Need Assessment
NEED ASSESSMENT
Submitted by: Faryal Aslam
INTRODUCTION
A need assessment is a systematic process through which the needs can be determined and addressed through an analytical exploration which identifies how things are going compared to how they should be. Following are four step involved in the process of need assessment.
PERFORMING A GAP ANALYSIS
The first step in the need assessment process is to perform a gap analysis. In this process, the current and the desired states are analyzed and any discrepancy in the desired and actual knowledge, skills and abilities is identified and the HRD takes specific actions on order to eliminate that difference.
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORTIES AND IMPORTANCE
The second step in the need assessment process is to determine whether the needs identified in the first step are relevant and urgent. If the needs coincides with the needs and requirements s of the organization, than they are worth addressing. The needs that have greater impact must be addressed before those which are relatively less important.
CAUSES OF PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
After the identification and prioritization of the organizational and personal needs, the next step is to determine the specific problem areas and the opportunities that organization is providing regarding them. It is important to identify the requirements of the performance before the implementation of any solution. SOLUTIONS AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
If the employees are not performing their job duties effectively, some interventions must be made at this stage to point them into the right direction. HRD can do so by either training the employees or introducing some organizational development activities.
Submitted by: Faryal Aslam
INTRODUCTION
A need assessment is a systematic process through which the needs can be determined and addressed through an analytical exploration which identifies how things are going compared to how they should be. Following are four step involved in the process of need assessment.
PERFORMING A GAP ANALYSIS
The first step in the need assessment process is to perform a gap analysis. In this process, the current and the desired states are analyzed and any discrepancy in the desired and actual knowledge, skills and abilities is identified and the HRD takes specific actions on order to eliminate that difference.
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORTIES AND IMPORTANCE
The second step in the need assessment process is to determine whether the needs identified in the first step are relevant and urgent. If the needs coincides with the needs and requirements s of the organization, than they are worth addressing. The needs that have greater impact must be addressed before those which are relatively less important.
CAUSES OF PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
After the identification and prioritization of the organizational and personal needs, the next step is to determine the specific problem areas and the opportunities that organization is providing regarding them. It is important to identify the requirements of the performance before the implementation of any solution. SOLUTIONS AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
If the employees are not performing their job duties effectively, some interventions must be made at this stage to point them into the right direction. HRD can do so by either training the employees or introducing some organizational development activities.