ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 7, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Thoughtmill, a division of American Systems Corporation, announced today that its extensive suite of process improvement training and education programs is now ready for the road. Traditionally, the company's Training & Education Resource Center has conducted orientations, classes, and seminars at its facilities in Alpharetta. Now, the Center has formed a customer-delivery solution that provides for on-site instruction and educational support for Thoughtmill clients around the globe.
"Our training program has grown significantly in the last quarter," said Thoughtmill Executive Director Mike Rivers. "And with it, more and more of our clients have been asking about on-site delivery. They like the convenience, flexibility, and economies it brings. So our goal was to respond as efficiently as possible without sacrificing our well-known program quality."
Thoughtmill's "moveable knowledge bank" is now geared to travel anywhere. Its staff of doctoral and masters-level instructors is able to take its curriculum of full-length classes and mini-courses to any client wishing on-site instruction. The Center's broad mix of courses addresses the industry's growing interest in process improvement, and the program now contains classes for such popular SPI models as CMMI, ISO, Six Sigma, and LEAN.
Courses available for on-site delivery from Thoughtmill's Training and Education Resource Center include:
-- Executive Overview of CMMI (4 Hours)
-- Executive Overview of ISO (4 Hours)
-- Executive Overview of Six Sigma (4 Hours)
-- Executive Overview of Six Sigma, LEAN, and Theory of
Constraints (4 Hours)
-- Orientation to CMMI and Process Improvement (1 Day)
-- Orientation to Six Sigma Design and Implementation (1 Day)
-- Exploring CMMI Project Management (1 Day)
-- Exploring CMMI Process Management (1 Day)
-- Exploring CMMI Requirements Management (1 Day)
-- Concepts of Process Improvement Design & Development (2 Days)
-- Introduction to CMMI (An SEI Authorized 3-Day Class)
-- Advanced Concepts of CMMI Program Design & Development (5 Days)
Registration:
To register for a class or obtain a copy of the syllabus, call James Wray at 678-566-4712 or email at jwray@thoughtmill.com. Discounts are available for qualified government and corporate accounts.
About Thoughtmill, a Division of ASC
Thoughtmill has a proven track record for delivering quality services and products on schedule and on budget in even the most demanding commercial and government environments. Our broad client base includes some of America's best-known and largest organizations, including AFLAC, AT&T, Department of State, Department of the Navy, Earthlink, Expedia, Fleet Financial, IBM, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Internet Security Systems (ISS), JPMorgan/Chase, and T-Mobile.