Regardless of economic times, funding for learning and development is always at risk. Mitigating the risk of losing resources requires a shift in thinking to one that focuses on results rather than the activity of learning. It requires a design mentality where the basis for programming begins with the Why? and the end game is not the evaluation, but the optimization of results.

Dr. Patti P. Phillips, along with her husband and business partner, Dr. Jack J. Phillips, has spent the past decade helping organizations integrate measurement and evaluation into their programs, projects, and practices. Their work has influenced the thinking of learning professionals worldwide.
 
During this session, you will learn:

• The latest research on what executives want from their learning investments
• Eight steps to enable teams to protect and increase budgets
• Techniques to seamlessly integrate measurement, evaluation, and ROI into your programs, projects, and practices

Patti P. Phillips, Ph.D., CEO of ROI Institute, is a driving force in the global adoption of the ROI Methodology® and using measurement and evaluation to drive organizational change. Her work as an educator, researcher, consultant, and coach supports practitioners as they change their approach to defining and achieving success while improving future results, ultimately adding value to their work, organization, and community. Her work spans the private sector, public sector, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organizations.

Patti serves as vice chair of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and faculty of the UN System Staff College in Turin, Italy; chair of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) People Analytics Board; Senior Advisor, Human Capital, The Conference Board; board member of the International Federation for Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO); and is an Association for Talent Development (ATD) Certification Institute Fellow. She, along with her husband and business partner, Jack J. Phillips, is the recipient of the 2022 ATD Thought Leader Award, named among the top fifty coaches globally by the Thinkers50 organization, and named a finalist for the Marshall Goldsmith Distinguished Achievement Award for Coaching. 

Patti has authored and edited over 100 books, including Show the Value of What You Do: Measuring and Achieving Success in Any Endeavor (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, September 2022).

Jack J. Phillips, Ph.D., chairman of ROI Institute, Inc., is a world-renowned expert on accountability, measurement, and evaluation. Phillips consults for Fortune 500 companies and major global organizations. The author or editor of more than 75 books, he conducts workshops and presents at conferences globally.

Jack has been recognized and awarded for his work by numerous professional organizations, including receiving the 2024 Thought Leader Award from The Association of Learning Providers (ISA) and the 2022 Association of Talent Development (ATD) Talent Development Thought Leader Award along with his wife and ROI Institute co-founder, Patti P. Phillips, Ph.D. SHRM presented Jack with its highest creativity award for an ROI study and awarded an ROI Institute book with a best book award. ROI Institute has been named a winner in Training Magazine Network's annual Choice Awards for five consecutive years.

Jack's work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Fortune magazine, and he has been interviewed by several television programs, including CNN.