The administration for the US Navy is concerned with sailor retention. It seems that increasing numbers of sailors are not reenlisting after their first contract has expired. There is a lot of speculation as to why this is occurring, but the actual cause of this must be formally reviewed. As the Instructional Designer for this military branch, the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and other senior personnel have requested that you conduct a needs analysis regarding this concern. Based on the findings of your analysis, you might also be asked to propose a solution in the future that can be implemented to improve the retention rate of new and current sailors.

Since this is a Workforce Learning and Performance issue please describe the organization where the performance issue has been reported which is the US Navy. As the Instructional Designer, what is being requested? What is the urgency of the request being made?

Now how do we go by analyzing the request made by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and other senior personnel? How do we validate the request? How do we validate expected outcome(s) and stakeholder expectations? Identify the US Navy needs. Analyze risks. Develop an outline of a needs analysis project plan.