Organizations Fail to Tie Learning to Business Impact
Lack of Skilled People, Resources and Methodologies Key Causes
ARLINGTON, Va. USA (Dec. 1, 2010) – Results of a new global survey reveal that more than half of organizations (50.7 percent) do not measure the business impact of their learning programs, citing both a lack of resources and people qualified to track impact, as well as the need for a better understanding of measurement methodologies. Also revealing is that up to one-half of survey respondents in charge of learning program initiatives still do not believe measurement is a priority or a requirement. Complete Release.
ESI Offers 15 New FAC-P/PM Courses through GSA
New Courses Accelerate the Path to Certification and High-Performance
Arlington, VA USA – Sept. 30, 2010 – ESI International’s 15 new FAC-P/PM courses offer federal program and project managers comprehensive training at each of three levels: entry, journeyman and expert. The new courses, which received FAI’s approval rating of five, ensure professionals responsible for major acquisitions have the knowledge and skills they need to fulfill their responsibilities and work effectively with other acquisition professionals, such as contracting officers, contracting officer’s technical representatives and requirements managers to improve the outcomes of acquisitions. Complete Release.
Global Study Reveals the Key Pitfalls of Outsourcing
Survey Indicates Need for Better Risk Management to Improve Outcomes
ARLINGTON, Va. USA - July 12, 2010 – Results of a new global study reveal the concerns, effectiveness and best practices in risk management by organizations that outsource projects. Of the 95 percent of organizations that buy, provide or both buy and provide outsourced services and functions, fewer than half are able to effectively manage risk of outsourced projects. Complete Release.
ESI International Expands Australia & New Zealand Market Operations
Global Infrastructure Brings Benefits to New/Existing Clients
ARLINGTON, Va. USA - July 1, 2010 - It was announced today that ESI International will now deliver its world-class learning programs and services direct to the Australian and New Zealand markets. While the region’s businesses have benefited from ESI’s curricula for more than nine years, they will now have easier access to ESI’s global infrastructure and an expanded range of learning services. Complete Release.
ESI Expands to Meet Client Demand in Asia
Alan Garvey Promoted to Managing Director Asia & EMEA
Singapore – 25 May 2010 – For the past several years, ESI International has consistently added resources to support and promote the professions of project management and business analysis throughout Southeast Asia and China. As strong growth returns to the region, ESI has again strengthened its commitment and today announced the promotion of Alan Garvey as ESI’s Managing Director of Asia and EMEA. Complete Release.
Learning Evaluations Enhance Ability to Measure Impact & Value of Learning Programs
ESI Partners with KnowledgeAdvisors
ARLINGTON, Va. USA - May 4, 2010 – A new partnership between ESI International and KnowledgeAdvisors to provide KnowledgeAdvisors Metrics that Matter® learning assessments to all corporate, government, non-profit and individual ESI clients worldwide will greatly enhance their ability to measure the impact and value of learning programs. Complete Release.
PMI UK Expands Partnership With ESI International
Members to Benefit From Extensive Expansion of Benefits
LONDON, England – April 27, 2010 – The Project Management Institute PMI® UK Chapter and ESI International announced today an expanded 2010 agreement that will offer an extensive range of new and expanded benefits to its members. Complete Release.
PMO Perspectives Blog Launches
New Resource for Senior Project Executives
LONDON, England – April 20, 2010 – PMO Perspectives, a new blog for project management office directors and other senior PM professionals, has launched at www.esi-intl.co.uk/blogs/pmoperspectives. The blog meets the need for more information resources dedicated to senior PM professionals. Complete Release.
ESI Reinforces Historical Government Focus
ARLINGTON, Va. USA – Mar. 15, 2010 – Since its founding in 1981, ESI International has had a strong commitment to helping U.S. federal, state and local government agencies fulfill their missions. Today, ESI announced several actions designed to enhance its support of government agencies as they continue to deal with the challenges of the economy and realign strategic initiatives to the new administration’s performance expectations. Complete Release.
New Exam Prep Guides for PMP®, PgMP® Certification and BA Glossary Reference Tools Available for PM & BA Professionals
ARLINGTON, Va. USA - Feb. 15, 2010 – To meet the diverse and critical learning needs of project and program managers and business analysts, three new reference tools have been released by ESI International. Now available are the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification exam preparation audio CD set, an updated Program Management Professional (PgMP®) exam practice test and study guide and a new glossary of business analysis terms. Complete Release.
Business Analysis to Play Key Role In Meeting Enterprise Challenges in 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. USA – Jan. 18, 2010 – The 2009 Top 10 trends for requirements management and development (RMD) – also known as business analysis – that will impact business this year were announced by ESI International today. Determined by a global panel of ESI’s senior executives and consultants, these trends acknowledge the maturation of RMD in the enterprise as it enables organizations to meet the challenges brought on by unprecedented economic volatility. Complete Release.
ESI International Wins U.S. Treasury Contract
ARLINGTON, Va. USA – Jan. 11, 2010 – A five-year contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to ESI International, the company announced today. The contract is for the implementation of the Treasury’s project and contract management learning program and will incorporate a broad scope of curricula and services. The contract represents one of ESI’s largest, single awards to date. Complete Release.
Organizations To Rely More on PM as Need to Perform Trumps Survival
ARLINGTON, Va. USA – Jan. 8, 2010 – Today ESI International revealed its 2010 Top 10 GlobalProject Management Trends. The key theme for 2010 is metrics, metrics and more metrics. Asorganizations switch their focus from surviving to demonstrating business value, metrics will play anincreasingly important role in keeping management informed about project performance and its impacton the bottom line and customer service. A global panel of consultants and senior executivesassembled by ESI in November identified the following trends. Complete Release.