Testimonials for CMII

Course	Date	Series	Student Comments/Testimonials
I Day 1 Day 2	10/26/04	180	"A lot of material to cover, has just the right focus. Covers a very broad spectrum of CM." "This is an excellent introductory course to CMII. Very knowledgeable and entertaining instructor." "Done CM for 20 years and learned a lot from the class, both the materials and the classroom exchanges among members. The instructor surprised me by making CM fun and interesting."
	11/09/04	181	"This was an awesome class! Finally a program that has documented and created training that encompasses all the CM elements. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" "As a trainer by trade, one of the best instructors I've ever had."
	11/16/04	U23	"Very good course with excellent content. Well worth attending."
	12/07/04	182	"Great course — I will recommend it to others — Its refreshing to see a course which takes so much common sense and breaks it down into chunks that can be spoon-fed into the business."
	01/25/05	184	"The course was just right for me — I am new to the CM world."
	01/25/05	S4	"CMII brings a whole new dimension to business as a whole."
	03/01/05	185	"This course is frighteningly easy to understand. That makes it suspect. I hope to be able to utilize it at work. My management is in full support of the process."
	04/19/06	204	"Taking this course has led me to consider modifying/changing several of our processes." "Exceeded my expections. The instructor was fantastic. The mix of course material with real world examples presented in a serious, yet fun, manner were keys to success.
	04/04/06	203	"Look forward to taking what I learned back to work."
	03/04/06	202	"Nicely presented — excellent content — good group interaction."
	02/08/06	200A	"Great high-level introduction to CMII." "My reason for attending was to obtain a basic understanding of CMII. That was accomplished." "Addressed very relevant issues and provided valuable concepts. The simplicity of the concept is important." "Could have used another day due to so much discussion and questions — which were good."
	11/30/05	U25A	"Well scripted and interesting. I will be able to use a lot of this information throughout my job."
	11/08/05	U25	"Brilliant course, very infomative and relevant to my work."
	12/06/05	198	"This course contains a lot of really great material."
	10/28/05	Conf	"This was my first introduction to a formalized CM process. It was great."
	09/13/05	196A	"This is the first all day class I've taken which held my interest throughout the entire day."
	03/15/05	U23A	"Well structured, regular breaks and the instructor's style makes the course run well. A lot of information to be absorbed in 2 days, but gives a good overview of detail to come." "Good, clear, concise instruction and material." "Very informative, some excellent ideas should be presented to senior management/director in overview form." "The instructor has an excellent way of involving the whole class and getting across the subject matter."
	03/29/05	186A	"Great course and great instructor."
	04/07/05	S4	"A lot of new concepts and a lot of work, but overall, a very good course. Can't wait for the rest." "The instructor has a brilliant way of lecturing/instructing. Looking forward to Course II."
	04/19/05	188	"Great information and invaluable to any organization that strives to be world-class."
	04/26/05	188A	"Overall a very good course. Very informative." "Good polished workshops. This course is very well organized. I look forward to the rest of the series. As a senior manager in CM, I gained endorsement on what I am doing right. I also picked up some tips and strategies to improve our process and get management executives engaged."
	05/03/05	189	"Very good — excellent course." "Interaction with the other students was very helpful."
	04/03/07	220	"Very informative. Great information to take back to implement within my current job position."
	04/17/07	S11	"New paradigm! Excellent instructors." "The course was very interesting but it needs more days."
	05/22/07	U28	"An excellent course and has brilliant, thorough content. A lot to take in as a 'newby' but really beneficial nevertheless and will help me in my career to no end." "Clear and uncomplicated course manual with excellent summarizing sections."
	06/26/07	S12	"The concepts and principles of CMII are both encouraging and enlightening. I cannot wait to begin implementation at work." "I was blown away by the complexity of CMII but as we progressed through the material, the pieces started falling into place."
Course	Date	Series	Student Comments/Testimonials
II Day 3 Day 4	10/28/04	180	"Very good. I would recommend the course and the instructor." "The details in the material were very helpful. The repetition was also effective in making the important points."
	12/09/04	182	"Provides clear framework to inspire the implementation of CMII at our company."
	01/27/05	184	"This course helped a lot. I am ready to go back to my project and begin fixing some issues I discovered during the class."
