Dr. Kelly L. Jones

Kelly L. Jones, PhD, is a researcher, consultant, mentor, and problem solver with expertise in building solutions that help people and organizations learn, grow, and thrive. She brings 20 years' experience in curriculum development, instructional design, needs assessment, learning technologies, and training and development to lead diverse teams in fast paced and highly competitive environments.

Her direct communication style, bold insight, and strengths-based approach have enabled organizations and individuals to accomplish strategic goals, recruit and retain diverse talent, and expand capabilities. She believes a culture of learning and development is the foundation for building performance toward excellence.

Kelly holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Mercer University, DISC certification, and CPTD (Certified Professional in Talent Development) certification from the Association for Talent Development.

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Needs Assessment on a Shoestring

Determine Organizational Needs Despite Limited Resources

Needs Assessment on a Shoestring offers talent development professionals a process for addressing organizational needs and determining whether training is the solution. Needs assessment pros Kelly L. Jones and Jody N. Lumsden apply the Build-Borrow-Buy approach to provide guidance, quick tips, and shortcuts for investigating and uncovering everything you can about the organizational problem you need to solve.

With this book, you will learn to build a needs assessment strategy, gather insight through data analysis, and put forward effective solution recommendations. You’ll also pick up strategies for borrowing existing information, talent, and resources, and for making resource management decisions. Regardless of the scope of the project, the constraints of the business problem, or how you get the job done, the steps associated with needs assessments are flexible enough to scale up or down.