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Follow on Google News | New solution to evaluation challenges from Ceres ManagementResults assessment specialist Ceres Management has launched an approach to evaluation that is easy to apply and administer.
By: Bob Little The approach – called ‘Results Assessment’ and developed from the work of Brinkerhoff, Holton, Kirkpatrick and others - has been refined for L&D practitioners following a workshop held in Oxford last year involving a number of specialist training, talent and HR consultants drawn from the private and public sectors. Facilitated by Dr John O’Connor, of Ceres Management, and Russell McCann, of Bright Beyond, the participants reflected on their evaluation needs and explored ways to improve the evaluation of training and development initiatives. According to John O’Connor, of Ceres Management, there was agreement across the group that, to be effective, an evaluation model must: • Define what business success looks like • Align evaluation goals with business need • Focus the evaluation around clear performance needs • Define success indicators, especially for behavioural outcomes • Be easy to apply and administer O’Connor then introduced Results Assessment and took the group on an interactive ‘test-drive’ O’Connor commented: “Results Assessment has been specifically designed to link engagement to measuring value and provide practical ways to move beyond ‘level one’ measurement.” For further details of Results Assessment, contact John O’Connor on +44-(0)7838165778 or at john@ceresmanagement.co.uk End About Ceres Management Ceres Management, which was founded, in 2009, by Dr John O’Connor, focuses on improving how we measure the impact of people development initiatives. It aims to enable clients to use the evidence of business results to make sound decisions about ongoing investments in people development. Months of research, development and prototyping led to the launch of Results Assessment, a pragmatic, practitioner- Results Assessment requires that ‘measurement’ A practitioner in the field of learning and performance improvement for over 20 years, John O’Connor has a PhD in instructional design from Florida State University. He has worked internationally, with private as well as public sector clients, to design, deliver and measure high-impact learning & change initiatives. Further information from: John O’Connor, Ceres Management, +44 (0)78381 65778; john@ceresmanagement.co.uk Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405; bob.little@boblittlepr.com End
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