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Comment by Jeff Stovall on February 4, 2011 at 1:39pm

ESI International New Video Release!

Top 10 Business Analysis Trends for 2011

Watch this short video 45 second video to learn about Trend 1 – Business architecture will be the primary focus for business analysts. http://ow.ly/3Oeui

Comment by Jeff Stovall on January 19, 2011 at 9:51am

Complimentary Webinar:Top 10 Business Analysis Trends for 2011

 

2011 is a new year with new challenges. Are you prepared for the year ahead? What’s on the horizon and are your business analysts ready? Please join ESI International’s Glenn R. Brûlé, CSM, CBAP, as he discusses the growing role of the business analyst in organizational strategy and how RMD will be key to increasing efficiencies.

Learn More at http://request.esi-intl.com/forms/BATrends-Webinar

Comment by Jeff Stovall on January 10, 2011 at 11:12am

IT Procurement Reform will only succeed with the right talent in place.  Listen to ESI’s views on Federal News Radio:http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=15&sid=2224042

Comment by Jeff Stovall on November 4, 2010 at 2:25pm

Sorry for the long answer, but I want you to rest assured your investment in our learning programs was well worth it!

Comment by Jeff Stovall on November 4, 2010 at 2:21pm

I'm happy to have the opportunity to discuss the value of the credentials you have earned. Beyond their affiliation with George Washington University, ESI's learning programs are recognized as representative of first-class (and compliant) training by DAU, FAI, PMI, and NCMA. If you would like, you can call us at 1 (800) ESI-8609, and we can help you see what/how your Master's Certificate can be leveraged appropriately. As we offer Master's Certificates in several disciplines, knowing your specific course of study will help us determine where/how your learning aligns with your individual certification goals.

For example:

The ESI/DAU-authorized equivalent courses (CON 100, 110, 111, 112, 120, 210, 215, 218 and 353) are creditable towards DAWIA and FAC-C requirements. Also, ESI courses can help acquisition personnel maintain their DAWIA certification. DAWIA has two certification requirements:

1. To be certified for entry into the acquisition/procurement field, all members must have completed 24 college credit hours of business, law, economics, acquisition, accounting or related courses. ESI courses cannot be used to meet this requirement, nor can DAU's.

2. Once a person is certified, he or she must earn 80 training points every two years to maintain their certification. A training point equates to one hour of classroom instruction. Thus, to maintain their certification a person must take 80 hours of training every two years. Any ESI course can be used to meet this requirement.

It may also be that you are eligible to apply your Master's Certificate (depending upon your course of study) to the joint DAU/GW Master's Certificate program. ESI and DAU came together and signed a Letter of Intent on September 5, 2000 to form a partnership that would allow DAU's Defense Department students the opportunity to earn joint Master's Certificates from our academic partner, The George Washington University (GW), and DAU in Project Management, Information Technology Project Management, Government Contract Management and Commercial Contract Management.

If you achieved your Master's Certificate in Project Management, not only are you in good stead to pass PMI's PMP-certification exam on your first attempt, GW recognizes the Master's Certificate as equivalent up to 9 credit hours towards its Master's Degree program in project management.

We also have fully compliant training programs that support FAC-P/PM certification as well as FAC-COTR certification. And, as always, our course offerings can also be applied to the continuing education requirements necessary to maintain a person's FAC-C, FAC-P/PM, FAC-COTR, DAWIA Levels 1,2, or 3, and/or their PMP-certification.

Comment by ROY D WALKER JR on November 3, 2010 at 8:37pm

I received an ESI Master Certificate in 2005 and have found out that my classes are not excepted for DAWAI and other certification requirements. Other than that what good is it?

Comment by Alex Glaros on October 14, 2010 at 3:23pm

Call for volunteer contracts professionals to help government share open source apps

Dear Colleagues,

The Center for Government Interoperability is looking for volunteers to design a contracts strategic plan and roadmap.

The Center for Government Interoperability is a non-profit organization seeking to save cash-starved governments by providing them with low-cost hosting of open source software to run their operations.

I’m writing to ask if you could remotely volunteer part-time to assist the Center develop a rough strategic contracts plan that outlines the issues, requirements, risks and roadmap for the Center’s contracting needs. The Center will create and host open source computer applications to assist struggling city and state governments, and will need contract advice on how it interacts with many vendors and government clients.

Even a few suggestions from time-to-time or tentative participation would be greatly appreciated.

Your can contact me at govloop or at the address below.

Public comments can be posted at the Center’s Govloop group site: http://www.govloop.com/group/centerforgovernmentinteroperability

As a person whose work indicates a strong belief in what we're doing, I’m asking if you would please consider helping out the Center. It’s an opportunity to transform government at every level to better serve its citizens.

Our phase one website: http://www.gov-ideas.com/cfgio.htm

Looking forward to talking in the near future,

Alex Glaros
Center for Government Interoperability
500 Main Street
Winters, CA 95694
Email and phone number: http://www.gov-ideas.com/contact.htm
http://www.gov-ideas.com/cfgio.htm

Comment by Rowena Figueroa on August 9, 2010 at 9:49am

Read our viewpoint on the new realities of acquisition: Acquisition Reform: It's More Than the Contract (http://www.esi-intl.com/Skills-Development/Knowledge-Center/Viewpoi...)

Several mandates have been issued to reform government acquisition across all federal agencies with an eye to delivering services that are better, faster and cheaper. Executing on these mandates requires taking a holistic approach; one that integrates the program/project, contracts and business analysis activities. Taking this approach will improve your agency’s ability to achieve the intended outcomes of acquisitions and deliver better cost, schedule and performance results from programs. By contrast, taking piecemeal approaches that optimize only one of these areas, most commonly contracting alone, will yield limited results and perpetuate the silos that have undercut many programs for years. This article will address where to start and how to go about with the integration from three critical points: people, processes and tools.

Comment by Jeff Stovall on August 1, 2010 at 6:17pm

Ensure your program or project’s success by accessing the latest best practices through ESI’s virtual event, IMPACT 2010. Register now for this complimentary event as seats are limited!

Comment by Rowena Figueroa on July 20, 2010 at 9:27am

Congratulations on your completion of your two masters certificates and now your near completion of your BA.

Our recommendations for transitioning into the acquisition workforce are two-fold:

First, complete your resume on USAJobs and note in one of the following three areas that you are only 3 courses away from earning your Bachelor's degree: (1) the body of your resume, (2) the education component, or (3) the professional development section—whichever of these three will allow you to. As you complete your courses, update your resume with that data. As you apply for positions and the application process progresses, you may end up certifying near the time you are due to finish your coursework so it may not be an issue.

Second, you might want to consider the VA as they may have special hiring authority for vets. Unlike DoD, civilian agengcies don't require a degree from the outset - just 24 semester hours in business courses for the 1102 contracting job series. However, you will need the BA for promotion past GS-12.

Let us know if you have further questions. Good luck on a new, exciting career.

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