At last, an answer to the question that had bedeviled trainers for decades: how do you make the business case for training? Dave Basarab’s book Predictive Evaluation enables you to effectively and accurately forecast training’s value to your company, measure against these predictions, establish indicators to track your progress (and make mid-course corrections if needed) and report the results in a language that business executives respond to and understand. It’s an approach that can be used for any sort of training program, in any setting, whether planned, newly implemented, or long-established.

Predictive Evaluation

• Outlines a definitive process for determining the effectiveness and business impact of training.
• Works with any training program in any setting and at any stage of development.
• Contains a how-to guide filled with worksheets, examples and other tools.

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"By utilizing Predictive Evaluations, my organization has been able to measure and prove the specific value of our training, as well as define the ultimate bottom-line business outcomes. Through this model, we are enabled to enhance our training during the design and delivery phases to optimize and gain the desired results. This book is a must read for anyone looking to analyze the cost/ benefit and justify training for an organization!"

Melodi Ramirez Tripp
Director Engineering Planning & Administration BNSF Railway Company