Using the Evaluation Process for Continuous Improvement in Your Project Management Training Effort

Initially, evaluation of your training program may be a type of ‚“proof of concept. ‚½ Assuming that your program passes this first test and becomes an ongoing training component within your organization, evaluations become an excellent means for fine-tuning each training offering. The first few times you offer the training, you should expect to find a great deal of feedback that will make you want to change some of the elements in the workshops. Among the elements needing change may be the evaluation forms themselves . For that reason, try not to print up reams of evaluation forms or shelves of course materials until you have had a chance to work through this initial honing process. Thereafter, the changes required will become fewer.

Make a ‚“pending change log ‚½ to record changes you intend to make with the next workshop revision. Having a central place to record that information ‚ rather than leaving it spread out in evaluation forms or carrying it around in your head ‚ will help ensure that each revision will address any previous problems. Look carefully for suggestions received on evaluations and incorporate the most valuable ones into your pending change list.