...Needs Document information: With respect to putting together a needs document, here are components that can or should be included: Define the business need What you need to do | Points to consider | Determine what the organization wants to be able to do. Example: improve efficiency, provide a better quality service. Identify who could provide the requirement; consider potential options for meeting the need. | Important to explore a wide range of possibilities. May need to consider: • customer focus• new ways of working• changes to existing processes Seek expert independent advice if the requirement is not well understood / uncertain. | Establish the requirement in business terms What you need to do | Points to consider | Determine what would meet the need, in business terms.Challenge assumptions - e.g. if providing office workspace for x staff, do they all have to be accommodated all the time? Would other options meet the need? Produce estimates; outline the benefits; make choices relating to risk - e.g. if the benefits are significant, is it worthwhile taking on more risk in a structured way? | Things to think about - what trade-offs? Broad cost / benefit / risk; need for expert advice. | Produce requirements specification What you need to do | Points to consider | In consultation with stakeholders, develop requirements specification. Provide sufficient detail to allow the market to respond, while allowing scope...
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...Needs Analysis: How to determine training needs Chapter Highlights 1. Types of Needs Analyses 2. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 3. Techniques 4. Checklist for evaluating an assessment Training Needs Analysis: The process of identifying training needs in an organization for the purpose of improving employee job performance. Introduction Today's work environment requires employees to be skilled in performing complex tasks in an efficient, cost-effective, and safe manner. Training (a performance improvement tool) is needed when employees are not performing up to a certain standard or at an expected level of performance. The difference between actual the actual level of job performance and the expected level of job performance indicates a need for training. The identification of training needs is the first step in a uniform method of instructional design. A successful training needs analysis will identify those who need training and what kind of training is needed. It is counter-productive to offer training to individuals who do not need it or to offer the wrong kind of training. A Training Needs Analysis helps to put the training resources to good use. Types of Needs Analyses Many needs assessments are available for use in different employment contexts. Sources that can help you determine which needs analysis is appropriate for your situation are described below. * Organizational Analysis. An analysis of the business needs or other reasons the training is desired. An analysis...
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...length of time in which you must pay them their salary while they are not actually being productive but they are learning to be productive. There are two methods to staffing an office with staffing, there is a more general method which states that you need X amount of staff and each employee has X number of days which are productive. While the other method is scheduled-position staffing which is when a company predicts an increased need of staff at or around a particular time due to projects or increase in business. With annualized method it is important to understand how many productive days each employee, this is done by taking the amount of work days in a company if ran seven days a week the company has 364 work days. If a particular employee works five days a week you must minus these since they are not productive days. You also subtract the number of person days and sick time, along with any other days the employee is able to take off paid such as education days. These days the employee is paid but it is not a productive day for the company. After doing all of this, the total number of days the company is open is divided by productive days per employee. This will help the company understand how many employees they need to be productive for one position. Scheduled position requires the company to do some monitoring and can require some more risks since the company is basing the staff on...
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...up. Fire, where are you?(Awesome – nếu học viên hét to) Ok, please move here and stand in line. And (kéo dài giọng)… Iron, here you are . Stand in line, please. Companions, help them stand in line. Hurry up. DO YOU WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME ? Absolutely, this game called The queen needs. To start this game, I need a girl , who is the most beautiful in this class, comes here to be our queen today. ( Tay chỉ chỉ vào cái ghế). Ok, who wants to become our queen today, please wave your hand. No one? Ok, I will invite one person. Ok, ok ok … you, it’s you. (Chạy xuống gần chỗ bạn ý rồi cúi người xuống, chia tay ra kiểu quý tộc để mời) Every one, this is our queen. ( Hét to khi nắm được tay của The Queen ) Here is your powerful chair. ( Dẫn lên cái ghế. ) ( Đợi cô giáo đặt vương miện ) OMG, look at her, she is beautiful right … but, she is very, very and very mean because she always wants something from you. ( Mặt nghiêm trọng ) And all you have to do is bring her something to make her satisfied , if not she will kill you.( Làm động tác cứa cổ) So when I say “the Queen needs”, you - will say “what what what” and then I will say the thing that she needs . For example, if I say she needs … 2 pens and immediately, all you have to find two pens and bring them to the first person of your team. And remember, only the first person of your team can...
