Problem
HMB hired a cohort of new graduates each year, averaging 12 to 15, and trained them through a 3 to 4 week Grad Academy. The goal was to have them placed on client sites, and billing, within 1 to 2 months. The work covered the 2015, 2018, and 2019 cohorts.
Approach
- Created material for and taught the Quality Assurance / Testing track when the academy took on an extra-large cohort, bringing in hires for the newly formed QA and Business Analysis practices (2015)
- Taught software development foundations alongside QA and testing (2015, 2018, 2019)
- Worked across disciplines to create training material for new hires in Business Analysis, Project Management, and Quality Assurance (2018)
- Facilitated the academy and presented a 4-hour seminar (2018)
- Taught a course on requirements gathering and how it feeds development teams, plus quick scaffolding wins in .NET (2018)
- Managed QA and development training for the 2019 Grad Academy: taught multiple sessions and oversaw creation of all course material (2019)
- Scheduled all sessions and lined up proctors and mentors to teach the cohort, shifting from teaching to coordination and direction (2019)
Outcome
- Most graduates were placed within 2 months, and every cohort reached full placement within 3 to 4 months, with no one on the bench