Management Solutions Forum
Monday, March 25
Management of the learning function can take many forms; depending on the size of the organization and its needs, the role can involve both tactical efforts and input on guiding the organizational learning strategy. Modern organizations are dynamic, and to stay relevant and successful they must continually adjust their strategies. To support this need for business agility, L&D must be able to act on each shift and ensure employees have the knowledge and skills they need to support the business at every level.
The Management Solutions Forum is set to provide you with the knowledge to succeed in a constantly changing business environment. Learn with and through your peers how to overcome the biggest challenges learning leaders face today, how best to align learning solutions with the business, how to build and lead a learning team, and how to show the value of L&D efforts.
Who should attend
This summit is for those growing into the role of L&D management and for those who recognize that to manage L&D effectively requires continual learning in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and strategy.
Agenda
8:30a – 9:00a
Working with the Business
This introductory session opens the discussion up to identify the comparable needs of L&D and the real and perceived responsibilities L&D managers have in meeting them.
9:00a – 9:30a
Building and Managing Your L&D Team
Your L&D team is your key to success. In this section, we’ll talk about options for organizational structure and job roles so that you can determine what best suits your vision and goals. We’ll also explore strategies for developing your team’s skills to ensure they are ready for what you see on the horizon.
9:45a – 10:45a
Making Smart Decisions About Learning Technology
New tools and platforms present themselves almost daily. What is right for right now, and will it work for future needs? In this section, we’ll talk about how you can make data-driven decisions about learning technology for your organization. You’ll be introduced to some tools you can use to help make these decisions and practice with a real-world example.
11:00a – 12:00p
How to Build and Win an L&D Business Case
Looking to implement new learning technology or an analytics platform? Maybe the solution you’re proposing is costly, or the idea is foreign to the stakeholders. Either way, you have a strong case to make and need the right approach to seal the deal. In this section, we’ll look at how to help stakeholders understand the value of your solution and advance the idea to execution.
12:00p – 1:00p
Lunch
1:00p – 2:00p
Navigating the Learning and Performance Ecosystem
For years, L&D has focused on training courses and classes. But the fast pace of change and explosion of knowledge we need to be successful requires new, more integrated approaches. In this section we’ll share how today, L&D is finding new ways help people learn on demand, with minimum disruption to our workflow and productivity. You learn how learning and performance solutions are becoming more social, adaptive, micro, immersive, informal and workplace-based and prepare your organization to move beyond courses to a broader learning and performance ecosystem
2:15p – 3:15p
Effective Evaluation Approaches
ROI is a measure of business but doesn’t always map directly to L&D. The real measures of a learning initiative’s overall success are only part of the equation. In this section, we will examine effective approaches to formative and summative evaluation of learning solutions, and learn how to use evaluation data to drive impactful change across the organization.
3:30p – 4:30p
From Solution Provider to Value Creator
As teams compete for scarce resources, investing your current resources in activities that have a high rate of return is critical to not only surviving but using learning to solve your business’s biggest, baddest problems. Learn how to get out of operational debt using the 7P Framework to improve your team’s impact while doing so with the same or fewer resources. Position your learning organization to thrive, taking a lead seat at the table with your stakeholders in moving the business forward.
Speakers
A.D. Detrick
President, MetriVerse Analytics
Steve Foreman
President, InfoMedia Designs
Catherine Lombardozzi
Founder/Consultant, Learning 4 Learning Professionals
Jennifer Murphy
Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Improvements Consulting
Frank Nguyen
Learning Executive
Marc Rosenberg
President, Marc Rosenberg and Associates
Natalie Thibault
Learning Manager, Fortune 10 Retailer
Megan Torrance
CEO, TorranceLearning
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