Learning Intelligence

Training that proves it worked — not just that people showed up.

We connect what your people learn to what actually happens in the business afterward — not just whether they finished a course, but whether it changed something that mattered — and we're honest about how confident that link really is.

The problem

Did last year's training actually change anything? Most L&D teams can't say for sure.

Not for lack of trying — everyone runs a survey after every session. But post-training satisfaction and real on-the-job behaviour change barely correlate at all, so the one number most companies collect is close to meaningless as evidence.

The answer

From "they liked it" to "it moved the number."

SmartShrubs ties every program to one real business result before it launches — never a KPI picked after the fact because it happened to look good. The resulting score is computed honestly depending on what data exists: hard evidence where possible, a transparent estimate where it isn't, and a plain "not linked yet" where no target was agreed.

Not a completion rate. A business result, honestly scored.

What SmartShrubs brings

Built for the level almost nobody reaches.

A hard baseline-capture gate

No baseline recorded before a program starts means no impact score for it, full stop — the single most common reason training-impact measurement fails industry-wide.

We won't overclaim what training did

If a result improved after a program, we'll show you the two are connected — not that the training definitely caused it. That distinction is easy to blur and it's exactly where L&D usually loses credibility with the business.

We tell you how sure to be

Proof where the data exists. A clear estimate where it doesn't. And a plain "not enough evidence yet" where neither applies — a guess never gets to look like proof.

Skill data, protected the way it deserves

Full DPDP-compliant handling of learning and assessment records — purpose limitation, consent tracking, audit logging on every access.

See it in action

The signature view: business impact, tagged with exactly how confident to be.

A live sample of the enterprise dashboard — every Business Impact figure carries its attribution tier, and the wording never claims more than the evidence supports.

JOSH MACHINES · SMARTSHRUBS
Learning Intelligence Platform
Function: All ⌄
FY26 Q2 ⌄
Capability Readiness
71
↑ 3 pts vs last qtr
Skill Coverage
63%
required skills at target
Training ROI
1.8x
lift per rupee spent
L4 Outcome Linked
3 / 4
business outcome tracked
Skill Gap Heatmap — By FunctionLive assessment
Skill
Coverage
Target
Status
Cloud Architecture
82%
80%
Healthy
Data Privacy (DPDP)
41%
100%
Critical
Negotiation
58%
70%
Watch
Python / Analytics
76%
75%
Healthy
Machine Safety Cert.
54%
100%
Critical
Spend vs. Impact by ProgramROI Index
Leadership Foundations1.9x
Cloud Certification Track2.4x
Compliance Refresher0.6x
Generic Soft-Skills Bundle0.3x
Capability lift per rupee spent, indexed
Business Impact (L4) — By Program
Kirkpatrick Model · Level 4 Business Results
4 Programs Tracked
Program
Target KPI
Baseline → Current
BII Score
Attribution Tier
Cloud Certification Track
Defect rate, Manufacturing QA
4.2% → 2.9%
71
Tier A · High
Leadership Foundations
Team eNPS, Sales – APAC
42 → 51
58
Tier A · Partial
Negotiation Skills
Deal close rate, Sales
manager est. +9%
64
Tier B · Directional
Compliance Refresher
Safety incidents
not yet linked
Tier C
BII is never shown as causal — figures are isolation-adjusted associations, tagged by attribution tier and confidence
How it works

From scattered course data to a business result you can defend.

Connect your systems

Map skills to roles

Link programs to business outcomes

Score honestly

Live dashboards

Why this matters now

The gap this closes is well documented.

8%

of organisations currently measure the actual business impact of their learning programs.

— McKinsey, 2026
~0

the correlation between post-training satisfaction scores and real on-the-job behaviour change — despite being the most common way training gets evaluated.

— Formbricks, 2026
36%

of L&D professionals rely on performance reviews as their nearest proxy for business impact — not an agreed KPI.

— Research.com, 2026
24%

higher profit margin at organisations with comprehensive, effective training programs, compared to those without.

— ATD / Deloitte, 2026
Why SmartShrubs, compared to others

We fill gaps many others fail to.

Most platforms

Report completion rates and post-session satisfaction scores

SmartShrubs

Ties every program to a real business result, before it even launches

Most platforms

Present an "impact score" with no visible baseline or attribution method

SmartShrubs

Every figure carries its baseline, its tier, and exactly how confident to be

Most platforms

Let an impact claim quietly imply causation

SmartShrubs

Shows what's connected, not what's certain — never overclaims what training did

Most platforms

Drop tracking for a program once no business KPI was agreed

SmartShrubs

Shows it honestly as "not yet linked" — never a blank, never a guess

Let's talk

Ready to prove your training actually works — not just that people showed up?

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