Technology

Balancing the Trade-Off Between Security and Convenience When Using Mobile Payment Systems

May 12, 2015 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

There’s no doubt that mobile payment systems are the future of retail transactions. Carrying around a pocket full of credit cards, ATM cards and debit cards (not to mention the plethora of store loyalty cards) is a pain. Credit cards are easily lost or stolen, their bulk adds up when stacked in a wallet, and they often leave your sight when making a transaction such as at a restaurant or when the point of sale (POS) device is behind the sales counter.

PMP Question of the Week: Time Estimates

May 11, 2015 Guest Authors Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

You have received maximum, minimum and most-likely time estimates from your team for activities to be done on the project. Which time estimate should you use when developing your project schedule?

Understanding ITIL® Service Design

May 11, 2015 Michael Scarborough Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In my last blog post I discussed three of the most important parts of the ITIL® Service Strategy book. In this post I will give the same treatment to the ITIL Service Design book.

Driving Employee Engagement through Leadership

May 11, 2015 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

There are multiple drivers of employee engagement, from pride in working for the company to having a voice in the way things operate. However, the impact of the relationship with the direct manager is a constant.

Training Tools and Techniques for a New Generation of Learners

May 11, 2015 Training Industry Articles Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Experienced instructors who regularly interact with younger learners quickly notice that today’s generation of students tends to be more visual and interactive. Millennials are not only the largest generational cohort in U.S. history at about 80 million strong, they have some distinct generational traits that instructors who hope to engage them effectively should understand.