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. BTW – never give them your budget. They can be 25 pages.

Templates 59

Templates Learning System System RFP 59

eLearning 24-7

MAY 9, 2022

Another vendor calls their system nearly every keyword for SEO purposes (you can see it on their web site). For the record, every system out there can do micro-learning, and have been able to, since 2000. Then there are those who won’t tell you, but simply decline or ignore your RFP. They call it something else.

vendor 71

vendor Enterprise Micro-Learning Learning System 71

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

In the early 2000’s right up to about 2012, trials were common in the learning system market. In the good ol’ days vendors listed trials on their web sites OR if you liked what you saw in the demo, you asked them via the phone or e-mail for a trial. That chatbot you have on your site? Hello, web site yellow pages.

Learning System 57

Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 24, 2014

I’ve been there – well, not hating it – I always thought it was the way to go (even in 2000). Budget and Budget Projections. To effectively calculate budget don’t just think today. If you say yes, then that will affect your budget. When I did my budget, I always calculated for three years.

Learning Strategy 78

Learning Strategy Strategy Authoring Tools Compliance Training 78

Talented Learning

JANUARY 23, 2018

Aaron Olney, VP Sales and Marketing at eLogic Learning teamed up with me to share our best advice, based on what we’ve learned from a combined 40 years, 2000+ sales opportunities and $100,000,000-worth of selling and buying LMS solutions. #1 What budget parameters makes sense? When and how to use an RFP (or not).

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LMS Enterprise vendor eLearning Consultant 71

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 14, 2015

If you are a vendor you are likely to see it too often and it appears when the “potential customer” sends you a RFP without ever talking to you prior to. . Or they send the RFP after a discussion, but before seeing the product. Nowadays it is easy to just send off that RFP without doing any due diligence.

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LMS vendor RFP Issue 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Focus on brand names, well-known based on some comparison sites – the bigger name ones, led to the buy. We used to do a lot of on-site ILT. Not seeing the system beforehand, leads many times to this idea of an extensive RFP submission. I use only one RFP. The office workforce, was now at home, fully remote.

Learning System 64

Learning System System RFP vendor 64