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The Challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest challenges companies face when it comes to delivering impactful learning is an inability to measure and demonstrate training effectiveness and its impact on business outcomes. In other words, the problem is not just that companies cannot adequately measure the effectiveness of their learning, but that as a result, they cannot improve their programs. In Brandon Hall Group\u2019s Transforming Learning for the Future of Work<\/em> study, the number three challenge facing L&D teams is that \u201cwe don\u2019t know how to measure learning well enough to ensure the future skills development we need will be achieved.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizations are just not that mature in their approach to learning measurement. Most are heavily focused on completion rates and smile sheets, which are not providing them with enough insight into how learning improves the business or helps it achieve its goals. Brandon Hall Group research finds that only 27% of companies say their learning strategy includes a framework to measure success.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rethink<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The silver lining to this is that this represents a recognition that measurement is not some singular endpoint in the learning lifecycle. Measurement must be an integral part of learning from the outset. Otherwise, learning has no alignment with business outcomes and L&D teams are flying blind. This is why so much measurement is focused on grades and completions. While this data is important, it provides no actionable insights on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, it is about shifting the focus of learning measurement from efficiency \u2014 enrollments, completions, grades, etc. \u2014 to efficacy. Measuring how many people finished a course is meaningless unless you can show that those people are behaving or performing differently than those who did not. The outcome of learning cannot simply be that learning occurred. It must be behaviors that drive performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Recommendation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What Brandon Hall Group has to Say About EI\u2019s Solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brandon Hall Group Smartchoice\u00ae Platinum Preferred Provider EI is leveraging its solutions to help its clients\u00a0accelerate their learning measurement maturity<\/a>. As a strategic partner, they help their clients build a measurement mindset that not only enables better measurement but also helps drive maximum return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EI\u2019s Training Needs Analysis (TNA) framework helps companies build a measurement foundation. This includes two key elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n