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Breaking out of the physical classroom, reasons to go virtual!

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Our live online training courses have received a lot of attention lately, and it’s easy to see why. Not only do our live online training courses save money, they are a quick and convenient way to get the training you need. We’ve partnered with Cisco WebEx to give you the best virtual classroom experience possible.

I recently received a review from Helen, a student who took the live online Developing Requirements with Use Cases training course with ASPE instructor Mary Repetto, I thought was worth sharing.

“I am really enjoying ASPE virtual training. I was a telecom technician for over 20 years before getting into the business side just 3 years ago, and hold many technical certifications [from another training provider]. The other training provider’s virtual training was, frankly, always a drag. Boring, primarily lecture with very little interaction, and always followed by annoying ambiguous tests with questions that conflicted with the handouts and/or training manuals. If (other training providers) virtual courses were not prerequisites to their live lab classes, I would have never suffered through any of them.   It’s safe to say, based on that, my experience is mostly negative, but I haven’t had a training class since 2004, and oh wow, has technology improved! Click to continue »

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Two Agile Web Seminars in June from Two Amazing Presenters!

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Who are the people presenting our upcoming Web Seminars? Take a look, and you won’t be disappointed.

Kanban
June 16th
Presenter:

Bill Gaiennie has more than 16 years of experience working in the software development field as a developer, project manager, ScrumMaster, and a training coach.  With more than five years of Agile Implementation, Coaching, and Training experience, Bill has coached and trained more than 3,000 individuals at 100 different companies in their effort to implement Agile software development strategies. He is currently an accredited member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is active in the Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance communities. Bill writes the very insightful and useful Agile blog Agile Observations from the Trenches. When you have a chance, i recommend looking at the  So There I Am, Shaving a Yak… or The Cargo Cult Agile Approach posts.

Steve Ropa, An Agile Coach and Product Trainer has spent the last 17 years in the software development industry, first as a programmer and later as a development manager and director. He has been involved in the Agile development scene for the past 10 years,  an active contributor to the Agile Denver community and on the organizing committee for Agile 2005. He has taught and led teams varying in size from small shops to large, distributed organizations in their transition to using Agile methods. You can find out more about Steve from reading his blog Agile Musings, his latest post Refactoring: You keep using that word… is worth a serious look.


BOTH of these free web seminars are worth 1 PDU each.

These are both hot topics and filling up fast so take advantage of these web seminars today! I can promise that Steve and Bill will not disappoint you.
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What does it take to land that next Project Management position?

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

I ran across a blog post from a project manager looking for a new full-time position who asked the question: “…is coming up through the technical ranks of QA or programming really required?… Isn’t a cultural and behavioral fit more important long-term?”

This was way over my head, so I called one of our instructors Dave Caccamo (a MA and PMP with three decades of experience in engineering, economics and project management), who teaches a variety of our project management courses (including our Project Management Professional Exam Boot Camp, Applied Project Management, and Hands-on Power Excel for Project Managers). He has loads of experience working with project managers all over the world, and here were some of his thoughts:

“Just like a doctor, even if you have your MD, I’m not going to let you touch me unless I know you have the experience to back it up. Click to continue »

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Instructor Interview: Q&A with Alan Koch

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

ASPE_instructor_Alankoch

Can you tell our readers a little about your background?

I have over 30 years in IT Service Management and software development (14 years developing and maintaining software, almost 16 years in QA, more than 12 years in process improvement and nearly 14 years managing these things).  Most notable of my positions: 13 years as a Member of the Technical Staff at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and 10 years in my current position as the President and Principle Consultant of ASK Process, Inc.

What recent activities have you been involved in that are relevant to the courses you instruct? Click to continue »

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Instructor Interview with Mark Weinstein

Monday, April 12th, 2010

ASPE Inc. Instructor Interview with Mark Weinstein

We recently had a chance to sit down with Mark and ask him a few questions.  Mark has had an interesting and unique career with computers, 1980′s hair bands, and world travel. Watch the interview to see and hear a quick run down of Mark’s past and present escapades. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Mark teaches public courses but is also available for a personalized on-site training courses that can be tailored for your companies needs, for more information please visit our On-Site page.

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Meet the ASPE Instructors: Q & A with Tom Carpenter

Monday, March 22nd, 2010


Tom, what courses do you currently teach for ASPE?

I currently teach a Windows 7 administration course, a SQL Server administration course and a Hyper-V course for ASPE. All three courses deliver the skills needed to implement and administer the technologies covered in large and small businesses.

Can you tell our readers a little about your background? What recent activities have you been involved in that are relevant to the courses you instruct?

In 2009, I wrote a book on SQL Server 2008 for Sybex, which covers the most important tasks a SQL Server DBA will have to perform. This was my eighth book and my second on SQL Server. I really enjoy teaching SQL Server and Windows technologies as well as wireless networking. I’m a big believer in understanding the entire path from user to data storage so that you can best optimize the experience for the users. While you can’t be a guru at every aspect of IT, you can certainly gain enough knowledge so that you can improve the user’s day-to-day operations. This is why I’ve written about databases, operating systems, network infrastructures and even VoIP.

What real-world skills can these courses teach people that they can take directly to their jobs?

They will learn to install the systems, but they will also learn how to optimize them. I’m a big believer in getting all the benefits you can out of any Click to continue »

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