Talented Learning

APRIL 10, 2018

Way back in 1953, when the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) first reported industry financial benchmarks, membership dues represented a whopping 96% of the typical organization’s revenues. In fact, by 2016, subscription income averaged only 45% for trade associations and 30% for professional associations.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

However, it’s not the instant slam-dunk that some vendors may want you to believe – especially for extended enterprise learning. To learning systems vendors, it suggests that you want to change the underlying software code. 6) As an LMS selection consultant, do you ensure that vendors deliver what they promise?

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2018

How do associations develop profitable learner-centered online education programs? What can associations do to develop more profitable learner-centered online education programs? These topics attracted the strongest interest this year: #3 Association Learning Systems: Why and How to Invest in a Specialized LMS.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

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. LMS vendors have vastly different licensing models.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

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. 16 Licensing Levels Rise. Now it’s common to see LMS licensing in the range of $5/user/month or $60/user/year.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? Never send an RFP to 12 vendors or even 8 vendors. Narrow down the field first by: Working with an LMS consultant who narrows it down for you based on your requirements and their market knowledge. What’s your next step?

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Talented Learning

APRIL 26, 2017

People often seek continuing education to earn or maintain a professional license. On the other hand, those seeking professional licenses expect to pay for continuing education. Ultimately, professionals are responsible for maintaining their own license or certification. 5) License and Cost Misalignment.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2018

We wanted to be the most trusted independent source for insight and advice about extended enterprise learning systems. (“Extended enterprise” involves solutions for non-employee audiences such as customers, channel partners, association members and individuals seeking continuing education from commercial training companies.).

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eLearningMind

MAY 10, 2022

The selected vendor is responsible for every aspect of training—from training needs analysis, development, and delivery to ongoing follow-up and re-training. In this approach, companies usually choose outside vendors to deliver a sub-task within their overall training strategy—such as eLearning development. Define your requirements.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 30, 2016

As an LMS selection consultant , I’ve had a front-row seat in the rapid shift toward specialization. For a thorough understanding of “who’s who” in today’s learning technology space, we have published the LMS Almanac , which includes (among other tools for LMS buyers) 75 in-depth vendor profiles.

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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. Selling LMSs is very tough in 2016 because of the plenitude and parity of vendor options.

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Talented Learning

JULY 19, 2016

If you’ve been following the news and analysis from Talented Learning, you know that the thriving 2016 LMS market is comprised of almost 700 vendors, whose solutions can be grouped unequally and imperfectly into corporate, academic, association and continuing education type LMSs. LMS vendors aren’t complaining.

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Coreaxis

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

RFPs help buyers get organized, formalize requirements, evaluate vendors logically, create a historical record and show vendors you are serious. Over the past two years as an independent LMS selection consultant, I’ve helped dozens of buyers use RFPs to buy the best solution for their organization.

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SweetRush

JULY 28, 2022

Because, as we illustrated in our previous article , while you can expect to receive deeper licensing discounts on off-the-shelf content for larger audiences, there is a point at which the balance shifts in favor of custom eLearning. So don’t forget to factor this into your budget for as many years as you expect to need the licenses.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Cost (55%) Avoiding vendor lock-in (40%) Ability to customize (70%) License flexibility (35%) Other (20%)? No license costs. This pressure on support vendors works in the customers favor. Moodle has a central team that works out of Moodle HQ – works more like a proprietary software vendor in that sense.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Instead, nearly all vendors rely on integration with one or more third-party virtual online event applications such as GoToMeeting , Adobe Connect or Cisco WebEx. Typically, communication with experts occurs via text messaging and offline channels but innovative vendors are adding live video to this mix. 2) Peer-to-Peer Collaboration.

