Association eLearning

AUGUST 3, 2012

So, you’re ready to take the initial plunge into eLearning, and you’re thinking of issuing a request for proposal (RFP). Distributing an RFP is a wonderful way to “set the stage” for your ideal learning management system (LMS). Developing an RFP does take time, and thoughtful consideration.

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Paradiso

DECEMBER 14, 2022

What’s in an LMS RFP? A LMS RFP contains a detailed description of the requirements, expectations, and technical specifications for an organization’s desired Learning Management System. Common items in an LMS RFP include: Overview of organization and project objectives. How to Create a Really Good LMS RFP.

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Lambda Solutions

JULY 5, 2023

Implementing a Learning Management System (LMS) is a significant undertaking that requires careful planning and execution. Request for Proposals (RFP): Create a detailed RFP document outlining your requirements and expectations. Customize the platform's settings, permissions, and branding.

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Absorb LMS

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Dear readers, you’ve in the past endured me ranting about the horribly-designed Requests for Proposals ( RFP ) that regularly cross my desk and the desks of my Blatant^ colleagues. Since few vendors will respond to your lengthy and poorly-designed RFP, you’ll be less likely to find a great system.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

But preparing RFP responses can be brutal – especially if you blow it with unforced errors. What’s Wrong With This RFP Response? You rally your team and spend many hours developing an RFP response. So why are you losing at the RFP stage? But vendors have more control over RFP outcomes than you may think.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

You finally got the budget to purchase a learning management system (LMS). Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? You know the answer already if you read last week’s post : an LMS RFP is not the first step of the selection process, it’s the result of the first step.

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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. His dissertation contains some interesting information.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Recently, eLearning Industry invited WBT Systems to contribute to the publication of a free eBook which addresses one of the biggest concerns faced by organizations – the complexity and difficulty of Learning Management System implementation. Have you budgeted for all requirements?

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2024

Stage Two Creating the RFP document These are the typical routes people go when creating the RFP (BTW, save time, use my template that said) Put in 90% that every vendor already has – but you are unaware. Write an RFP that is massive in size. Use Nobody loves or likes creating an RFP/RFI or whatever you do. It

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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

His weekly blog and webinar publishes best practices, vendor reviews, education and case studies that are useful to professionals involved in channel, customer, association, academic and public sector learning. He is the CEO and Lead Analyst at Talented Learning, LLC. He explains the LMS report in this next clip.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Report 177

Talented Learning

MARCH 4, 2020

An acquisition may mean instant access to a massive new customer base or lucrative distribution channels. But here’s the rub: Although an acquisition may be good for companies and investors on both sides of the deal, it’s rarely a treat for customers of the acquired business. My View From the LMS Customer Front Lines.

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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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Training Orchestra

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this post: Learning & Development Trends to Watch Out for in 2024 Too Much Focus on Learning Management Systems as the Only Education Technology Why Investing in a TMS is critical for Training Business Growth What’s Next for 2024? That means investing not just in employees, but also customers and partners.

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Petra Mayer

JULY 3, 2019

When clients talk to me about their Learning Management System (LMS) project , above all, they typically ask three priority questions as part of their LMS Feasibility Study : Is what we want available? Remember, that we identified all needs for your Learning Management System under a number of categories: Reporting Needs.

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Talented Learning

JULY 16, 2019

For each solution, we conduct executive briefings, product demonstrations and customer interviews. That’s why we communicate requirements in a structured request for proposal (RFP). If qualified vendors want to be considered, they must reply to the RFP in full. 6) Can we choose the right LMS without issuing a formal RFP?

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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

His weekly blog and webinar publishes best practices, vendor reviews, education and case studies that are useful to professionals involved in channel, customer, association, academic and public sector learning. He is the CEO and Lead Analyst at Talented Learning, LLC. He explains the LMS report in this next clip.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Report 100

eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

It is software, or snippets of code, that enables the communication between two or more other pieces of software, systems, programs, or apps. Before APIs became mainstream, learning solution developers used significant amounts of time and effort writing countless lines of code to perform even the simplest of tasks.

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Schoox

MAY 18, 2021

They may have a training platform that ticks all the generic boxes outlined in an RFP template. One mistake we see organizations make is when they use a “requests for proposal” (RFP) template. Many people stick with the same RFP template they’ve used at other organizations because it’s the simplest and quickest way of doing it.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

LMS aka Learning Management System. LXP – Learning Experience Platform. Learning Platform. Cohort-based learning platform. There is a lot there for types of systems as I have noted before. that will build a custom mobile app for you. Employee Experience Platform (bad name for it).

