A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment

• Introducing a training program
• Creating adult education programs
• Assessing the development needs of a workforce
• Improving individual, group, organization or interorganizational performance in the workplace
• Implementing community, national, or international development interventions

Designed as a resource for practitioners, this book is filled with how-to information, tips, and case studies. It shows how to use data-based needs assessments to frame people-related problems and performance, improvement opportunities to obtain support from those who are affected by the changes, make effective decision, and increase efficiency.