Motorola U: when training becomes an education
Harvard Business Review
The capability maturity model: guidelines for improving the software process
The capability maturity model: guidelines for improving the software process
IEEE Software
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Rapidly changing technology and business needs in the dynamic telecommunications field, demands that Motorola employ a best-in-class and yet practical education and training program so that employees can work most effectively. This paper will be an experience report that chronicles one of a number of Motorola training approaches: Short Course Development (SCD) designed to meet software development organization training needs. Short courses present considerable challenges because they usually are developed by individuals under time pressures from regular work and who frequently possess limited professional skills in course design and adult education philosophies. Lessons learned from SCD will help educators and internal training specialists improve this important aspect of a corporate training program