March 2009
Intermediate to advanced
669 pages
20h 19m
English
Needs assessment and needs analysis are terms used interchangeably to describe methods for obtaining the information necessary to make decisions that will best accomplish an organization's goals. These methods can measure needs in any area of business; in HR they are often employed in the areas of training and development, staffing projections, and benefit planning, but they can be utilized to gather information for any program.
There are many models for needs assessment. The common elements involve the following steps:
Describe the objective.
This step answers the question, "Where do we want to be?" and looks at the various elements necessary to accomplish that objective. It is important to obtain relevant ...
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