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How to Create a Really Good LMS RFP

WBT Systems

You finally got the budget to purchase a learning management system (LMS). Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? You know the answer already if you read last week’s post : an LMS RFP is not the first step of the selection process, it’s the result of the first step.

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The Latest – Learning System RFI Template

eLearning 24-7

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. Okay, one version does. They can be 25 pages.

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LMS Selection Roulette: Who Can You Trust?

Talented Learning

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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LMS License Models: What in the World is Going On?

Talented Learning

“How much does an LMS cost?” ” As an LMS research analyst and vendor selection consultant, I get a version of that question often from both LMS buyers and sellers. ” With over 650 LMS solutions in the world there is no universal LMS license model nor commonly accepted standard price ranges.

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The potential pitfalls of a custom LMS solution

LearnUpon

It is nearly 13 years since I started working in the LMS space. That time has been split between working on customized LMS implementations (about 8 years) and cloud-based LMS solutions during my time with LearnUpon. Reasons to choose a custom LMS. Pitfalls of a custom LMS solution. LMS Vendor QA. Bug Fixing.

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Top 10 Learning Systems 23-24

eLearning 24-7

The way I started out, was monitoring close to 900 systems that align with corporate, NPOs (non-profits), associations and even government. If If you like, then RFP it. Not Honestly, if someone has a background in cooking and traveling, why would you take their word for the best LMS? Not the other way around.  I go global.

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Learning System Award Winners 2019

eLearning 24-7

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). In no particular order, but for folks wondering what type of learning system they are, the first group are in the LMS market. LEP/LXP market.