HPI Essentials [Paperback]

George Piskurich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2002

Here's a basic primer for business solutions using a performance approach that gives you practical insights from expert practitioners. Learn how the Human Performance Improvement (HPI) process works in the real world and how to conduct performance, gap, and cause analysis. Explore key types of interventions including structure/process and knowledge.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Piskurich et al. provide a provocative resource for developing powerful constructs in creating human performance solutions! Every practitioner in HRD needs to use this book to develop meaningful strategies and processes in a knowledge-driven environment that is often full of superfluous information. --Peter Beckschi, Associate Director, Training, Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation

Whether you are a novice working on your first project, or just an experienced practitioner, HPI Essentials provides just what you need to know--clearly, succinctly, and simply. This is truly a nuts and bolts primer from recognized professionals who practice human performance improvement every day. --Jim Moshinskie, Chief Learning Officer, Vuepoint Learning System

Performance is the goal. If this book is not sitting, dog-eared, on your desk, you're missing a great opportunity to add significant value to your organization. --Rick Rabideau, VP Associate Development, Prudential Financial

About the Author

George Piskurich has more than 20 years experience as a classroom instructor, instructional designer, and corporate training director, developing classroom, multimedia, and distance learning programs. He has edited books on instructional technology, HPI, e-learning, and book chapters on various training and performance topics, including: The ASTD Handbook of Training Design and Delivery, ASTD Models for Learning Technologies: Roles Competencies, and Outputs, and An Organizational Guide to Telecommuting: Setting Up and Running a Successful Telecommuter Program.

Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: ASTD Press (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562863150
• ISBN-13: 978-1562863159
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #891,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable introduction to HPI, May 29, 2004

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Layla Halabi (Dubai - UAE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HPI Essentials (Paperback)

George Piskurich has done an excellent job of collecting some of the best names in the industry to introduce the various concepts associated with Human Performance Improvement (or Technology). As the sub-title suggests; this is a "bottom-line primer on HPI" and therefore, it focuses on real-life application. At the same time, the theoretical concepts are explained in a straight-forward manner with just the right amount of detail to guide the reader through the application bits.

At the end of each Chapter, you will find additional resources and references should you want to explore that particular topic in more detail as well as an extremely helpful "HPI Challenge" section that guides through applying and using the concepts explored in that chapter.

The Chapters closely follow the HPI model itself and are divided into:

1: What is HPI? A brief and very useful introduction to HPI and the HPI Model.
2: Business analysis - The first step in any HPI Process and vital for the final evaluation stage.
3: Performance analysis - How to link business goals to performance goals
4: Gap analysis - Evaluating the difference between the desired and actual performance levels.
5: Cause analysis - Why do performance gaps exist? This chapter emphasizes the need to address root causes and not symptoms.
6: Selecting an HPI project - Now that you understand the basics, select your first HPI project.
7: Motivational interventions. This chapter is written by Sivasailam Thiagarajan "Thiagi" and is an excellent primer on implementing solutions to address motivational issues in an organization.
8: Designing & developing structure/process interventions - Divided into organizational and systems aspects this is one of the best introductions to process interventions I've come across.
9: Knowledge interventions - This chapter has a multitude of practical guidelines and suggestions for optimizing training and focuses on the fact that training is not always the answer.
10: Stakeholder involvement - Guidelines for identifying stakeholders and ensuring their involvement and buy-in.
11: Evaluation - Using the Results-based approach of HPI, this chapter guides you through the steps needed to demonstrate the value-added to the organziation through the HPI project.
12: Performance Consultant - the job - Dana Gaines explains in a straightforward manner exactly what does an HPI Consultant do and helps the reader create a personal development plan for HPI consulting competencies.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HPI essentials review, May 12, 2007

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Andrew G. Black "Researcher" (Murray, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HPI Essentials (Paperback)

The text is good as an overview, and provides specifics regarding HPI, but it does not go enough in depth. It is a good resource for bullet points of things that should be done and why.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of HPI, October 24, 2005

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Laura E. Boysen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HPI Essentials (Paperback)

This is a great asset to my collection of HPI books. This one gives a great overview of the process and some simple illustrations on how to implement. Very simple to read and understand. Great book to simplify the whole HPI process!