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...Supply Needs INF 336 Prof. Beverly Williams February 27, 2012 Supply Needs All companies have some type of supply need and must identify the specifications of the needs to be efficient. Supply strategies are best aligned with corporate strategies when requirements and procurability are determined, risks assessed, and suppliers are identified. Supply needs and specifications, early supplier involvement, and strategic requirements will be discussed in this paper. It is preferable to separate need identification and defining commercial equivalents into two separate stages because a company must first know what it needs and why it is needed. The type or category of need should then be determined so it is known exactly what is desired to fulfill the need. There is normally more than one way or option to satisfy a need, so the “why” helps determine how it must be produced. It must also be determined if the need is repetitive or nonrepetitive. This will determine how the product or service is purchased and through what source. A repetitive need may require a sample or trial run to ensure that the need can be met consistently on more than one occasion. Once the need is identified, it can then be converted into a commercial equivalent so the supplier can comprehend the specifications required. Separating the two stages helps identify suppliers with lower costs, higher quality, or cutting-edge technology. Without the separation, value opportunities may be overlooked. According...
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...hopefully allow for the people who do not want to come forward to give their input on the subject without being identified. - Interviews: By interviewing people who could possibly be involved and alumni who have taken similar course I should be able to identify areas that need major improvements along with areas that seemed to work well but might need slight improvement. -Observation: This will give me the ability to see in action what is working and what is not. By observing the class and what is happening daily gives great insight on what to improve and what might need a complete overhaul. I can also observe how this will work in a professional environment and what might need to be changed depending on the environment, community and possible employment. 2. When it comes to patient care many people seem to forget that little things that mean so much to the patient. As asking how their day is or if they have any fun plans for the weekend. When asking people what they thought was needed the number one answer I got was compassion. As healthcare professionals who see a lot of patients daily the compassion part sometimes gets missed. By having goals to help the students understand the difference in people, their needs and the simple compassion will go a long way. 3. Question I would ask would be: -What have you found was missing once entering your career field? -What do you wish you learned before entering patient care? -What did you take away from the previous course you...
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...The Need for Structure We were all a kid at one point in our lives. Most of us had the opportunity to live our childhood with a carefree attitude, while others were not so lucky. I was one of the few who were forced to grow up at such a young age. However, growing up at a young age was not all that bad; actually, it was wonderful. On account of my parents being absent frequently due to work, I taught myself a couple of basic skills that would one day be very beneficial to my life as an adult such as, cooking, cleaning, problem solving, and most importantly, how to follow a schedule. By all means, I did not perfect these skills in the beginning; no one does. I can assure you that conquering such skills takes time and patience. You see, back then I did not understand how knowing all of these things would help me in the future, but I came to realize how appreciative I was once I stepped foot in college. I knew that once I started college, mommy and daddy would not be there to hold my hand every step of the way. Many of us want our children to have a good future, but with this generation lacking basic independence skills how will they ever be able to cope with the pressures of the world? To ensure that future offspring are prepared for life’s unpredictable situations, we need to act fast and start teaching our children the basic responsibilities of being...
