Project Management

Stepping through the CSI Approach

November 7, 2013 Michael Scarborough Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

I really like the Continual Service Improvement (CSI) approach. Really, I do. It makes so much sense.

How Is Your Role Impacted by the Cloud… Now, and in the Future?

November 6, 2013 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Cloud computing is the biggest thing to hit IT since the birth of broadband Internet — and there is currently a tremendous need for people who are trained to use, select, manage, utilize and understand how to use the cloud.

Many Roles Are Impacted

Whether it is an IT administrator, business leader, sales person, IT security professional, or project manager—roles will be touched by the changes that cloud technologies are bringing to the business.

Preparing for the New World

See if your prospects can answer 10 basic questions included with the white paper. If not, they may need to learn more about the cloud. The need for cloud skills continues to grow as we speak.

A+ Question of the Week

November 6, 2013 Toby Skandier Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Which of the following commands displays the currently allocated TCP and UDP ports on the local computer?

Accelerating Leadership Development: How to Maximize Learning

November 5, 2013 Jocelyn Bérard Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Accelerating leadership development is not an option; it’s a must in order to meet business needs and mitigate risk. I have developed multiple ways to accelerate leadership development and help ensure we are prepared to replace our aging population of leaders. I’ll highlight three of them in this blog series. This is last of three parts.

Employee New Hire Training: A Tale of Two Employees

November 5, 2013 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

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When I think of all the employee new hire training I’ve experienced in my career, a famous quote comes to mind:

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it
was the age of foolishness…”

Although I’m sure Charles Dickens didn’t intend his words from A Tale of Two Cities to be applied to such a concrete topic, they do portray the wide range of onboarding and orientation programs that are implemented every day. To illustrate this, let’s follow a tale of two employees who experience very different new hire programs so you can determine how to make your own training the best it can be.