Andrew Connell (AC) and I have been making big plans for the last year. But for various reasons we have had to keep everything a secret, until today that is. We are at TechEd this week in Los Angeles and we are unveiling our new company named Critical Path Training (www.CriticalPathTraining.com).

So what exactly is Critical Path Training? First and foremost, it is an evolution of my former company named Ted Pattison Group. The vision and mission statement remain unchanged in that our company is still 100% dedicated to SharePoint training and education and we still boast the same list of top-notch SharePoint MVPs on our instructor roster including Scot Hillier, Shane Young, Todd Klindt, John Holliday, David Mann and Randy Drisgill. I absolutely love working with these guys and now Critical Path Training gives us a better infrastructure to grow our team even bigger with the industry's best talent.

So if many things stay the same, why the change? It's that AC and I just felt the time was right to make a greater investment in our company's infrastructure and to create a new brand to show a more professional appearance to our customers. From my own selfish perspective, I certainly look forward to spending more time writing SharePoint code and courseware and less time on administrative matters. You can read the company history for more information about how I got to this point.