To explore the effectiveness of training initiatives at AgCo, the ROI Method was applied. The ROI Method is a systematic and methodical measurement and evaluation approach that focuses on five levels of data and evaluation thereof to determine the effectiveness of ... More »

Learning & Development

Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Advanced Level Content

As a first step in isolating a programs impact on performance, all key factors that may have contributed to the performance improvement should be identified. This step communicates to interested parties that other factors may have influenced the results, underscorin... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

As 2012 begins, evaluation professionals can play a key role in helping organizational leaders recognize and capitalize on economic, technological, and demographic trends that are transforming todays workplace. Several significant trends and implications for evaluat... More »

Learning & Development

Intermediate-level Content , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

In the world of physics, a tipping point is considered the point at which an object is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a new, different state. In sociology, a tipping point refers to an event in which a previously rare phenomenon becomes dramatical... More »

Learning & Development

Assessment , Designing Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating

Kimberly T. Staten is an adjunct graduate professor for the Department of Educational Technology at Boise State University. She also is a faculty assistant in the Graduate School of Management and Technology at the University of Maryland, University College for the onli... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General