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BNH web based
decision support tool ADVISOR Enterprise optimizes training resources by
aligning training programs with organizational goals, and identifying the most cost effective means to meet
clients'
needs. In addition to increasing capacity, forecasting
money and resources needed, as well as facilitating
resource planning, ADVISOR simplifies and speeds training
analysis, and generates reports to support recommendations. Moreover, ADVISOR facilitates collaboration among team members,
is highly configurable and can be tailored in line with your
needs.
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Benefits:
Increase
Training Efficiency:
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Validate
the need for training by zeroing-in on the source of the problem.
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Maximize training impact and demonstrate value by
aligning training with organizational goals and focusing
resources on most important initiatives.
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Identify
the most cost effective means to develop, administer, manage,
support training by forecasting and comparing costs of plausible delivery options.
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Forecast
training budget and resources as well as improve resource allocation by tracking the overall utilization rates of personnel and
resources.
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Uncover and duplicate efficient training programs and correct problem areas by comparing costs per individual per hour.
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Generate benchmark reports to gauge training investment over time, to peers and
competition.
Demonstrate
Value:
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Explore
impact of blended delivery, job aids, build versus buy and internal versus external personnel
use on time to competency and throughput.
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Reveal duplication and training
creep.
Speed
Training Analysis:
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Maintain
links between tasks, knowledge/skill and training
requirements, as well as identify broken connections.
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Support
DIF and Criterion analysis. Generate training plans.
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Quickly
upload data from Excel and other sources using xml.
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Utilize common measures such as hourly rates of developers, instructors and support staff; time needed to develop and support courses; average per diem and travel costs; etc., to quickly and accurately forecast money and resources needed for training.
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Quickly carry out what if scenarios and communicate results to clients.
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Quickly
reassess training requirements as priorities change, as well as impact of
tool and policy changes on training.
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Facilitate reusability. Provide
invaluable searchable repository of tasks performed by each job,
knowledge/skills needed to perform each task and costs/resources required by
each training programs.
Simplify
Training Analysis:
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Configure
each project in line with your needs. Specify data to be collected
and analysis to be performed.
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Provide step by step methodology for inexperienced
users.
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Facilitate
collaboration by subdividing work among team members, as well as
share and reuse data.
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Facilitate
data collection from Subject Matter Experts.
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Is highly
configurable and customizable.
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Relevant
Modules:
#2:
Validate the need for training?
- Needs Assessment
- Performance Gap Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis
#1:
Who needs to be trained, on what and why?
- Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
- Mission/Goal Analysis
- Job Task Analysis
- Knowledge/Skill Gap Analysis
#3:
What is most cost effective way to deliver training?
- Media Analysis
- Cost Analysis
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Training Option Analysis
#4:
How much money and resources are needed?
- Forecast Training Budget & Resources
- Optimize Training Budget & Resources
#5:
How training should be implemented?
- Project Management
- Resource Management
"With
ADVISOR, we can quickly and accurately forecast training costs, communicate
results and manage requirements as project scope changes".
Jeff Reynolds
Manager, Global Sales & Technical Training
Intermec Technology Corporation
"You gain critical knowledge for making informed decisions. As a
result, costly errors can be avoided, and resources maximized by focusing on
training initiatives that develop skills needed to attain business
goals".
Nancy Williams
Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
"ADVISOR
is far more robust than any other option that we have investigated".
Ron Hackbart
Project Manager
First Data Resources
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