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Training program

As explained in Think Like a CTO

Training is the structured instruction that develops users' knowledge and ability to use a product, system, or process.

A training program is an ongoing structure for keeping people current, supporting productivity, and helping them grow into useful new disciplines. Effective programs make learning resources accessible and reserve time for using them. section 6.6 section 6.8

Build the program around practical organizational needs:

  • Combine accessible online resources with internal knowledge-sharing sessions led by subject-matter experts. section 6.6 section 6.6.5
  • Schedule training time explicitly rather than treating learning as an after-hours activity. section 6.6
  • Include training and business support in project plans when people begin using new deliverables. section 3.7.1
  • Repeat security-focused training for people who regularly interact with external contacts. section 12.3

Testing readiness with a mystery shopper

Invite a trusted unknown visitor to attempt entry without signing in. The exercise exposes weaknesses in reception and access practices that regular training can address. section 12.3

How Think Like a CTO covers it

How deep it goes
Explains learning formats, scheduling, internal sessions, rollout support, and recurring exercises without specifying a formal curriculum or assessment model.
Examples
Uses online learning, expert-led internal sessions, brown-bag lunches, project onboarding, and mystery-shopper security exercises.
What it assumes
Assumes responsibility for a team and teaches leaders to make learning accessible, scheduled, relevant, and continuous.
What you can do after
Practice/perform by scheduling learning, organizing knowledge-sharing sessions, planning rollout support, and testing security readiness.
How it connects
Connects training with team management, employee retention, career development, project planning, and security awareness.

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