DDI Named to Training Industry 2025 Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation List

For the ninth consecutive year, Training Industry named DDI to its 2025 Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation Companies List in the learning and development market.

Training Industry has produced a list of top assessment companies since 2017, and DDI has been included each time. Training Industry prepares the Training Industry Top 20 report on critical sectors of the corporate training marketplace to better inform professionals about the best and most innovative providers of training services and technologies.

“This year’s Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation Companies represent a highly innovative group of providers delivering a wide range of impactful, high-quality solutions,” said Jalen Banks, Market Research Analyst at Training Industry, Inc. “These organizations continue to advance their tools and technologies to bring more sophisticated approaches to measurement, feedback and delivery. Through rigorous evaluation practices, they are driving stronger employee performance and generating actionable insights that directly support business and learning outcomes.” 

The selection process for the 2025 Training Industry Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation Companies List was based on the following criteria:

• Scope and quality of assessment capabilities and evaluation techniques.
• Market presence, brand visibility, innovation and impact.  
• Strength of client portfolio and customer relationships.  
• Business performance and growth trajectory.

DDI was the founder of assessment center methodology, introducing it to the commercial market in 1970. Over the last 55 years, DDI has continuously innovated and today delivers a comprehensive suite of assessment solutions that drive business impact at every level, from individual contributors to the C-suite. DDI’s assessments have enabled organizations around the world to make data-driven decisions in selecting their leaders and maximizing their effectiveness by creating personalized development plans based on each leader’s unique strengths and weaknesses.

“We’re proud to be named once again among Training Industry’s Top 20 Assessment and Evaluation Companies,” said Tacy M. Byham, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of DDI. “This recognition from Training Industry reflects our continued focus on enhancing how leadership assessments deliver clear, actionable insights—helping organizations make smarter hiring, promotion, and development decisions, accelerating performance across the business.”

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About Training Industry, Inc.

Training Industry is the most trusted source of information on the business of learning. Their authority is built on deep ties with more than 450 expert contributors who share insights and actionable information with their peers. Training Industry’s courses, live events, articles, magazine, webinars, podcast, research and reports generate more than 10 million industry interactions each year, while the Top 20 Training Companies Lists help business leaders find the right training partners.

About DDI

DDI is the global leadership company that helps organizations build the leaders they need today and prepare for tomorrow. For over 55 years, we've helped organizations hire, develop, and promote exceptional leaders. Across all levels from emerging leaders to C-suite executives, we deliver integrated assessment and development solutions, leveraging data to guide talent decisions and accelerate leadership growth. This Continuous Leadership Intelligence approach enables organizations to anticipate leadership needs before they become urgent and build the precise capabilities their business strategies demand. Grounded in behavioral science, DDI helps the world's leading organizations achieve lasting success through better leadership. Learn more at ddi.com.