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:

Debra 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 - Jointly edited and wrote the best-selling BCS publication, Business Analysis - Regular speaker at business seminars – Member of the BA Management Forum, a group formed to progress the BA internal consultancy role.

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 Atern Practitioner & Trainer - Author of a range of publications and articles including Euromethod & Beyond - Member of various working parties on behalf of BCS, ISEB and e-Skills UK - Fellow of the British Computer Society - Fellow of the Institute of IT Training - Chief oral examiner for the ISEB Diploma in Solution Development.

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 Project Management for Information Systems - Member of The Association for Project Management and Chartered Member of the British Computer Society - Member of the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Business Systems Development steering and accreditation panels - ISEB oral examiner.

Pete 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 - Practising information systems consultant specialising in the pragmatic application of best practice methods and standards - Member of the British Computer Society - ISEB oral examiner - Holder of the ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis.

Steve Skidmore

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 - ISEB oral examiner - External Examiner for professional accounting organisations.