Petra Mayer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Transcription This is an elearning case study for the development of requirements document for an E Learning product. This case study discovers the step by step process through discovery to documentation or of an RFP document. Objectives Clarify the requirements for the elearning product of this client. The result?

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2022

One item, that people who are looking for a learning system often perceive is that the RFP will be the key deciding factor on selecting or at least narrowing down their list for a learning system. The IT folks involved in the RFP is another monster. Cookie is one thing, but it tends to slide more towards Frankenstein. HR involvement.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2024

Stage Two Creating the RFP document These are the typical routes people go when creating the RFP (BTW, save time, use my template that said) Put in 90% that every vendor already has – but you are unaware. Write an RFP that is massive in size. Use Nobody loves or likes creating an RFP/RFI or whatever you do. It

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Learning System System RFP vendor 69

Schoox

MAY 18, 2021

Armed with answers to these questions makes any conversation you have with a vendor a lot more productive. They may have a training platform that ticks all the generic boxes outlined in an RFP template. One mistake we see organizations make is when they use a “requests for proposal” (RFP) template.

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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. Maybe it is the product. The fact of the matter is nobody loves creating RFP/RFIs. They can be 25 pages.

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Training Orchestra

JANUARY 31, 2024

Increased Customer and Partner Training 2024 will see an increase in the amount of customer education and partner training, contributing to enhanced extended enterprise training programs. Globally, software and technology usage is set to increase 300% by 2027, meaning customers and partners will need a lot more support.

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Trends Association Learning Management System Authoring Tools Management 59

PDG

MAY 15, 2023

Many forward-thinking leaders shifted their business strategy during the recent pandemic to engage customers in new ways. Budgets are more scrutinized, and every dollar spent is put under a microscope. These ‘flags’ might be a specific dollar amount, product volume, contract length, or the number of people involved in a decision.

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Talented Learning

JULY 16, 2019

For each solution, we conduct executive briefings, product demonstrations and customer interviews. That’s why we communicate requirements in a structured request for proposal (RFP). If qualified vendors want to be considered, they must reply to the RFP in full. 6) Can we choose the right LMS without issuing a formal RFP?

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Degreed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This means thinking about the process as much more than an exercise in checking off a list of product features or compliance points.Let’s explore three key steps you can take to make the bid process for a new learning tech solution work for you and your organization. With your business case in hand, it’s time to secure an approved budget.

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Petra Mayer

JULY 3, 2019

Typically, this is done through a “Request-for-Information” (RFI) process or through a “Request-for-Proposal” (RFP). The role of demos, walks-throughs and product tests. Many LMS providers will offer a product demo. The more you can get this to be customized to your needs, the more applicable the information will be.

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Inquisiq

APRIL 30, 2020

A lot of our customers are refugees from other LMS provider. We’ve heard many reasons why a customer exploring our LMS is looking to leave the system they currently use; some of the more common are: Not learner-friendly. D evelop your RFP and the relationships. Lacks reporting flexibility. Too many unforeseen expenses.

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Learning Pool

MARCH 16, 2022

Your budget. The first consideration is your available budget. If you only have the budget for one system and are referring to, or gaining inspiration from, the Fosway 9-Grid for Learning Systems , you will need a learning suite , not a specialist. Be clear exactly what the costs are.

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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. But what role does customer education play in this process? And what does effective customer education actually look like?

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 19, 2023

” There are a lot of products already out there for someone to choose from, and in this analysis I focused on the whole PDF (and it can include other documents depending on the platform) and the usage of text-based generative AI. On the Gen-AI PDF options (all products BTW you can find on the web), the results were all over the map.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 28, 2012

Some attendees were the victims of an LMS that had been acquired from a merger which had affected the product support. Some attendees mentioned that their current LMS vendor was either out of business or ending a product, but others are just simply unhappy with their current platform. The “Dirty Little Secret” About RFPs.

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eLearningMind

MAY 10, 2022

All products, processes, and technologies related to that sub-task are then owned, implemented, and managed by the outsourcing vendor. Cost: Will your efforts result in a lower-cost product than outsourcing it? Create a Request for Proposals (RFP). Evaluate responses to your RFP from qualified training outsourcing companies.

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WBT Systems

MARCH 13, 2018

They know the strengths of each product as well as its integration capabilities, the ways associations use the product, and the company’s culture. You’ll choose technology that helps you deliver the best learning experience possible to members and customers, and the maximum revenue to your bottom line.

