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This thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling resource A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment offers a practical and comprehensive guide for practitioners who are responsible forIntroducing a training programCreating adult education programsAssessing the development needs of a workforceImproving individual, group, organization or interorganizational performance in the workplaceImplementing community, national, or international development interventionsDesigned as a resource for practitioners, this book is filled with how-to information, tips, and case studies. It shows how to use data-based needs assessments to frame people-related problems and performance, improvement opportunities to obtain support from those who are affected by the changes, make effective decision, and increase efficiency.