AI-Assisted Needs Analysis

You're about to cut your training needs research from days to hours. This skill walks you through using AI to synthesize raw inputs — SME transcripts, job descriptions, performance data, stakeholder interviews — into a structured skill gap map you can actually build from.

Step 1 — Understand the situation

Ask the user these questions. If some are already clear from context, fill them in and ask only what's missing.

1. What's the training area or performance problem? (e.g. "new managers aren't having effective 1:1s", "sales reps miss quota on enterprise deals")
2. Who is the target learner? (role, experience level, context)
3. What raw material do you have? Choose from:
   • SME interview transcripts or notes
   • Job descriptions / competency frameworks
   • Performance review data or feedback themes
   • Stakeholder interviews or complaints
   • Existing course content to update
   • Nothing yet (we'll build a synthesis prompt to gather it)
4. What's the output used for? (a course proposal, a learning brief, a curriculum map, a conversation with a stakeholder)