BUSINESS EDUCATION GAP ANALYSIS:
Creating an Action Plan
The third step in business education gap analysis involves identifying the gaps between the current state and the desired future state. This means pinpointing the specific areas where business educational strategies, tools, or performance fall short of business goals. Whether it’s low learning rates, outdated materials, or missed opportunities in learner engagement and education, this step highlights the obstacles that must be addressed. By clearly mapping these gaps, your business can prioritize actions, allocate resources efficiently, and develop targeted strategies to close the distance and drive measurable improvement. To achieve these, Learnify engages with its clients in the following processes:
​Comparing Current Performance Metrics with Target Goals
For example: Your company’s goal is to achieve a 25% increase in learner engagement, but current performance shows only 10.8%, indicating a significant shortfall that needs addressing.
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Identifying Underperforming Strategies, Tools, or Tactics
For example: Weak online learning, poor learner engagement rates, and lack of feedback from learners.
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Highlighting Missing Capabilities or Resources
For example: Lack of technology, inadequate analytics, and limited content.
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Revealing Misalignments Between Audience Needs & Current Educational Approaches
For Example: Your company’s business education content is too content-length-focused, while learning research shows the learners prefers educational, value-driven content, creating a disconnect in engagement.
​According to BABOK®, each of these examples helps surface actionable insights, guiding the organization toward focused improvements in its business education strategy.
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