Aligning L&D to the Business: Practices, Tips and Tools You Can Start Using Today
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The document outlines the importance of aligning learning and development (L&D) with business goals, emphasizing that many training professionals struggle to effectively connect learning to business outcomes. It provides key insights, activities, and tips for understanding organizational goals, identifying critical performance roles, and confirming that learning outcomes align with these goals. The aim is to enhance L&D efficiency and improve the overall effectiveness of training initiatives.
Aligning L&D to the Business: Practices, Tips and Tools You Can Start Using Today
- 1. ALIGNING L&D TO THE BUSINESS: PRACTICES, TIPS AND TOOLS YOU CAN START USING TODAY 2017 Training Industry Conference & Expo Raleigh, NC
- 2. THE ALIGNMENT GAP Proprietary and Confidential 2 79% of training professionals say strategic alignment is important for business success - Training Industry 92% say their learning strategy is not very effective at meeting business goals - Brandon Hall 59% have trouble connecting learning to business outcomes - Bersin by Deloitte 95% don’t excel at using data to • Align to the business • Improve L&D efficiency • Develop effective training - Bersin by Deloitte
- 3. WORKSHOP GOAL To provide you with key insights, a simple tool, and practical tips you can use immediately to improve how you align L&D with the business Proprietary and Confidential 3 Our 20+ years of experience More than 150 projects Experience designing Corporate Universities & individual courses Based on …
- 4. KEY WORKSHOP CONCEPTS Learning must align to the business Business problems training problems Alignment is a precursor to successful internal sales Proprietary and Confidential 4 1 2 3
- 6. I nforms you of … ALIGN WITH THE RIGHT BUSINESS PEOPLE Proprietary and Confidential 6 Business Leader Business Manager L&DTeam Master Performers / SMEs Impacts of those consequences Consequences of those tactical problems Tactical problems they encounter Purpose Different business people will share different information
- 7. ALIGN WITH BUSINESS PURPOSE & GOALS Proprietary and Confidential A C T I V I T Y 1 Purpose 7 Understand the business goals of your clients ✓ What are your organizational goals? ✓ What obstacles stand in the way of achieving those goals? ✓ How will success be measured? Key q u estion s to gain an u n d erstan d in g of the b u s in es s :
- 8. ALIGN TO PERFORMANCE Proprietary and Confidential Understand the performance that has the greatest impact on the goal . . . Key q u estion s to u n d erstan d p erforman ce imp act: ✓ What role has the greatest impact on achieving that goal? ✓ What changes in performance will help you achieve that goal? ✓ What will be different once you’ve accomplished the goal? A C T I V I T Y 2 8 Performance
- 9. ALIGN THE LEARNING OUTCOME Proprietary and Confidential A C T I V I T Y 3 9 Learning Outcome Key questions to confirm learn in g ou tcomes align : ✓ Does the learning solution concept align with your goals? ✓ How will you measure success? Confirm the learning solution design concepts aligns with business goals
- 10. ALIGN WITH ORGANIZATIONAL REALITIES Proprietary and Confidential 10 ✓ Budget ✓ Timeline ✓ Capability ✓ Capacity ✓ Infrastructure ✓ Etc. Key con s id eration s :
- 11. IN SUMMARY Proprietary and Confidential 11 E X P L O R E the business • What are your business goals? • What obstacles stand in the way of achieving those goals? • How will success be measured? T A R G E T the performance • What role has the greatest impact on achieving that goal? • What will be different once you’ve accomplished the goal? C O N F I R M the learning outcome • Does the learning solution concept align with your goals? • How will you measure success? SUMMARY