Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 20 | Page 46

FEATURE: TRAINING taken again post-development and therefore help to ensure that the newly learned behaviour or knowledge has been utilised effectively. Thus maximising the opportunity to achieve a return on investment and ensure risk is reduced. On the flip side the tool identifies the organisation’s key performers, allowing effective succession planning to take place to help protect the future of the business too. This analytical approach can also form a valuable part of the recruitment process, allowing managers to know and understand potential strengths and weaknesses within potential recruits and plan budgets accordingly to work towards mitigating any slight risk that they 46 INTELLIGENTCIO “It’s essential that organisations understand that investment in professional development is hugely positive and beneficial to the organisation and does provide a return on investment. “ could pose to the organisation. Or it can simply help rule out individuals thus saving time and effort. While the complexities of these advanced analytical tools are of huge benefit to organisations, the ideal scenario is to use them alongside other more general education. There is no substitute to the more traditional education methods. Professional classroom- based, instructor-led programmes provide essential vendor neutral education. With a good mix of theory and practical learning, they are assessed throughout the programme with case studies and practical assessments, rather than just a memory test via an www.intelligentcio.com