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Buying a Learning System – Dread

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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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Enterprise Learning Systems – How I love thee?

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Enterprise and The RFP The RFP is the second step. That RFP should focus on the features you want, that you thought about, that go beyond the use case – which should have noted a percentage upfront – the dealbreakers you want. How much time do you want to spend on that RFP? I say, no, you shouldn’t. Remember

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Break it down! (No it’s not Hammer Time! Yet)

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If your goal is just to post the course on a server and let people access it, just for the sake of learning and you don’t care about tracking of any sort – then no, you do not need any compliance standard. Why would I want a SaaS solution over hosted on my own servers product? No, just kidding. Just a guess here!

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LMS Do and Don’ts – Isn’t it time to do what’s right?

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Meet my friend, the RFP. If you are going to use an RFP, I recommend using the one I created for each and everyone. LMS RFP Template (click the link). Part of the problem with today’s RFPs, usually the ones created by folks, is that it contains too much stuff. Then if you must, send out the RFP.

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LMS Ghost stories – The truth will scare you

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Seek additional resources before just either blasting a RFP out to everyone or picking up the phone, because you saw their name. And let’s go back to that RFP for a second. I have always stated that before any call, at a minimum look at the vendor’s web site, go through the page(s) and see what you can extract.

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Digital Learning Platforms In, LXP out

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LXPs have this problem. It is not uncommon to hear in the southern part of the United States, someone asking for a “Coke” when the server says do you want something to drink. It is no wonder, LXP vendors are receiving LMS RFPs and LMS vendors are receiving LXP RFPs. Actually, it isn’t an old story.

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What about UR infrastructure? Questions 2 Ask B4 Implementing a LMS

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Is your LMS going to be on your servers or on the vendor’s servers (i.e. When you purchase a LMS, they all provide the capability of user names and passwords, so that will not be an issue for you, regardless if you host yourself or host on their servers. How old are your computers? Browsers – what version of IE?

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