Online Business Technology Training

IBM makes courseware available through its online portal. ...

... " ... through the Student Portal on the IBM Academic Initiative web site, students can access a three-step tutorial on Service Science Management and Engineering (SSME), a new academic discipline that brings together ongoing work in the fields of science, engineering, and business management, combined with the study of social and legal sciences through the Student Portal on the IBM Academic Initiative web site, students can access a three-step tutorial on Service Science Management and Engineering (SSME), a new academic discipline that brings together ongoing work in the fields of science, engineering, and business management, combined with the study of social and legal sciences. " ...

Via IBM: Free Online Training in Hot Technologies

Ten Years of Deliberate Practice

Want to hone your craft? Commit to it for ten years of deliberate practice. ...

... "Reinforcing that no-free-lunch finding is vast evidence that even the most accomplished people need around ten years of hard work before becoming world-class, a pattern so well established researchers call it the ten-year rule. " ...

Via Micro Persuasion on Developing Expertise: Practice brings success

Skills to Archive

List of skills that should be archived from your / our minds. ...

Obsolete Skills

Web 2.0 Skills

IBM partners with universities to introduce Web 2.0 skills into curriculum in order to prepare the next generation of computer science graduates for the emerging web technologies. These new applications of technology will leverage networks of people and combinations of information in ways that had not previously been available. ...

... "Businesses today are looking to the next generation of IT experts who understand the dynamics of the globally-integrated enterprise; who can work across geographically distributed teams; and easily utilize different open-standards technology assets to quickly develop enterprise mashups, plug-ins and other Web 2.0 resources.

At UCLA, students in computer science class CS130 can opt to work with IBM mentors on Web 2.0 and Eclipse plug-in projects they themselves design. Meanwhile, graduate students at NC State in Raleigh have the first-ever opportunity to get their hands on Project Zero, a new IBM-created Web 2.0 development environment for creating enterprise mashups and rich web applications for a variety of business needs. " ...

Via IBM: The Class of 2.0: 21st Century Skills

Project Management Career Path

Benchmarks for project manager's career path are discussed. ...

Service is a Science, Study and Improve It

Interesting move in the global landscape ... Singapore collaborates with IBM through a network of universities and industry partners to innovate in service management. Education in the science of services is planned. ...

... "The collaboration aims to develop a new breed of service scientists and service entrepreneurs who understand service systems, are trained to enable efficient and systematic approaches to service delivery, and serve as catalysts for service innovation in organisations and for various industry sectors. " ...

Via IBM: Service Science Initiative in Singapore

Business Games Teach Project Best Practices

Nothing creates understanding like a good game. Here's a novel approach to disseminating best practice process in project and service management. ...

... "Both simulations are high impact, interactive business games, developed to address the process and cultural challenges of implementing IT Project Management and Service Management best practice. This unique approach to business learning brings Project Management and Service Management best practice to life in the context of realistic and exhilarating scenarios. Participants quickly experience breakthrough understanding of best practice processes and methodologies resulting in improved individual, team and business performance. " ...

Via G2G3: Turkish delight

PMO Organize for Transformation

The program management office is seen as an organizational model for transformation. In this situation, four operating teams are under the leadership of the PMO - delivery, process, visibility, and communications. This office will provide oversight of the various project teams deployed to achieve the transformation. ...

... "Higher Education Ministry has set up the programme management office (PMO) in line with its recent launch of the National Higher Education Strategic Plan ... " ...

Via The Malaysia Star: Transformation

Strategic Alignment Through Tech Education

What level of tech-savvy is required of business leaders? A partnership is a two-way street. This article explores the appropriate level and approach for making progress in educating the business about technology. ...

... "Rare is the CEO who knows the difference between enterprise architecture and landscape architecture. ... CIOs need to educate their business counterparts about technology, but that is easier said than done. " ...

Via CIO Asia: Business Leaders and IT

Free Learning: No More Excuses

The cost of a college education is astronomical and rising in the United States. Yet, that shouldn't prevent anyone from a self-led education, which they can do totally free, thanks to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a revolution in education, much like the Open Source software movement. Through OCW, anyone in the world can undergo a full college curriculum, including video lectures, labs, assignments, study materials, projects, and more---online and free.

Want your staff to take some courses, but don't have the training budget to send them anywhere? Want to study a new discipline on your train ride to and from work? Do you wake up in the middle of the night with sudden aspirations to be a dentist? The training content is all here and free.

About the only restriction is that you cannot use the material commercially (for instance, you can't use it as part of your own commercial training services), which makes sense. However you can adopt and distribute the material, provided you cite the source and use a Creative Commons or similar free-use license. Also, these courses are not for college credit, and no degrees are offered.

And, while there is no faculty-student interaction, all the content is available for self-learners and educators to use. Many of the courses come with free video lectures.

According to the web site, MIT OCW's goals are to:

• Provide free, searchable access to MIT's course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.
• Extend the reach and impact of MIT OCW and the "opencourseware" concept.

Visit the site below and welcome to the world of free education...

MIT OpenCourseWare MIT OpenCourseWare

Project Education at Doctoral Level

Can't get enuf project management? Try getting your doctorate. ...

... "The school's PhD in Information Technology program has two new specializations, Project Management, and Information Security, and the PhD in Organization and Management program also has a new Project Management specialization. Capella now offers six Project Management specializations, allowing students at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels to choose either a business or IT project management focus. " ...

Via Capella Univ: New Specializations

Recycle Education Computers With Apple

Through June 30th, Apple will recycle computers for educational institutions. ...

... "There is no purchase required to participate in the program and all accredited K-12 and Higher Education institutions with at least 25 systems to recycle are eligible! " ...

Via Apple: Education Trade-In and Recycle

Procurement in IT: Model Curriculum

OGC, sponsors procurement education for government. As vendor management becomes increasingly important to IT, this education trend is one to watch. ...

... "The government has been under pressure to improve the quality of procurement by its central departments, with costly major IT schemes highlighting weaknesses on the buying side. " ...

Via Computerworld UK: OGC Sponsors Procurement Education ...

Stay Visible and Relevant

Raise expectations, market your capabilities, and educate the organization to stay visible and relevant to your enterprise. ...

... "The limited expectations CEOs have of IT leadership threaten to stunt IT's contributions, resulting in an IT organization that may be averse to taking risks or even rising to the level of visibility. " ...

Via Computerworld: Expectations of IT