FAST expands the concept of "JAD" to support:

•      strategic planning
•      business process re-engineering
•      analysis and design using any methodology
•      business issues requiring group decision making

FAST enables using facilitated workshops in any information gathering activity.  Using FAST results in:

•      20% to 40% reduction in effort required to gather information
•      Enhanced communication between all parties involved
•      Fewer mistakes and changes down the road
•      More complete, consensus-based information

The essence of FAST is our:

• Extensive 700 page reference manual that covers all aspects of facilitated workshops including: history, facilitator skills, group dynamics, workshop agendas, workshop preparation, project planning, and visual aids.  Six-day FAST Session Leader Workshop to train new facilitators that has frequently been called "boot camp" for facilitators. This workshop produces some of the finest facilitators in the world.
• Two-day Advanced Facilitator Workshop that enables experienced facilitators to expand their abilities and continue to grow as facilitators.

 
• Commitment to continually updating our technique through new releases of our manual every 2 years, new books such as our Data Modeling Made Easy and Facilitated Business Engineering, as well as our periodic newsletter.