1. BUSINESS-DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
ISPI 2012 TORONTO, CANADA
©2012 RAY SVENSON CONSULTING, INC.
RAY SVENSON CONSULTING, INC. • 112 Two Mile Bridge Road • Roberts • MT • 59070 •
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APRIL 2012

2. SESSION PURPOSE
Provide a systematic methodology for designing learning & development strategies at the corporate, business unit, or function level driven by the strategic needs of the business and integrated with other performance support systems
Point out that tools are conceptual in nature.
If you just take them and fill in the blanks you will end up in trouble.

3. OBJECTIVES Participants will:
Learn a proven process for developing Learning & Development Strategic Plans and apply their process knowledge in creating their Project Plans
Receive a set of performance aids/tools to support the planning process and will receive practice in their use during the workshop
Create their own Project Plan for developing a business-driven Learning & Development Strategic Plan for their own company or organization
Learn how to integrate all of the elements of the Learning & Development System to meet a set of requirements derived from an analysis of business need
Learn to build a Business Case to justify the value added from the proposed strategic investments in learning and development

4. PRESENTER
Ray Svenson
34 years as a performance improvement consultant to top corporations
Business strategy deployment
Learning & Development Strategy
Organization design
Large scale performance interventions

5. PARTICIPANT INTRODUCTIONS
Name
Current position and company
Hopes and expectations for this workshop

6. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: PROCESS OVERVIEW
Project Process Map
Project Plan
Development
Data
Collection and Analysis
Design
Phase
Implementation
Plan
Business
Needs
Analysis
Analysis
Findings
and
Conclusions
Design High-Level Learning & Development System Architecture
3-5 Year
Implemen-
tation
Plan
and
Business
Case
Project
Plan
Assess
Current
Capabilities
Executive
Review
Executive
Review
Executive
Review
Research
Best
Practices
Develop
Specifications
and
Design Details
2 Weeks to 6 Months