eLearning 24-7

JULY 31, 2013

Speed up the process – Who has time today to spend days putting together a RFP and on the flip side from the vendor perspective who has weeks to complete them? Focus on the market today – The RFPs I always see are outdated. Streamline – Finding a LMS shouldn’t be something that makes you want to punch the walls.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In this environment, you’d think associations would be bursting at the seams with participants in member education programs. Not surprisingly, a 2018 survey of more than 1000 association members confirmed that career development is now the primary reason why most people join associations.

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Absorb LMS

APRIL 4, 2016

Make sure your team is buying an LMS for the year you’re in. I also had the chance to sit in on three or four demonstrations by LMS vendors per week. In my current role with Absorb, I help organizations reduce the effort associated with managing learning by demystifying LMS technology. Installed software was hot.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Is the LMS RFP a Necessary Evil? A Request for Proposal (RFP) is one of the most widely used yet controversial tools for learning management systems buyers. Either way, it’s usually foolish to buy an LMS without one. The LMS RFP has developed a bad reputation because it is easily misunderstood.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Continuing on from my earlier posts: LMS Selection Presentation Reformulated LMS Selection Team and Stakeholders LMS Selection Process From several comments and from looking at my list of issues, I realize that writing a good LMS RFP is challenging and it's easy to make lots of mistakes.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2024

It’s not a typical word that comes up when you decide to purchase whatever type of learning system, whether it is an LMS, LXP, Learning Platform, Talent Development Platform, Employee Dev Platform (a tiny market, but it exists), or whatever a vendor spins their learning system as. Write an RFP that is massive in size. Use

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WBT Systems

JUNE 19, 2018

The request for proposal you send to learning management system (LMS) providers is only as good as the process you use to develop your LMS requirements. If you don’t accurately and completely identify and prioritize your real needs during that process, your new LMS will fall short of expectations.

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WBT Systems

MARCH 13, 2018

With more than 700 learning platforms on the market, how do you narrow the field down to the best learning management systems (LMS) for your association’s needs? Or, to ensure you absolutely get the best LMS for your association, hire an LMS consultant to help you with requirements, selection, and implementation.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Today, let’s move to the next step – LMS implementation. Choosing an LMS isn’t the end. Here’s how… Ask Me Anything: About LMS Implementation. 1) How difficult is LMS implementation, really ? A decade ago, the LMS space was defined by a handful of well-known employee learning platforms.

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Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

LMS vendors, I owe you a post. But since the LMS market is on fire, you’ve probably been too busy to notice. In fact, we just completed two concurrent full-scale LMS selection projects — one for a corporate extended enterprise client and another for an international professional association.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 12, 2023

Let’s face it – RFI/RFP documents sent over to learning system vendors are massive tomes that confuse, challenge and even baffle some vendors. Then you have RFP/RFIs that lack substance. The fact of the matter is nobody loves creating RFP/RFIs. They can be 25 pages. 50 pages, even 100 pages or more.

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Talented Learning

APRIL 26, 2017

Let’s look first at what’s happening in today’s continuing education market and then let’s talk about factors you should consider when selecting a CEU-friendly LMS. CEUs Meet Employee LMS: Oil Meets Water? Why do CE content providers have such a hard time finding an appropriate LMS out of the box?

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

LMS aka Learning Management System. If it is a document or material – you often see PDF or the icon, or resource, or some other nomenclature. I also think it is ideal for any association, and any vendor who offers online content via an app store that goes direct to consumer (formally known as B2C, now referred to as D2C).

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

I bump into LinkedIn posts from learning professionals who are overwhelmed by LMS challenges. Often, these posts have 287 or more responses from LMS vendors, each claiming they offer the best solution, given the overwhelming evidence provided in the original 2-sentence help request. New LMS Realities. Roll the dice?

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Talented Learning

APRIL 18, 2017

Why does everything about the LMS market seem so complex? In this environment, no one can afford to make an LMS buying decision without understanding what’s “inside” a learning platform. The LMS Sandbox: Blessing or Curse? The LMS Sandbox: Blessing or Curse? 6) Request for Proposal (RFP).

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

“How much does an LMS cost?” ” As an LMS research analyst and vendor selection consultant, I get a version of that question often from both LMS buyers and sellers. ” With over 650 LMS solutions in the world there is no universal LMS license model nor commonly accepted standard price ranges.

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Janet Clarey

MAY 26, 2011

Original at Bersin & Associates. We know from our LMS 2011 research that the LMS market is experiencing more fragmentation, specialization, and globalization. My briefing was on its Rollbook LMS with a sneak peak at something call GroupDock. Our LMS report includes cost considerations. This is a cross post.

