Objectives »»Learn to see new opportunities for creating value for citizens and customers, for removing waste from every process, and for creating more rewarding jobs for employees »»Understand how lean thinking can be applied in every type of office and service activity in local government »»Choose the lean pathway that is right for you and create your own action plan for implementing lean in your organizat...

Objectives »»Understand different strategic planning approaches and techniques and their attendant advantages and disadvantages »»Become familiar with strategic plan implementation and follow-up and how strategic planning fits into other organizational functions, such as budgeting and accountability »»Learn how to conduct strategic planning using interactive learning simulation exercises, or “learning...

Attend an upcoming National Contract Management Association (NCMA) National Education Seminar! The COR Member of the Acquisition Team: The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Guide to Performance and Quality The "COR Member of the Acquisition Team” National Education Seminar (NES) is designed to better illustrate the important role that the contracting officer’s representative (COR) plays in ensuring that the contract speci...

SAVE THE DATE FOR NCMA'S 31ST ANNUAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (GCMC) NOVEMBER 5–6, 2012 · RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN HOTEL · WASHINGTON, DC Join us for NCMA's 31st Annual Government Contract Management Conference (GCMC), November 5–6, 2012, in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. GCMC has long been known as the most comprehensive conference for government contract professionals. Last year's ev...

Join The Coalition on October 24 and 25 for its two day Fall Training Conference, Continuing the Dialogue. This training conference will address acquisition policy, the federal market and Excellence in Partnership. Thought leaders from government, industry and academia will give us their perspectives on changes that have occurred and are expected in the federal government’s $250 billion multiple awards contracting program. Well recognize...

Do you handle any part of the travel management process or need insight into the procurement side of managed travel? Gain valuable procurement insights and best practices at GBTA Procurement Symposium 2012. GBTA has partnered with the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) to present the GBTA Procurement Symposium 2012 - October 23-24, Los Angeles, CA. This event features up-to-date insights, tools, best practices, and strategies to help...

Objectives »»Understand the basics of negotiating public sector collective bargaining agreements »»Gain insights into union positions and perspectives »»Learn about various collective bargaining strategies Description Fraught with legal and human resource conundrums labor and management relations can be a difficult area to navigate. Learn negotiation fundamentals as workshop leaders in this session of the Ci...

IP3 Inc. will deliver the most innovative and comprehensive CISSP® training program in IT Security, that addresses DoD 8570 compliance. The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) was the first credential in the field of information security, accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) to ISO (International Standards Organization) Standard 17024:2003. CISSP certification is not only an objective measu...

Our concept of innovation continues to expand and transform. It is no longer limited to one person or company, innovation is open and disruptive, multi-disciplinary and global. The most successful organizations will be the ones who know where to discover the potential of and lead innovation... and it only takes one spark - YOU! ARE YOU READY TO BE IGNITED? Leaders who attend the 2012 Solidifying the Connection Between Leadership, Innovation an...

IP3 Inc. teams up with Baker College and local ISSA chapters to deliver the most innovative and comprehensive training program in IT Security, that addresses DoD 8570 compliance. The CISSP® (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) was the first credential in the field of information security, accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) to ISO (International Standards Organization) Standard 17024:2003. CISSP...