timely fashion can be a challenge for even the finest tuned teams. This course will make the exchange of information much easier. You will learn how to lay the groundwork, the best way to build and shape a team, how to get the work accomplished and ways to evaluate performance. Why not make the job of cross-functional teams more enjoyable. Take  more...

Principles of Project Management for Technical Team Leads (Enterprise) Whether you're managing a project for the first time or need some pointers on project management, this course gives you the tools you need to clarify your project's business goals, plan the scope and functionality of your application or Web site accordingly, and manage the production cycle effectively. You can get a complete list of other Enterprise Architecture classes at  more...

What Good Managers Do - The First 100 Days ...als, monitor work processes, communicate effectively with team members, build an internal network of supportive colleagues, and avoid common management pitfalls. You also want to be able to resolve conflicts that arise, coach people to give great performances, and serve as an advocate for your team within the wider corporate structure. You can get a complete list of other Business Skills  more...

Managing Organizational Goals ...nager, you are responsible for setting the goals for your team and for managing their work. Organizational goals can often get lost in layers of management and not get communicated to the individual contributors. In the absence of goals, employees can feel unmotivated or can even set their own goals for achievement, which will result in poor and conflicting team performance. In this course, you  more...

Effective Management ...ngly becoming centered about the interaction of different teams, both within and outside the organization. The success of a team within a company is often directly linked to the ability of a manager to lead and manage the team effectively. In order to perform the job well, the manager must understand the different roles of everyone involved in the team, and be trained in developing the  more...

Rational Software Modeler v6.0 Overview This course will integrate a combination of instructor-led discussions and interactive workshops to assist in the design of systems using the Rational Unified Process for Systems Engineering and Model-Driven Development or Model-Driven Architecture using IBM Rational Modeling Tools. This seminar will focus on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2. 0 model-driven design and development tools for  more...

Test-Driven Development Using Visual Studio An emerging software engineering paradigm is test-driven development, where tests are written early and testing is performed continuously during the development process. Problems are discovered early and corrected when they are found. This one-day course for developers explains the methodology of test-driven development and the use of the unit testing framework that comes with Visual Studio 2008  more...

Meeting Skills for Leaders, Third Edition ...ducting productive meetings every manager, supervisor, or team leader needs to get ideas and find inspiration to energize and motivate their groups. Every aspect of planning and preparing for a successful meeting is covered, from selecting participants to arranging facilities and equipment and leading effective discussions. A special section on conducting virtual meetings, an increasingly  more...

Making Your Message Memorable ... to break the ice, inspire people, share good news, build team spirit, and more. Making Your Message Memorable show you how you can put stories to work in everyday business situations. You will learn a number of techniques for turning your experiences into effective stories, as well as advice on getting to know your audience, finding your storytelling style, and bringing your story to life.  more...

Project Management - Complete Library ...Volume I : Principles of Project Management for Technical Team Leads Whether you're managing a project for the first time or need some pointers on project management, this course gives you the tools you need to clarify your project's business goals, plan the scope and functionality of your application or Web site accordingly, and manage the production cycle effectively. You can get a complete  more...

Principles of Project Management for Technical Team Leads Whether you're managing a project for the first time or need some pointers on project management, this course gives you the tools you need to clarify your project's business goals, plan the scope and functionality of your application or Web site accordingly, and manage the production cycle effectively. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at  more...

Team Building Techniques This 2-day course will introduce delegates to the activities and techniques that make for effective team building. This will focus on individual actions and team actions that help build effective teams. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Recruitment and Interviewing Skills ...team leaders need the skills to find and recruit the best candidates for their team. The course is a two-day event which involves participants working on processes and procedures that result in successful selection and recruitment decisions through the use of group and individual activities, exercises, formal inputs, etc. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes  more...

Leadership Skills This 1-day course will consider the principles of leadership and practice the personal skills involved in effective team leadership. This course contains consolidation exercises. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Appraisal Techniques ...agers are given targets. By utilising the skills of their team, managers can delegate work that will ensure that the targets are achieved. To do this properly, managers need to review their staff's performance, given them feedback on their overall performance and discover each individual's aspirations. This 2-day course will help to develop those skills. You can get a complete list of other  more...

MAKING PROJECTS WORK ...nteractive, results-focused workshop is ideal for project team members, practicing project managers and project leaders who need to achieve consistent project success through people. Participants will acquire advanced interpersonal skills and learn consensus-building techniques that help provide clarity and garner commitment from team members, customers and management. These influential skills  more...

MICROSOFT PROJECT 2003 ...team leaders master the basic features and functionality of Microsoft Project 2003, such as initiating projects, planning, executing, controlling and reporting on progress. Emphasis is placed on using software to effectively create and manage project schedules using accepted project management principles and techniques. Students are encouraged to bring to class samples from their work projects,  more...

