Conferences have high corporate value. Management skills are in highest demand. Cost ranks high in making a selection. The most important factors in selecting an executive education program were cost, length of program and level of customization. One week is an ideal length of time for training.
Weekends are fair game for training.
When asked how they measured the effectiveness of a program, IT executives frequently cited how a student applies what he learns to his job, retention of the information from the program and the results seen in the department overall. Internet training is used but with spotty success. Video training also gets mixed marks. Seventeen percent said they were somewhat dissatisfied or not at all satisfied. Computerworld Inc. All rights reserved.