Leading a Learning Revolution: The Story Behind Defense Acquisition University's Reinvention of Training引导学习革命:美国国防军需大学培训改造的故事

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作者: Frank J. Anderson,等著
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出版时间: 2008-2-1字数:版次: 1页数: 278印刷时间: 2008/02/01开本: 32开印次: 1纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780787983086包装: 平装编辑推荐
作者介绍:Frank J. Anderson
Frank J. Anderson (pictured left), is president of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). Under his leadership, DAU was selected the top learning and development organization in the United States in 2004, receiving the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Best Award, recognizing organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success or achievement. Anderson also was selected by his peers as the 2004 Chief Learning Officer of the Year, and again in 2006 as Leader of the Year during the Corporate University Best-in-Class Awards.
Christopher R. Hardy, Ph.D. (pictured right), is the strategic planner for the Defense Acquisition University. Prior to his current position, he also served as a strategic planner in private industry becoming a vice president, INNOLOG, Inc., a global supply chain logistics company, headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Jeffrey Leeson is a professional writer and editor. He lives in New York City and can be contacted at jeffleeson@yahoo.com.
内容简介
Leading a Learning Revolution tells the compelling story of a learning revolution that took place within the U.S. Department of Defense. Written by practitioners who actually walked the walk, this account of the creation of Defense Acquisition University (DAU) provides a clear blueprint that others can follow. It shares, in detail, the best practices they developed, so that the thousands of training organizations worldwide striving to create premier corporate universities can catapult forward.
Offering an insiderÕs look at the process, the authors clearly explain how they transformed an outdated training provider into a world-class university. Step-by-step the book outlines the enduring principles that were pivotal to Defense Acquisition UniversityÕs success and describes the environment, early victories, current methods, and subsequent results. The authors discuss how to establish a mission and vision, develop a performance-based strategic planning process, and tackle change initiative. They also explain the development and implementation of web-enabled learning architecture and reveal how to effectively measure and evaluate performance. In addition, the authors present strategies for assuring continual improvement and organizational growth. With this book, any organization can tap into DAUÕs best practices and winning strategies for improving corporate learning.
目录
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1 Defense Acquisition University
The Birth of DAU
A Collection of Schoolhouses
Redesigning and Retooling DAU
Transformation Snapshot
Today's DAU
2 Organizational Alignment
Mission Focus
Understanding Our Role
The DAU Environment
Aligning Upward
Aligning Downward
3.Seeking Solutions
Reading Materials
Consultants
Conferences and Symposia
Benchmarking
Strategic Partnerships
4 Set the Direction
Get in the Game
Strategic Planning
A Living, Dynamic Process
Early Victories
5 Establish a Learning Architecture
Simple but Powerful
The Performance Learning Model
Implementing the PLM
Optimizing the PLM
6 Develop a Smart Evaluation Strategy
Why We Measure
What We Measure
How We Measure
How We use Data
7 Never Stop Improving
More, Faster, Better
Continual Improvement
Sector Leadership
Moving to the Future
8 The Future
The Future Is Now
Future Learning
Intellectual Capital Valuation
Appendix A: DAU Strategic Partners
Appendix B: DAU Performance Plan
Appendix C: DAU Annual Performance Report
Appendix D: Example Award Application
Index