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Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2010

In fact a couple of RFPs from very large organizations were similar in defining what they need from an LMS. I noticed that more than half of the requirements catered to managing classroom training. There was a low-key section on eLearning mentioning SCORM compliance in the RFP and that was about it!

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Association eLearning

MARCH 28, 2012

There was quite a bit of focus at the 2012 Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando on Learning Management Systems (LMS) and how dissatisfied many users are. Here are tips on managing a successful LMS switch. The “Dirty Little Secret” About RFPs. Vendor Selection. There’s that 62% mentioned earlier).

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

EPISODE 19 – TOPIC SUMMARY AND GUEST: On our previous episode , we talked about the increasing popularity of customer success programs among high-growth companies – especially software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendors. But what role does customer education play in this process? And what does effective customer education actually look like?

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learnWorlds

JUNE 12, 2023

Using a flexible Learning Management System can help you foster a learning culture and deploy effective, engaging learning programs that are not a burden to your employees’ pressing workload. Unlock the power of your organization’s learning potential with our cutting-edge LMS RFP Template.

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eLearning Brothers

JULY 27, 2017

That being said, there seems to be one fairly universal question that permeates the industry: How do I choose the best Learning Management System (LMS) for my company’s/client’s needs? That made it hard to find the answers I was looking for since my company was in a different industry than many of the current customers.

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eLearningMind

APRIL 19, 2022

At a more practical level, eLearning authoring tools help course developers leverage a range of digital content—text, audio, graphics, video, 3D art, interactive imagery—to create and deliver customized learning experiences. Learning software is an all-encompassing term used to identify a wide spectrum of eLearning technology.

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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. Before you even think about creating a request for proposal (RFP), you must spend time on the LMS requirements gathering and analysis process.

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learnWorlds

MAY 29, 2023

Our Request for Proposal (RFP) checklist narrows down all the key questions you must ask LMS vendors, so you can identify the one that meets your requirements without ending up wasting money on a platform that has too many features you don’t even need or too few that will jeopardize the effectiveness of your program.

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Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

Then we recommend 4 highly qualified, matching vendors to evaluate in a formal RFP process. Learning systems buyers are always more successful when they invest time upfront qualifying vendors for their specific business situation). Selling learning systems is never easy. 2) Skip the spellcheeck.

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Meridian

MARCH 24, 2020

Tim Hill has extensive business and technology industry experience and currently serves as President and General Manager of the Higher Education Business Unit at Blackbaud Inc. a leading cloud RFP and sales enablement software provider. He is also on the board of RocketDocs, Inc., For more information, visit www.trustvip.com.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 7, 2016

You hear a lot of chatter over the last decade about how everyone hates their learning management system. Some people even think customer dissatisfaction is the reason there are 700 LMS vendors. LMS customer satisfaction is actually more of a bell curve, ranging from extreme hate to true love. The customer?

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ICS Learning

AUGUST 26, 2013

The system will perform all of the management, tracking, reporting, and administrative functionality. The system that provides this infrastructure is generically called a Learning Management System (LMS) and is a software program or web application that you will either develop or purchase.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Every day, we’re in the trenches helping organizations choose new systems , so we know what realistic LMS selection and implementation requirements look like. 3) What level of LMS customization is reasonable to expect? Well, I think “customization” is a dangerous word. When to issue an RFP (or not).

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LearnUpon

DECEMBER 15, 2016

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. There are however many potential pitfalls and drawbacks of going down the customized LMS route.

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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? You’ll choose technology that helps you deliver the best learning experience possible to members and customers, and the maximum revenue to your bottom line.

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2014

Right off the top of my head, after I remove my top hat, I can think of fifty systems that have an outstanding product. This ‘only a well known’ argument is similar to one I hear in regards to buying a system that doesn’t have any customers in XTZ, so therefore it can’t be good. Bottom Line.

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Talented Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Think of learning programs that reach beyond employees. For instance, in the corporate world , that could include customers, prospects, channel partners, franchisees, contractors, suppliers and perhaps employees, too. 1) Why is customer education gaining momentum? Customer Education 101 – With Dave Derington of Outreach.

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For a system that just a couple of months ago, called themselves an employee development platform, to now referring to themselves as NexGen learning solution/platform, that can be used for extended enterprise (multi-tenant, including B2B/customer training), and for sales enablement, sorry that won’t work.

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