I've often heard my colleague and ThoughtWorks consultant, Angela Ferguson talk about the importance for consultants to plan their obsolescence. So think about this from the perspective of L&D and elearning projects - how about having instructional designers pair with builders and project managers. Sumeet Moghe, 2009. Tags: agile articulate elearning consulting A few weeks back I was all set to start working with a friend of mine. rate her very, very highly and she was going to be a real asset to ThoughtWorks when she'd join. MORE >>

We explored the waterfall approach towards elearning development in a prior post of this series. Customers get to see working elearning pretty late in the process - as a consequence we run the risk of an endless cycle of amendments. Can we release working elearning quicker, to harness learner feedback sooner than later? If you take a look, you'll notice a few things are different: We conduct an Elearning Inception to begin the project. The Elearning Inception The Elearning Inception is a visioning exercise cum training analysis phase. Rapid Elearning? MORE >>

I spend a fair amount of my consulting time working with large organizations to help define how they will apply technology to particular business / performance / learning needs. This is either in terms of specific needs, e.g., improve customer satisfaction, or as part of an overall eLearning strategy. I've spent several hours this morning trying to find good resources on eLearning Strategy development and particularly looking for examples to use in this post. Predicting Needs The starting point for an eLearning Strategy is predicting needs. eLearning Technology. MORE >>

Whether you're part of a consultancy or an in-house training outfit, you're providing a service to a customer your people should matter a great deal to you. In many ways, as a software delivery and technology consulting firm, what makes ThoughtWorks unique is the outstanding ability of ThoughtWorkers. As I've mentioned earlier, elearning development has got extremely commoditized and should really not be very different from software development. Its really important then, that we give people as much importance in elearning development as we do in software development. MORE >>

In time, the organisation also learns that elearning or training or social media aren't silver bullets and that every extrinsic effort to creat learning falls flat without the intrinsic support of coaching and mentorship. Being a Consultant "As consultants we ruthlessly eliminate waste and evaluate at our learning offerings from the perspective of the business, ensuring that we continuously deliver the most efficient solution (instructional or not) to achieve the performance expectations." As service providers to our organisations and clients, we're all consultants. MORE >>