Measurement
The overall performance of a business can be measured in a number of ways. Its success can be evaluated based on the organization’s training and learning programs, and its ability to adapt to change.
Organizational Assessments: Aligning Learning with Strategic Directions
It is a challenge to train toward future states rather than to current practices. Training efforts are being stretched in many organizations to meet the current demands of developing proficient employees in the jobs that exist today. Moreover, organizatio
Enough Already! Getting Off the ROI Bandwagon
First came the articles, then the books, and now I see that an entire conference is devoted to the ROI of training. Obviously we’re seeing a backlash against the orgy of IT spending of the late 1990s, and against e-learning initiatives that fell short of
Enterprise Learning Forecast: Changes on the Landscape
We’ve all heard it before. The only constant in this world is change. In the marketplace of enterprise learning, we have adopted this as a mantra. Many corporate-learning pundits and corporate executives forecast huge shifts away from instructor-led train
Corporate Universities: A Powerful Model for Learning
Corporate universities were first created in the late 1980s as an enhancement to traditional training departments.
Defending Your Training Budget: ROI and Other Important Metrics
The old saw, "When revenue is down, training gets cut," is for many CLOs, and their direct reports, a painful reality. So chances are, you are either anticipating cuts or already know their extent as reflected in your final numbers.
Is Sales and Marketing e-Learning Giving You Customer ROI?
In 1999, PurchasePro spent a small fortune on instructor-led training (ILT) for sales, customer service, vendors and clients. They knew that e-learning suited their product well, yet e-learning wasn't ready for (Web) primetime. ILT was still more valuable
Ameren: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
In January 2002, Ameren, a large Midwestern utility, launched a new phase of its "Driving Shareholder Value" program, which helps the company's current and future leaders develop an understanding of the language of business. Root Learning Inc. and Towers
Stephen E. Scholl: Ensuring Allstate’s Education
When Stephen E. Scholl graduated from Albright College in 1979, he was armed with a sociology degree and a healthy respect for education. And while he didn�t start out to be a teacher, a provider of educational opportunities is just what he became nonet