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. Definitely worth seeing those.

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RFP Association Learning Management System LMS Virtual Classroom 104

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

But the behemoth, the big elephant in the room, learning systems are not fans of trials. In the early 2000’s right up to about 2012, trials were common in the learning system market. Not every vendor offered them, but more than enough did and consumers liked that. I wanted to see the system. Elixir for all!

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Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! To qualify, a learning system trend must have these characteristics: It is not necessarily “popular” – but it does deserve industry attention. These are not the generic kitchen-sink systems that originally defined the LMS space.

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Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 103

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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Association Learning Management System LMS Study Association LMS 40

eLearning 24-7

JULY 19, 2023

And if you as a learning system vendor is thinking or using GPT Model, and GPT-4 and are exploring adding the PDF extraction angle, then you are in for a real treat. The Vendors – With GPT-4 (I used as plugins) AI PDF – The web site, you can do nothing with it. And it wasn’t a fluke. What were the questions?

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PDF Analysis Solution Summary 61

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Just as last year, the Turkey Award focuses on systems and marketing spin. Learning System. I spent the past year, seeing a lot of systems, products, tools; attended a few trade shows (that should be a future category), observed trends of this and that, and whalla, the list. . Methodology. Absolutely none. Cumbersome?

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RFP Micro-Learning vendor SAP 65

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The notion of types of personalities, aligns in some ways with types of systems, in that there is a lot of leeway in terms of what it actually means, with some folks saying this, when in fact it is that. . Nowadays though, vendors have changed the message to mean e-learning as in e-learning courses and not an umbrella term. .

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Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 65

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2016

That’s because the learning management systems market has never been stronger or more diverse. In years past, the same dozen or so vendors competed for all the LMS market share. Nearly every vendor earned its bread and butter by selling to employee-minded buyers in HR. It is not easy choosing the best LMS for 2016.

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Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS LMS 0

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. Group interviews and/or focus groups.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS RFP 44

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 19, 2011

For some people, creating a RFP can be an exciting experience unmatched in the annuals of time. It is a necessity to identify the vendor that is going to provide you with the best system for your solution. It is a necessity to identify the vendor that is going to provide you with the best system for your solution.

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RFP vendor Apple Site 63

Trajectory IQ

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Photo from Unsplash Having spent nearly 15 years in the IT industry in Canada, it’s pretty sad and embarrassing to learn of the money wasted in failed IT projects like the passport processing system , the Phoenix Pay System and the Government of Canada’s Web Renewal Project. tech giants too often. tech giants too often.

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Innovation RFP Develop vendor 45

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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RFP LMS Compliance Training vendor 52

Trajectory IQ

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Photo from Unsplash Having spent nearly 15 years in the IT industry in Canada, it’s pretty sad and embarrassing to learn of the money wasted in failed IT projects like the passport processing system , the Phoenix Pay System and the Government of Canada’s Web Renewal Project. tech giants too often. tech giants too often.

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Innovation RFP Develop vendor 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2019

In the past few months, many of you probably have noticed a slight uptick in to the number of vendors who have been acquired either by another vendor in the market, or outside of the e-learning space or even a Private Equity firm. Some vendors will be flexible with you, and allow you to leave if you so desire, others less so.

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Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If I could choose a keyword to describe this year’s learning systems landscape, it would be “dynamic.” All sessions are designed for business-minded professionals who want to make better use of their learning systems. You may be ready for a specialized association learning system.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Enterprise 72

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Will we be able to find a high-quality learning system? Some systems offer a licensing structure that lets you start small at a very reasonable cost. Vetting every vendor is impractical. As independent LMS selection consultants , we continuously evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of all vendors in the association market.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association Education 92

Avilar

JULY 31, 2018

The same rule applies when selecting a Learning Management System (LMS) or other talent management software. Having vendors demo their products offers you the chance to discover the benefits it will bring to your organization. Preferably with a representative who is very familiar with the system. 3) Share Your Common Challenges.

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LMS Productivity Product vendor 40

Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

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. They’ve hit a wall with features that don’t accomplish what a vendor promised. LMS vendors have vastly different licensing models.

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Trust Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 63

eLearning 24-7

MAY 24, 2019

These two vendors are EdCast and Degreed. Getting back to being unaware, I find the same issue with a few vendors in the learning system space who are really LXPs, but have no idea. Yet, I have been in polite discussions with the head of sales at one system, and the CEO of another who adamantly told me they are not an LXP.

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vendor Propaganda LMS Standards 72

Talented Learning

APRIL 18, 2017

It follows this linear path: 1) Requirements Definition. 2) Vendor Identification. 5) Vendor Qualification. 6) Request for Proposal (RFP). Why Sandboxes Keep Traditional LMS Vendors Up at Night. 3) Discovery. 4) Preliminary Demonstrations. 7) Private Pricing Review. 8) Use Case Demonstrations. 10) Sandbox Analysis.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 80

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 23, 2019

What is also frightening though to me, and people who know me can attest, very few haunted or creepy stuff scares me, are the amount of bad systems, bad content, erroneous information being presented to folks, looking to find the right solutions for the learning and training needs in the exciting world of e-learning. is now live. 100% FREE.

