Saba acquired Halogen. 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. Despite competitive pressure to keep price points lower, we expect licensing levels to continue drifting upwards, as vendors attempt to demonstrate value-add that differentiates their offerings. How to narrow your options from 700+ vendors to a qualified shortlist. MORE

Workforce management is vague and ambiguous enough to do well in 2020, albeit for learning it would seem to me that workforce enlightenment would be better suited, unless you plan to incorporate additional HCM functions into your learning system, which of course, will place you completely into the segment of SuccessFactors, Cornerstone, SumTotal, Saba Cloud, Talentsoft among others. I know of vendors who tell me they are not in the content business. I love forecasts. MORE

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. Previously, before a multitude of specialized solutions burst onto the landscape, LMS choices were limited to a handful of “one-size-fits-all” vendors. It happens at least once a week. MORE

LMS vendors had the option to create a video demo of their product without any sales pitch whatsoever. At last count, 25 vendors created such videos. 42 LMS Profiles – I know, you are saying wait he said 50 vendors but only 42 profiles. Graphs, diagrams, Kano analysis and a bit more. 9th will include the executive summary, a product review sample (actually a real one) and an example of one LMS vendor profile. MORE

Nowadays though, vendors have changed the message to mean e-learning as in e-learning courses and not an umbrella term. . ” One vendor recently told me they were not a “Soviet Era LMS” Another told me LMSs were dead (not even close). But the LMS is dead vendor couldn’t explain in one sentence or even a few words what they were. I have Spoke as my vendor to watch in 2019. what the vendor does not have). MORE

Cornerstone plans to acquire Saba for a hefty $1.395 billion. As you may have read in my annual industry trends analysis , the pace of acquisitions and strategic equity investments has been accelerating for several years. 7) Saba is the Better LMS. When to issue an RFP (or not). MORE

Digital transformation consultant Daniel Newman weighs in… 11) Should you use an RFP when choosing an LMS? But here’s why you’ll probably want to use an RFP the next time you select a learning system… 12) Define your LMS requirements like a pro. For the full story, see our awards analysis: Talented Learning LMS Awards – Corporate Extended Enterprise Systems. When to issue an RFP (or not). MORE