Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs (Improving Human Performance Series)

Interesting read

Very good book. A necessary discussion topic in today's environment where everything in business is scrutinized more than ever for ROI. Many good ideas here for mining value and creating strong decision frames in regard to training based on strategic positioning and individual development tied to corporate goals.

Companies want their training and development programs to succeed in coaching employees and enhancing their career advancement, as well as in contributing to the bottom line, but training's results can be difficult to quantify. If you're a training officer, and demonstrating unshakable ROI is at the top of your to-do list, Jack J. Phillips's calculations can help you prove your programs' worth. His book is by no means a quick read, but it is a useful one, densely packed with details, instructions, calculations, analyses and case studies - including one highly detailed case history. getAbstract recommends this study on returns to training and development managers and to executives who want to authenticate the fiscal impact of their training and development budget.

A little rough in reading. I thought it could of expanded upon more critical concepts regarding ROI and to have stayed away from the filler content.

The explanations were clear and made simple!

I did not find this a particularly helpful book --- tended to focus, even in the further reading, on the author's own work and seemed to ignore other insights. The basic idea is fine, but reworked and repeated ad nauseam.