Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Learning management systems didn’t die. Quick LMS History. Corporate LMSs were invented almost 30 years ago to manage and report on the training and compliance of their employees and contractors. Every LMS tried to be all things to all types of customers in all industries. Cloud to the Rescue.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2017

It’s time again for the annual Talented Learning LMS Awards! The Talented Learning Awards are not a money-making affair for us. Vendors can’t buy their way onto these lists. In fact, there is no cost to participate and no way vendors can influence the outcome directly. Because in truth, it depends!

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 21, 2018

If you subscribe to this blog , or listen to our podcasts , or attend our webinars , you probably think of Talented Learning as a free source of fiercely indeperndent information for LMS buyers and sellers – but that’s only part of our story. Learning Software Selection: A Matchmaker’s View.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2018

So I’m not surprised when Talented Learning fans ask me when we’ll announce our annual LMS Awards. Why is this a good time to rethink the way we recognize learning systems excellence? Well, if you’ve followed the market in recent years, you know the LMS landscape has changed dramatically.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS Learning System LMS 64

Talented Learning

AUGUST 30, 2016

Welcome to the Era of LMS Specialists. Not long ago, everyone who developed learning management systems wanted to be all things to all buyers of every size, location, industry, and training challenge. LMS Specialists: Why Now? For learning organizations, the trade-offs are clear. Not anymore.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With that, here’s January’s round-up of free webinars to get you thinking for 2021. PT: Leading with Optimism in Challenging Times (Free for ATD members) Two decades of research shows that the greatest competitive advantage in the modern economy is a positive and engaged brain, especially during crisis and suffering.

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Talented Learning

JULY 19, 2016

If you’ve been following the news and analysis from Talented Learning, you know that the thriving 2016 LMS market is comprised of almost 700 vendors, whose solutions can be grouped unequally and imperfectly into corporate, academic, association and continuing education type LMSs. Corporate LMS Market Snapshot.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2016

. In the last two weeks as an LMS selection consultant, I have been on the receiving end of 24 hours of live LMS demos from eight different vendors. The vendors were competing for two unique, extended enterprise LMS opportunities. LMS Buyer Background. LMS Demo Do’s.

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Talented Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

In fact, today I’m doubling down on my advice about investing in extended enterprise learning solutions. Because the marketplace is finally starting to see the upside of educating customers , channel partners , franchisees , contractors and others outside traditional organizational boundaries. REPLAY THIS WEBINAR NOW!

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 12, 2016

The 2016 LMS market is not what you think. We have spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of global learning technology professionals on both the vendor and practitioner sides of the fence. We incorporate what we learn from each conversation into our analysis and understanding of the learning technology market.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 13, 2017

Hundreds of new platforms were flooding the market and as a former long-term LMS sales executive , I knew this landscape was changing fundamentally. Our goal was to help learning technology buyers and sellers understand what this dynamic landscape means for their purchasing decisions and the future of organizational learning, itself.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

However, in recent years, many of these organizations have also integrated Salesforce with their learning management system (LMS) of record. And now, learning organizations are discovering yet another significant business benefit from CRM-LMS integration – the ability to drive customer education.

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Talented Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you’re familiar with Talented Learning, you know we’re fiercely independent consultants focused on one goal – to help you choose the best extended enterprise LMS for your needs. Think of learning programs that reach beyond employees. EXTENDED ENTERPRISE LMS AUDIENCES. Its popularity spread like wildfire.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! As fiercely independent learning technology analysts, we think a trend isn’t just a fleeting idea that comes and goes like fashion, or a social media hashtag. 15 Business Turns Up the Volume On Extended Enterprise Learning.

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Talented Learning

MAY 17, 2017

I’ll be co-hosting each of these live online sessions, along with thought leaders from some of the learning technology industry’s coolest vendors. Your learning business is always open. Is your LMS ready? Do you have the right technology, people and processes in place to support global learning audiences?

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 15, 2018

Organizations raced to set up their learning management systems (LMS) for employees and then customers, members and partners and were surprised that nobody voluntarily came and the learning content race started. What Are Your Learning Content Priorities? Personalization/Adaptive Learning.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Making Sense of LMS License Models. Throughout the last month, I’ve reviewed 12 RFP responses for 3 different LMS business scenarios: association learning, commercial training and corporate channel/customer education. In each case, we asked vendors for pricing tailored to the client’s unique usage patterns.

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Talented Learning

MARCH 30, 2017

What is LMS gamification ? It’s not about playing games in a learning management system. In other words, it’s about tools and techniques that work together in a LMS to create a more engaging and effective learning experience. “Winning” LMS Gamification Functionality.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2019

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Open source learning platforms like Moodle have driven closed source LMS vendors to reduce their price points dramatically over the years. Open source learning systems are widely used. So you started with LMS services for the education market? Plus you provide all the support clients need?

