Workshop and training topic area survey

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Hyrax International LLC is interested in identifying workshop and training products for future development, and to identify training trends across industries.

Please take a few moments to complete the survey below. All information will be collected anonymously. The winner will receive either one $75 Apple gift card OR one iPod shuffle (your choice); you'll also receive course credit for our upcoming e-Learning course, The Secrets of Successful Project Sponsors. The winner will be selected randomly from all respondents. You must provide a valid email address so that we can contact you if you win. By providing your email, you are also giving us permission to contact you when the courses listed below become available. Your privacy is important to us. We will not share your email address with anyone else. The winner will be selected by random drawing no earlier than March 16, 2010. The odds of winning are determined by the number of eligible entries received.

	Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Risk Management	Please rank the likelihood that you or your organization would enroll students in the following classes (1 being unlikely, and 5 being very likely). Risk Management Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
How to predict, quantify and neutralize problems before they occur	How to predict, quantify and neutralize problems before they occur Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Managing subcontractor and outsource partner relationships	Managing subcontractor and outsource partner relationships Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Software Configuration Management (SCM) fundamentals	Software Configuration Management (SCM) fundamentals Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Communicate effectively: Presentation zen & other workshops	Communicate effectively: Presentation zen & other workshops Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Rational Scrum workshop: A complete methodology	Rational Scrum workshop: A complete methodology Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Software Quality Assurance fundamentals (SQA)	Software Quality Assurance fundamentals (SQA) Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Successfully scaling Enterprise agile development for multisite and multinational projects	Successfully scaling Enterprise agile development for multisite and multinational projects Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Measuring project progress with metrics	Measuring project progress with metrics Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
The Nurturing Environment: Coaching & mentoring your team	The Nurturing Environment: Coaching & mentoring your team Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Delivering quality software and defining quality attributes	Delivering quality software and defining quality attributes Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Being a good project sponsor: Leading for success	Being a good project sponsor: Leading for success Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
How to deliver impossible projects on time and on budget	How to deliver impossible projects on time and on budget Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Monitoring project health (or, "What is my PM telling me?")	Monitoring project health (or, "What is my PM telling me?") Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
RUP and UML fundamentals	RUP and UML fundamentals Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Scrum workshop	Scrum workshop Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Delivering bug-free products to your clients	Delivering bug-free products to your clients Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)
Requirements management workshop	Requirements management workshop Not Likely (1)	2	3	4	Very Likely (5)

	$150	$250	$500	$950	$1,500	$2,500
On-site instructor led workshops	For each type of training, what do you regard as a typical student enrollment cost? On-site instructor led workshops $150	$250	$500	$950	$1,500	$2,500
Web-based (distance) training	Web-based (distance) training $150	$250	$500	$950	$1,500	$2,500

1. Please rank the likelihood that you or your organization would enroll students in the following classes (1 being unlikely, and 5 being very likely).

2. What kind of training is your organization more open to?

3. For each type of training, what do you regard as a typical student enrollment cost?

4. Does your organization carefully track its return on training investments?

5. Is your 2010 organization's training budget larger or smaller than last year?

6. Please identify your industry:

7. Enter your email address. You must provide a valid email address to win an iPod shuffle in our random drawing. By providing your email, you are agreeing to be notified when any of the above courses are available. Your privacy is important to us. We won't share or email you otherwise.

8. Optionally, enter any suggestions or comments you have regarding this survey.