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Authoring Tools Association LMS Association Learning Management System Oracle 41

Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

” As an LMS research analyst and vendor selection consultant, I get a version of that question often from both LMS buyers and sellers. Many vendors require three year contract s and many more are monthly. Most vendors think they are priced too high or too low and they are right. “How much does an LMS cost?”

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License Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 75

Talented Learning

JANUARY 23, 2018

As fiercely independent learning systems analysts, we’re not rock stars in the traditional sense, but we are rocking out some hits of a certain kind. How can you navigate the field of 700+ LMS vendors? It’s not about playing games in a learning management system. 2017 was another banner year.

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LMS Enterprise vendor eLearning Consultant 71

Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I'm preparing for my part of an upcoming session at DevLearn on LMS selection as part of The Learning Management Systems Symposium. In my experience, most of the definitions of the process are fairly similar. Difference between an RFI and an RFP. What requirements to put in an RFP. Hence my reservations. When do an RFI?

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LMS RFP eLearningGuild Brandon Hall 102

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2019

2 Why Corporations Choose Open Source Learning Systems – with Brian Carlson. And they’re definitely telling us that open source learning platform s like Moodle and Totara are wildly popular, compared to commercial solutions. 1 Top Learning Systems Trends 2019 – An Extended Enterprise Market Guide.

Association Learning Management System 52

Association Learning Management System Authoring Tools Association LMS Enterprise 52

Talented Learning

MAY 14, 2020

The realities of 2020 have accelerated their transformation at every stage of the learning systems life cycle from business case, requirements definition, RFP, contracting, deployment, content development, improvement – everything. In 2020 there are many different types of LMS solutions and hundreds of competing vendors.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association LMS 98

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

The problem today is when you surf the web, you see all these guides written by content marketers, not experts in L&D or training or learning systems or even e-learning. Always check out the learning system, ask the right questions (which is in this guide), drill them. Extended Enterprise is a dated term, yet vendors still use it.

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Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 80

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Certifications are doable from big name vendors such as Amazon, Google, Cisco, Microsoft and more. Share Link – I debated about listing this in poor, because I still see zero value in this – other vendors do it too, and I see zero value in that as well. Who are you sharing this with? Thankfully, they will.

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SkillSoft Metrics Productivity Product 72

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 there’s definitely a gap. They needed to streamline their RFP response process. REPLAY THIS WEBINAR NOW!

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Podcasts Podcaster Podcasting Custom 40

Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I'm definitely not of that camp. The ones that show up with that RFP of like, we're not looking for a tech vendor or, you know, a content solution. And you know, of course, on the vendor side, you're trying to secure business and get a win. What we're actually looking for is to solve this business challenge.

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Digital Metrics Performance Support Performance 52

Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I'm definitely not of that camp. The ones that show up with that RFP of like, we're not looking for a tech vendor or, you know, a content solution. And you know, of course, on the vendor side, you're trying to secure business and get a win. What we're actually looking for is to solve this business challenge.

Digital 52

Digital Metrics Performance Support Performance 52

Learnnovators

JUNE 20, 2014

THE QUOTE: “ Until such times as systems can seamlessly track, report and produce useful data for the learning that occurs through the many little experiences in the daily workflow without manual intervention, I think it is still ‘work in progress’.” – Charles Jennings (in our interview with him).

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LMS Learning Management System Brandon Hall System 167

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 7, 2020

How do you explain why these three vendors were selected, how the process for analysis was conducted, and what are the results? Why these three vendors? Simply due that when a consumer is looking at an LXP, or say Degreed or EdCast or Fuse, the other two vendors are part of the final process. Where do you start? Here is how.

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Analysis Metrics Scanning vendor 131

Learnnovators

JUNE 21, 2014

However, how are our Learning Management Systems (LMSs) transforming themselves to support and facilitate these changes in ‘learning’? With the kind of disruptive thinking occurring in the learning domain today, it is logical to re-think the role of a learning management system (LMS).

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LMS Learning Management System Brandon Hall System 100

Docebo

AUGUST 12, 2020

Finding a learning management system (LMS) requires a lot of brainstorming and prioritizing to nail down your final system requirements. This type of operation requires people in different departments, since this is definitely beyond the scope of just one person, or even a single department. What are your learning needs?

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LMS Blended Learning Authoring Tools White Label 149

Talented Learning

JULY 13, 2017

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. Three years ago, this vendor was happy to gobble up even the smallest LMS customers who educated and sold themselves via a free trial. Built-in ecommerce capabilities, rather than relying solely on Shopify integration — now a tighter, more unified system. My Overall Assessment.

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Docebo Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS 99

Talented Learning

JUNE 5, 2017

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. A content management system in the background lets you upload a document or SCORM module once and use it as a standalone element, or integrated into any number of courses or certifications. Product Type: Learning Management System. See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. We can help!

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Adobe Captivate Adobe Association Learning Management System Captivate 68