Posts Tagged ‘needs analysis’
A Process Model to Improve Performance
Last month I shared V10 of the Performance Improvement Process Model or PIPM. While I had started writing earlier about the differences between problems and opportunities in “Opportunities vs. Good Ideas“and needs vs. wants in “Putting the NEED in Needs Assessment,” V10 has had some significant changes! Rather than write a long post – it…
Read More“All models are wrong, some are useful.”
Part of the value consultants bring to their clients is the adaptation of “our” many models to fit client processes and language.
Read MoreJust gimme training…
Author’s note: The names have been changed, faces blurred and voices altered to protect the innocent in this post. It’s a story I have heard many times. The boss wants training, the Instructional designer – performance technologist – analyst KNOWS that training isn’t going to fix the problem but is told to “gimme the training.”…
Read MoreJust because it says performance doesn’t mean it’s there (sadly)
As a professional in the field of performance and learning, it is important for me to continually learn and to give back. To do that – in part – I have been a long time member of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) and the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL) – previously the…
Read MoreNeeds Assessment or Needs Analysis?
There are two terms that often get used interchangeably, Needs Assessment and Needs Analysis. They are different. Here’s why.
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