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Testimonials from customers about ASPE's SDLC training:
“The instructor was very knowledgeable, open to share, and did a great job involving everyone.” Brandi Fehrenkamp, Business Analyst, CMC Recycling
“Louisa Visconti is a brilliant, passionate, insightful, masterful, and impactful SME in Business Analysis and Business Requirements Development. Louisa is the instructor in demand for training your core business, high performance teams.” Joe Thomas, Operations Analyst, Bristol-Myers Squibb
“The case studies were educational and enjoyable. The instructor made the class very entertaining and educational, she made the difference.” Amitabha Sur, Systems Manager, Minacs
“Benefits from the program were the instructor’s knowledge and expertise, the great materials, the excellent structure for the class and the instructor’s teaching methodology.” John Alley, Q.C. Analyst, Ohio Rehabilitation Commission
“The facilitation of the class was energetic as well as informative. The material was germane to my current responsibilities.” Chad Holeman, Business Analyst, Devon Energy Corporation
“The workbook had great examples and tool us through step-by-step. The instructors’ knowledge and skill with engaging the classroom participation was most beneficial. It has been an awesome experience; I’m new to BA and the material and instructors were/are valuable.” Tina Bernatz, Business Systems Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank
Developing & Confirming Effective Business Requirements
I found the hands-on and demonstrations to be very helpful. I walked away with a better understanding. It was helpful to be able to complete exercises in and work with small groups.” DeAnne Saleem, Sr. Technical Business Analyst, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
The instructor was good with answering questions and making sure everyone was involved. The case-study work was helpful and kept the class interesting.” Latrell Jefferson-Kellon, Product Manager, Railinc
Sherry Pate is a very good listener, easy to follow and she kept it understandable. It was beneficial to expand my foundational knowledge as a BA, helping me identify where we can improve our process and products.” Joel Cranford, BA, HealthStream
Developing Requirements with Use Cases
Hands-on experience of labs to support instruction was most helpful. I found the entire program to be informative and beneficial.” Clark Lathrum, CIO, Arizona Corporation Commission
The starting point of content was very appropriate along with the build-up of content as the class progressed.” Scott Sandaum, Enterprise Architect
The instructor was excellent and easy to follow. The use of non-technical scenarios helped my understanding.” Geraldine Urbanski, Business Analyst, Department of Employment & Economic Development
Business Analyst Boot Camp
Mini Kirtane is extremely knowledgeable and kept wonderful control of a very interactive class. She’s demonstrative with true-life examples, good and bad. I appreciate her efforts and being able to explain things on various experience and educational levels. Thanks!” Tina Clark, Systems Analyst, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The instructor had great interaction with the class members. His real world experiences and relating them to the class were most helpful.” Tom Hill, Technology Manager, Centocor Research & Development
The instructor’s ability to tie PMI and SDLC into the process was great and he had a good knowledge of the course materials. It was great to be exposed to new ideas and to people outside of the workplace.” Kurt Zahnen, Systems Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton
Dave Caccamo is extremely knowledgeable and made class interesting and applicable to real world scenarios. The team experiences allowed for student collaboration and real world learning.” Victoria Weaver, President, Altor Technology Solutions, LLC
Business Process Analysis & Design
It was interesting having participants that are already familiar with these concepts. The hands-on was very helpful. It is always useful to apply what you’ve learned. The lesson materials will be very beneficial.” Georgeann Tenholder, IT Specialist Team Leader, Social Security Administration
The instructor was very knowledgeable and was a good presenter. I learned a wide variety of new, useful practices and I am now excited about the possibly becoming a certified BA. The documentation was great to take away as a reference guide.” Leah Mayfield, Account Manager, Associated Wholesale Grocers
Agile Project Management
“The coaching was an unexpected benefit. Also, the descriptions on monitoring progress were very applicable and beneficial.” Joel Moeller, Supervisory IT Specialist, US International Trade Commission
The presentation provided a nice summary of discussion. It was helpful to have the opportunity to get feedback on my specific issues on my projects.” Mark Schultz, Project/Program Manager, General Motors
“I thought it was a great class. The hands-on was very good material. It offered a confirmation of what we are doing at my job.” Jann Thomas, Agile Delivery Manager, C 360 Solutions
“The most beneficial part of the program was the knowledge of the professor and his delivery of the material.” Jerry Pillarelli, Resource Manager, Mirant Corporation
“Brilliant quips, examples, and discussions!” Jennifer Johnson, Web Development PM, Jackson Healthcare Solutions
Agile & High Speed Software Testing Techniques
It was helpful to know about agile and high-speed software testing techniques in detail.”Smita Chandra, Systems QA Analyst
Collaborating & Confirming Agile Requirements
