The Need for an Assessment
http://glwach.amedd.army.mil/feedback/default.asp What do you think when you hear an organization wants to conduct a needs assessment? When deciding to conduct a needs assessment an organization or human resource specialist must ask: 1) what is the purpose of the assessment, 2) who is being observed, 3) how is the data collected, and 4) what feedback will be provided? Raymond A. Noe believes that organizations can use several methods when conducting a needs assessment. They include observation, questionnaires, interviews, surveys, focus groups, or online technology. The needs assessment should be conducted as an organizational analysis, task analysis, and personal analysis. Organizational analysis looks at the effectiveness of the organization and determines where training is needed and under what conditions it will be conducted. A task analysis identifies the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics needed to achieve optimum performance for a group of...