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"The tutors had real expertise in the subject"

Malcolm Booth,
HML

AssistKD - tuition from practitioners

Our trainers have day-to-day involvement in development, consultancy and mentoring work. As a result they draw on up-to-date practical knowledge to deliver effective training and consultancy solutions. Evidence from post-course questionnaires and market research shows that delegates value this practical experience and our ability to relate to problems and issues they experience in their own projects. Principal course presenters include:

Steve Skidmore

Assist Technical Director - 25 years experience in systems development and project management - Leading systems development author - BCS accreditation panel member - Specialises in UML, systems analysis, design and development - Member of the British Computer Society - Member of the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Business Analysis and Systems Development accreditation and examination panels - ISEB examiner - ACCA External Examiner - External Examiner, Oxford Brookes University.

James Cadle

30 years experience in management services - consultant, trainer and author - Specialises in project management, risk management, business and systems analysis - Author of best selling project management book - Member of The Association for Project Management and Chartered Member of the British Computer Society - Member of the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Business Analysis and Systems Development examination panel - ISEB examiner.

Debbie Paul

Over 20 years experience of business change and systems development - Specialises in business analysis both as a consultant and trainer - Member of the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Business Systems Development steering and accreditation panels - ISEB Chief oral examiner for Business Analysis - Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society - BCS IT Industry Awards judge.

Paul Turner

30 years experience in Business Analysis and Systems Development methods -Consultancy in the development and implementation of Skills and Competency Frameworks - Accredited SFIA Consultant and Accredited DSDM Practitioner & Trainer - Author of a range of publications and articles and member of various working parties on behalf of BCS, ISEB and e-Skills UK - Fellow of the British Computer Society and Fellow of the Institute of IT Training - ISEB examiner.

Mike Crawford

25 years experience as a systems developer, trainer and consultant - Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) certified - Specialises in presenting a wide range of scheduled and on-site courses for programmers, systems developers and IT Managers. Member of the British Computer Society. ISEB oral examiner.

Malcolm Eva

IT specialist since 1980, working as a systems analyst, project administrator, and programmer - Author of Introducing Systems Development (with Steve Skidmore) - Presented papers on aspects of systems analysis, requirements engineering and RAD at a number of international conferences - ISEB examiner.

Peter Thompson

20 years experience as a software development practitioner and manager covering all aspects of the systems development lifecycle. Formerly Managing Director of an independent software house and Systems Development Manager for the UK's largest independent recruitment agency. A practising information systems consultant specialising in the pragmatic application of best practise methods and standards. Member of the British Computer Society and ISEB examiner.