It was helpful to learn how agile methodology applies to requirements gathering.”Leslie Mannion, BA Prod Management, NCR-Teradata
The hands-on exercises were very good at demonstrating how effective this can be. Story points, business value and prioritization were most beneficial.” David H. Carmer, Application Consultant, NCR-Teradata
There was a good mix of lecture and exercises. The details on use case creation and what is contained within iteration was helpful.” Stephanie Cravatta, IT Analyst, Ironworks Consulting
Certified ScrumMaster Workshop
It was very good to have lots of hands-on and simulation. It was most beneficial to have the ability to ask questions and have in-depth discussions at any time.” Shannon Sorrels, Performance Manager, Neustar
I enjoyed the high level of interaction during class exercises. The instructor’s knowledge of the industry and meeting other potential ScrumMasters with diverse backgrounds was very beneficial.” Heidi Schuller, Sr. QA Analyst
The program helped me to look outside of my box to see where/how I can begin to use scrum.” Denise Bukoski, Program Director, Spectrum Training Brokers
Agile Essentials
The class demonstrations and case studies worked well to apply techniques to learning. Benefits came from the interaction with the instructor and class members.” Shirley Manchester, BA Supervisor, State of Minnesota-DHS
The class hands-on labs and case studies were excellent and relevant. Being new to Agile, I appreciated the opportunity to learn about it.” Vitaliy Maksimov, Manager, Scantool.net LLC
The workshops in the class were very helpful! It is difficult to choose the most beneficial part of the program!” Dave Sagisser, SMI Technical Supervisor, State of Minnesota-DHS Software Testing
The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam Boot Camp
"When I received my PMBOK in preparation for the PMP exam, I was completely overwhelmed. I had no idea how to begin to master the large amount of information. The ASPE course provided the framework and test taking techniques that allowed me to organize and study the right subjects. I passed the exam on my first sitting." Sue Hawkins, IT Director, Reliance Insurance
“Richard Vail did a superb job of keeping the entire class engaged. I feel like I gained the tools to pass the test.” Tracey Clover, Executive Administrator, PPM Energy
“Richard Vail is an awesome teacher with great skills. There was great interactive preparation and games and an even balance with interactive discussions.” David Lawson, Manager
“The instructor had a great ability to answer student questions through real world cases. This was also the most beneficial part of the class.” Walter Wilhelm, Vice President, Walter Wilhelm Associates
Hands-On IT Project Management
Richard Perrin is the best project manager trainer I have had-great! The lecture and Richard’s real life examples were most beneficial.” Allen Partin, Senior SW Engineer, Serena Software
Richard Perrin’s experience and stories were very interesting and helped me understand how PM works in different work environments. Richard is excellent!” Jennifer Sciortino, Internet Programs Manager, Leading Real Estate Company of the World
There were a ton of topics summarized in the time allotted for the class, which left a ton of takeaways.” Neil Elver, Sr. Web Developer, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World
Developing Software Testing & Quality Assurance Techniques
“The exercises that were done in the class were very helpful. The most beneficial part of the program was the instructor’s ability to communicate the main points of the class effectively.” Cindy Cavanaugh, QA Analyst, Scottrade, Inc.
“I learned so much. I wish I’d taken this class earlier! The instructor giving advice on day-to-day organizations through out the project process were the best.” Emily Johnstone, Quality Assurance Specialist, Costco Travel
“I thought the instructor covered in detail all the items I needed to learn. Excellent! This class was very informative and I can’t wait to use what I have learned!!!” Kimberly Blue, Quality Assurance Specialist, Costco Travel
“The class was very informative. Jim York is a very gifted instructor; he is extremely knowledgeable, dynamic, passionate about testing, and funny! The case studies were very helpful as referenced in the course materials and by the instructor. I’ve learned so much I can’t imagine what I still need to learn.” Marguinte Moses, QA Manager, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Planning Effective Software Testing
It was great being able to have discussions with the other attendees as a part of class because they offered and gave us more practical solutions.” Sarala Kottapalli, QA, YRC World Wide Technologies, Inc.
I thought the instructor’s examples and the case studies were very relevant for making the points.” Kathy Seitz, Info Systems Prog/Analyst, FL Legislature-OLITS
The Test Automation Workshop
The instructor kept the class entertaining and interesting. Information on how to start research in testing tools was a beneficial part of the program.” Teresa Campbell, Supervisor QA, Grange Insurance
It was helpful to have the instructor encourage everyone to give real life examples of current organizational issues.” Alicia Wiggins, Sr. Business Analyst, American Commerce Insurance
Web Testing Core Fundamentals
What was the most beneficial part of the program? “The knowledge and experience of the instructor, the way the instructor was organized and how he presented very thoroughly, and his additional tools such as spreadsheets and appendixes.” Glenn Frandsen, Systems QA Analyst, Wells Fargo
It was helpful to be able to get new ideas and framework for testing our applications.” Amy Bruno, QA Inspector, 21st Century Technologies