MICROSOFT PROJECT 2007 ...team leaders master the basic features and functionality of Microsoft Project 2007, such as initiating projects, planning, executing, controlling and reporting on progress. Emphasis is placed on using software to effectively create and manage project schedules using accepted project management principles and techniques. Students are encouraged to bring to class samples from their work projects,  more...

Negotiating Skills for IT Professionals ...stomers, business users and managers, vendors, and fellow team members. This workshop explains how to use effective negotiating techniques. It describes how to plan for a negotiation, define goals and desired outcomes, prepare ideal, realistic and fallback positions, use bargaining techniques, and deal with difficult individuals and situations. The workshop also provides opportunities for  more...

Influencing Skills Workshop ...team-oriented and loosely structured organizations, it is often a challenge to obtain the agreement and commitment needed to work productively and meet deadlines. This interactive workshop introduces the skills and techniques of effective influencing and refines those skills through extended role playing activities. You can get a complete list of other Professional Soft Skills Workshops  more...

The Art of Successful Coaching Most managers are aware that the old school "command and control" method of supervising simply isn't as effective as involving employees in their development. From determining the appropriate coaching approach, to implementing a comprehensive development plan, to conducting an effective coaching session, to setting meaningful team missions and goals, this program provides the tools and techniques  more...

Introduction to Enterprise Architecture Training ...hitecture (EA). The course is designed for architects and team leads who are new to EA. It will provide the high level concepts behind EA, its value proposition within enterprises, and an understanding of how to apply EA in practice. It will also discuss the various roles and responsibilities involved in effective EA adoption. In addition to high-level concepts and methodologies, this course  more...

Microsoft Project 2003- Web Access ...ects successfully requires good communication between all team members. A Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution provides a framework for electronically creating and managing projects within an organization. In this course, you will use Microsoft Project Web Access 2003 to view and access project information located on the server, as well as to report progress on assigned project  more...

Microsoft Office Project 2007- Web Access ...team members is essential for the successful completion of any project. A Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution provides the framework for electronically creating and managing projects. In this course, you will use Microsoft ® Office Project 2007 to access project information located on a server, as well as to report progress on assigned project tasks. You can get a complete  more...

Performance Management Second Edition ...ence. You want to be able to lead the individuals on your team effectively by conducting ongoing performance appraisals; delivering helpful and instructive feedback, training, and coaching; and designing and implementing performance standards. You also want to develop talent within your team by employing effective performance-management strategies on the job. This course will give new managers  more...

Hiring Outstanding Teams You're a first-time manager who has to create a new team or complete an existing team. You want to locate and interview great candidates, hire the most qualified, and smoothly integrate them into the team. You can get a complete list of other Business Skills classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/business.asp  more...

Survival Skills for Analysts ...red in Survival Skills for Analysts include understanding team dynamics and resolving interpersonal conflicts; improving communication skills; planning and managing meetings more effectively and achieving greater consensus and commitment. To help ensure students continue to cultivate these critical skills after completion of the workshop, an action plan is developed for ongoing personal  more...

Windows SharePoint Services Building Collaborative Solutions with Team Web Sites ...teams need to share information and collaborate on projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In this course, you will learn how to use Windows SharePoint Services to create virtual team Web sites to enable information sharing and collaboration between project team or department members. You can get a complete list of other Sharepoint classes at  more...

Windows SharePoint Services Building Extended Collaborative Solutions ...rvices. In the first course, you learned how to work with team Web sites and perform basic administration tasks. Now you need to expand your SharePoint solution to include a variety of teams with different needs and manage the sites and servers. In this course, you will learn how to create and use workspaces, as well as learn how to administer and support your entire Windows SharePoint Services  more...

Adobe RoboHelp 7 Level 2 You worked with Adobe RoboHelp 7 and created professional help systems. As part of the documentation services team, you would like to enhance the appearance and functionality of help systems using advanced techniques. In this course, you will use advanced options in RoboHelp to create a structured and dynamic help file in multiple formats. You can get a complete list of other adobe classes at  more...

Rational Software Modeler v6.0 Overview This course will integrate a combination of instructor-led discussions and interactive workshops to assist in the design of systems using the Rational Unified Process for Systems Engineering and Model-Driven Development or Model-Driven Architecture using IBM Rational Modeling Tools. This seminar will focus on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2. 0 model-driven design and development tools for  more...

Introduction to Java using WSAD v5.1 Through a combination of instructor-led discussions and hands on workshops the course will illustrate the methods and techniques for developing applications using IBMa ™s WebSphere Studio Application Developer v5. 1. The course will offer a practical introduction to the Java programming language and discuss Java topics like; class definitions and hierarchies, polymorphism, encapsulation,  more...