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
This book will be helpful to anyone starting down the exciting and challenging road of consulting. Learn from best practices in the 12 case studies that analyze the success of consulting organizations.
Keeping and retaining your best, high-performing employees is tough. But here's a resource that helps you take the best retention strategies from other organizations and apply them to your own situation. Explore what others are doing about managing retention, and learn about retention's impact on the individual employee who has chosen to leave or has been forced to leave an organization. This book includes 10 case studies on important topics, such as using recognition to manage retention, reinvigorating a mature company and using an internal degree program to reduce turnover.
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.
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.
Artist Ann Hamilton's celebrated, multi-venue installation is brought to the
page in this striking volume that explores another facet of her work in
textile and text.
Measuring return on investment (ROI) in training and performance improvement is explored through practical methodologies and frameworks. The book delves into various metrics and evaluation techniques to assess the effectiveness of training programs. It emphasizes the importance of aligning training outcomes with organizational goals, providing readers with tools to demonstrate the value of training initiatives to stakeholders. Through case studies and examples, it offers insights into maximizing the impact of performance improvement efforts.
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.
Workplace learning professionals are often frustrated when senior executives and other top organizational leaders do not "get" the value of learning and training initiatives. Often, these same professionals are left wondering what measuring stick is most meaningful to their company's purse string holders. Based on interviews, surveys, research, and briefings with senior management and C-Level executives, Measuring for Success reveals what specific learning measurements are important to top level executives and what measures they often find disappointing. Learning and development professionals, including chief learning officers, training directors and other top learning professionals, will gain insight to help them build the best case for world-class training and development practice. Readers get straight answers from the top to help them develop strategies and measure what really matters to those at the top.
