Blog #10: Why Assess?

Assuming a learning and performance department completed a needs assessment by identifying a group of employees who need to learn project management, how would they identify relevant evaluation criteria? The most relevant evaluation criteria the performance department to pull from would be the employees knowledge of the PMBOK(Project Management Body of Knowledge). Both certification tests(CAPM and PMP) you have to pass to become a project manager directly relate to information found in the PMBOK. There are practice tests available similar to that of the CAPM and PMP that are available to take as practice. Administering these practice tests to the employees undergoing the needs assessment could serve as the evaluation criteria.