Trainers training trainers... to train

It is the responsibility of Brian and me to teach the new Siebel software to the employees of the client company over here, and then to also teach our replacements. For the first few weeks we taught by ourselves, then once Kumar and Syed came on board there was a special three-week "Train the Trainer" session where (1) they observed us teach two classes, (2) we co-taught two classes together, and then (3) we observed them teach two classes on their own, giving them helpful critiques afterwards. This is to ensure high quality for future students, because next week Brian and I will go to a different city to train employees there.

Brian Covington (from Knoxville, Tennessee), KVS Chalapathi and Syed Asad (both from here in Hyderabad), and me:

Syed celebrated his 28th birthday while we were here, so Brian and I ordered three (small) birthday cakes from the snack place downstairs and shared them with the 35 people in class that day.

It has been a real pleasure getting to know these two men and working with them. Both have been working with Siebel software for many years, and Brian and I feel good that we will leave the project in good hands when we go to a new city next week.