ASTD PS :: October 2008 Chapter Meeting (10/21) October 21, 2008

ASTD-Puget Sound October Chapter Meeting

Measuring Training Effectiveness:

Is it your Yardstick, or Your Ruler?

CEO’s, CFO’s, and COO’s think about the world in terms of Return on Investment. Many training organization have to justify their existence, to receive adequate funding, or to take on a new challenge. Yet evaluating the ROI for a particular solution can be extremely challenging. John Hanson and Greg Brisendine will be discussing the myth and the reality of measuring the effectiveness of training. This interactive session will analyze differing perspectives on how effectiveness can be measured, the purposes those measurements are put to, and some strategies you can use to impact the “justification” process.

About the Presenters

John Hanson is a Seattle area native, a graduate of the University of Washington, and has spent the last twenty-four years in all aspects of training and development. He moved out of a 22 year career in the insurance industry to join the high-tech world of Microsoft eight years ago, where he manages a high potential development program. Over the span of his training and development career, he’s managed everything from basic new employee job training to teaching highly technical analysis tools, interpersonal skills, and doing expatriate training around cultural differences. John is passionate about finding and teaching increasingly useful ways to be effective and productive on the job

Greg Brisendine is responsible for the development and implementation of Intrepid Learning Solutions’ Measurement & Business Impact methodology, linking clients’ organizational objectives to learning solutions. Greg has worked in Quality Systems for 20 years in a variety of roles including Customer Services Quality for a wireless company, business process re-engineering consultant, ISO9000 certification consultant, Quality Management consultant for a restaurant chain, and a Quality Improvement Facilitator for a Florida public utility.



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Agenda::
7:30 - 8:00 am :: Registration, check-in, networking

8:00 - 9:15 am :: Presentation

ASTD Phone: 206-224-6644



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