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Discount on PRINCE2 public courses in Kuala Lumpur & Selangor, Malaysia; Geneva Lausanne, Switzerland; Hong Kong, China; Chester & Bournemouth, England.

Kennedy Ryder now offers Early Bird discount on its public project management courses around the world. When a client books and pays the course fee by the date set in the course calendar on the Kennedy Ryder website a saving of up to 30% can be made. Look at the course you are interested in on www.kennedyryder.com for dates, prices and discounts!

Kennedy Ryder and success in Nepal

100% success in PRINCE2 Foundation examination in Kathmandu, Nepal

A new country with the same success. Delegates representing the major organisations supporting and developing tourism in Nepal attended the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 course in November at the Dhokaima, Patan Dhoka, Kathmandu, Nepal. The delegates were well taken care of by the Dhokaima staff and the course very well organised by SNV. The course was attended by delegates from SNV Nepal, the Nepal Trust, Republica News and the Trekking Agents Association of Nepal.

Kennedy Ryder and success in Geneva

Further Success for PRINCE2 delegates in Geneva.

A photograph of some of the delegates from the recent PRINCE2 course in Geneva seen about to enjoy a post-examination lunch at La Ruota restaurant, Carouge. The course lunches continue to be delicious and the 100% success rate in the PRINCE2 Foundation examination continues

Kennedy Ryder and success in Geneva

100% success in Geneva PRINCE2 examinations

1st August is Swiss national Day and celebrations are held across the country. Despite the distractions of the free open air music festival during the week the delegates worked hard for their success and then enjoyed the firework display in Geneva followed by another week of entertainment sited around Geneva. For a short video see You Tube

Kennedy Ryder and Orange

ORANGE enjoy CMMI Overview.

Orange invited Kennedy Ryder to deliver them a short CMMI overview to ‘jumpstart the thinking process in this area’. Some 20 delegates attended with very positive feedback.

Kennedy Ryder and Ralph Lauren

Looking Smart in Geneva!

Delegates from Polo Ralph Lauren enjoyed a short specially designed course that brought together the PRINCE2 method and the techniques of the PMI’s Body of Knowledge. With bright sunshine and temperatures in the mid-20’s the al fresco lunches included in the course fees were very much enjoyed.

Kennedy Ryder and the United Nations

Success again in Geneva for PRINCE2 Delegates...

Delegates from the UN agreed that they attended an enjoyable course covering PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner in Geneva recently.

Kennedy Ryder in Basel

Basel success in PRINCE2 Foundation exams...

In a short course in Basel success for all in the PRINCE2 Foundation examination

Kenndy Ryder in Malaysia

Spring in Malaysia!

Success for delegates on the Spring course in Kuala Lumpur recently brought smiles all around.

BASEL – BASLE –BALE CARNIVAL

100% SUCCESS in PRINCE2® FOUNDATION EXAMINATIONS DURING BASEL – BASLE –BALE CARNIVAL.

Basel Fasnacht or Carnival is a three-day event where the locals dress up costumes and paint their faces to celebrate the start of Lent.  There are parades around the streets and competition for the best display.  The Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner course does not require you to dress up or paint your face or parade around the streets but you can if you want.  We also hold the PRINCE2 courses more than once a year and in many locations.  For more about Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 courses www.kennedyryder.com/prince2.html and for the 2012 Basel Fasnacht http://fasnacht.ch/

Photo: Year of the Rabbit

Year of the Rabbit starts well!

100% pass for delegates on the PRINCE2 Foundation course in Kuala Lumpur. Congratulations to them all!

Project in a Box Logo

Kennedy Ryder signs PRINCE2® Global Partnership with Project in a Box.

Kennedy Ryder are pleased to announce that it has made a global partnership with Project in a Box. As part of this agreement Kennedy Ryder offer free of charge a copy of Project in a Box’s PRINCE2® software to all attendees of Kennedy Ryder project management training courses – PRINCE2® Foundation, PRINCE2® practitioner, PMP, CAPM and Essential Project Management Skills courses. To gain a free copy of this software to support your project using PRINCE2® go to

Free Stuff at kennedy Ryder

Kennedy Ryder FREE STUFF starts with free PRINCE2® software

This week, Kennedy Ryder opened up a new group of pages on its website where items relating to PRINCE2®, PMP®, CAPM®, CMMI® and ITIL® are to be found free of charge.

This is in response to delegates from our courses in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Hong Kong, Geneva, Zurich, Dublin, London and other UK cities. The first item is the free download of Project in a Box software and instructions of how to download that are included above.

Kennedy Ryder will be pleased to respond to suggestions of other free stuff related to our products and services in project management training and consultancy, CMMI training and assessments and ITIL IT Service Management training and consultancy as well as our interim manager services. If you would like to add something to our FREE STUFF, please e-mail sales@kennedyryder.com.

Photo: Helen Searle-Jones, Charles Ryder and Karen Vickers

Kennedy Ryder delivers PRINCE2® talk to British Computer Society (BCS)

Photo: From L to R Helen Searle-Jones, Charles Ryder and Karen Vickers

In December Kennedy Ryder delivered a talk to the British Computer Society (BCS) Cheshire and North Wales Branch at the University of Chester. The talk covered the use of PRINCE2® in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

This talk on PRINCE2® was followed by two other talks on related project management topics. The first was 'People Skills and Project Management' by Karen Vickers of the British Oceanographic Data Centre and the second ‘Project Pitfalls: what makes projects fail’ by Helen Searle-Jones of Nice-Pak International. The talks were followed by a question and answer session that gave a lively debate.

