Training Needs Assessment

Definition

The training needs assessment is the training work product that documents the results of the training needs assessment task.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the training needs assessment is to formally document:

• Who needs training
• What types of training they need

Benefits

The typical benefits of the training needs assessment include:

• It ensures that the correct training is performed.
• Limited training resources are not wasted.

Contents

The typical contents of the training needs assessment include:

• Development Team Needs:
  • TBD
• Customer Organization Needs:
  • TBD
• Appendices:
  • Major Issues
  • TBDs
  • Assumptions

Stakeholders

The typical stakeholders of the training needs assessment include:

• Producer: Training Team
• Evaluators:
  • Technical Leader
• Approvers: Project Management Team
• Maintainers: Training Team
• Users:
  • Training Team
  • Project Team

Phases

• Business Strategy: Completed
• Business Optimization: Completed
• Initiation: Completed
• Construction: Maintained
• Delivery: Maintained
• Usage: Maintained
• Retirment: Archived

Preconditions

The training needs assessment can typically be started if the following preconditions hold:

• The training team is staffed.
• The endeavor has started.

Inputs

Training needs assessments typically have the following inputs:

• Work products:
  • TBD
• Stakeholders:
  • TBD

Guidelines

• TBD

Conventions

Training needs assessments are typically constrained by the following conventions:

• Content and Format Standard
• MS Word Template
• XML DTD Template
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• Example Training Needs Assessment