Orientation Lesson: Action Plan

Deliverable 1: Needs Assessment: Match Performance Needs to Learning solutions.

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Interview owners for desired This needs self Identify strategic They may give May 29- Send email or set up a
outcomes of New Manager to happen business additional June 5th phone call.
Orientation. prior to objectives and direction and
deliverable align to learning pile on more
3. solution. objectives for
Orientation.
Interview General Managers to This should Self Identify They may give May 29- Send email or set up a
initiate gap analysis. What is happen perceived additional June 5th phone call.
expected after orientation and prior to performance direction and
what is the current deliverable gap. pile on more
performance? 3. objectives for
Orientation.
Establish Instructional Goal Write Self Write none May 29- Use Instructional Goal
before instructional June 5th already in use until
deliverable goal to guide revision based on
2 but expect performance needs assessment.
to revise. objectives.

Deliverable 2: Instructional Analysis: Needs, Task, Learner

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Needs Analysis: Review Must be done Self Connect There could be May 29- I conduct the exit
turnover data for managers in first to performance other variables June 4th interviews for
the past year. generate list goal to business for managers manager leaving the
of managers objectives. This that have turned company and have
to interview. establishes the over in the past access to HR data.
list of managers year not related
to observe and directly to job
interview performance.
further.
Interview/Questionnaire List of self Get “25 foot” They may give May 29- Give questionnaire to
managers for perceived managers perspective for additional June 4th managers in person at
priorities of new manager surveyed is learning goals direction and scheduled
orientation to prepare for based on from pile on more professional
performance environment. turnover data orientation. objectives for development class.
above. Orientation.
Review existing manager This task self Align new Some materials May 29- Validate if materials
training materials. does not manager are out of date June 4th are being used by
depend on expectations to and no longer GM’s.
another task learning goals. used.
happening
first.
Company technology scan. Complete. Self Establishes The IT May 29- An outside consulting
learner skill level department can June 4th. agency just did an IT
with technology. be unavailable needs assessment and
at the last I may be able to get
minute because access to this
they have to put information.
out so many
fires in
operations.
Review prior training delivered Complete self Helps establish The current May 29- We have other
related to the goal. before the gap in materials align June 4th. orientation materials
objective and training to the existing in the company that I
assessment material. instructional can use that could be
development. goal. If the useful if my current
needs materials prove
assessment useless.
results reveal a
big gap then
these materials
will have to be
completely
updated.
Develop profile of learner, Ongoing self Observe how Managers may May 29- I have been immersed
performance and context observations. objectives from worry that I am June 4th. in the environment
characteristics. orientation are evaluating for 8years so I can pull
applicable in the instead of previous
work observing them observations.
environment.
 and tell me what
I want to hear.
Interview SME’s to gather Must be self Reveal existing SME’s may want May 29- Access company cloud
existing resources on the complete learning tools to update their June 4th sharing for existing
content. prior to and save time materials and materials.
storyboard. making new delegate task to
ones. me taking more
time.

Deliverable 3: Objectives and Assessment

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Based on analysis revise Results from Self Refined Too much time May 29- Defer to original
Instructional Goal. needs instructional spent revising June 4th instructional goal.
analysis. goal. goal.
Write terminal objectives. Results from self Progress Too much time May 29- Combine all steps
needs towards spent revising June 4th from Deliverable 3.
analysis. instructional goal.
strategy.
Validate terminal objectives Following self Progress Too much time May 29- Combine all steps
with SME’s. terminal towards spent revising June 4th from Deliverable 3.
objectives. instructional goal.
strategy.
Write assessment questions. Following self Progress Too much time May 29- Combine all steps
terminal towards spent revising June 4th from Deliverable 3.
objectives. instructional goal.
strategy.
Develop assessment tools. Following self Progress Too much time May 29- Combine all steps
written towards spent revising June 4th from Deliverable 3.
assessments. instructional goal.
strategy.
Deliverable 4: Instructional Strategy

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Choose instructional strategy Results of Self Informs If the prior steps May 29- Familiarity with the
based on needs, learner and needs storyboard plan. are not June 4 learners from
task analysis. assessment complete this previous experience.
step is delayed.
Organizational scan for existing Done after self Informs If the prior steps May 29- This step should be
materials related to content. SME storyboard plan. are not June 4 manageable.
interview so complete this
you look in step is delayed.
the right
places.

Deliverable 5: Storyboard, Milestone DUE JUNE 21

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Develop storyboard template. Objectives, Self Plan and This is the first June 5 Use existing
instructional template for storyboard I templates.
goal and prototype. have completed.
objectives
complete.
Develop Module 1 slides and All prior self Pre-planning for This is the first June 5- This work is essential
interactions. steps are prototype. storyboard I June 21st for the lesson. Review
prerequisite. have completed. instructional strategy
and learner analysis.
Write lesson plan outline into Simultaneous self Pre-planning for June 5- Combine this step
storyboard aligning objectives with module prototype. June 21st with prototype
and assessments with 1. development for the
instructional strategy. sake of time.
 Indicate interactions and Simultaneous self Pre-planning for
instructional techniques with module prototype.
employed by slide. 1.

Deliverable 6: Prototype MILESTONE: Final project DUE July 9th

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Completely Develop Module 1 Deliverable self Outline for the This step is June 21-
4 and 5 format of contingent upon July 9
remaining all previous
modules steps being
complete. complete
Beta test module 1 with SME’s Deliverable self Feedback on June 21-
and small sample group. 4 and 5 format July 9

Deliverable 7: Implementation
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Revise prototype and finish all Prototype July 9-July
modules in lesson. complete 29
Field test prototype in live Protype July 9-July
orientation. complete 29
Revise prototype and make Prototype July 9-July
final changes. complete 29
Install into Orientation Formative July 9-July
curriculum. evaluation 29
complete
Deliverable 10: Summative Evaluation

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Track managers that have New
received updated curriculum. materials
installed.
Review new manager survey New
data for the new managers manager
receiving updated orientation. surveys sent
at 45 day
mark.
Review new manager Evaluations
performance evaluations. completed
by
supervisors.
Interview supervisors from Interviews Evaluate if an
initial gap analysis for observed scheduled. alternative to
change. training solution
is necessary
such as a
mentoring
program.