Ascend Development Program
Ascend, a staff development program developed for IMA consultants, by IMA consultants.
At IMA Management & Technology we are committed to the professional development of our consultants. The Ascend program is an opportunity for our consultants to not only learn new skills but also to consolidate and share their knowledge with their peers.
IMA Management & Technology is comprised of a talented pool of experienced IT consulting professionals, each with their own area's of interest and expertise. We draw on the skills and experiences of our consultants to shape the direction of, develop and deliver the content for our Ascend Development Program.
Ascend benefits our consultants, our company and our clients. Our consultants learn new skills, our company increases its capabilities and our clients realise these benefits. Feedback from our clients is that by having IMA consultants work on client site, they are given the opportunity to 'pick our brains' and 'skill-up' their own permanent staff. This knowledge sharing aspect of the Ascend development program is a major 'value-add' to our clients.
The Ascend program constantly evolves to reflect the changing needs of our consultants and the business environment in which we operate. Through collaboration we keep abreast of new methodologies, trends and technologies ensuring that we follow industry best practice when delivering services to our clients.
IMA Management & Technology's Ascend program includes:
Project Management Training:
- PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments)
- PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
- Agile software development methodology
Business Analysis Training:
- BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge)
- Requirements gathering techniques
- Business case development methods
Technical Training:
- PHP development
- Software development training
- Agile software development methodology
- Vendor specific training & development
Business Training:
- Report writing methods
- Negotiation techniques
- Tender bid processes and management
- Presentation and workshop facilitation training
"At IMA Management & Technology we not only believe in staff development, we invest in it."
Ian Metzke, Managing Director