Human Performance Technology
(HPT) Institutes

1. Focus on Results
2. Take a Systems View
3. Add Value
4. Utilize Partnerships
5. Systematic Assessment of Need or Opportunity
6. Systematic Cause-Performance Analysis
7. Systematic Design
8. Systematic Development
9. Systematic Implementation
10. Systematic Evaluation

An ISPI HPT Institute is a hands-on, interactive learning event. The knowledge gained is immediately applicable in the workplace and is designed to produce the highest return on investment for participating organizations.

• Read An Overview of Human Performance Technology

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Principles and Practices of Performance Improvement
Monday, September 24 to Wednesday, September 26, 2007
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

In 2005, the Institute faculty debuted a new version of our highly acclaimed Principles and Practices of Performance Improvement Institute which was expanded it to include the latest thinking from the HPT Think Tank: 

• Overview of HPT to Match the Certification Standards 
• Performance Analysis to Worker, Work, and Workplace 
• HPT and the Balance Score Card 
• Systematic Approach to Performance Consulting 

In addition, the focus still includes the basic principles of the Standards of Performance Technology:

• Focus on Results 
• System Thinking 
• Add Value 
• Work with Partners 
• Use a Systematic Approach

Principles and Practices of Performance Improvement is the premier learning event for those ready to acquire the performance consulting mindset so critical in today's business climate. Guided by expert instructors/facilitators, participants are immediately engaged in a learning experience that models the very techniques it presents. Workplace examples and collaborative analyses of case studies pull participants into active problem solving, as they learn the foundations of performance improvement. The program demonstrates proven tools and techniques in use in the performance improvement arena today. Participants will apply the skills of performance consulting and the techniques introduced in this workshop to diagnose performance improvement opportunities and prescribe strategies and tactics to address them. Takeaways include models, best practices, resources and a network of colleagues with a broad array of expertise.

Performance Objective

Principles and Practices of Performance Improvement will teach you the Human Performance Technology process and the application of performance consulting skills and tools to analyze a workplace performance problem, present solutions and evaluate your results.

You Will Learn To:

• Define Human Performance Technology.
• Define performance and describe how to apply the HPT model to improve performance. 
• Apply the Total Performance System to identify performance issues. 
• Conduct a Gap Analysis to compare desired performance to actual performance in order to identify performance gaps. 
• Identify possible causes of performance gaps. 
• Prescribe appropriate interventions that could eliminate performance gaps.
• Identify levels of performance evaluation and the types of data that each level yields.

Program Topics Include:

• Introduction to Human Performance Technology (HPT) 
• Total Performance Systems 
• Performance Analysis 
• Cause Analysis 
• Intervention Selection and Design 
• Feedback/Evaluation 
• Performance Consulting 

You Will Participate In:

• Case Studies
• Group Discussion
• Skill Practice

Institute Resources Include:

• Course Material 

• Performance Improvement Job Aids and Checklists 

• Case Studies 

• Networking Opportunities with Prominent Performance Improvement Professionals 

• Performance Improvement Book 

Continental breakfast and lunch are included in the course fee.

Separate registration fees apply for the Conference, Workshops, and Institute.

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Earn CPT Points Toward Re-Certification!

The HPT Institutes meet the requirements for 12 CPT points to re-certify as a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT). For more information on the CPT program, visit www.CertifiedPT.org

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