It's all about Return on Investment!

The companies that emerged strongest from the Great Depression were those that invested in the future and in their people. Conferences have always been an incubator for growth, but how can you justify costs of attending a conference, especially when training and travel budgets have been frozen? A growing number of lean proponents realize that "breakthrough" ideas often come when networking and sharing best practices with forward-thinking peers., but rather from interacting with other  executives. If you miss the 2010 TWI Summit you'll have to wait until May of 2011 to catch up. Can you and your organization wait that long?

The resources below are designed to help lean professionals justify the expense of conference attendance. A thorough look at each of the three steps below will walk you through the thought-process behind ROI justification. See you at the Summit!

ROI Resources Follow these steps to orient yourself to conference ROI, set goals in step 2, and run the ROI calculator in steps 3.     1. ROI-related Blog Post     2. ROI Planner (PDF)     3. ROI Calculator (Excel)