13 Reasons Why The ROI Of Your Agile Training Died! (And How You Can Save It The Next Time)

I got an audio cassette from the other side. It was about how I had killed the ROI of my Agile Training.

There were many reasons…

1. I did not clarify up front to my prospects how important their ROI is to me

2. After closing the deal, I did not educate my clients on the definition of ROI

3. I did not educate them in the research backed approach from the ROI Institute that helps organizations manage the ROI of Learning

4. I did not ask them to quantify their target ROI

5. I did not co-create quantified targets for the 14 key lead indicators of learning ROI

• Learners complete pre-work
• Learners stay engaged
• Learners complete learning
• Learners complete feedback
• Learners find the learning environment helpful
• Learners find the trainer effective
• Learners find the learning relevant
• Learners find that their knowledge increased
• Learners find the learning impactful
• Learners find the learning actionable
• Learners find the learning recommendable
• Learners pass exam to validate their learning
• Learners change their behaviors and habits by applying the learning
• Learners make a visible, measurable business impact by applying the learning

6. I did not help us visualize our targets for lead and lag indicators using an approach similar to the one below

7. I did not ask my client, executives, managers and students – ‘What might get in our way?’ of effectively implementing this approach to achieve our ROI target

8. I did not ask them – ‘How might we overcome these impediments?’

9. I did not get their buy-in to measure every step of the way

10. I did not get their buy-in to review the actuals, compare against targets, learn and course correct every step of the way

11. I did not manage the 14 lead indicators of ROI like an ROI funnel the way a disciplined sales force manages their sales funnel…

12. I did not facilitate regular, frequent ROI reviews to help us inspect and adapt the ROI of learning

OK, so this is only 12 reasons. And I promised 13. So maybe I lied.

Or if you include each of the 14 indicators as a reason, then I under-promised and over-delivered and gave you 26!

How do you manage the ROI of your Agile Training?

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