Performance Technology Landscape: Systematic Approach

Performance Technology Landscape: Systematic Approach

The human performance landscape covers a variety of elements that make an integrated performance approach a viable one.   Systematic approaches are used to organize projects within an organization or institution.   First, one must know and understand what performance technology is. Performance technology is characterized of a range of variables that may affect human performance.  (Pershing, 2006 pg. 38).  However, the element that intrigues me the most of the performance technology landscape is the systematic approach.   As an employee at Grantham University, in this approach is great because it also include sub-elements which consists of; needs, results, what, how, do, and evaluate.

§  Need-identify and review the problem or opportunity with the client.

§  Results: impose current performance against expected results and distinguish requirements for success.

§  What: pinpoint sources of current performance and recommend solutions.

§  How: design and develop selected solution.

§  Do: implement improved solutions put change-management processes in place.

§  Evaluate: monitor performance against the expected results defined initially. (Pershing, 2006 pg. 42).

This is a sub-elements that is admired the most because in order to fix something that may or may not be broken is the main reason why performance improvement is needed. This approach is needed and utilized to follow a series of steps to identify needs and recommend solutions.  Each sub-element can increase the human-performance initiative to increase the organizational processes. As a result, it will make the employee a productive and efficient worker by apply each step systematically.  Being in computer science, and working in the IT industry every program has solutions. Therefore, each need with the systematic approach is first directly identified and solutions are to be recommended.  Systems approach and thinking is often upgraded and with that flexibility it if pertinent to organizations.  I find value in using this approach because it can help nurture and help the critical processes throughout the entire facility.

Reference

Pershing, J.A. (2006). Handbook of Human Performance Technology: Principles, Practices, and Potential (3rd ED). San Francisco, California: John Wiley & Sons Publishers, Inc.