How do you conduct training needs analysis in your organization?

performance analysis report.

defining the deficiency areas

finding out the reasons of low performance in particular area.

defining the way we can make situation better.

TNA is a on going process.

i agree to Mr. Subash Sequeira

TNA is derived from:

- Deficiencies in performance (individual, team) on set standards

- New processes/standards being introduced

- Reinforcing standards (to make the behaviours innate)

By using focus interviews and questionnaire

Recognize  the Desired Business Outcomes.

Desired Business Outcomes With Employee Behavior Linkage.

determine  Trainable Competencies.

Competencies Evaluation.

Evaluate performance.

Prioritize Training Needs.

agree with all expert answers above

With TNA for the employees with questionnaires from the managers 

and upon the performance appraisal forms

Thanks for invitation.

I think by Interviews and Questionnaire of the concerning department where the problem exist. Concerning Line Manger / Supervisor of the department can be more effective to conduct the analysis due to specialization of the relevancy.

you can extract the development needs from the below 

1- Questionnaires and Interviews with the managers 

2- Performance appraisal forms 

We determine our TNA based on our systemized Competency-based SAP. Managers engage with the records of each employee using the system/tool. The system contains all competencies mapped to each organizational structure "box". each employee is assessed against his/her box required competencies. If the assessments resulted in gaps in each employee's required competency then the competency having a gap would kick in gear a link to the required course or a suggestion fro a job assignment to bridge the gap. These gaps call for training needs. This is the main way to come up with Training Needs. Another way the output of the yearly end of year performance appraisals. What the manager and the employee agree about as a development need makes it to eth list of needed training as well.

I do not conduct training needs analysis in my organisation... I am requesting to conduct training needs analysis in my customers sales organisation. I worked as an Independent Freelancer and worked on different learning & development projects for a couple of customers.

The standard methodology to conduct a training needs analysis is to prepare an enquiry for the targeted employees together with Management. Questions are created and/or selected according to the different competencies and skills to be evaluated.

Training needs enquiry is then deployed and run during a certain period of time. Then answers are analysed and a final report is produced to highlight the gap and weakness.