Learning Measurement SIG Presents:
Learning Leader Roundtable Event: Demonstrating the Business Impact of Learning
Laura Paramoure, EdD
Friday, September 12, 2025
2:30 to 3:30 PM
Event Goal:
Collaborate for a true understanding of how learning contributes to organizational success and discover a powerful means to prove learning impact
Description:
Join us for an interactive session designed for learning professionals who are ready to move beyond anecdotal feedback and activity-based metrics. This session will explore practical strategies for demonstrating the true business value of learning through skill verification, job application, and measurable organizational impact. Through group discussion, case examples, and proven methods from the ROI by Design® framework, participants will learn how to validate learning effectiveness through a dependable skills-based approach and how to use straightforward language to communicate value to stakeholders.
What You’ll Gain:
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Insight into current challenges and best practices for showing skill development impact
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A strategy for linking learning to measurable business outcomes using skills as the unit of measure
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An introduction to the ROI by Design approach, which enables progressive measurement across the learning lifecycle
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Examples of how validated skills lead to ROI and organizational capability gains
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A peer exchange on effective tools and tactics used in real-world applications
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Laura Paramoure, EdD, has 25 years of experience in performance improvement, training design, and evaluation. She is the author of Building Skills with Precision: The Power of Measurable Instructional Design® (2024) and ROI by Design® (2014) and is a featured speaker on the topic of demonstrating the impact of learning on business outcomes. Her private sector experience includes Director of Training and Development with Parata systems where she was responsible for the establishment and deployment of both domestic and international training. She is currently the CEO of eParamus, a company which helps organizations of all types and sizes optimize and verify the impact of their training programs.
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-paramoure/
Measurement Special Interest Group (SIG) Mission
Tom Atkinson is the founding leader of the ATD Greater Boston Measurement SIG. The mission of the group is to enhance members’ professional development in measurement and evaluation; to increase the effectiveness of their L&D organizations through measurement and evaluation; and to engage with the global community of L&D practitioners in applying measurement and evaluation to deliver performance and results through learning.
The group addresses a wide range of topics, from getting started in defining methods, tools and processes of data collection, to more advanced applications, such as, measuring technology-enabled and blended learning. The group welcomes members with little or no background in measurement and evaluation, through more experienced practitioners.
Refund Policy
A full refund will be issued if the cancellation request is made on or before fourteen calendar days before the scheduled event.
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