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...Informatics Needs Assessment HCS/482 December 22, 2014 Matthew Taylor Informatics Needs Assessment Electronic charting is the move from paper charting to electronic charting. Soon all hospitals and physician offices will make this transition. When an organization if ready to make this change they should consider a needs assessment and use the recommendations made based on the results of the assessment. The purpose of this paper is to explain how and why a needs assessment must be completed before a new electronic health records may be selected. This paper will describe some of the factors that need to be considered in the needs assessment. I will also explain what data should be collected and how or where I can access it. The last thing I will describe is who I would consult and why. The purpose of the needs assessment is to define the gap between an organization’s current state and the needs of the organization with specific attention to the strategic plan (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 155). The needs assessment will assist in selecting the electronic health records that will fit the needs of the organization or practice. The process of the assessment should start with the development of a steering committee which should be multidisciplinary. The committee should use the mission and visionary statements to determine the goals. The members of each committee should state what they need from the system (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 158). I will discuss the processes that take place...
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...Training Needs Analysis Lisa Coats-Birchett BUS 680: Training and Development Dr. Katie Thiry April 29, 2013 Abstract Training needs analysis is a systematic method for determining what caused performance to be less than expected or required (Blanchard & Thacker, 2010). When one thinks of training needs analysis, one wants to know what exactly the company needs for the future. There is a time and place to look at needed KSA’s and there is a need to look at performance levels and what they need to be and what training is needed. Then it is possible for them to decide what type of training they need and why. After it is decided what type of training needs the company has then the classes can be set up either with a classroom, online, e-training, or there can be one on one training or even a combination of those types of training. Once the classes are over with it is important for an evaluation to take place to make sure that the training was successful and for everyone to take a test and make sure they comprehend what was taught in the classes they took. If the training was not successful then it either needs to be retaken or they need to be retrained through a different type of training as each individual learns and comprehends in different ways. Training Needs Analysis There is sure to come a time in every organization when a training needs analysis will come into play. Training is something that is essential in every job in today’s society. It does...
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...TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT By Janice A. Miller, SPHR and Diana M. Osinski, SPHR February 1996 Reviewed July 2002 Introduction The training needs assessment is a critical activity for the training and development function. Whether you are a human resource generalist or a specialist, you should be adept at performing a training needs assessment. This paper will begin with an overview of the training and development function and how the needs assessment fits into this process, followed by an in-depth look at the core concepts and steps involved in conducting a training needs assessment. Background Designing a training and development program involves a sequence of steps that can be grouped into five phases: needs assessment, instructional objectives, design, implementation and evaluation. To be effective and efficient, all training programs must start with a needs assessment. Long before any actual training occurs, the training manager must determine the who, what, when, where, why and how of training. To do this, the training manager must analyze as much information as possible about the following: • • • • Organization and its goals and objectives. Jobs and related tasks that need to be learned. Competencies and skills that are need to perform the job. Individuals who are to be trained. Overview of Training and Development The first step in designing a training and development program is to conduct a needs assessment. The assessment begins with a "need" which can...
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...Defining Needs Assessment By: Thomas Ferguson Argosy University Training and Development MGT430 Instructor Martin Dibello November 26, 2014 Defining Needs Assessment By: Thomas Ferguson In my own words and interpretation is that “needs assessment” is based on the following: * Assessment of the employee training program * Assessment of current knowledge of company policy, expectations, goals etc. * Assessment of current ability of current employees; meaning they have to know sales, financial status, customer service and customer knowledge, as well as trends in the local market, etc. * Financial understanding of current training programs and progress of current employees as well as past employees. * Ensuring that management is understanding of their programs as well as success and trouble areas. * Ensuring that management is up to changes where needed and support when things do change with intentions of progress. * Interview employees as well as management to see where the moral is and determine what direction would be best for the company...