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Talented Learning

APRIL 18, 2017

To find the best learning technology fit , we must sort through various learning platform types, license models , functionality, integration capacity , implementation services (or lack of) and overall costs. 2) Vendor Identification. 5) Vendor Qualification. Why Sandboxes Keep Traditional LMS Vendors Up at Night.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Every day, we interview vendors to understand their product strategy, features and roadmap. 21 Vendor Expansion and Consolidation Continue at a Brisk Pace. As 2019 begins, 762 vendors are on our learning systems radar – and new innovators are entering the fray all the time. Most vendors excel in only one of these areas.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 13, 2017

Vendor by vendor, we evaluated solutions — absorbing everything we could find on our own dime. We also considered business models, target customers, documented use cases and product differentiators in multiple categories: functionality, technology, system setup, ongoing support and pricing/license models. We were right.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2019

2 Association Learning Tech Innovation: Reality vs. Hype. Take a closer look from the front lines of the association learning solutions space. #1 As consultants, we’ve seen far too many situations where buyers neglected this step, with disastrous results. 1 The 3 Licensing Models of an LMS (or Any Enterprise Software).

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Talented Learning

JUNE 26, 2018

Recent research by the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) reveals the impact of training on several key dimensions of customer adoption: 68% of trained customers use products more often. Gold, CAE – Director, Education Development – Community Associations Institute. Why So Much Renewed Interest? First Name *.

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Talented Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

It happens when decision makers aren’t aware of other initiatives, or existing systems can’t support specialized use cases associated with external learning audiences. Next, look at the total cost of maintenance and licenses. Vendors no longer focus on training delivery, alone. Actually, this kind of situation isn’t unusual.

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Roundtable Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Reduces costs and time associated with hiring new employees. These tools and the licensing costs that come with them can be expensive. A common disadvantage to outsourced L&D is that there can be a disconnect between the organization and the vendor. How To Find A Trusted Partner.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2019

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Open source learning platforms like Moodle have driven closed source LMS vendors to reduce their price points dramatically over the years. In fact, with a whopping 176 million users, Moodle is the world’s most popular learning platform – not just among educational institutions, but associations and corporations, as well.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

So, you’re making your training resources available to vendors, consultants, customers, users etc. It does this by ensuring that all your vendors and suppliers are on the same page. Are these customers, vendors, distributors, etc.? A capable LMS can accommodate more users as per the licensing agreement.

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Talented Learning

OCTOBER 13, 2016

As I get deeper and deeper into the industry, I’m more convinced than ever that “focus” is the key LMS technology trend of today’s winning vendors. Unfortunately, it is too easy for LMS vendors and buyers to get lost in the “me too” feature race and fail to see the forest for the trees. I’ve heard there are 700 LMS vendors.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2020

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LearnUpon

DECEMBER 15, 2016

LMS Vendor QA. There are other risks that come with a long implementation timeframe such as hardware going out of date, new browsers getting released that now need to be supported, key people might leave on the vendor side or from your company, etc. You will get a project plan that will look something like: Project kick-off.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 5, 2019

That was the goal when the DirectEmployers Association (DE) envisioned its new learning portal, DE Academy. Q&A HIGHLIGHTS: Tell us about the DirectEmployers Association. JEN: That’s where our consultant Carla Downing came in. Who are the vendors? But what does it take to move from concept to reality?

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Talented Learning

MAY 16, 2018

I genuinely love helping associations select learning management systems (LMS). Here’s why: As non-profit entities with a mission, associations aim to improve the world in countless ways by advancing ideas, people and professions. Association Learning eCommerce: Why So Complex? Not confused enough yet?

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 15, 2018

This approach is often criticized for lack of content portability when switching LMS vendors. However, vendors are reducing this risk with automated content migration capabilities. The best-known example is OpenSesame , with multiple licensing models: pay-per-use, volume purchasing and subscription pricing. First Name *.

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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. What is off-the-shelf training?

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

It also means that independent learning technology consultants like me are enjoying pretty good job security these days.). For example, consider the association segment of the LMS industry. Only a few years ago I was writing about how smart associations were adopting LMS technology as a foundation for continuing education programs.

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 30, 2019

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Specifically, today we focus on top learning and certification solutions used by trade and professional associations , mission-driven non-profits, commercial training providers, trade schools and subject matter experts. Not surprisingly, many continuing education learning systems vendors are specialists.

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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. Support and Maintenance.

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