Bersin & Associates Hires Robert Danna, Former RWD Technologies and General Physics Corporation Executive, to Lead Strategic Services.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Danna Brings More than 25 Years of Experience in Business Development and Learning, Management, and Performance Support Consulting Bersin & Associates, the only research and advisory firm solely focused on enterprise learning and its organizational impact, today announced the appointment of Robert Danna as vice president of strategic services. Danna, who has held senior executive positions with RWD RWD Rewind RWD Rear Wheel Drive RWD Ringwood (Victoria, Australia suburb) RWD Real World Data RWD Rwandair Express, Rwanda (ICAO code) RWD Rogalski, Wigura & Drzewiecki Technologies and General Physics Corporation, will be responsible for a range of services offered by Bersin & Associates, including organizational assessments, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , high-impact learning organization workshops, technology assessments, and implementation planning Operational planning associated with the conduct of a continuing operation, campaign, or war to attain defined objectives. At the national level, it includes the development of strategy and the assignment of strategic tasks to the combatant commanders. . "Bob brings in-depth experience with all facets of the learning market - encompassing the corporate and vendor perspectives and a wide range of learning technology - as well as a track record in the successful management of global, highly complex engagements. He will be a valuable complement to our team," said Josh Bersin, president of Bersin & Associates. Danna held a variety of senior positions with RWD Technologies, a professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm that develops, implements, and supports training and organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, solutions, during his eight-year tenure with the company. From 2003 to 2004, Danna served as division director of the company's Asia-Pacific operations. From 1997 to 2000, Danna launched and ran the company's West Coast operations and also served as a vice president in the enterprise systems support solutions group. In this role, Danna coordinated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , knowledge management and e-learning consulting resources, was responsible for partnership development and management, and set project directions. "Bob made many valuable contributions to RWD over the years," said Gary Walker
From 1980 to 1996, Danna served in multiple management roles at General Physics Corporation. From 1994 to 1996, he served as executive vice president and member of the board of directors and was responsible for management of operating units, development of partner relationships, and sales and business development. From 2004 to 2005, Danna was executive vice president and COO of Knowledge Management Solutions, where he was responsible for development and management of relationships with custom content developers and managed the company's consulting services organization. From 2000 to 2001, Danna served as senior vice president and chief customer officer for Convene, an e-learning technology provider. "I've long followed Bersin & Associates research," said Danna. "I'm excited to join this strong team. The dedicated resources my team will bring to strategic client initiatives will help us tackle complex challenges faced by many organizations, identify and share best practices, and further add to the firm's rich research database." Danna holds a master of science degree from University of Central Florida “UCF” redirects here. For other uses, see UCF (disambiguation). UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. UCF was founded in 1963 as Florida Technological University with the goal of providing highly trained personnel to support the Kennedy and a master of arts Master of Arts Noun a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, MA, AM degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. . He has made numerous presentations on topics such as distributed learning platforms, blended learning solutions, and content management systems at trade and user conferences. About Bersin & Associates Bersin & Associates is the only research and advisory firm solely focused on corporate-learning with a comprehensive research program targeted to the needs of learning professionals and executives. In 2001, Bersin & Associates introduced the What Works series, primary research that offers learning practitioners factual and practical insight that can improve program effectiveness and results, reduce costs, and avoid time-consuming and costly mistakes. The company specializes in six research areas: planning and strategy, blended learning, content development, learning management systems and infrastructure, measurement and analytics, and talent management. The company develops industry-leading research studies and provides advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal to corporations and e-learning vendors. For more information, go to www.bersin.com or call (561) 939-6345. |
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