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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Abila

OCTOBER 25, 2018

However, implementing a learning program with a corresponding learning management system (LMS) is easier said than done. Associations may struggle to find the technology that’s right for them, in part because they’re unsure about what they need in an LMS. Pre-vet and shortlist vendors. Identify and clarify objectives.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS Association LMS 40

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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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 92

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.

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Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS LMS 0

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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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

LMS aka Learning Management System. A vendor says “elearning course” ignoring that it really has a hyphen between the e and the l. I never understood why a vendor does this. Why can’t a vendor simply say video? LXP – Learning Experience Platform. Learning Platform. Cohort-based learning platform.

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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.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS vendor 75

Talented Learning

APRIL 18, 2017

Why does everything about the LMS market seem so complex? In this environment, no one can afford to make an LMS buying decision without understanding what’s “inside” a learning platform. The LMS Sandbox: Blessing or Curse? The LMS Sandbox: Blessing or Curse? 2) Vendor Identification.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 80

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 they were a vendor who played in EdTech (K-12, HE) but also played into corporate and did so, not just by having clients find them, but actively through marketing, they were considered too. Strictly

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Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 69

WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

Back at the office, this process is paralleled as the new year kick-starts strategic planning sessions to set goals for association management, covering everything from membership growth and retention to updating education and certification programs. New Year, New Goals, New Technology.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS Association Learning Technologies 56

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 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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Trust Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 63

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Once a darling of vendors who used it to show their demos, now? In fact, in 2019, I did not see one demo from a vendor on Adobe Connect. Personally a vendor can call their system whatever they want, but there are a few factoids to remember about micro-learning. Cumbersome? Not so much. You tell me, is that a good thing?

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RFP Micro-Learning vendor SAP 65

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Questions – Each learning system vendor was asked a series of questions. I recognize that not everyone – i.e. vendor has the funds to invest heavily into the UI/UX, and thus I put that into context when reviewing a system. Here is the take vendors love to say, 1. Based on their responses, points were awarded.

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Learning System System Metrics vendor 98

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 26, 2023

Probably the least fun experience you will ever have when looking at or considering any type of learning system (LMS, LXP, EXP, Learning Platform, Craig’s Javalinas R US, etc.). The majority of vendors will continue, regardless of what you espouse. The vendor is Skill Jar. The way this happened? They push for it.

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Learning System System vendor Association Learning Management System 63

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. Significant increase in sales effectiveness.

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Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 104

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. In each case, we asked vendors for pricing tailored to the client’s unique usage patterns.

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License Association Learning Management System Association LMS Cost 40

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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Platform Digital Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 70

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a dot.com survivor (in the tech space), and someone who oversaw an LMS, the day of the layoff was brutal. I focused solely on myself, never even considering or thinking about who is going to handle the e-learning program, especially around the LMS. The answer should be yes) What else can the vendor do to assist here?

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Guide vendor Learning System Association LMS 73

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The third market are learning platforms – these are folks who have many of the standards, include training/learning components, but are not an LMS (and often are more streamlined). Sales Enablement Platforms which have a training and/or learning component – now slide into this category. Knowledge Reinforcement systems?

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Learning System System Saba SumTotal 94

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 23, 2019

On each Vendor listing – as you see in the above catalog example, if the vendor is in my Top 50 rankings for 2019, they will have an icon identifying them, Purple – Top 50, Dark Blue – Top 20, Green – Top 10. . In the area of transparency, these are vendors who have purchased additional options.

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Authoring Tools Association LMS Association Learning Management System Oracle 41

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Countries showing off their latest e-learning (often under the words – distance learning , which should be booted as a term), and vendors showing their products, making their pitches and eating their food in their booth. LMS Report Criteria. Or maybe it is your own sales rep, because they have nothing better to do.

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Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It should be noted that for many of these HCMs, learning is the driver and the one that sales the most, compared to all the other modules if someone was to buy just one module. I’ve seen some PM components entering LXPs and learning platforms, neither of which, would ever say they are an LMS. Assessment tool market?

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Scanning vendor Association LMS Association Learning Management System 47

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

In this riveting issue we will be covering the international e-learning scene, my State of the Industry LMS Report – specifically the Top 50, LMS ROI, e-learning costs and web conferencing. Before we can purchase a LMS, my boss wants to know what is the ROI? Let’s jump right in. Can you help out?

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Issue Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS 69

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. They needed to streamline their RFP response process. What accounts are they associated with?

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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.

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Docebo Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS 100

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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Association Learning Management System LMS Learning System Association LMS 75

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Never assume that they know the terminology in the industry, nor assume that what you think one term means, doesn’t necessarily mean what the vendor thinks it means. In the Enterprise and Large Enterprise it is not uncommon to get pricing that is quite high, especially if the vendor knows procurement is involved.

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Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 79

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This post covers what you SHOULD NOT DO when buying any type of learning system, regardless if it is an LXP, LMS, Learning Platform, SEP, DLP or even any type of talent or performance management system (for the folks who are not looking at learning, but are looking at PM or TM). Ask everyone at your company, etc. Yes, listen.

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Learning System System RFP Metrics 44

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. Although this LMS is designed for small-to-medium sized organizations, it is more powerful than I expected. Good LMS for small, simple solutions. Ease of use. Simple pricing.

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Adobe Captivate Adobe Association Learning Management System Captivate 68

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

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.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 40

SweetRush

JULY 11, 2022

Most of us associate “off-the-shelf” training with eLearning that’s purchased and loaded into an LMS. Many content providers and professional associations allow you to stream content directly from their proprietary platforms. Today, there are literally hundreds of vendors to choose from. Streaming services .

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Compliance Training Custom eLearning Development Blended Learning Solution 69

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. Training software features and benefits.

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Compliance Training Software Association Learning Management System Management 52

Limestone Learning

MARCH 28, 2017

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. Of the organizations that currently use analytics, the approach that’s most popular is reporting on data generated by a learning management system (LMS).

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Free Webcast Diversity Training Compliance Training 40

learnWorlds

MARCH 30, 2022

LMS implementation. Alex is a Customer Success Executive with experience in building post-sale teams to reduce churn and increase growth at high-growth B2B SaaS scale-ups. When Sales Met Customer Success: A Love Story. Feature fatigue and the risk of overcomplicating RFP technology with features. Curriculum management.

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Expert Custom Education Summary 52