ADDIE Instructional Design
5
Phases
Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate
TNA
The Step
Training Needs Assessment lives in Analyze
∞
Iterative Loop
Evaluate feeds Analyze
a circle, not a line
The ADDIE Cycle
Each phase flows into the next. Evaluate sends the findings back to Analyze, restarting the loop.
Analyze
Identify the need. Conduct TNA at org, task, and person levels.
Design
Specify objectives, sequence, methods. Storyboard the program.
Develop
Build content. Slides, exercises, modules, instructor guides.
Implement
Deliver. Launch. Conduct sessions. Run blended programs.
Evaluate
Measure outcomes vs objectives (Kirkpatrick). Loop back.
TNA Has Three Levels
level 1
Organization
Does the org need this?
execs, strategy
level 2
Task
What tasks need training?
process owners
level 3
Person
Who needs the training?
managers, individuals
Exam Traps
ADDIE is iterative, not linear
The Evaluate phase feeds back into Analyze for the next iteration. Treating it as one-and-done is the most common wrong-answer pattern.
Design ≠ Develop
Design is the blueprint (objectives, sequence, methods). Develop is the build (slides, e-learning, materials). Candidates conflate them.
TNA is part of Analyze
Training Needs Assessment is the activity inside the Analyze phase. It is not a separate phase outside ADDIE.
TNA has THREE levels
Organization, task, and person. Skipping any level produces training that misses the actual gap.
Plan first, build second
Design produces the plan. Develop produces the deliverable. Plan before you build.
Evaluate is not the end
Findings restart Analyze for the next iteration. Treat ADDIE as a circle, not a line.
Survey customers, watch which dishes return, decide a new menu is needed.
Sketch the new menu. List dishes, prices, ingredients, sourcing strategy.
Cook the dishes. Print the menu. Train the kitchen on the new prep.
Roll out the new menu. Take orders. Serve customers.
Track sales, complaints, returned plates. Decide what to keep, change, remove. Then back to Analyze.
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