	01/27/05	S4	"Very good course material and is definitely the way in which any business should start operating." "One word — excellent!"
	02/17/05	185	"Switched on lots of light bulbs and raised many new questions!"
	03/03/05	C22	"Course content was very detailed and the examples/graphs were excellent."
	03/17/05	U23A	"I plan to use this process in my day-to-day environment. My management team promotes it." "Outstanding instruction. The best lecturing I have experienced."
	03/18/05	S5	"Course is well structured. The instructor's enthusiasm and knowledge has engaged the students and inspired good debate and an excellent learning environment." "Very insightful course that will most definitely improve efficiency, etc. in our organization when implemented."
	04/21/05	188	"Excellent concepts and instructor. A working model can be visualized in the future." "Great course. Can't wait for III, IV, V and VI."
	04/21/06	204	"I have been working in software CM for over 8 years and have never had a more clear, concise and valid approach presented to this environment. I hope to convince my peers and management to embrace CMII." "Incredible instructor — great experience — one of the best classes I have ever taken." "I received some great information that I could relate to my CM work and ideas for improvement in certain areas."
	04/06/06	203	"Have a lot of information to share w/my coworkers. A lot of knowledge gained — Thank you."
	04/04/06	203A	"Course was well laid out and built on itself."
	03/09/06	201A	"Excellent course content. It met all of my expectations."
	03/11/06	201B	"Great class. Excellent instructor."
	03/02/06	201	This course has truly been an eye-opener. I plan to use this information in my organization when I return to work. We are currently rewriting procedures. Should be fun." Very enlightening. I feel these are tools that I'll use for the remainder of my career." "Like Course I, the most enjoyable, useful and appropriate to my job of any classes I've had in the past 15 years. I'm sold!"
	12/02/05	U25A	"By the end of Course II, it is all beginning to make sense. Courses I and II are very well designed and constructed."
	11/08/05	196	"This course is helping me understand processes in my workplace and how they can be better organized/managed."
	09/15/05	194	"The material presented was excellent. I will use the CMII model with each and every opportunity. I will recommend CMII to my co-workers."
	07/10/05	A2	"CM finally gets the focus it deserves. Brilliant course. Can apply steps immediately."
	04/05/07	220	"Learned a great deal about CMII. Can't wait to use what we learned and hopefully correct things in the work place."
	05/03/07	224	"Very good course. Should be a requirement for management and all employees to attend."
	05/24/07	U28	"Again, a great course — well structured and presented." "Excellent balance between lecture and workshops. An enlightening approach to business management."
	06/28/07	S11A	"Exciting. Cannot wait to learn more."
	07/12/07	226	Excellent material and aligned to show progressive configuration development."
	07/24/07	S12	"Everything was excellent. Course was very informative and causes one to think and relook at CM in a much broader perspective."
Course	Date	Series	Student Comments/Testimonials
III Day 5 Day 6	10/03/04	S3	"Great stuff! New ideas and easier ways of doing things." "Great course. Manuals well structured and user friendly." "The instructor should be recognized for the incredible drive she brings to CMII. Her enthusiasm and interpersonal skills are a great asset to CMII and all people who move in her sphere of life."
	10/30/04	180	"Very good course. Excellent instructor."
	12/07/04	181	"Excellent course content. The instructor provided great examples to better understand, easy to follow." "Lots of material to cover. Two days is not enough time."
	01/11/05	182	"This is a great course!"
	02/08/05	183	"Really enjoyed the entire course on change management — something I can use to start a CMII implementation."
	02/23/05	S4	"This course opens up the change process and answers my questions from courses I and II." "Very well structured, informative and precise."
	02/23/05	184	"Very impressed with the CM courses. Material is clear and concise and easy to understand."
	04/19/05	U23A	"Again, very well structured course material." "Excellent." "Brilliant and engaging instruction." "Good course material. It combines the good practices and principles of CM very well."
	05/03/05	187	"Very interesting. It made me think about not only my area of work, but other levels in the company."
	05/24/05	188A	"Instructor is extremely knowledgeable in the world of CM. Conveyed information thoroughly and succinctly. A teacher's teacher." "Discussion on effectivities was excellent — could spend all day on this." "Course material was outstanding. Will be using in near future to setup software configuration on project." "The instructor has an obvious passion for not just general CM but is a firm believer in the CMII model." "It is obvious that the instructor's desire is for students to grasp the information and apply it in their corporations."
