Press Release

ESI International, the leading provider of performance improvement programs in project management, contract management, business analysis and sourcing management, announced the company has been named a Charter Endorsed Education Provider by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). Nine ESI courses now meet IIBA’s education standards for business analysis professionals.

(ARLINGTON, VA - July 31, 2006) – ESI International, the leading provider of performance improvement programs in project management, contract management, business analysis and sourcing management, announced the company has been named a Charter Endorsed Education Provider by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). Nine ESI courses now meet IIBA’s education standards for business analysis professionals.

IIBA, whose vision is to be the leading world-wide professional association that develops and maintains standards for the practice of business analysis and for the certification of practitioners, awarded the Endorsed Education Provider status to ESI. Charter Endorsed Education Provider status was awarded to initial Endorsed Education Providers that received their endorsement between March 2006 and May 2006.

ESI is among the first organizations worldwide to achieve the designation under IIBA's Endorsed Education Provider program. To maintain its designation, ESI must follow strict educational guidelines and is subject to random audits for quality assurance and compliance.

“ESI is proud to join the elite group of Charter Endorsed Education Providers,” said John Elsey, ESI president. “The Charter Endorsed Education Provider status demonstrates our commitment to the formation and support of the education and professional development needs of requirements management, systems analysis, business analysis, requirements analysis, project management and consulting professionals.”

The following ESI courses have earned approval from IIBA:

• Business Object Orientated Modeling
• How to Gather and Document User Requirements
• Introduction to Business Analysis
• Introduction to Project Management for Business Analysts
• Introduction to Testing for Business Analysts
• Logical Data and Process Modeling
• Use Case Modeling for Business Analysts
• Workflow Modeling

For more information on ESI’s approved classes, visit www.esi-intl.com. For more information on IIBA and Endorsed Education Provider criteria, visit www.iiba.com.