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The Success Case Method (SCM) is an evaluation methodology developed by Robert Brinkerhoff that is used in the training and development industry to measure the impact of formalized training on an organization.

According to Brinkerhoff (2006) training or instruction is never the sole factor cause of improving performance, and is often not the major contributor.

Overview Fundamental to the logic of the SCM is that training events produce very reliable and predictable results (Brinkerhoff, 2006), namely that:
 * Some people use what was learned to great effect
 * Some have not implemented anything that they learned
 * The majority have tried portions of what they learned but eventually returned to their habits from before attending the training

Methodology The SCM takes methodology takes advantage of this predictability; Evaluators are encouraged to focus on the experience of individual learners and locate those participants that succesfully applied what they learned. This approach is in contrast to many competing evaluation methodologies which advocate surveying, testing, and statistically analyzing the results of the entire population of trainees with little regard to the individual.

At an individual trainee level, the primary questions to be addressed are (Brinkerhoff, 2006): If the answers to these questions are positive, the belief is that there would be a defensible answer to the question of whether the training provide a meaningful impact (Brinkerhoff, 2006).
 * What did the person learn that was new (if anything)?
 * How did the person apply the new learning on the job (if at all)?
 * Did the use of learning produce a worthwhile outcome?