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Learning technology lessons from the front lines

CLO Magazine

At the same time, we were looking to drive behavioral shifts with a tool that would promote a digital lifelong learner mindset. The idea of such a capability was exciting, but we discovered that this technology was still in its infancy and not many vendors had exactly what we required. Identify few but mighty vendors.

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Stop Evaluating Training!

Upside Learning

" As a learning solutions vendor, I’ve been asked this question countless times and have also encountered it in many an RFP. Arriving at meaningful measures of behavioral change and demonstrating tangible results needs elimination of other influences on individual & business performance.

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Five Ways to Buy an LMS You Will Hate!

Talented Learning

Some people even think customer dissatisfaction is the reason there are 700 LMS vendors. I’ve spoken with hundreds of vendor references over the past few years and I have found plenty of buyers who say they love their LMS — although I also find many more who are neither thrilled nor dissatisfied. Evaluate Unqualified Vendors.

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4 Proven Selling Strategies in the Face of a Recession

PDG

Procurement plays a significant role in driving down vendor costs. Create a Sales Scorecard Before chasing every RFP that lands in your inbox, develop a scorecard that evaluates the likelihood of winning a potential piece of business. Budgets are more scrutinized, and every dollar spent is put under a microscope.

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How to Develop Really Good LMS Requirements

WBT Systems

Before you even think about creating a request for proposal (RFP), you must spend time on the LMS requirements gathering and analysis process. If you don’t get it right, you won’t create a useful RFP or select the best LMS for your association. You’re going to need at least a budget range for the RFP. Requirements must be clear.

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CAC: Fall 2007 Corporate Advisory Council Event ReCap

Kapp Notes

The students must write a 40 page response to the RFP, create a working prototype and then deliver a 20 minute sales presentation. This year, the RFP was focused on the topic of creating a certification program for sales representatives. The students did a great job researching the topic and determining the best solution.

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18 Top Learning Systems Trends to Watch in 2018

Talented Learning

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. We’ve analyzed results from LMS vendors who publish outcomes of their customers’ extended enterprise learning initiatives.