Focusing on the challenge of achieving business alignment, this book provides practical strategies for creating and maintaining alignment throughout project lifecycles. It goes beyond mere definitions, offering insights on positioning alignment at the beginning of projects and validating it as they progress. This informative perspective equips readers with the tools needed to ensure effective alignment, enhancing project success and organizational coherence.
"Prove your effectiveness to anyone-and achieve professional success-by adapting the same ROI methods and metrics that leading companies use. In an era of evidence-based inquiry, people need to be able to measure their success. In their new book, Patricia Phillips and Jack Phillips aim to help readers see the value of their work and then share it with others. The Show the Value process involves connecting projects with a business measure, collecting and analyzing data to track progress, and presenting the results to the right audiences. Readers will learn how to keep their work relevant, their careers on track, and their organizations healthy. The book includes extensive examples, diagnostic tools, and implementable practices that show how to measure and improve the success of any type of project. It will also help readers avoid disappointing results by designing for the desired results. Written for specialists, professionals, managers, and independent contractors who want to achieve success in their work, this book is a step-by-step guide on how to show the value of their initiatives, offering a simplified version of the ROI Methodology"-- Provided by publisher
Focusing on global perspectives, this edition of The Chief Learning Officer highlights current trends, issues, and processes in the field of learning and development. It includes interviews with Chief Learning Officers from various countries and emphasizes multinational environments. The text is enriched with examples, studies, and data that specifically reflect international contexts and reference global companies, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding the evolving landscape of corporate learning worldwide.
Return on Investment (ROI) remains one of the most challenging and intriguing issues facing human resource development and performance improvement professionals. Drawing on their expertise in developing and implementing ROI programs in human performance and training, Jack J. Phillips, Ph.D., Timothy W. Bothell and G. Lynn Snead demonstrate how you can effectively apply ROI to project management.Today, almost every industry requires employees to manage multiple projects with competing priorities, critical deadlines, and unexpected interruptions―rendering everyone a project manager in some respect. Most employees feel the pressure of juggling any number of key projects simultaneously. Organizations have responded by investing large amounts of both time and money to improve project management, and most strive to justify the efforts and resources dedicated to improving this goal.'The Project Management Scorecard' is a welcome relief for anyone managing a project or multiple projects, as well as the trainers, human resource development staff, or supervisors charged with measuring, evaluating, and managing project managers.Project Management is one of the hottest topics in business management today, affecting nearly every individual in any organization across the globe. Let three HRD experts show you how to apply the hugely popular ROI process to the key organizational issue of successful project management * Project management issues and challenges* Measuring reaction and satisfaction* How to calculate and interpret ROI* Capturing business impact data* Measuring skill and knowledge changes during the project* Monitoring the true costs of the project solution* Converting business measure to monetary values* Forecasting ROIThe authors' step-by-step approach allows you to begin the ROI process immediately. Start measuring the success of your project management results today.
This book guides you through a proven, results-based approach to calculating the Return on Investment in training and performance improvement programs. You get user-friendly ROI calculations, plus ten post-program data collection methods, ten strategies for determining the amount of improvement that is directly linked to training programs, and ten techniques for converting both hard and soft data to monetary values. This book also details implementation issues, provides worksheets, and pinpoints non-monetary program benefits. A case study takes you through the ROI process step-by-step.
Focusing on the critical relationship between employee engagement, organizational impact, and return on investment, this book emphasizes the necessity of aligning these elements for successful programs. It highlights strategies and insights to effectively connect engagement initiatives with measurable outcomes, ensuring that businesses can maximize their efforts and resources. By addressing potential pitfalls, the book serves as a guide for leaders aiming to foster a motivated workforce and achieve sustainable growth.
This book illustrates how other companies have used and implemented a particular approach to facilitating employee learning in organizations-structured on-the-job learning. Structured on-the-job learning programs have the potential to make better use of your organization's resources and create training that is more relevant and effective.
Focusing on the integration of measurement and evaluation in learning and development, this book guides professionals through the process of establishing clear objectives for their programs. It emphasizes the importance of real-world evaluation, illustrating how learning and evaluation can be seamlessly intertwined. By providing a structured approach, it helps L&D professionals demonstrate the value of their initiatives and achieve meaningful outcomes.
Artist Ann Hamilton's celebrated, multi-venue installation is brought to the
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Focusing on the evaluation of e-learning, this book provides designers and developers with practical steps to demonstrate its value and impact. It introduces the ROI Methodology for a structured approach to assessment and includes real-life case studies from seasoned professionals in learning and development, showcasing successful applications of the methodology. This resource aims to enhance the effectiveness of e-learning by emphasizing measurable outcomes.
