Determine which training needs are the responsibility of the organization and which will be left to the individual project or support group.

Refer to the Project Planning process area for more information about project- and support-group-specific plans for training.

In addition to strategic training needs, organizational training addresses training requirements that are common across projects and support groups. Projects and support groups have the primary responsibility for identifying and addressing their specific training needs. The organization’s training staff is only responsible for addressing common cross-project and support group training needs (e.g., training in work environments common to multiple projects). In some cases, however, the organization’s training staff may address additional training needs of projects and support groups, as negotiated with them, within the context of the training resources available and the organization’s training priorities.

Typical Work Products

1.    Common project and support group training needs

2.    Training commitments

Subpractices

1.    Analyze the training needs identified by the various projects and support groups.

Analysis of project and support group needs is intended to identify common training needs that can be most efficiently addressed organization-wide. These needs-analysis activities are used to anticipate future training needs that are first visible at the project and support group level.

2.    Negotiate with the various projects and support groups on how their specific training needs will be satisfied.

The support provided by the organization’s training staff depends on the training resources available and the organization’s training priorities.

3.    Document the commitments for providing training support to the projects and support groups.