Services

"What do you do?"

The most fundamental question, yet I always have trouble answering in a sentence or two.  Essentially, Banning Applications is about three services: advising, training, and developing.

Advising

My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.
Peter Drucker 

Surprisingly true, one of the greatest strengths I or any consultant can offer is to provide a fresh, outside, view of your organization, strategy, or project.

Whether you need someone to run ideas by or have a project that needs overseeing, I offer a wide range of consulting solutions.

Examples of my roles in the planning/advising process.

Training

The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it
Mark Twain

I recall from my days as Math/Computer Science teacher a lesson I learned from one of my students that transformed my understanding of learning.  I tried - repeatedly - explaining a particular concept to this student, but each time he only replied "I don't get it".  It was not until I devised an activity where the student had to use the concept did he develop a real understanding.  

As a trainer and one who devises training modules, I stress the importance of activity in learning process.  Too often, trainers or training modules equate learning to simply explaining the concepts.  This results in a dull experience and, worst, little true learning.

Examples of my training workshops and modules.

Developing

If we still advise we shall never do. 
Elizabeth I

During my time in grad school for Information Systems, I was surprised how many of my fellow master's candidates had little experience actually creating information systems.  I came into Information Technology not just as a consumer but as an actual developer.  Creating information system solutions is still a vital part of my offerings.

Examples of my development projects.