As you begin to contemplate the various components of a needs analysis, think back to a time when you were affiliated with an organization in which the process of needs assessment was (or might have been) considered a proactive approach to identifying a potential performance gap. Share your response by summarizing a situation where a needs analysis was/would have been of benefit in responding to a performance concern.

1. What was the situation where you believe assessment could have been used to correct a performance concern?
2. Whether it be known as a culture of assessment, or a culture of evidence, what value can an organization realize by adopting it? What evidence would you seek to validate that an organization is demonstrating such a culture?
3. Some in the higher learning profession resist when they hear any reference to assessment. Why might this be true, and what can an organization do to embrace the value of assessment?