Talented Learning

AUGUST 21, 2018

We obsess about every facet of the LMS market so our clients can more effectively attract, engage and educate learning audiences of all types – B2B and B2C customers, channel partners and contractors, employees, association members, continuing education students and the public-at-large. Business model and licensing strategy.

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Consulting Association Learning Management System Software Association LMS 85

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. LMS vendors aren’t complaining.

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System Association LMS Corporate eLearning LMS 75

Paradiso

APRIL 8, 2019

Vendor-bought or In-house? Possibly the first major decision you will face while choosing the best LMS for your endeavour is, if you’d want to adapt an open-source LMS, like Moodle, or purchase a custom LMS from a vendor? Contacting vendors. Finally, get out there and speak to existing customers of the vendor of your best LMS.

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LMS Companies Blended Learning vendor 128

Talented Learning

AUGUST 29, 2018

In other words, I’m most interested in learning solutions designed for business customers and channel partners, association members, continuing education participants and the public-at-large. Volume-based SaaS licensing models are the primary driver. Needless to say, business is brisk. RSVP FOR OUR SEPTEMBER WEBINAR!

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS FAQ Learning System 104

Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

At that time, interest in training customers, channel partners and others “outside the firewall” was on the rise, but many organizations either could not or would not use their internal employee-focused LMS to support external learning programs. In contrast, employees are forced to participate in training for compliance purposes.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 13, 2017

Vendor by vendor, we evaluated solutions — absorbing everything we could find on our own dime. We also considered business models, target customers, documented use cases and product differentiators in multiple categories: functionality, technology, system setup, ongoing support and pricing/license models.

Enterprise 82

Enterprise Compliance Training Diversity Training Association Learning Management System 82

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

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. 16 Licensing Levels Rise. Now it’s common to see LMS licensing in the range of $5/user/month or $60/user/year.

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Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 103

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. Selling LMSs is very tough in 2016 because of the plenitude and parity of vendor options.

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Leo Learning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

All they wanted to do was train their channel partners and customers , and they operated as measurable profit centres vs cost centres in their organisations. John: Many LMSes are specialised to reach channel partners, who aren’t necessarily individuals. All of their clients were high-tech and telecom companies.

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Enterprise Trends Compliance Training LMS 56

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2018

We wanted to be the most trusted independent source for insight and advice about extended enterprise learning systems. (“Extended enterprise” involves solutions for non-employee audiences such as customers, channel partners, association members and individuals seeking continuing education from commercial training companies.).

Association Learning Management System 63

Association Learning Management System Association LMS Learning System LMS 63

Talented Learning

AUGUST 15, 2018

This approach is often criticized for lack of content portability when switching LMS vendors. However, vendors are reducing this risk with automated content migration capabilities. The best-known example is OpenSesame , with multiple licensing models: pay-per-use, volume purchasing and subscription pricing.

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Diversity Training Trends Content Simulations 69

Talented Learning

AUGUST 30, 2016

Because I help organizations effectively define their requirements, identify qualified vendors and select the right LMS for their needs, I’ve seen repeatedly that when relevant LMS specialists are introduced to the selection process, generalists rarely win. Conclusion. If any of these scenarios are familiar, this webinar is for you.

Association Learning Management System 75

Association Learning Management System Specialist LMS Association LMS 75

Talented Learning

JANUARY 12, 2016

We have spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of global learning technology professionals on both the vendor and practitioner sides of the fence. Today, based on our recent survey of 75 LMS vendors, 37% of LMS vendors offer an instant free trial of their LMS directly from their website without speaking to a sales professional.

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Predictions Association Learning Management System Association LMS Market 70

Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Every day, we interview vendors to understand their product strategy, features and roadmap. 21 Vendor Expansion and Consolidation Continue at a Brisk Pace. As 2019 begins, 762 vendors are on our learning systems radar – and new innovators are entering the fray all the time. Most vendors excel in only one of these areas.

Enterprise 43

Enterprise Learning System Trends Market 43

Talented Learning

MAY 1, 2018

Want to expand your learning program reach to customers, channel partners or others, but can’t afford the incremental licenses? Outline the best license model for your intended use. Find vendor intelligence you can trust. Ready to move up to a new solution, but unsure about what it should cost?

Podcasts 69

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Paradiso

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Vendor-bought or In-house? Possibly the first major decision you will face while choosing the best LMS for your endeavour is, if you’d want to adapt an open-source LMS, like Moodle, or purchase a custom LMS from a vendor? Contacting vendors. Finally, get out there and speak to existing customers of the vendor of your best LMS.

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LMS Companies Blended Learning vendor 70

Paradiso

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Vendor-bought or In-house? Possibly the first major decision you will face while choosing the best LMS for your endeavour is, if you’d want to adapt an open-source LMS, like Moodle, or purchase a custom LMS from a vendor? Contacting vendors. Finally, get out there and speak to existing customers of the vendor of your best LMS.

LMS 70

LMS Companies Blended Learning vendor 70

Talented Learning

OCTOBER 13, 2016

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. Unfortunately, it is too easy for LMS vendors and buyers to get lost in the “me too” feature race and fail to see the forest for the trees. I’ve heard there are 700 LMS vendors.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Trends 40

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

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. Typically, communication with experts occurs via text messaging and offline channels but innovative vendors are adding live video to this mix.

