2009 Education Calendar Announced

Whether you are looking for foundation or advanced level training, traditional classroom or virtual delivery options, we have the xBML course just for you.

Seats are limited, so register online now for best availabilty. Custom and client dedicated courses are also available.

Business Modeling Using xBML
This foundational course is comprised of xBML methods & model formulation, Business Co-Formulation (BCF) and Project Co-Formulation (PCF) methods. Students will learn how to use the xBML modeling language to create and manipulate business models using the xBML W5 software. Students will practice Document Co-Formulation (DCF), a method for converting implicit and explicit organizational knowledge into the xBML language, and develop work session facilitator skills for purposes of conducting Facilitated Co-Formulation (FCF) work sessions. Project Co-Formulation, a specific application of the xBML methodology to aid in the successful, multi-dimensional and complete definition of any project will also be introduced.

• February 23 - 26 & March 2 - 5 (Virtual)
• March 23 - 26 & March 30 - April 2 (Virtual)
• April 20 - 23 & April 27 - 30 (Virtual)
• May 11 - 14 & May 18 - 21 (Virtual)
• June 15 - 18 & June 22 - 25 (Virtual)
• July 13 - 16 & July 20 - 23 (Virtual)
• August 10 - 13 & August 17 - 20 (Virtual)
• September 14 - 17 & September 21 - 24 (Virtual)
• October 12 - 15 & October 19 - 22 (Virtual)
• November 9 - 12 & November 16 - 19 (Virtual)
• December 7 - 10 & December 14 - 17 (Virtual)

Virtual Delivery Details: This course will comprise of 8 - 3 hour blocks of synchronous virtual instruction held from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST/MDT Monday through Thursday for two consecutive weeks.

NOTE: Additional 'offline' time will be necessary to complete individual exercises interspersed throughout the course content and virtual 'office hours' may be scheduled by the instructor to provide individualized exercise support as needed.

Business Improvement Using xBML
This course builds upon the prerequisite Business Modeling Using xBML™ foundation level course to prepare students to utilize existing xBML business models to analyze and improve their businesses. Student teams are presented with a case example as the basis for them to plan, organize, and execute a business improvement project. This intensive, hands on course culminates with the teams preparing and presenting a sample business case for the fictitious company's CEO and board. Topics include: Issue Analysis, Business Dimension Analysis, Root Cause, Cycle Time Reduction, Future State Modeling, Visioning and Transformation Planning.

• March 9 - 12(Washington DC)
• May 4 - 7 (Denver)
• June 29 - July 2 & July 6 - 9 (Virtual)
• September 28 - October 1 ( Washington DC)
• November 30 - December 3 (Denver)

Business Requirements Using xBML
This three day course will provide students a detailed approach to utilizing business models to create customized business requirements for IT business automation initiatives. The course leverages real-world examples and case studies to illustrate how to identify the project context, discern true business requirements, and examine industry issues, solutions and results achieved by using xBML business models to generate robust business requirement documentation.

• March 16 - 18 (Washington DC)
• June 8 - 10 (Denver)
• August 3 - 5 (Washington DC)
• November 2 - 4 (Denver)