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On-line Training Courses for DataDrill EXPRESS
Getting around in DataDrill EXPRESS is pretty straightforward. But a complete understanding of the features and options helps you get up to speed faster. With a little training, you'll feel more comfortable and be more efficient as you check progress, drill into status and investigate performance issues.
A set of four web-based training (WBT) courses is now available for the largest group of DataDrill EXPRESS users - the ones who are responsible for monitoring status, keeping plans up to date and generating regular status reports. The content in these courses brings DataDrill EXPRESS to life, enabling users to immediately integrate EXPRESS into their management processes.
For more information about DataDrill EXPRESS training or to purchase WBT courses for your organization, please contact our sales team by calling 800.779.6306 or sending an email to sales@distributive.com.
DataDrill EXPRESS Web-based Training Course List
Request a WBT Sneak Preview
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Webinar: Start a World-Class Metrics Program in Less than 30 Minutes
We’ll take you from project goals to actionable KPIs in less time than it takes most companies to produce an accurate status report.
Our project performance measurement software, DataDrill, is built to help you kick off a metrics program for your project with ease and minimal administrative burden.
Join this live, complimentary webinar to see DataDrill in action as we begin with a blank slate and populate our project’s priority-driven metrics program. Watch as we incorporate best-practices, automation, templates and customization.
Read more and Register
Date: Wed. August 20, 2008
Time: 1:00pm ET (GMT-5)
Duration: 1 Hour
Cost: Free
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Fortune 500® Company Plugs In CMMI Level 5 Practices with DataDrill Dashboards
When it comes to performance monitoring and reporting, it’s all about on-demand access, information sharing, best-practices and consistency at this global Fortune 500® company. A perfect fit, Distributive Management’s DataDrill software has been designated as the measurement and management reporting dashboard component for CMMI Level 5 practices.
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Q: How do I reduce the risk of collecting invalid and inconsistent measurement data?
The objectives of your measurement program cannot be accomplished without good data. Establishing a good data collection plan is, therefore, a cornerstone of any successful metrics program. A number of things can be done to ensure that the measurement right data is collected accurately at the right time, including the establishment of a centralized measurement plan with clearly defined metrics and a well-trained team. For the greatest benefit, though, as much of the data gathering process as possible should be
automated.
At minimum, standardized forms or spreadsheets should be used for data collection and metrics calculation. But at some point
data will need to be input into a metrics database if it is to contribute to performance improvements and have any long-term usefulness. And each time the data is "touched" is another opportunity to introduce human error into
the metrics values. Using spreadsheets speeds the process of metrics calculation, but is complex and cumbersome to manage and maintain over the long haul, and usually requires manual compiling and distribution of reports.
Automating metrics reporting and delivery, using software intended for the purpose, eliminates hours spent babysitting the measurement process. It
also increases usability because the metrics are available on the computer instead of buried in a file drawer. Remember, metrics are an investment. Automation reduces the expense, and the risk.
Resources:
On-Demand Webinar What DataDrill EXPRESS Does for Software Project Performance Management
That Excel Doesn't
Measurement Software ROI Calculator Request this free tool
Demo Software Project Management
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Upcoming
Events
You can see DataDrill in action at these events:
August 20
Webinar - Start a World-Class Metrics Program in Less than 30 Minutes
Online with Distributive Management
1:00-2:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
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Conundrum: Vocabulary Game
Visit www.freerice.com for questions like the one below.
(For each word you get right, they donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program)
Springe means:
- translator
- involvement
- snare
- bells
WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance...
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Read more ENotes on our web site at
http://www.distributive.com/company_newsletter.html.
The Distributive ENote is a free, subscription-based electronic
newsletter produced by Distributive Management as a service
to the performance management community. The ENote provides
insight and information on performance management and improvement
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