Evidence based consulting: Rapid Evidence Assessments for large organizations
1. Postgraduate Course
Evidence based consulting:
Rapid Evidence Assessments
for large organizations
Karen Plum
Director of Consulting
Advanced Workplace Associates
Eric Barends
Managing Director
CEBMa
5. Postgraduate Course
6 Step Approach
ASK:
FRAMING THE
QUESTION
ACQUIRE:
SEARCH IN
DATABASES
APPRAISE & AGGREGATE:
CRITICALLY EVALUATE
AND SUMMARIZE
APPRAISE II
CROSS-VALIDATE WITH
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
APPLY:
DEVELOP
TOOLS
7. Postgraduate Course
ASK
“Which of the factors that have an impact on
the productivity of knowledge workers are
most widely studied and what is known of
their effect?”
8. Postgraduate Course
Discuss with your neighbour
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16. Postgraduate Course
Social cohesion?
What is cohesion?
Task cohesion vs social cohesion
Association with team performance
How does social cohesion enhance performance?
What determines the level of social cohesion in a
team or group?
How can social cohesion be measured?
18. Postgraduate Course
6 Step Approach
ASK:
FRAMING THE
QUESTION
ACQUIRE:
SEARCH IN
DATABASES
APPRAISE & AGGREGATE:
CRITICALLY EVALUATE
AND SUMMARIZE
APPRAISE II
CROSS-VALIDATE WITH
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
APPLY:
DEVELOP
TOOLS
19. Postgraduate Course
APPRAISE II
To get feedback on the deliverables and process
Critically appraise the findings / cross validate
with professional experience
Discuss practical use / applicability of the
findings (guidelines, tool?)
Discuss next steps