A Trainer's Guide to Performing a Systems Training Needs Analysis

"I think the book and your method are gold standard and I am already following your advice and approach in many ways” Irina McBain – Systems Trainer, A2Dominion Group

Want to learn the art of performing a systems training needs analysis? (that organisations will thank you for)

Are you overwhelmed with the task of creating a training needs analysis?

Are you a Learning & Development specialist who has been asked to work on a systems TNA?

Are you a freelancer who is doing their first systems TNA for a client?

Are you involved in a large-scale software training implementation using Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Workday etc? There is a consistent way in which these companies organise their processes into a coherent taxonomy. Learn the secrets so you can ask the right question to the right people.

Would a set of templates in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point give your TNA a kickstart? Download them from my website www.trainersguide.guru

Well, in…A Trainer’s Guide to Performing a Systems Training Needs Analysis you'll learn how to approach the TNA in a systematic way so that your TNA is complete, accurate and a hit with the client. Here are some of the chapter headlines.

· "Use a Successful Method” - In this chapter we'll go over the benefits of using a proven method. I’ll introduce you to the key steps, document templates and sequence of events.

· "Interview with a Business Analyst" – The BA has the keys to the process taxonomy and a list of the system and organisation roles. Once you have this information, you can create use my Excel template to record the data.

· "How to Transform the Taxonomy into Courses" – Use the Excel template I provide to create a Task matrix which breaks down every course into tasks and prioritises them. This automatically builds course and summary data for you.

· "What do People Really Think about TNAs? - This chapter includes four interviews with industry experts and their perspective on TNAs. These include the owner of a consultancy company, a freelance change strategist, a test manager and a finance director of a FTSE 100 company.

· "How to Present Your TNA” - This chapter looks at bringing all of your data together and presenting it. This is a key step as you will need to have your TNA signed off before you can go to the next stage of designing the training.

…and so much more!