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? In this article I will dive into these questions and how your LMS Feasibility Study will answer them. How much does it cost?

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 31, 2013

Speed up the process – Who has time today to spend days putting together a RFP and on the flip side from the vendor perspective who has weeks to complete them? Focus on the market today – The RFPs I always see are outdated. Streamline – Finding a LMS shouldn’t be something that makes you want to punch the walls.

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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.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In this environment, you’d think associations would be bursting at the seams with participants in member education programs. Not surprisingly, a 2018 survey of more than 1000 association members confirmed that career development is now the primary reason why most people join associations.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Is the LMS RFP a Necessary Evil? A Request for Proposal (RFP) is one of the most widely used yet controversial tools for learning management systems buyers. Either way, it’s usually foolish to buy an LMS without one. The LMS RFP has developed a bad reputation because it is easily misunderstood.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Today, let’s move to the next step – LMS implementation. Choosing an LMS isn’t the end. Here’s how… Ask Me Anything: About LMS Implementation. 1) How difficult is LMS implementation, really ? A decade ago, the LMS space was defined by a handful of well-known employee learning platforms.

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Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

LMS vendors, I owe you a post. But since the LMS market is on fire, you’ve probably been too busy to notice. In fact, we just completed two concurrent full-scale LMS selection projects — one for a corporate extended enterprise client and another for an international professional association.

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Talented Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you’re familiar with Talented Learning, you know we’re fiercely independent consultants focused on one goal – to help you choose the best extended enterprise LMS for your needs. EXTENDED ENTERPRISE LMS AUDIENCES. WEBINARS – In-depth sessions focused on key extended enterprise LMS issues and related business strategies.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2016

. In the last two weeks as an LMS selection consultant, I have been on the receiving end of 24 hours of live LMS demos from eight different vendors. The vendors were competing for two unique, extended enterprise LMS opportunities. LMS Buyer Background. LMS Demo Do’s. The average five-year bid was $900K.

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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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Talented Learning

APRIL 26, 2017

Let’s look first at what’s happening in today’s continuing education market and then let’s talk about factors you should consider when selecting a CEU-friendly LMS. CEUs Meet Employee LMS: Oil Meets Water? Why do CE content providers have such a hard time finding an appropriate LMS out of the box?

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

I bump into LinkedIn posts from learning professionals who are overwhelmed by LMS challenges. 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. New LMS Realities. Roll the dice?

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Especially what am I missing, what will be useful for an audience of corporate learning folks who are contemplating LMS selection, what won't be useful (and I should delete). He is very open to input and ideas on this subject and, really, any other. Help me make this presentation better. Here are links to those articles.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2016

It is not easy choosing the best LMS for 2016. LMS specialists of every size, shape and focus continue to enter the space with impressive new capabilities. In years past, the same dozen or so vendors competed for all the LMS market share. Finding the Best LMS in a Complex World. BEST ALL-PURPOSE EXTENDED ENTERPRISE LMS.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Making Sense of LMS License Models. Throughout the last month, I’ve reviewed 12 RFP responses for 3 different LMS business scenarios: association learning, commercial training and corporate channel/customer education. There are more than 700 LMS vendors today, yet there is no standard usage-based LMS license model.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The way I started out, was monitoring close to 900 systems that align with corporate, NPOs (non-profits), associations and even government. If If the vendor was a custom shop building a system, off say Moodle or whatever code they are using that is open source? Any open-source solution? If you like, then RFP it. Not

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Perhaps toss in workforce management, that for sure, will get an professional association running – away. . It only happens in the learning system space, and specifically in the LMS market in the corporate space no less. But flip over onto corporate and the floodgates open. They are definitely not an LMS.

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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. And why is open source gaining momentum as a foundation for extended enterprise learning ?

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 1, 2014

LMS Report Criteria. Secondly, areas were identified by which a point total would be assigned based on them achieving all those points in that specific section (varied by each section – using my LMS RFP template – newest version, not yet posted, but will be included in the report for anyone to use). Frog (K-6).

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! 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. In fact, we estimate that this is the fastest growing LMS segment. #13

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2019

If after a few years, nobody can recall your name, or remember your name or even associate your name with the type of product you are, then you need to change your name. Then others may respond via various types of connectors or APIs that are associated with types of communication or digital workspace, such as Slack or Microsoft Teams. .