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 5, 2013

In some cases it will be noted if it is based on a higher set of users, since there are platforms that prefer a minimum or focus on larger size businesses including associations, etc. Whereas you have a parent (main company) and then its channel partners, etc. CP – Channel Partner. who are children.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Our trends lists reflect how learning systems buyers are actually driving innovation with their dollars! Every day, we interview vendors to understand their product strategy, features and roadmap. Then we use that intelligence to help buyers define their requirements and evaluate qualified systems.

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Enterprise Learning System Trends Market 44

eLearning 24-7

JULY 17, 2014

Channel Partners. Distribution partners. Trainers – Popular in UK, whereas a trainer buys courses and then can sell the courses to clients, I could easily toss in consultants who do the same thing; regardless the trainer would need a LMS first to house the courses in order for them to slide under B2B. Warehouses.

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Budget is always an important one, okay it is the main one because a system can have everything you need, match your use case perfectly, but the one little item, it is not in your budget. Just as I can’t figure out why vendors love giving you their history as if that is going to sway you on buying a system.

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Talented Learning

OCTOBER 13, 2016

I have now formally reviewed 125 of the potential 700 learning management solutions available in the world. As I get deeper and deeper into the industry, I’m more convinced than ever that “focus” is the key LMS technology trend of today’s winning vendors. You started as an LMS analyst early in 2014.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Although virtual learning is a popular instructional delivery method, approximately 78% of the learning platforms we track does not include a native virtual meeting tool. Instead, nearly all vendors rely on integration with one or more third-party virtual online event applications such as GoToMeeting , Adobe Connect or Cisco WebEx.

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 23, 2019

My learning system search engine is designed to provide an optimum experience each and every time. 100% FREE. . You can now save any vendor listing as a “favorite”, by clicking on the star icon in their listing. By doing so, they will appear in your “My Systems” which is on your home dashboard.

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Paradiso Solutions

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Dynamic training for partners serves as an introduction to your business and products, equipping your partners with the knowledge they need to represent your company effectively. The channel partner sales model has revolutionized sales, but achieving success in this model relies on the quality of your training methods and materials.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Compliance Training 52

Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

As outlined last month , we’re simplifying the way we honor the best learning systems by focusing on two key extended enterprise categories: CORPORATE EXTENDED ENTERPRISE: Business-oriented solutions targeting external audiences such as customers, channel partners, suppliers and contractors. eLogic Learning.

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Folio3

MAY 4, 2023

Moodle and Totara are two somewhat cryptic names that are familiar to everyone who has spent even a little time researching the area of e-learning and learning management systems. Both are open-source learning management systems (LMSs) that are ‘free’ to use and are used by millions of people worldwide.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

In January, I outlined “ 18 LMS trends to watch in 2018.” ” That’s a lot of moving pieces, but it’s also a fair indicator of today’s complex and fluid learning technology landscape. Here’s my latest snapshot from the front lines of the learning technology space: LMS Trends Update.

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Talented Learning

JULY 20, 2017

If you’ve ever crossed professional paths with me, you know I’m willing to talk learning tech shop with anyone — vendors, buyers and practitioners– anytime, anywhere in the world. Every day I meet new experts and exchange ideas about what’s good, bad and ugly in the world of learning technology.

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Talented Learning

MAY 8, 2019

Early in 2014, I set-out to answer a question I constantly hear as a learning systems selection consultant : “Should we use our employee LMS to educate external audiences?” ” Instead, I advised decision makers to proceed with caution before embracing a one-for-all LMS mindset. What’s Changed?

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2017

Rather, they are educated guesses about learning technology trends, based on our continuous market research, our consulting interactions with countless LMS buyers and sellers and more than 20 years of experience we’ve accumulated in the learning industry. 14 Large-Scale Employee LMS Market Lumbers On.

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2015

” A: “We need a LMS. But just looking for a LMS while definitely needed, shouldn’t be your first step. An e-learning strategy can be and should be used in whatever industry or market. Association? Too many people wait until they are ready to go with their LMS. So look for that. Need a strategy.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Salesforce takes its responsibility as a platform vendor very seriously. Salesforce and the LMS: A Powerful Combination. Several years ago, we wrote about the business benefits of integrating modern learning management systems with customer relationship management software. Absorb LMS — 0 reviews.

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Association Learning Management System Solution LMS Guide 73

Talented Learning

MARCH 25, 2020

Below are tips and action items from three different viewpoints: 1) Tips for Learning Systems Vendors and Consultants. 2) Tips for Learning Practitioners. 1) Tips For Learning Systems Vendors and Consultants. Are you in the learning technology or content business ? Congratulations. But no more.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

You may know me as an independent learning systems consultant. But I’m also a recovering LMS sales guy. Six years ago I pivoted after 14 years on the front lines with two major commercial LMS vendors. I learned a lot during those years. Sales channel partners, distributors and retailers.

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