Title: Leadership in Application: Improving Business Results in Software Development
Presented by: Michael Laddin, President, LeaderPoint
When: October 29th, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Cost: $100 when registering before September 26th; $175 when registering after September 26th.

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Managers often speak of the importance of seeing the "big picture" to ensure success. Most of
the time, individuals are promoted based on their ability to perform well in technical areas, but
they sometimes fail to grasp "the big picture." What is "big picture" thinking and why does our
specialist training and experience do so little to prepare us for it? What factors impact strategic thinking, and what specifically do exceptional leaders think about
when they "think big?"

Exceptional leaders understand how to lead and what to do given the dynamic economic and
competitive contexts in which their firms operate. They also understand how their perspectives
must change depending on their work inside the firm - when should they wear the "technical hat,"
and when should they think and plan as managers and leaders?

This four hour workshop focuses on leadership in complex and changing environments, and how, at
a leadership level, the efforts of managers must always be changing. We'll take a look at what really
makes up big picture thinking. Participants will walk away with a specific set of action items, tools with real application that they can immediately implement back at work.

Title: Managing Offshore Projects: Achieving Success Despite Challenges
Presented by: M. M. Sathyanarayan, President, Global Development Consulting, Inc.
When: October 29th, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $750 if registered by August 29th; $795 if registered after August 29th.

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Offshoring has become an accepted business practice in most companies. Management and staff are now expected to work with teams in various parts of the world.

Those new to offshoring face the challenge of how to quickly acquire offshoring skills necessary to continue to be successful in their own jobs. Those already involved in offshoring for a while find it difficult to keep up with best practices that continue to change because of the rapidly changing offshoring landscape.

Based on research spanning over a decade and lessons learned during a range of implementations, this training course will provide you the tools to address challenges and achieve offshoring success. Developed by internationally recognized pioneer, expert, author and consultant in offshoring, M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan, President, Global Development Consulting, Inc., this course will guide you safely, step by practical step, through the sometimes mysterious waters of offshoring. Packed with real-world case studies and hard-earned experience, you will learn what you need to be successful. Whether you are just starting out or have been engaged in offshoring for some time, you will benefit from this course.

Training Objectives
This course will:
• Improve your ability to deliver projects on time, in budget and with high quality using global teams
• Reduce fighting fires and enhance your effectiveness
• Improve your ability to collaborate with global partners
• Enhance offshore productivity

Target Audience Managers and Project Managers

What is unique about this training?
• Not theory, but real world for the practitioner
• Built on lessons learnt from in depth experiences beginning with pioneering work in 1991
• Complements relationship managers in your organization and your offshore partners
• Highly interactive, Problem Solving/Coaching
• Action Planning – Bring your own problem and develop an action plan to address it
• Group exercises, Real-life case studies, other learning tools, examples from industry

Topics
• Offshoring landscape and how it affects project execution
• How to effectively plan, staff and train offshore team
• What you can do to address high turnover offshore
• How to create a single networked team
• How Indian communication style impacts projects; what you can do to increase effectiveness
• How to gain visibility and maintain project control
• How to motivate the Indian team
• GDC’s proven methodology and best practices to successfully execute an offshore project