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Acorn LMS (Combo) (FAL) – Big wins – SMS notifications – Holy Mackerel – how many vendors offer this without an integration? They play well in the association space, and especially in the small business space. CEUs/CPDs is essential in an association system, and they have it. This is in order.

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Audience Type – Employees, B2B (Customer training/education, association, etc.), What is an LMS? LMS by Committee. LMS vendor calls. To RFP or not RFP. LMS Forecasts for 2019. How to develop a game plan for buying an LMS. CourseStage* – Strong system in the association market.

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WBT Systems

MARCH 7, 2017

Many associations have, at some point, considered the benefits of choosing an open source LMS for delivering their education programs. This is especially true of associations that may be considering implementing an online learning platform for the first time, or those with a limited budget. Staffing Resources.

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 16, 2023

With so many Gen-AI Learning Language models, including open source ones, you would think someone would be “let’s go this way,” rather than everyone else’s way. People hate their learning system (okay, they use the type, often LMS). Maybe today it is ChatGPT (cheaper token-wise). Bite-sized learning.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

So this is an open resource for anyone who wants to understand the fundamentals of customer education? They needed to streamline their RFP response process. In this case, by the time I engage with a vendor, I’ve got everything laid out, so we can replicate it in an LMS and take it to the next level.

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LifterLMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In this LMScast episode, Andy Whitaker explore the landscape of eLearning standards, focusing on SCORM, AICC, and XAPI for WordPress LMS. 2023 WordPress LMS Buyer’s Guide Exclusive Download ! As you likely know, WordPress has a huge open source contributor component to it. So the, with the LMS industry in WordPress.

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Talented Learning

JULY 13, 2017

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. The Docebo LMS has come a long way since we first reviewed it in 2014. Here was my assessment at that time: Docebo is an excellent option for your first or second internal or extended enterprise LMS. Docebo has built a pure cloud LMS that now supports over 1200 customers. (By

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

In January, I outlined “ 18 LMS trends to watch in 2018.” Although the list isn’t exhaustive, it is based on my experience with hundreds of LMS solutions I track and dozens of recent purchasing opportunities I’ve managed. UPDATE: Some people say the LMS is dead. Specialists now rule the LMS world.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 5, 2017

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory. Somehow I made it through more than 3 years without reviewing Adobe Captivate Prime LMS. Immediately, I was directed to my own dedicated area of the LMS and presented with friendly “getting started” video tutorials to learn about key concepts and features before giving them a try.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

At Talented Learning, we help all kinds of organizations big and small find the right LMS for their needs. With 13 years in LMS sales and now nearly 3 years as LMS selection consultants, we’ve been directly involved in $65,000,000 worth of LMS selling and buying. LMS Selection: The Challenge.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

There are learning system vendors out there who push the term “traditional” to refer to an LMS, even though there is nothing that validates that. Thus, you type in LMS, and they appear – yet, pitch they are not an LMS. Originally there were three types of systems – LMS, LCMS, CMS to a degree.

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

On this Valentine’s Day, instead of plying you with sweet treats that may inspire a strong initial attraction that will fizzle out over time, we want to walk you through the 4 stages of truly falling in love with your LMS, and making sure your learners do the same. Stage One: Falling in Love. For many people, love begins with lust.

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Training Orchestra

JANUARY 10, 2022

From global financial services companies to national utility unions and international communications groups , everyone from L&D Departments, to training businesses , associations, and those training their extended enterprise use training software. Wider reach – training software opens up learning to a much wider audience.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 28, 2017

The session will include at least 20 minutes of open Q&A. Select three effective opening and closing strategies that work online. You’ll discover best practices and lessons learned, gaining insights into how Adventist: Integrated its LMS platform with both a legacy and future-state HRIS.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 7, 2020

If I was considering Fuse for customer education/partner training, or for an association, and I needed e-commerce, I’d look elsewhere. As I always say, if I only want to learn how to do labels in Excel, why do I have to learn how to open a file? Assigned learning can skew the recommendation engine. Internet bandwidth speed.

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LifterLMS

AUGUST 28, 2021

I came on a little bit later when it was more virtualized, but still it was like five hours a week of getting on calls with somebody and one on many kind of training, and then there was a test and then you had to do like a case study and there was a lot of work associated with getting that certification badge. Adrian Tobey: I do that a lot.

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