For more information on the British Computer Society www.bcs.org

Basel - Basle - Bale by Night

Basel – Basle - Bale, Switzerland PRINCE2® Foundation Examination Success

Basel – Basle - Bale, Switzerland PRINCE2® Foundation Examination Success We are pleased to announce that the delegates on the ‘December Weihnachtsmarkt’ Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® Foundation course in Geneva, Switzerland were all successful in the PRINCE2® Foundation examination. This PRINCE2® Foundation course included delegates from Germany, Italy, UK and USA as well as local Swiss.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® courses http://www.kennedyryder.com/prince2.html These courses can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

For more information on Basel Weihnachts Market including its Glühwein and Bratwurst -  http://www.basel.ch/kultur/highlights/weihnachten_2010.htm

Petaling Jaya – Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

PRINCE2® Foundation successes in Petaling Jaya – Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

A group from Malaysia, Singapore and Norway enjoyed passing the PRINCE2® Foundation examination at Kennedy Ryder HQ in Kelana Jaya near Kuala Lumpur in October 2010. All of the group were from international organizations and shared their experiences and different approaches to projects with each other.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® courses http://www.kennedyryder.com/prince2.html These courses can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

Geneva Images

Geneva – Genève – Genf, Switzerland PRINCE2® Foundation Examination Success

We are pleased to announce that the delegates on the ‘December Escalade’ Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® Foundation course in Geneva, Switzerland were all successful in the PRINCE2® Foundation examination. This PRINCE2® Foundation course included delegates from Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Sweden.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® and PMP/CAPM courses http://www.kennedyryder.com/prince2.html. These courses can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

For more on the Escalade including the parade, foot race and Marmite - http://www.lake-geneva-switzerland.com/geneve/photos-of-l%E2%80%99escalade-celebrations-in-geneva-switzerland/

PRINCE2 Project Management Skills Success - Geneva

Geneva PRINCE2 PRACTITIONER Examination Success

We are pleased to announce that the delegates on the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® Practitioner course in Geneva, Switzerland were all successful in the PRINCE2® Practitioner examination. Congratulations to all our delegates.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 courses look here. These courses can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

Geneva PRINCE2 Examination Success

We are pleased to announce that the delegates on the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2® Foundation course in Geneva, Switzerland were all successful in the PRINCE2® Foundation examination. This PRINCE2® course included delegates from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and France.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 courses look here. These courses can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

PRINCE2 Project Management Skills Success

PRINCE2 Examination Success in Kuala Lumpur

We are proud to announce that another group of delegates on the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 Foundation course were all successful in the examination. The course included not only local delegates from Malaysia but also from Canada and Europe. For the attendees feedback look here.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder PRINCE2 courses look here. These courses can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

Essential Project Management Skills WHO

WORLD HEATH ORGANIZATION (WHO) BENEFITS FROM KENNEDY RYDER TRAINING

The World Health Organization (WHO) or Organisation Mondiale de la Santè (OMS) is already reaping benefits from the recently completed Kennedy Ryder Essential Project Management Skills course. The 4-day course was held at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva and spread over two weeks to reduce the operational impact of staff away from their desks. The high level of enthusiasm for the course and its topics led to the implementation of changes in the WHO's approach to projects after the first two days of training and further improvements have followed. For the attendees feedback look here.

For more details of the Kennedy Ryder Essential Project Management Skills course enjoyed by WHO OMS look here. This course can be delivered in-house or sign up for one of our public courses.

PRINCE2 Certification Chavannes de Bogis

BRISTOL and CHESTER PRINCE2® PRACTITIONER DOUBLE SUCCESS

Congratulations to the two groups who successfully completed the PRINCE2 Practitioner Examinations under the guidance of the Kennedy Ryder Team. There was 100% success in both groups and each delegate is now a PRINCE2® Registered Practitioner.

PRINCE2 Certification Chavannes de Bogis

PRINCE2 course in Switzerland Well Done! Bien Fait!

100% success for the recent PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner course in Geneva Lausanne Switzerland. The course was held at the Best Western Hotel, Chavannes de Bogis where the hard work was rewarded with excellent lunches and PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner status.

If you are looking for PRINCE2 success come and join Kennedy Ryder’s next PRINCE2 course in Geneva Lausanne area Switzerland.

Book early and enjoy the Early Bird discount!

PRINCE2 Certification in Bristol

100% success in PRINCE2 Foundation exam for Bristol course delegates!

A recent PRINCE2 course in Bristol, England saw all the delegates pass the PRINCE2 Foundation examination with very high scores. The group put in a great effort and worked together to prepare for the examination.

BAE Event - Group Photo

Flying Visit!

Pictured here (centre front) is Charles Ryder on a visit with other APM members to BAE Air System site at Warton, England.

BAE are undertaking a major initiative in improving the skills of their staff in project management that is making significant improvements to the business and Charles has played a significant part. More than 600 staff from BAE, EADS and Alsalam have successfully attended the courses he has delivered.

Kelana Jaya Success

PRINCE2 Success in Malaysia!

The recent PRINCE2 training course in Kelana Jaya, Malaysia delivered by Kennedy Ryder saw all the delegates delighted to have passed the PRINCE2 Foundation examination. Congratulations to all!

KL Success

WCIT 2008 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Kennedy Ryder recently exhibited its PMP, PRINCE2 and CMMI training courses at WCIT 2008, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. We teamed up with HT Consulting to represent Kennedy Ryder’s PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2 and CMMI training courses during the exhibition that took place during WCIT 2008. A large variety of ICT related companies where present at the exhibition and delegates from all over the world attended. There was a hub of excitement as the exhibition received important guests such as the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Royal King of Malaysia, the Crown Prince of Pahang and many other distinguished guests, ministers and diplomats.

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