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...exactly? A need is something you have to have, something you can't do without. A good example is food. If you don't eat, you won't survive for long. Many people have gone days without eating, but they eventually ate a lot of food. You might not need a whole lot of food, but you do need to eat. A want is something you would like to have. It is not absolutely necessary, but it would be a good thing to have. A good example is music. Now, some people might argue that music is a need because they think they can't do without it. But you don't need music to survive. You do need to eat. These are general categories, of course. Some categories have both needs and wants. For instance, food could be a need or a want, depending on the type of food. You need to eat protein, vitamins, and minerals. How you get them is up to you (and your family). You can eat meat, nuts, or soy products to get protein. You can get fruits and vegetables to get vitamins and minerals. You can eat yogurt or cheese to get other vitamins and minerals. You can eat bread to get still more vitamins and minerals. These basic kinds of foods are needs. Ice cream is a want. You don't really need to eat ice cream to survive. You can eat it to get some vitamins and minerals, but other foods like cheese and yogurt give you more of those same vitamins and minerals without giving you the fat that ice cream does. Still, ice cream tastes good to many people. They like to eat it. They want it, but they don't need it. They...
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...Public Needs to Know Brittany Griffin Strayer University ENG 115 November 11, 2013 Professor Ogden The Public Needs to Know There is a range of 600,000 to 2.5 million people whom are homeless within the United States (FAS.org 2009). The streets that we drive on many of our fellow American consider those streets home. The economic issues, special needs and the process of trying to help our fellow citizen feed themselves is difficult due to the issue we face to help feed and shelter these individuals new drug for cancer patients make it difficult to undertake such a venture, thus eroding the benefits reaped from such a program Here in our community we face issue like poverty, homelessness, unemployment and most of all, our children being left behind. With the lack of jobs we see more and more poverty in our local community. The unemployment rate has manage to stay at a level rate however for our local area 11% is pretty high. We’ve been stagnant at this rate for the past five years. People are losing their homes and having to let their children go with others while they seek shelter for themselves. While low income housing is available you don’t qualify unless you have some type of income. Our kids are left behind at school and pushed aside due to the teacher lack of caring. Our children are either obese or underweight. Poor dieting and poor supervision is putting our kid’s future at risk. This must stop as of yesterday. It’s clear our community is in dire need of...
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...Importance of HRM Review of employee needs Efficient human resources management regularly reviewed the employee need and suggest for proper action. Improving compensation packages: Rewarding employees who have good work results is very motivating. Compensation packages can include holiday bonuses, end of year bonuses, holidays, awards, promotions and more. Training workers: An another responsibility of the HR managers is to train employees by organizing training programs and determining the easiest and most appropriate way of introducing these training programs based on the employee’s needs. Safety: Employers have an obligation to provide safe working conditions. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations through maintaining accurate work logs and records, and developing programs that reduce the number of workplace injuries and fatalities. Employees want autonomy: Giving your employees freedom over how they work can actually make them more productive. Unless you're managing an assembly line, give your employees the freedom to work in a way that works for them. Employees want flexibility: Set up a flexible vacation policy or a telecommuting policy that enables employees to work from home. It involves a great deal of trust. Employees want attention: Just because you're giving employees the control they crave doesn't mean they don't want guidance and feedback. Checking in with them every few weeks, even if it's just for a minute or two. "Look...
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...Assignment 4.3- Topic Proposal After you have selected an essay assignment option and brainstormed as well as researched the topic, write a paragraph in which you describe your topic, your source materials, and your main ideas Topic Choice: Read "Needs" (Chapter 6) and "Stuff is Not Salvation" (Chapter 12). Write a comparison essay in which you examine the definitions and implications of "needs" versus "wants" as described by the two authors. In today’s society, most people contribute too much money to unnecessary possessions that are not needed. The more money one earns, the more one tends to spend. This endless cycle of materialism has led many to confuse the word ‘need’ with ‘want’. In researching this topic I have read not only the source materials provided in this assignment but also other web and book sources which I have listed below. “The pursuit of material success often is the root cause of burnout at midlife. In fact, a recent study at the University of California found that people primarily motivated by the love of their work grow dissatisfied as they begin to make more money”. The first step in breaking this materialistic trap is in distinguishing the differences between wants and needs. This comparison is the underlying essence of economics and strives to comprehend how “individuals and nations behave in respond to certain material constraints”. Although the sources provided from the Sundance reader are vastly contrasting, this distinctive difference will...
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