First Step in the Creation of a Continuous Learning Environment
What is a Learning Readiness Assessment (LRA)?
Completion of a LRA identifies "readiness gaps" that represent obstacles to your organization's ability to integrate and sustain a continuous learning environment. The LRA creates a holistic map of the current learning environment and identifies opportunities to prioritize improvement interventions across six key readiness drivers:
- Positive Cultural Learning Climate
- Holistic Learning Design Methodology
- Integrated Evaluation & Measurement Methodology
- Scalable Collaboration Footprint
- Transparent Technology Utilization
- Repeatable
Change Leadership Methodology
Key Readiness Drivers Assessed
Positive Cultural Learning Climate
- Learning & Performance Culture - Assess the organization's commitment to continuous learning as a strategic initiative - willingness to staff critical roles and build competencies necessary to enable a sustained capability.
- Governance Structure - Assess learning governance role appropriate for the organization.
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Leading and Managing Change - Assess presence or absence of repeatable change model that integrates expanded Change Leadership drivers critical to delivering sustainable outcomes from a spectrum of Change Management initiatives from localized to organization-wide transformation.
Holistic Learning Design Methodology
- Performance Analysis Process Evaluation - Assess current discovery methodologies used by the training organization and key competencies required to treat root causes versus symptoms of performance gaps.
- Discovery & Design Process Evaluation - Assess instructional design methodologies and essential discovery skills necessary for accurate identification of learner work context - expanding focus to incorporate attributes of learning space, media & systems into design, development and delivery decisions. Assess business alignment methodology and stakeholder engagement in the continuous learning approach.
- Learning Delivery Methods - Assess blended learning delivery mix across formal training programs, informal learning opportunities, and within collaborative learning methods.
Integrated Evaluation, Impact Measurement & Reporting
- Evaluation Discovery - Assess evaluation planning processes used to ensure business alignment and accurate identification of key performance indicators critical to measuring tangible success results.
- Acquisition Methodology - Assess acquisition methodologies for capturing outcome data based on all four levels of Kirkpatrick's scale.
- Reporting - Assess scope of reporting capability and identification of actionable data gaps..
Scalable Collaboration Footprint
- Collaborative Culture - Assess cultural readiness to sponsor and integrate collaboration as a viable approach to support continuous learning.
- Web & Learning 2.0 Integration - Assess sponsored versus covert utilization of 2.0 resources within the organization.
Transparent Technology Utilization
- Learning Management & Delivery - Assess existing learning systems deployment and degree of implementation within the business. Covers learning delivery systems to end-user connectivity.
- Content Creation & Management - Assess existing authoring platforms and content management systems used to create and manage content across multiple media platforms, including search, accessibility, usability, and archival capabilities.
- Performance Management - Assess methods and systems used to support all facets of performance management including interfaces to remote systems (ERP, CRM, etc.)
- Mobility & Connectivity - Assess learner mobility and network access/connectivity requirements necessary to support a continuous learning environment.
Repeatable Change Leadership Methodology
- Change Leadership - Assess cultural readiness to leverage a repeatable process for integrating multi-level change initiatives.
- Integrating Change - Assess methodology currently used for managing Change in the organization versus a replicable ten-step Change Leadership Model
Summary
- The scope of a LRA driver assessment is determined after initial discovery and alignment with leadership to define level of organizational commitment to the effort. (Initial consultation at no cost)
- LRA drivers are modularized and may be applied in total or in part based upon initial leadership alignment interviews and discovery.
- LRA enables identification of readiness gaps and offers recommendations to enable alignment of learning with business strategy and mission. prioritization, and planning for implementation of a sustainable continuous learning environment.
Engagement Options
- Given a Fish - Direct consulting intervention start-to-finish through exclusive use of HPO resources.
- Learn to Fish - Use HPO as an outfitter to collaborate with your own internal resources to equip them with tools and techniques to accomplish much of the data gathering. Joint data evaluation through an Action Learning approach enables the organization to continually reassess learning readiness as business strategy evolves re-using the tools and techniques mastered in the initial effort.
- Cost - Negotiated based on size of business and who does the fishing.
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