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By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 13, 2015

Why spending time to train employees really pays off

3ca232cThose who think training is expensive and a waste of time and money are sadly mistaken. An organization’s most valuable asset is its’ employees. Employees are an organizations’ means to achieving its goals. They are also the single largest operating expense, accounting for around 70% of all operating expenses. At that rate, wouldn’t you want to know employees were performing to their full potential?

What is training?

Training is the development of any knowledge, skill, or desired behaviour in an individual or a group. Training can range anywhere from specific task instruction to broad skills that will aid in future career development. It is a way for an organization to invest in its human capital and reap the benefits of their contribution towards the success of the business.

Benefits of training:

  • Keeping up with training means employers gain a competitive advantage by having qualified employees working efficiently and effectively
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Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Payroll / Benefits of training, Case studies, Computer based training, knowledge, Lectures, On the job training, Role playing, training material, Webinars, What makes for 'good' training?

By Ron Richard | 2 Minutes Read February 4, 2013

Your service-oriented architecture expert opinion

I recently came across two different definitions of service-oriented architecture and I asked Grady Booch if he would share his expert opinion (i.e., do these two definitions align, or is one correct or more correct)?

Article by Ron Richard / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Privacy / Case studies, Cloud, Definitions, e-government, expert opinion, Grady Booch, IBM, Info-Tech, Inherent Quality Simplicity, Lessons Learned, Service Oriented Architecture, SOA, SOA Consortium, SOA Manifesto, TechTarget, Whitepapers

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