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Project Management Institute (PMI) Workshop December 13, 2008

I was surprised to see 55 people show up on a Saturday for a half-day class on my book.  They actually paid money to hear me talk on a day they could have been out shopping.  PMI does classes monthly so project manager with the PMP designation can get their continuing education credits.  I was told that we had an unusually strong attendance for the class.

The following is an unedited listing of participant evaluations.  This might be useful if you are considering a keynote or presentation at your organization.  There were two sessions so the numbering starts over for the second session.  Not all participants turned in evaluations.
    Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 1 2 3 4 5
1 Overall 8.8 6 8 8 10 10 8 9 9 7 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 9 10 8 5 7 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 10 7 7 10 8 10 9 9 8 10 10 9 10
2 Facilities   10 9 9 9 7 9 8 10 9 9 7 6 3 8 8 10 5 6 7 4 7 9 10 10 9 7 5 5 10 7 6 8 7 10 8 8 7 10 10 9 10
3 Instructor Knowledge 9.3 8 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 8   8 10 9 9 10 8 7 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 9 7 10 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
4 Instructor Ability 9.1 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 9 10 7 10 9 9 10 9 7 8 10 10 10 9 7 8 9 10 8 8 10 8 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
5 Instructor answer questions 8.6   6 7 10 10 10 9 9   10 10 7 10 5 8 10 9 10 9 5 7 9 10 10 9 6 6 9 10 6 8 8 8 10 9 8 9 10 10 10 10
6 Useful 8.5 8 7 9 10 10 10 8 8 8 10 10 8 9 6 10 9 9 10 6 5 7 8 10 10 9 6 8 7 10 5 7 10 8 10 8 8 9 10 10 10 9
7 Exercises 8.2 5 8 7 10 10 10 8 9 5 10 9 8 7 8 10 9 9 9 7 5 6 8 10 10 9 6 4 8 10 7 7 10 8 9 9 8 8 10 9 10 9
8 Meet current needs 8.7 7 8 9 10 10 10 8 9 7 10 10 10 9 7 10 9 9 10 7 5 7 8 10 10 9 7 6 8 10 7 7 9 8 10 9 9 8 10 10 10 9
9 Instructor got participation 9.2 10 7 9 10 10 10 9 9 6 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 9 10 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 7 9 8 10 9 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
    Total                                                                                  
10 Not Recommend instructor                                                                                    
  Recommend instructor 14 1               1         1     1     1   1 1     1 1 1   1 1   1     1          
  Definitely recommend instructor 25   1   1 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 1   1 1     1   1     1 1       1     1   1 1   1 1 1 1 1
11 Not Recommend course                                                                                    
  Recommend course 14 1               1         1     1     1   1 1     1 1 1   1 1   1     1          
  Definitely recommend course 26   1   1 1 1 1 1   1 1 1 1   1 1   1 1   1     1 1       1     1   1 1   1 1 1 1 1

 
  Please describe the thing or things you like best about the course. Please describe the thing or things you liked least about the course. If you were teaching this course what would you change?
1   There was no discussion of how to integrate the information how to use the information to change my behavior I would add a section to integration all the information presented
2 Good examples and very good list of reference material Not enough time More pictures (just kidding)
3 Good information - lots of concepts card game, too rushed and confusing  
4 Awesome workshop - thank you The filters & how they should be applied such as when asking a questions include the three filters Nothing
5 Profound material, Great Presentation Chairs Not try to cover so much
6 Author was very good pt presenting none none
7 Liked the summaries, good overview of the subject I had difficult applying the photographic principle to reality  
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9 Some innovative thoughts on how to think about people    
10 Very well presented with a logical progression of the topic Could have used more or better timed breaks. Not a decider in my mind as a course rating Nothing
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12 Probably the BEST PMI workshop I've ever attended    
13 Steve's energetic personality, his obvious interest in the topic The room - uncomfortably cold, heat finally kicked in at about 11 am Nothing
14 I liked the topic of the class, it was totally new and something I will look into.   Less of topic stuff, it took too much of your time
15 Different ideas Too short Add time, allow for wrap-up
16 Out of the box presentation Hard to understand entrepreneur segment No suggestions
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18 Instructor's knowledge & enthusiasm class member input and knowledge Cold room nothing
19 Management is about processes, success requires leadership and innovation Different approach with the "Colorful Leadership" Tough to adapt to different lengths of time for the presentation
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23 Good balance of conflicting ideas    
24 Steve Captured my attention throughout   Nothing
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26 Concrete examples, relate to related material    
27 I enjoyed the concept and it makes me look at different approaches to communication Room was cold for the first two hours Provide more examples
28 Lived the chaos theory discussions. Loved the book references The room was too cold  
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32 The ____ and suggested books. The color-balance exercise was enlightening and ___ was also good Nothing Nothing
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34 Your opinion on other books   Less exercises when time is so short
35 Brought out some new ideas to think out    
36 Made me think    
1 Colors, good references to current materials, good conclusion Somewhat scattered, a little difficult to follow, but fun. Too much time at beginning, not enough in conclusion Stress the future/conclusion; not establishing the beginning
2 how the concepts were introduced and built on top of themselves. The facilitation from ignorance to being better informed na Add extra pages for notes for future/innovation filter
3 Instructor's ability to keep my attention Location in north Denver - class was great! Full day course required for this material
4 Understanding of other's views    
5 Totally new perspective & way of looking at things Not sure where it was going or what to take away  

 

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