Overview
Overviews are tailored tutorials to arm clients with a solid understanding of specific subjects.

An Introduction to the Use of a Balanced IT Scorecard  
Understand how a balanced scorecard can contribute to understanding and improving the performance of an IT group

Supplier Capability Evaluation – an Overview  
Understand the proven, CMMI-based approach used by world-class organisations to evaluate & select suppliers to minimise risk

Overview of the CMMI^®  
Understand the relevance of the most popular model for process improvement and how it can benefit you and your organisation

Senior Managers Briefing in the CMMI^®  
Sponsorship is an essential factor for improving performance – understand the manager’s crucial role & the actions needed to generate & sustain commitment 

The Principles of Lean Management  
Understand how focussing on customer value, the removal of waste and continuous product flow will revolutionise your performance

Uses and Benefits of Function Point Analysis  
Learn how FPA can help your projects manage the acquisition, development, integration and support of software systems

Manager’s Guide to Software Measurement  
Understand how disciplined, quantitative practices can be used to control costs and maximise productivity.

Formal Classroom-based Course
Formal classroom courses are delivered by senior SMS lecturers and can be specifically tailored to include client material and individual projects.

COSMIC FFP for Sizing & Estimating MIS and Real-Time Software Requirements   
Learn how to measure the software component of software-intensive systems using the latest ISO-standard method

Design and Implementation of a Balanced IT Scorecard   
Go beyond the theory to derive the components of a balanced scorecard linked to your organisation’s business goals

Early Estimating of Software Size   
A systematic & repeatable way to estimate using the partial information available during the first days of a project

Estimating for Projects based on Use-Cases and the IBM/Rational Unified Process   
Determine use-case size, effort, schedule and cost so your team can negotiate the cost/benefit landscape and agree development priorities with stakeholders

Estimating in Internet Time/Estimating for Web Developments   
Extremely rapid development cycles necessitate just-in-time estimating to minimise risk and to assure incremental delivery runs smoothly

Function Point Counting Workshop   
Apply your skills in a coached workshop – consolidate your skills and experience on the job.

Inspections and Peer Reviews   
Learn and experience the various roles necessary for reviews that are effective and efficient at detecting and removing defects

Managing Project Risk   
Learn a systematic, repeatable approach that ensures teams identify, monitor and mitigate the threats to successful delivery of stakeholder requirements

Practical Estimating for Software Projects   
Predict and control the effort, team size, schedule and cost of your software projects using proven methods

Practical use of IFPUG Function Point Analysis   
Learn the most popular technique for measuring the functional size of software applications and projects

Practical use of MkII Function Point Analysis   
Learn the UK Government’s preferred technique for measuring the functional size of software applications and projects

Using the Goal-Question-[Indicator]-Measure Technique   
A popular and systematic method for ensuring good design of metrics for use in a measurement programme.

Learning Break
Learning Breaks provide a unique approach to delivering specific messages, concepts or procedures to groups of between 20 - 100 people.

Most of our Formal Classroom Based Courses and Coached Workshops can be delivered via Learning Breaks. (If delivered as a Learning Break formal certification will not be available for the workshop Using and Implementing the CMMI® / Intro to the CMMI® SE/SW/IPPD/SS)

Coached Workshop
The Coached Workshop will augment the skills gained on formal classroom courses and will improve the participants capabilities as leaders in their field.

DELPHI Estimation Workshop  
DELPHI provides teams with a methodical approach to estimating that ensures all available information & experience is taken into account

Using and Implementing the CMMI® / Intro to the CMMI® SE/SW/IPPD/SS   
How to use the model for appraising and improving an organisation's processes

Risk Analysis Workshop  
Use this team workshop at any time during a project to identify threats to your project and agree what to do to ensure success

Goal-Question-Measure Facilitated Workshop   
Use the GQM technique to derive a set of measures to measure progress toward your goals.

Advanced Workshop
Advanced Workshops build on practitioners' prior knowledge and experience in a specific subject.

FPA Follow-Up Workshop   
An advanced workshop to help experienced practitioners resolve the issues that arise when using unfamiliar technologies.

Counting Object-Oriented Applications and Projects  
An advanced workshop for practitioners wishing to apply functional size measurement in object-oriented environments.

Sizing E-commerce Applications  
An advanced workshop for practitioners wishing to apply functional size measurement to internet-based solutions