Compliance Training 72

Compliance Training Video Digital Authoring Tools 72

Talented Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

On a regular basis, I’ll be interviewing some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the field of extended enterprise learning – including vendor executives, consultants, customers and more. Recent stats show that about 30% of software licenses go unused, or underused. To retain revenues from existing accounts.

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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. Professional services are a key differentiator for open source learning solution providers, particularly compared to proprietary LMS vendors. That’s what makes us different.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 26, 2019

Well, with traditional proprietary software , vendors tend to control what a solution can or cannot do to meet the needs of a business. So you’re basically saying that, without open source, organizations need to do business the way a vendor has designed it, within specific configuration parameters?

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Open Source Totara Open Podcasts 64

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. AWARD WINNERS.

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Enterprise System Compliance Training Association Learning Management System 16

Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2020

“ Winter, landscape, snow ” by Michael Gaida is licensed by Pixabay. 2020 turned us upside down and inside out. We learned how to work differently, and in many cases better. We accepted difficulty with grace. We didn’t let distance get in the way of teamwork. We adapted, flexed, modified, accommodated, pivoted.

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Brandon Hall Free Diversity Training Compliance Training 140

Wahoo Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Pricing models vary greatly from vendor to vendor. Usually, the vendor will offer pricing brackets. Like the licensing model, this is based on a fee paid when you buy the software. Data backups, software updates, and license renewals are your organisation’s responsibility. . Channel partner training .

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LMS Learning Management System Compliance Training System 98

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Six years ago I pivoted after 14 years on the front lines with two major commercial LMS vendors. Sales channel partners, distributors and retailers. Vendors: Read that market size statistic again and let it sink in.). Historically, commercial software vendors dominated this segment. Franchisees. Contractors.

Open Source 75

Open Source Enterprise Open Authoring Tools 75

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2015

on the all employee side – full time and part time or full time only or full time and contractors or full time only or whatever; on B2B – employees and customers or customers only or customers, channel partners, distributors or whatever; B2C – customers. And whatever other mix you may have involved.

Learning Strategy 40

Learning Strategy eLearning Strategy Strategy Create 40

Talented Learning

MARCH 25, 2020

Below are tips and action items from three different viewpoints: 1) Tips for Learning Systems Vendors and Consultants. 1) Tips For Learning Systems Vendors and Consultants. Almost all learning solution vendors believe that a trade show presence is essential to build brand awareness and find new customers. Congratulations.

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Virtual Classroom Diversity Training Association Learning Management System Virtual World 87

Talented Learning

MAY 8, 2019

This makes the “license economies of scale” argument irrelevant. With the resulting increased executive exposure, business impact, not cost, is the key factor in vendor selection. It helps to assign vendors to several clearly defined categories. We understand why LMS vendors want to differentiate their platforms.

Association Learning Management System 41

Association Learning Management System LMS Enterprise Association LMS 41

Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

This new “specialist” technology landscape benefits LMS customers and vendors, alike. LMS vendors aren’t just talking about what’s possible – they’re delivering. Organizations are making purchasing decisions based on boldly redefined expectations, and LMS are vendors rising to those expectations.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Learning System Association LMS 74

Folio3

MAY 4, 2023

For those who are unaware, multi-tenancy refers to the ability of an administrator to build up several “tenants”—which can represent several departments, partners, vendors, or customers—each with their own branding and exclusive access—with a single LMS license.

Totara 52

Totara Moodle Association Learning Management System LMS 52

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2017

Market demand has grown, along with the number of vendors, business uses, integration points and related feature sets — and with good reason. If you have a named user license model, but are an extended enterprise, association or commercial training company, you are paying too much. 9 Market Consolidation Gains Momentum.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System Predictions LMS Association LMS 40

Talented Learning

JUNE 28, 2017

Are you an HR or L&D professional trying to figure out how to expand your training programs to customers, channel partners or others outside of your organization’s walls? What is your LMS license model? Are you asking yourself, “Where should I start? What should I know before I begin? Let’s get to it.

Enterprise 74

Enterprise Association Learning Management System Compliance Training Diversity Training 74

Paradiso

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Depending on who you ask – and what they are trying to sell – multi tenancy is either a slow, unreliable, unsafe system that is tricky to back up, or a great feature which gives a certain degree of control to different departments, partners or vendors. One company, multiple partners. So what is multi tenancy?

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ProProfs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For example, integration between an LMS and SugarCRM allows you to train your customers and channel partners while engaging in marketing automation at the same time. A cloud or SaaS LMS is one where the vendor takes complete responsibility for hosting the LMS for its clients. The vendor owns and manages the IT infrastructure.

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Paradiso

AUGUST 28, 2015

For those unaware of this multi tenancy means that, with one single LMS license, an administrator can set up a number of ‘tenants’ which can reflect different departments, partners, vendors or customers, each with their own branding and unique access. Moodle vs Totara Component Overview. Learning Paths and Competencies.

Totara 70

Totara Moodle LMS Open Source 70

Paradiso

AUGUST 28, 2015

For those unaware of this multi tenancy means that, with one single LMS license, an administrator can set up a number of ‘tenants’ which can reflect different departments, partners, vendors or customers, each with their own branding and unique access. Moodle vs Totara Component Overview. Learning Paths and Competencies.

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Totara Moodle LMS Open Source 70