	04/11/06	202	"It was nice to get some form samples to get a more descriptive idea of what to capture." "Great class!"
	04/06/06	203A	"Excellent, very relevant materials." "It is agreed by all that considerable benefit could be obtained if CMII practices were adopted."
	10/12/05	194A	"If implemented within our organization, this would provide a standardized practice for all to follow."
	11/05/05	196	"Really starting to bring CMII concept into focus. Found real applicability to functions in my world of work." "I would recommend this course to anyone in the business field."
	03/13/07	C26	"Good balance between graphics/charts and text. Good workshop activity to reinforce."
	05/01/07	220	"A great deal of useful information. A lot to take in all at once but it should come to light when applied. I can see many holes in how things are run back at work."
	06/05/07	224	"Love this class and will recommend the course and the trainer to anyone who will listen. Best instructor I have ever had."
Course	Date	Series	Student Comments/Testimonials
IV Day 7 Day 8	10/15/04	S3	"Excellent course. Can't wait to implement the CMII model."
	12/09/04	181	"I am taking so much from this course as I am designing a new CM implementation for a major customer. Thank you!"
	01/13/05	182	"The course content is perfect. The instructor is awesome." "Interesting and informative. Challenges me to work toward implementation."
	02/25/05	S4	"This course brought a total new look at a business and clarified uncertainties from earlier courses."
	02/25/05	184	"The best class so far. The instructor truly believes in CMII and what it can do for our organization."
	04/01/05	185	"Excellent instructor — outstanding understanding and excitement about the material." "Very good material to go back to work and begin implementing."
	04/06/05	185A	"Best course to date. Right amount of time for material."
	04/21/05	U23A	"I am able to apply some practices directly to my current position." "Workshops a great help to assist in reinforcing the instruction."
	05/05/05	187	"Excellent as always and thought provoking."
	05/26/05	188A	"Very good course. I learned a lot and hope to apply it in my job." "This course provided excellent information that can be applied to my job." "Great course."
	04/13/06	202	"Great course. I'm ready to go back to my company and get started. I really learned a lot!" "As usual, the class was excellent. I especially liked how the workshops helped explain/solidify understanding of the material."
	02/09/06	199	"This is an excellent course. The instructor is outstanding."
	01/12/06	U25A	"Workshops initially appeared to be tedious number-crunching exercises but turned out to be valuable practical CM exercises.
	10/14/05	194	"Most relevant course to what I do so far. It is information that I can use right away."
	06/07/07	224	"Looking forward to certification and being able to apply principles at work. Going to convince management to take this training so they can see for themselves their business processes are broke." "Very enlightening. This course fuses together all of the fractured components of the process throughout our company." "Can't wait to start implementing CMII into our business."
Course	Date	Series	Student Comments/Testimonials
V Day 9 Day 10	10/20/04	177	"Great class! I have been fortunate that all three of my instructors have been excellent." "Outstanding. I enjoyed Course V more than I thought I might. It did tie some things together for me."
	11/10/04	178	"Great course! An excellent instructor." "Personally, I could use more on these subjects but the rest of the class would revolt." "Excellent take-home materials."
	11/23/04	S3	"I like the legal part of the course." "As the course unfolds, it becomes more interesting and exciting." "The instructor just keeps getting better." "Enjoyed it and learned a lot!"
	01/19/05	181	"Very good and informative class." "Great class, very interesting subjects." "Excellent instructor. Great examples to follow and understand."
	04/26/05	185	"Very impressed with why CM is needed from legal and quality points of view, not just Engineering/Document Control/Project Management points of view — now have much more reasons to give upper management to change." "As usual, it was fantastic."
	05/24/05	U23A	"Consistency of the instructor has made this a good course in a series of good courses." "Still very good. Can it get any better?"
	11/08/05	194A	"This has been the most enjoyable course thus far. The instructor is an excellent communicator and relates to all levels."
	04/25/06	201	"Legal material was very helpful and applicable in today's ethics-emphasized business envrionment."
	03/28/06	S8	"Excellent. My evolution into a believer will be complete in two more days. All I have to do now is implement."
