How to Improve Performance with E-Learning By

How to Improve Performance with E-Learning
By Alev Ates-Barlas
What is Performance Improvement?
In order to improve anything, you have to be able to: measure it; manage it; and evaluate it.
Those are the three core skills offered by the Performance Improvement Management (PIM)
online professional certificate program offered by Ithaca College’s Division of Graduate and
Professional Studies (GPS).
Right now, many professionals in the fields of communications, training, and consulting are
being forced to do a better job of justifying the value of their projects. In fact, given the
economic environment, even top-level managers cannot simply will a project into being.
Regardless of your own position in the professional world, the PIM certificate program will give
you the ability to:
Calculate return on investment (ROI)
Build a business case and obtain funding for your projects
Manage your projects with an eye on performance improvement
Engage in strategic planning and change management
This set of skills is important because, regardless of your position or level of responsibility with
an organization, you must be able to propose, manage, and measure projects.
How Can E-Learning Help?
The PIM certificate program offers the following seminars, any four of which are required to
obtain the certificate:
ROI and Beyond: Demonstrating the Value of Communication or Performance Systems
as a Business Asset
Leadership and Coalition-Building
Managing Projects with In-House and Outsourced Teams
Designing and Modeling Communication Systems and Infrastructures
Evaluating Emerging Technologies
Needs Analysis and Performance Consulting
Strategic Planning
Managing Across the Generations
Change Management
Building an Engaged Workplace: Creating a Great Place to Work
Performance improvement encompasses a wide variety of domains, but not every domain is
relevant to every professional. The PIM certificate program gives you a choice of seminars
targeted to your individual or corporate needs. So much ground is covered by these ten seminars
that we encourage you to examine whatever captures your interest. Everything from personal
branding to leadership and outsourcing team management to technology evaluation is covered.
Regardless of the kind of projects you have responsibility for, you’ll acquire all of the skills
needed to propose, manage, and measure them.
The Strategy Connection
Odds are you hear the word “strategy” so much that it’s become a buzzword. But the essence of
strategy can be easily summarized: it’s about adding sustainable value to an organization.
Performance improvement matters because it’s a proven strategic framework that gives you,
your projects, and your organization the key to getting better and better. Remember, if you’re not
improving, you’re going backwards—and that’s something no one can afford. So learn more
about PIM in order to determine how it can meet your needs. With the vast amount of material
offered by this certificate program, we guarantee something of value to everyone.