Everything that can be counted doesn't necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." We all know the buzzwords of "value-added training" and "aligning learning with business strategy."" So why are T&D professionals still searching to measure their worth and not evolving into future CEOs? The speaker will provide an overview of the research on people measurement, discuss leading training metrics, examine common implementation mistakes, and analyze a sample scorecard linking people, strategy, and performance. This session is designed to demystify the abstract and conflicting literature on metrics and ROI. You will leave with a practical training scorecard, core people metrics, an implementation guide, and a list of Balanced Scorecard resources. You will also leave with the enthusiasm to create a vision for a value-added training function, skills to create a training scorecard to improve results, and tools to link T&D to the strategic plan and gain the respect of other business leaders."