Join HC3 on September 23, 2014 from 10:00AM – 11:00AM EDT for a webinar on conducting a needs assessment for performance improvement.
Dr. Sharon Marie May will be taking an in-depth look on how to conduct a needs assessment for performance and learning support in low resource settings. The discussion will focus on the differences between performance versus learning needs, and introduce practical tools such as Rothwell’s Six Cell Gap Analysis, Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method Analysis, Dean and Ripley Repertory of Behavior Drivers or Causes, and Gilbert’s Behavior Engineering Model.
The webinar will provide the opportunity for participants to contribute examples, provide suggestions and seek advice.
Leanne Wolff, Program Officer II, JHU•CCP will moderate the session.
Speaker:
Dr. Sharon Marie May, Sr. Manager, Leadership Development – Management Sciences for Health
For more than 25 years, Dr. May has been supporting successful performance improvement initiatives in global technology, government, services, nonprofit, retail, higher education and light manufacturing. She holds a BS in Business with a dual major in Psychology from SUNY College at Buffalo, an MEd in Human Resource Education from Boston University, and a PhD in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation from Syracuse University.
Dr. May’s professional certifications include the American Society for Quality’s Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) and the International Society for Performance Improvement’s Certified Performance Technologist (CPT). She is also a long time member of the American Evaluation Association. Her research interests include the factors that influence successful implementation of performance improvement initiatives in organizations, and the use of diffusion analysis to facilitate adoption of change by individuals, groups, and societies. Currently, Sharon is in charge of development for project and country leaders at Management Sciences for Health.
*Photo credit: An NGO volunteer teaches basic computer information to tribal children in Dhar, India. © 2012 Chetan Soni, Courtesy of Photoshare
