Guerilla Evaluation: Adapting to the Terrain and Situation

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Author(s): Tad Waddington (Accenture, USA), Bruce Aaron (Accenture, USA)and Rachael Sheldrick (Accenture, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 17
Source title: Online and Distance Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-935-9.ch280

Keywords: Distance Education / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter provides proven strategy and tactics for the corporate evaluator. Topics include: adopting a performance-based operating model (the V-model) to shift focus from training for activity to training for results; using the V-model to plan and structure communication; leveraging modern measurement and statistics to save time and money (e.g., Item Response Theory, sampling procedures, regression); leveraging available data to calculate training ROI (return on investment); determining when to hire or contract skills and knowledge; using technology to save time and money; and making the most of your available applications.

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