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Thank you for stopping by. I intend to use this site to document my thoughts about training, and share my training experiences. I have over a decade of experience working on training projects and I am...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Training Program
And so we’re off again. Over the past seven years, I have overseen training on several large technology implementations. On my current project, my client is implementing SAP, a technology program used...
View ArticleDependencies, dependencies, dependencies
In a lot of ways, a training lead is a project manager. As training lead on a large project, you manage multiple tasks that must happen in sequence or simultaneously, with dependencies that you may ro...
View ArticleHow to train your SME – Part 1.
One of the advantages of managing a big training program (versus developing one-off courses) is that you get to set the tone, define standards, and manage the quality of the course materials. When we...
View ArticleHow to train your SME – Part 2
Understand who the learner is: I teach an instructional design course at the start of training development on all my projects. I do this because I believe that even when working with experienced...
View ArticleWhat makes good training?
What makes good training? For training professionals, I guess this is the million dollar question. If someone could find the secret formula, bottle it, and sell it, we would undoubtedly have the next...
View ArticleFour Courses and a Funeral
My team has just finished creating storyboards for four web based courses. Reviewing all four, its interesting to me how, although all the courses are similar-introductory courses to four different...
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