This innovative session provides a vehicle for facilitating dialogue and practical application of effective tools for linking human resource development (HRD) strategies with business/organizational strategies. The primary goal is to provide an increased understanding of and skill using practical, research-based approaches and techniques to build organizationally aligned training and HRD strategies resulting in increased return on investment (ROI). The paper is structured to first provide a theoretical framework. The session is designed in these six parts: introduction; strategy and culture development; competency development; selection, training, and communications; evaluation for ROI; and project management and knowledge transfer. The objectives and design of each section follows. It concludes with sections on the outputs of the session and contributions to HRD. (Contains 8 references.) (YLB)