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Assignment 1: The Proposal

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Assignment 1: The Proposal

Description of the Organization

The training would target the employees of the new organization, Supermer Technologies. This would comprise of the employees of the two organizations that merged, Superior Technologies and Palmer Technologies, and any new employees that Supermer Technologies may hire. It would train the employees of the Supermer Technologies regardless of where they are based. Therefore, the employees of Supermer Technologies would be one of the major stakeholders of the company. The owners of the previous companies, whose shares would be converted to shares of the new company, would have a vested interest in the success of the training program since it would affect the performance of the new company. Therefore, they would also be one of the stakeholders in the training program. The ultimate aim of any organization it to meet the needs of its customers. Without customers, the organization would cease to exist. Therefore, customers would be one of the main stakeholders of the program as all activities of Supermer Technologies are geared towards improving customer experience. The organizational goals of Supermer Technologies are to provide high quality products that improve customer experience and create a good environment for its employees. The training would help in meeting these objectives.

Goals of Each Training Program

The goals of training on new organizational systems would be to ensure the employees know how to use the new systems to improve their efficiency. The adoption of the new organizational systems would be useless, if the employees of the company do not use to undertake their daily activities. Therefore, the company would put more focus into ensuring all employees know how to use the new organizational systems effectively. The adoption of the new organization systems would be a major indication that it is not business as usual.

One of the goals of training on the new timesheet system would be to show the employees how they can manage their time. Supermer Technologies would use the Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) policy. Therefore, the training would highlight the flexibility of the working conditions of the company. This would be a critical component of the organizational culture of the company.

As a technology company, development of new innovative technological solutions would not only be vital in the profitability of the company but also its survival. Therefore, it is vital for Supermer Technologies to use an effective project management system. Training on the new project management system would be thorough. The company would spend as much time as possible to ensure each employee understanding the functionalities of the project management system.

Mapping of Training Goals to Organizational Goals

The training goals would be mapped to the organization goals. These training goals would acknowledge the future as defined in the vision, mission, and goals of the organization. Therefore, the training would strive to ensure it helps the employees envision the future of the organization. The training would ensure it makes the future of the organization as interesting as possible. One of the major business goals of Supermer Technologies would be to improve customer experience using technology. Therefore, the training would strive to show how employees of the organization can use technology to improve not only their professional life but also their personal life. For instance, training on the technological solutions of the company would highlight the flexible work conditions of the company.

The training would strive to identify any gaps in knowledge among the employees of the company. It will seek to determine whether the employees have the right skills, abilities, and knowledge to achieve the vision of the goals. Identification of the gaps would help in aligning the training goals with the strategic goals of the company. The training will ensure it tries to create an organizational behavior that aligns with the vision and mission of Supermer Technologies.

Assessment Method of Each Training Program

Satisfaction and participation reaction would be one of assessment method that would be used after the training on the new organization systems. The trainers would hand out a survey after the end of the course to determine the reaction of the participants to the training. The survey would determine whether the materials provided in the training is relevant to their work (Kirkpatrick, 2009).

Knowledge acquisition would be used as the assessment method for training on the new project management system. After the end of the training, the participants would be provided with a valid and reliable examination to determine whether they learned the content of the training or not. The examination will flag the participants that did not acquire learning and determine the ones that learned. The participants that acquired what was learned would become mentors to those that did not (Travers et al., 2017). The success of the training would be vital in the success of Supermer Technologies since it would have to undertake various projects from time to time.

Both knowledge acquisition and satisfaction and participation reaction would be used as the assessment method after training on the new timesheet system. They would help in determining whether the participants have acquired the necessary knowledge and whether they are satisfied with the efforts of the company in creating a flexible working environment.

References

Kirkpatrick, D. L. (2009). Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler drafters.

Travers, M., Rule, T., Syed, I., & Lawlor, D. R. (2017). Training and assessment: Theory & practice. South Melbourne, Vic: Cengage Australia