Methodology:

At Ironstone we want to start with a clear picture of your expectations and in order to do that we use the following method to identify your current performance and desired performance, measure the gap and implement a plan to achieve the desired results.

Through this process we will establish the scope of project, optimum learning objectives and environment, design, develop and implement customized programs and measure ROI/results to determine the best and next course of action to ensure sustainable results.

Analyze

• Current and desired performance – baseline data
• 80/20 – cause and effect of problem(s)
• SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
• Current development strategies

Define

• Improvement solution
• Business objectives
• Measurement and tracking system
• Scope of project
• Team members
• Guidelines
• Ground rules
• Resources
• Main development strategies – Consultative or Instructional

Consultative	Instructional
Consultation	Lecture
Assessment Plan	Presentations
Experiments	Activities & Exercises
On – Site	Exercises
Teleconference	On-Site / Webinar

Design

• Improvement Solutions
• Milestone
• Timelines
• Assessment plan
• Measurement and tracking system
• Pre/Post survey
• Detailed consultation or course outline

Implement

• Improvement Solutions – Consultative or Instructional
• Process Maps
• Assessments
• Change management method
• Measurement and tracking system

Measure

• Development strategies – Consultative or Instructional

Consultative	Instructional
Accuracy and completeness	Accuracy and completeness
Consultation effectiveness	Instructional effectiveness
Process improvements	Learning transfer
Potential failures	Potential failures
Additional solutions (if needed)	Additional solutions (if needed)
Bottom line impact	Bottom line impact

Control

• Planning and execution process
• Replication and standardization opportunities
• Daily work processes
• Integration of lessons learned
• Next steps

Share the Synergy to:

• Organization as a whole
• Create learning organization
• Identify the beginning (not the end of a process)

Ironstone partners with people who want to bring major business improvements that look at all aspects of the business not just a specific area for change.  We want to breakthrough performance with bottom line impact within 6 months.

This is not about training, people, products or quality but rather an in-depth look of daily performance.  It is a new way to perform daily activities by creating processes and using data to make improvements.

 

*Ironstone methodology created from Six Sigma and ADDIE models

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