Beyond Learning Objectives: Develop Measurable Objectives That Link to the Bottom Line

By Jack J. Phillips and Patricia Pulliam Phillips

"Anyone who has a stake in the success of a project or program—and that is just about everyone in business—needs to read Beyond Learning Objectives. Jack and Patti Phillips have written a comprehensive, practical, step-by-step approach to developing measurable objectives. How I wish I had read this guidebook years ago!"

 

Patricia M. Crull, PhD

Vice President, CLO

Time Warner Cable

Today’s organizations demand a focus on higher-level objectives—objectives that clearly provide business impact and value and satisfy the expectations of a wide range of key stakeholders.

If you’re involved in implementing projects, programs, initiatives, or solutions in your organization, Beyond Learning Objectives can help you meet these new expectations. This book provides step-by-step processes for defining, measuring, and developing six types of objectives: input, reaction, learning, application, impact, and ROI. You’ll also learn to avoid common pitfalls in the development of objectives, such as unclear, incomplete, nonspecific, or even missing objectives. And you’ll learn how well crafted, results-driven objectives can satisfy the needs of all your stakeholders.

With this book in your hands, you can become a champion of well-defined objectives, providing direction, focus, and guidance. By spelling out expectations, creating commitment, and positioning your initiatives for success, you’ll help your organization align its programs with its results and leap forward into the state-of-the-art world of measurable performance.

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About the Authors

The man-and-wife team behind this book is impressively qualified to provide you with comprehensive guidance in the science of setting results-driven objectives. Both are internationally renowned as experts in the field of accountability, measurement, and evaluation, and are in demand as presenters at workshops and conferences throughout the world.

Jack J. Phillips, PhD, is the creator of ROI Methodology, a revolutionary process that provides bottom-line measurability to organizational programs. With a PhD in human resource management and more than 27 years of corporate experience, Phillips now consults with Fortune 500 companies and is an extensively published author and editor with more than 50 titles to his credit.

As president and CEO of the ROI Institute, Patti P. Phillips, PhD, has extensive experience helping organizations implement ROI programs. She is committed to ongoing research and practice and currently is focusing upon programs in workforce and community development in the social sector. Phillips holds a PhD in international development, and has written15 books on the subject of measurable performance.

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