Recommended Readings

These readings were selected for their appropriateness to the Human Performance Improvement field. This list is not intended to be comprehensive, nor is it intended to endorse or exclude any particular book.

• Measuring Instructional Results, 3rd edition
  Mager, Robert F., Atlanta, GA: Center for Effective Performance, 1997
  ISBN: 1879618168

• Measuring Organizational Improvement Impact: A Practical Guide to Successfully Linking Organizational Improvement Measures
  Chang, Richard Y. & DeYoung, Paul H., Irvine, CA: Richard Chang Associates Inc., 1996
  ISBN: 1883553172

• Guidebook for Performance Improvement: Working With Individuals and Organizations
  Kaufman, Roger, Thiagarajan, Sivasailam & MacGillis, Paul, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996
  ISBN: 0787903531

Workshops

These workshops were selected for their content and appropriateness for the Human Performance Improvement field. This list is not intended to be comprehensive, nor is it intended to endorse or exclude any particular workshop.

• Evaluating Performance Improvement in the Workplace
  Length: 3 days Cost: $1,000 (member), $1,150
  Location: Contact Vendor
  American Society for Training and Development
  1640 King Street, Box 1443
  Alexandria, VA 22313-2043
  Telephone: (800) 628-2783 or (703) 683-8100
  Website: www.ASTD.org

• Performance Measurement: Measuring Your Organization's Efforts
  Length: 2 days Cost: $325
  Location: Contact Vendor
  Management Concepts
  8230 Leesburg Pike, Suite 800
  Vienna, VA 22182
  Telephone: (703) 790-9595
  E-mail:
  Website: www.managementconcepts.com

• Additional workshops can be found at www.firstseminar.com and www.alx.org
  Keywords: Performance, Evaluation

Other Development Opportunities

Identify major initiatives of organizations you are associated with. Determine the results of those initiatives.