Connecting improvement in business measures to the program is a critical first step in demonstrating value for the money; but the next question is, What's the improvement worth? Return on investment (ROI) is a single metric that can answer that question in terms that resonate with decision makers.  Join Patti P. Phillips, president and CEO, ROI Institute, as she describes
 

• What ROI is and what it is not
• How to convert program benefits to money
• What to include in your fully-loaded program cost profile

Patti P. Phillips, PhD is CEO of ROI Institute. She helps organizations implement the ROI Methodology® in more than 70 countries. Her work spans private sector, public sector, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organizations. Patti has authored and edited more than 75 books on measurement and evaluation.

Patti serves as chair of the International Federation of Training and Development Organisations Board of Trustees; chair of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Evaluation Advisory Board; co-chair of the Institute for Corporate Productivity People Analytics Board; and board member of the American Board of Optometry. From 2018-2024, Patti served on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Board of Trustees. During her tenure she served as board vice chair and finance committee member.  

She, along with her husband and ROI Institute co-founder Dr. Jack J. Phillips, is the recipient of the 2024 Association of Learning Providers (ISA) Thought Leader Award, 2022 Association for Talent Development (ATD) Thought Leader Award, and the 2019 Center for Talent Reporting Distinguished Contributor Award. Additionally, in 2015, Patti was honored as the ATD CPTD Fellow, a distinction that recognizes her contributions to the professionalization of the talent development field.  

Patti can be reached at patti@roiinstitute.net and https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattipphillips/