{"product_id":"first-things-fast-9780787988487","title":"First Things Fast","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e An \u003cb\u003eEssential Knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e Resource  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLD OF LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE\u003c\/b\u003e has changed significantly since the first edition of \u003ci\u003eFirst Things Fast\u003c\/i\u003e was published more than a decade ago. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the best-selling classic recognizes a world chock-full of technology, economic strains, and opportunities. How do learning and performance professionals plan in this shifting context? How do they take advantage of new human and Internet-based resources? How do they bring their recommendations forward and add more value, no matter where they work? These questions are addressed throughout this new edition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important resource is a practical guide that is filled with job aids, design templates, and examples offering step-by-step guidance to the basics of performance analysis.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new edition includes:\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew questions and templates that reflect the shift of learning and support from the classroom to the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Ruth Clark ix \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: What Can We Do First and Fast? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Performance Analysis Basics 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Opportunities for Performance Analysis 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Putting the Speed in Performance Analysis 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Communicating to Gather Information and Support 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: What Technology Contributes 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Finding Meaning, Communicating Results 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Tales from the Trenches 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Into the Future 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword by Marc J. Rosenberg 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Performance Analysis 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 269\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865899118935,"sku":"9780787988487","price":49.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787988487.jpg?v=1722276108","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/first-things-fast-9780787988487","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}