Measure and Demonstrate L&D Impact

Measure program effectiveness and ROI with ease. Developed with the ROI Institute and powered by Performitiv, launch evaluations, leverage industry benchmarks and performance metrics, compare benefits to costs, and ensure strategic alignment to maximize returns.

Features Include:
ROI Methodology® | Evaluation Worflows | ROI Calculation | Insights

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A dashboard for Leadership Training displays program strategy categories like Reaction, Learning, Application, Impact, ROI, and Intangible Benefits. A sidebar highlights "ROI Methodology" tips and examples, with navigation icons on the left. - Cognota
Set Objectives and Measure Effectiveness

Access Out-of-the-Box Best Practices, in Partnership with the ROI Institute

  • Access ROI Methodology® best practices from the ROI Institute, embedded within Cognota.
  • Align learning investments with business goals to ensure ROI and capture intangible benefits.
  • Measure success across multiple dimensions to strengthen stakeholder support and secure funding.
A web page for inputting leadership training requests, featuring fields for business request details, input needs, and a sidebar with Learning Strategy insights and ROI methodology tips. The user "Stella Jacobs" is logged in. - Cognota

Measure Program Effectiveness with Advanced Evaluation Workflows

  • Use evaluation workflows to assess program effectiveness, benchmark against industry standards, and reduce scrap training.
  • Benchmark key metrics using over a million data points, combining qualitative and quantitative insights for clear ROI comparisons and strategic decision making.
  • Save time and cut costs by consolidating disparate evaluation tools into Cognota’s all-in-one platform, offering advanced analytics without the need for separate software.
A dashboard displays an impact strategy for leadership training, showing Objective 1: "Unexpected absences are reduced," with the measurement indicating the objective was met. User is identified as Stella Jacobs. - Cognota

Track Investments to Ensure They Meet Intended Results

  • Monitor program objectives to ensure alignment with business, performance, and investment goals.
  • Gain early insights into ROI trends to make data-driven pivots and optimize investments.
  • Streamline operations to eliminate data silos, maximizing learning impact and resource efficiency.

Demonstrate Business Impact and Return on Learning Investments

  • Calculate ROI by comparing program benefits to costs, providing a clear measure of financial return.
  • Highlight business outcomes using ROI data to showcase tangible results from learning investments.
  • Strengthen stakeholder support by presenting measurable impact aligned with organizational goals.
A webpage titled "Leadership Training / Impact Strategy" displays impact objectives, additional benefits, and monetary values. Two listed benefits include reduced stress (intangible) and improved team engagement. Total monetary benefits: $548,000. - Cognota

Cognota Enables You To Assign Resources To

Projects Based On Workload And Availability

Understand Who Is Available To Take On More Work And Who Is Overloaded

  • View resource availability by role, time period, project or team
  • Quick reassign additional resources to high priority projects
  • Optimize your team’s time to ensure you’re providing as much value as possible to your business partners
A project management dashboard displays team members, their allocation to projects over time, and color-coded progress bars for effective Capacity Planning. A tooltip in the corner says, “Add participants if more capacity to complete a project is needed.”. - Cognota

Prioritize Resources To Deliver Programs On Time And On Budget

  • Assess capacity and reorganize resources to address programs that need immediate attention
  • Understand which due dates are coming up and when team members will have more capacity
  • Assess training requests as they come in and what your team is capable of taking on
A dashboard shows a list of training requests with columns for project, owner, team, status, type, priority, and dates. Capacity planning is streamlined as a pop-up highlights assigning request owners to projects. The left sidebar displays navigation icons. - Cognota

Report On Capacity To Determine And Show How Much Value L&D Is Delivering

  • See team capacity as it automatically appears in a highly graphical dashboard
  • Understand how many hours have already been assigned and illustrate team availability
  • Easily showcase where learning investments are being made across the business
  • Ensure senior leaders understand the value that L&D is providing across the organization
A project management dashboard features capacity planning with a resource allocation chart, highlighting available and overbooked hours using color-coded bars for tasks and a pop-up explaining team capacity visibility. - Cognota

FAQs About Cognota’s

Impact Measurement Feature

Many tools claim to provide an impact or measurement feature. But Cognota is the only software provider to partner with the ROI Institute to integrate the evidence-based ROI Methodology®, so you can assess learning program effectiveness and business impact, ensuring a tangible return on learning investments with a proven methodology.

Cognota enables collaboration with business units to define objectives and leverages the ROI Methodology® for measuring program success across multiple dimensions, including learning application, impact, and ROI, to build support and optimize future L&D funding.

Cognota facilitates the setting of program objectives linked to key projects and resources, connecting tactical efforts with strategic goals to prioritize high-impact work and provide insights for continuous improvement.

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