Our textbook,Effective Training...explains that needs analysis can be proactive (planned in advance for an expected future performance gap) or reactive (conducted here and now to address an immediate, current performance gap).

Provide an example of a situation (either a real past experience or a hypothetical) in which you would recommend either a proactive or a reactive needs analysis (pick one). Describe the situation and explain why you believe the type of needs analysis you chose would be most practical. What would the outcome be if no needs analysis was conducted?