Harold Jarche

I’ve been a practitioner of Human Performance Technology for over a decade and have incorporated other disciplines into my work in helping organisations improve performance. Here is a list of posts that contain practical tools, applications and processes for training, organisational development and other professionals.

These tools are focused on workplace performance.

Skills 2.0 on how being a learning professional in a Web 2.0 world is becoming more about your network than your current knowledge.

Knowledge Artisans includes a business model (PDF) for an open source web development company.

Web Tools for Critical Thinking includes a graphic of tools that can be used by individuals, groups or organisations.

So you want to be an e-learning consultant? Article in eLearn Magazine.

Entrants & Incumbents - Using asymetrical skills to enter new markets by following Christensen’s advice from Seeing What’s Next.

Workplace Performance Analysis Job Aid - Several pages (attached PDF) on how to conduct a performance and cause analysis, including a comprehensive list of performance interventions.

Performance Analysis - another look at conducting a performance analysis and the difference between learning and non-learning interventions.

Informal Learning & Performance Technology - explains how human performance technology can be used to determine if informal learning is suitable for your work environment.

Analysis for Informal Learning - includes a graphic explaining how to proceed with an analysis for informal learning

PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) My Best Tool - explanation, with graphic, on how I manage large information flows.

PKM - Personally Managing Your Knowledge - includes a 5 page attachment examining the processes of PKM.

Estimating the Performance Situation - explanation and graphic on how to move from workplace performance problems to possible solutions.

Communication Tools from the Army - two tools that I learned in the Army (Orders Format & Battle Procedure), and how they can be used in business.

Blog Comment Tracking - how to manage the comments that you leave on other blogs.

For the Toolbox (DIF Analysis) - how to use DIF analysis (Difficulty, Frequency, Importance) in determining tasks for training.

DIF Analysis - expanded view

Training: A Solution Looking for a Problem - why training is usually the most expensive and the last option that you want to implement.