Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

DOI

10.1007/s11528-022-00784-z

Publication Title

TechTrends

Pages

1-10

Abstract

Collaboration and teamwork are concepts routinely attributed to organizational success and successful change management. Yet often the details of these collaborative experiences are limited to participants in the team involved. In this case study we highlight how a learning experience architect, as part of an organizational working group, could leverage human performance technology (HPT) principles to lead the analysis efforts surrounding an LMS platform change at a professional training organization. Human performance technology is the study and practice of improving productivity in organizations. This includes designing and developing effective interventions, processes, and methodologies that are ethical, results-oriented, comprehensive, and systemic (West, 2018). This article covers the project’s genesis, the project team’s creation, and how the analysis work was carried out. The first author’s unique access to the subject matter of this case study provides the ability to present the project’s analysis phase in the following narrative format. This article’s intrinsic case study represents an exploratory inquiry into a single case, as this article’s conclusions are inherently limited to its scope. Nevertheless, the article provides evidence that large scale change within organizations requires a balance of effective communication practices and organizational systems thinking.

Comments

This version of the article has been accepted for publication, and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00784-z

Original Publication Citation

Powers, F. E., & Moore, R. L. (2022). Organizational analysis in preparation for LMS change: A narrative case study. TechTrends, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00784-z

ORCID

0000-0003-1405-6753 (Powers), 0000-0002-5645-9297 (Moore)

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