Metro PCS: A Needs Assessment

Metro PCS: A Needs Assessment

James Holliday

HR592 Section B

Table of Contents

Executive Summary………………………………………………………...Page 1

Needs Assessment…………………………………………………………..Page 2

Organizational Analysis…………………………………………………….Page 3

Individual Analysis.………………………………………………………...Page 3

Task Analysis……………………………………………………………….Page 4

Design a Training Program…………………………………………………Page 4

Development………………………………………………………………..Page 6

Implementation……………………………………………………………..Page 7

Training Costs and Return on Investment………………………………….Page 8

Evaluation…………………………………………………………………..Page 9

References…………………………………………………………………..Page 10

Executive Summary

Companies must have an overall objective in order for any training to be effective, and at the same time the company will need to help fulfill their employees' personal goals by designing a training program for employees to utilize. According to the Metro PCS website, they offer wireless broadband personal communication services, or PCS, on a no long-term contract, flat rate, and unlimited usage basis in selected major metropolitan areas in the United States. Since the company launched their innovative wireless service in 2002, they have been among the fastest growing wireless broadband PCS providers in the United States as measured by growth in subscribers and revenues during that period.

Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC

Noé bárkája Bukarestben

IBM Portable Personal Computer :: Retrocomputing o...

Metro PCS currently own or have access to wireless licenses covering a population of approximately 143 million in the United States. As of March 31, 2009 Metro PCS launched service in nine of the top 15 largest metropolitan areas and cover a licensed population of approximately 83 million. The company currently serves approximately 6.1 million total subscribers. Clearly Metro PCS' phone plans attract the customers but what about customer service and overall satisfaction? By using Metro PCS in the area of "poor customer satisfaction", we will look at what is involved in a training program for this company. There are four steps that Metro PCS would need to follow to create an effective systems approach in training:

Make a needs assessment

Design a training program

Develop the program for a working environment and implement the developed training program...