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Learning Pool

MARCH 16, 2022

Understanding the full range of internal and external costs associated with purchasing a learning system is key to ensuring there aren’t any hidden surprises in the procurement process. Most systems will tick many of the boxes on an RFP document, however, how they do it will differ depending on their primary focus. Watch now.

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eLearning Blender

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

Writing an RFP - What a Conundrum! All the articles say that a crucial part of the LMS selection process is writing a quality RFP, but nobody goes on to tell you how. In my own interest, I am going to attempt to answer the question of how to write a quality RFP. What is an RFP?: In my case, it is for an LMS.

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LearnUpon

DECEMBER 15, 2016

It is nearly 13 years since I started working in the LMS space. That time has been split between working on customized LMS implementations (about 8 years) and cloud-based LMS solutions during my time with LearnUpon. Reasons to choose a custom LMS. Pitfalls of a custom LMS solution. Requirements documentation.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! Among the more than 700 vendors participating in today’s LMS marketplace, we continue to see a wave of learning solutions designed to solve “niche” business challenges. In fact, we estimate that this is the fastest growing LMS segment. #13

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eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Do I need an authoring tool if I have a LMS? Do I need to buy my own assessment tool or does it come with a LMS or authoring tool or both? If your LMS has one, and your authoring tool has one, whichever you feel more comfortable with – is the one I would use. RFP reality – And no, Jeff Probst is not your host.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We had documentation and some material, but I needed to figure out what we needed, fill the holes, develop a training rubric so we could get a program together and start providing a foundation to bring users up-to-speed quickly. They needed to streamline their RFP response process. What accounts are they associated with?

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Talented Learning

JULY 13, 2017

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. The Docebo LMS has come a long way since we first reviewed it in 2014. Here was my assessment at that time: Docebo is an excellent option for your first or second internal or extended enterprise LMS. Docebo has built a pure cloud LMS that now supports over 1200 customers. (By

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Talented Learning

JUNE 5, 2017

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. Somehow I made it through more than 3 years without reviewing Adobe Captivate Prime LMS. Immediately, I was directed to my own dedicated area of the LMS and presented with friendly “getting started” video tutorials to learn about key concepts and features before giving them a try.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

At Talented Learning, we help all kinds of organizations big and small find the right LMS for their needs. With 13 years in LMS sales and now nearly 3 years as LMS selection consultants, we’ve been directly involved in $65,000,000 worth of LMS selling and buying. LMS Selection: The Challenge.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This post covers what you SHOULD NOT DO when buying any type of learning system, regardless if it is an LXP, LMS, Learning Platform, SEP, DLP or even any type of talent or performance management system (for the folks who are not looking at learning, but are looking at PM or TM). Yes, listen. Then, hit delete or toss it into the trash. .

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

There are learning system vendors out there who push the term “traditional” to refer to an LMS, even though there is nothing that validates that. Thus, you type in LMS, and they appear – yet, pitch they are not an LMS. Originally there were three types of systems – LMS, LCMS, CMS to a degree.

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Talented Learning

MARCH 25, 2020

Every LMS customer operates at a different point along the learning content journey, from live instructor-led-training to virtual classroom delivery to self-paced online content. Are you a training specialist working for a corporation, association or continuing education provider? Now consider your strengths in light of these needs.

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Training Orchestra

JANUARY 10, 2022

From global financial services companies to national utility unions and international communications groups , everyone from L&D Departments, to training businesses , associations, and those training their extended enterprise use training software. Training software features and benefits.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 7, 2020

If I was considering Fuse for customer education/partner training, or for an association, and I needed e-commerce, I’d look elsewhere. AI in system can scan documents, courses, content, audio and video files and produce text results in a transcript or similar items. Recommends content/documents/videos/etc. On Roadmap.

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LifterLMS

AUGUST 28, 2021

I came on a little bit later when it was more virtualized, but still it was like five hours a week of getting on calls with somebody and one on many kind of training, and then there was a test and then you had to do like a case study and there was a lot of work associated with getting that certification badge. Adrian Tobey: I do that a lot.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A predecessor to SCORM, AICC was difficult to work with and many steps were required to get content in the format running in a learning management system (LMS). Similar to a username and password pair, the key allows developers to access the API and interact with data in an LMS. Cloud LMS. A CMS is more passive than an LMS.

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learnWorlds

MARCH 30, 2022

Documentation. LMS implementation. Feature fatigue and the risk of overcomplicating RFP technology with features. Customer Education Management Association Board Emeritus at CEdMA. Built experience implementing key tools like an online classroom platform and an LMS. Services: Curriculum/instructional design.

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