I did a Workflow 6 training class last year. It was a good starting point but, to be honest, the course material (5 days) didn't really scratch the surface of what what WF can do. Also. it completely neglected Process Manager.

I have found since working with Workflow that taking .NET and C# programming courses really helped me with component development.

Hopefully with 7, there will eventually be some kind of "bootcamp" course (12 hour days) so that you can really get knee deep in all that WF can do.

While I've not taken the training myself, we had a presentation at the Kansas City User Group and they swore up and down that the best thing they did was have on site training. 

I've tried doing it myself and I'm having limited success.  I'll probably have to get training as well.

The basic training is rather simplistic, but it does teach the basic "how to's" of the product.

After that, keep a lookout for an "advanved" class taught by Shawn Turnbow. He usually holds them at a user site, they are free, and they are a VERY advanced class. This class is more geared towards using Workflow as and application development environment - which is what it really is.

We use workflow for everything from AD monitoring to PKI/Certificate creation.

rob

Everyone,
Thanks for your comments thus far, I really appreciate it.  I'm really excited about what we'll be able to do with WF.  Just eliminating the need for someone to sit around sending/processing email replies for various approvals, etc will be a big benefit right off the bat, and seemingly that's a fairly trivial task to accomplish.

Matt:  Maybe we can go in together and get some training setup in Columbia or somewhere else mid-Missouri-ish :-)  Or come out to STL and visit your remote office here and we'll have the training at our place!

I attended a free 3 day training course put on by Shawn Turnbow and Jason Short in Norfolk VA a few months back. It was good to learn some best practices and some advanced features of WF. Also, for those who cannot attend training, want a head start, or want to reinforce what they have learned, go to www.workflowswat.com/ . Workflow SWAT has many how-to videos ranging from beginner to advanced along with sample projects for commonly used processes.This is an incredibly useful tool.

Shawn Turnbow was out at our site for one-on-one training.  He also helped configure our first server way back in the Transparent Logic days.  His guidance was invaluable.  Prior to that I had only taken several webinars.  After Shawn's visit we were cranking out workflows like pros.  He was even amazed at the complexity of our first workflows!

Hmm well with several ringing endorsements for Shawn Turnbow, sounds like he is the man to know for WF.  Thanks Jimbaland and BillCat for your input and the link.

Hi All,
  We're looking at doing a free Workflow training in Greenville, SC early December.  Please fill out a training request at http://www.workflowswat.com/workflow-training-request/ and I will contact you with details.

One of the thing that makes diving into WF difficult is finding resources/examples (how to) about WF components.  With that being said, I went throught the basic introduction WF train class, and it was not worth the effort.  Things that you can get at www.workflowswat.com is much, much more day to day practical than the class.

...but I went to the training Shawn Turnbow presented and it was well worth the trip! As anyone who has poked around at Workflow can tell you, there is a very steep learning curve. No, the two-day "class" Shawn gave wasn't enough to turn out an expert-level Workflow author, but it gives you enough to get started. Beyond that, he provided a lot of good examples and we actually built a rough version of one attendee's needed WF project in class as an example (and went back to it throughout the rest of the day).

I'm guessing you took the 4/5 day course; maybe it was more of a high-level overview. BTW, Shawn is the manager of workflowswat.com and creator of many of the videos there. There is a link on the site to be notified of upcoming classes; I would highly recommend anyone looking to get into Workflow to register and try to attend one!

EDIT: There is a link in "sturnbow"'s post above to register to be notified of any upcoming courses, so I would suggest hitting that up to sign up.