	02/07/06	U25A	"A well balanced course that teaches what could be complex subject matter in a manageable, digestible way."
	02/07/06	198	"Best workshops so far. Invoked lots of discussions. Brought CM out of theory into practice." "Legal workshop created some lively discussions and debates."
	01/18/06	197	"This course was surprisingly interesting. Enjoyed the legal and strategic view points."
	05/08/07	219	"I really enjoyed this course. It provides the infrastructure for making sound business decisions and shows the kind of impact those decisions can have.
	05/22/07	219A	"This course reinforced the first 4 courses and gave me lots of good ammunition to help continue implementation."
	06/05/07	220	"Thought-provoking workshops."
	06/19/07	S11	"Really enjoyed the legal aspects. My favorite course so far."
	06/26/07	224	"Excellent course. I really liked the workshops." This course included legal matters that I was hearing for the first time. Loved the information and workshops."
Course	Date	Series	Student Comments/Testimonials
VI Day 11 Day 12	09/30/04	176A	"This course supplied excellent reasons my company should consider implementing CMII and stop trying to use a dead -973."
	10/21/04	177	"Six binders, 12 days, 18 workshops, 6 tests, 30 hours of commuting, 840 miles (28 miles per hour). WHEW!!"
	11/11/04	178	"Even as a design checker, I have identified needed improvements in my company, my department and our processes." "Excellent! A must for all CM professionals. Thank you for a very worthwhile investment of 12 days. Very satisfied." "Great finish to a great certification!"
	11/25/04	S3	"Great to complete all six. It feels fantastic to be certified. I feel my career will really be enhanced by what I learned." "The best instructor I have had." "Welcome to reality. This is a wonderful journey to the discovery of what a discipline should and can do."
	03/10/05	183	"Enjoyed this course the most. Now it all makes sense."
	03/24/05	184	"Appreciated the instructor's straightforward thoughts on what is, what could be, and how to get there — no-nonsense approach." "The implementation methodology was very worthwhile."
	04/08/05	S4	"Best course I have ever taken."
	04/14/05	C22	"Course materials and workshops were excellent — easy to follow and understand."
	04/28/05	185	"If instructors were given grades, it would be an A+."
	05/14/05	189	"Its been a long, long two weeks but worth every penny. Love workshop #3." "Thanks for a great experience. I look forward to the next steps. Hope to see you at the conference in October."
	05/26/05	U23A	"Absolutely brilliant!" "Many thanks to the instructor for delivering an excellent course. It has really opened my eyes to the possibilities."
	06/21/05	188B	"This course was thought provoking and eye-opening."
	06/30/05	S5	"Thank you so much for the most wonderful course ever. This is going to change my life forever." "Anything presented with such a passion is 90% convincing for the most hardened unbelievers." "Tremendous value for money from Courses I through VI."
	06/24/05	188A	"The overall CMII courses are, without question, the most comprehensive definition of what configuration management should be as well as what it is about. "The materials were presented in a way that anyone at my level can understand. This class gets an A in my gradebook." "Excellent and then some!!" "We will lead this division (first - corporate later) into real CMII process. We are starting with 20 CM-type folks which emerged into unstoppable high energy future CMII champions. "Course VI is very powerful and the most important of all." "CMII is the most expensive training that our company does and it’s worth every penny”
	03/30/06	S8	"All I have to say is 'DYNAMITE!' "Excellent. So much more than I expected."
	01/20/06	197	"The workshops were fun and informative."
	03/29/07	216	"This is one of the best courses in the series — understanding how to implement all that we have learned." "Great job tying it all together and good practical workshops for ending the course and certification series."
	05/24/07	S12	"The entire series was excellent. I feel well prepared to continue with CMII at my company.
	06/07/07	224	"This was the course I was waiting for and it exceeded my expectations. I am looking forward to implementing all that I have learned in any positiion I will hold and any company I will work for." "This course has given me the tool I need to help my organization realign and better support our customers." "Course VI really ties everything together and, with the workshops, makes implementation a reality."
	06/21/07	219A	"This is by far the best course I have ever taken. Instructor was great, discussions were great and information was relevant." "This is, in all likelihood, the best and most thorough training I have ever experienced. It has immediate transfer from the classroom into whatever work situation the learner may be in."
	06/28/07	220	"Excellent course!! Will be discussed at work."