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learnWorlds

MAY 29, 2023

Browsing the LMS vendor’s product page is nowhere near enough to get an accurate estimation of whether they can actually meet your training needs and support you in your goals – you need to dig deeper. What is an LMS RFP and Why Do You Need One? An LMS RFP is helpful for both parties involved. First Section: About You 2.

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dVinci Interactive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

More often than not, though, there is limited time and budget to conduct a thorough analysis, if at all. One of the most important questions a brief answers for a marketing agency is the reason to believe—the compelling reason the target audience should choose the product. Related Blog Post: Boost Your ROI with a Better eLearning RFP.

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ICS Learning

AUGUST 26, 2013

Many new products and technologies are available and, in general, the industry has matured. These new options have made e-Learning much more achievable for smaller companies with limited resources and budgets. This enables you to purchase standard “off-the-shelf” products. Custom development will usually take weeks or months.

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eLearning Blender

SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

Writing an RFP - What a Conundrum! All the articles say that a crucial part of the LMS selection process is writing a quality RFP, but nobody goes on to tell you how. In my own interest, I am going to attempt to answer the question of how to write a quality RFP. What is an RFP?: Why write an RFP? Why write an RFP?:

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Talented Learning

JUNE 7, 2016

Some people even think customer dissatisfaction is the reason there are 700 LMS vendors. LMS customer satisfaction is actually more of a bell curve, ranging from extreme hate to true love. The customer? This leads to decisions made in haste as budget deadlines loom. So they send the RFP to too few or too many.

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eLearning 24-7

MARCH 19, 2011

For some people, creating a RFP can be an exciting experience unmatched in the annuals of time. When people need a RFP, they think “Internet&#. As in, let me see if there is one on the Internet, I can use as my RFP. The RFP may be geared actually to the vendor whose site you have pulled it down from. Three letters.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 26, 2023

Now, if you want employee learning only, and you go to a vendor who only does customer training, then the initial “use case” rejection (politely) is understandable. Considering the person pre-qualifying you, is not at the expert level of customer training, I found this extremely displeasing and unsettling.

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Learning System System vendor Association Learning Management System 63

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2018

And what business benefits should you expect when educating customers or others outside of your organization? 2 Customer Education Meets Customer Success – Understanding Salesforce.com/LMS Integration. 2 Best Customer Education Blogs: 25 Must-Reads for Learning Professionals. What is xAPI ?

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Enterprise 73

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The problem with asking random folks to recommend an LMS is that they have no idea on what specific functionality you need, nor your budget, nor your challenges or issues you are facing, nor your requirements, nor your training approach or L&D approach, nor your experience with e-learning. And many you can schedule a demo, send RFP, etc.

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2018

Best booth or best product, means ZERO except a way for the vendor to show off this award. Best product doesn’t mean it is the best product in the way you think it means. . There isn’t someone using an extensive criteria, testing out the product, scoring each piece of it and so on. Do you have xAPI?

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Instead, these are precision tools, aimed at customers who are grappling with well-defined issues. This has opened the door for small and medium-sized buyers to invest learning platforms to support education programs for employees, channel partners, customers and other external audiences. Increased customer satisfaction.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

7) How can our education programs appeal to younger members on a limited budget? We have a tight tech budget. Bottom-line – technology costs are no longer a deal-breaker for low-budget continuing education providers. Customer support and. When to issue an RFP (or not). Brand recognition. REPLAY THIS WEBINAR NOW!

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Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

And you know, in certain fields—you know, sales is a really great example of it or, you know, a specific product training—there's very specific data points that govern the role and business performance. The ones that show up with that RFP of like, we're not looking for a tech vendor or, you know, a content solution.

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Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

And you know, in certain fields—you know, sales is a really great example of it or, you know, a specific product training—there's very specific data points that govern the role and business performance. The ones that show up with that RFP of like, we're not looking for a tech vendor or, you know, a content solution.

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Digital Metrics Performance Support Performance 52

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 24, 2019

Thus, you can be always assured that the best of the best will be on the platform, no more searching for months, reaching out to vendors who never respond (ours do), spending way too much time seeing if the system has what you need AND as a result blasting RFPs to vendors who won’t meet your needs and your budget!

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Learning System System LCMS Compliance Training 56

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 2, 2019

Sure some folks are using VR and loving it with their training, and many of these entities have the budgets to pull it off. But the problem is more than just the headset, rather it getting buy-in from the C-level folks that this is a must for your budget, especially when you just received the green light to drop 50K on a new LMS.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 23, 2018

Since then, we’ve seen an explosion in the number of modern LMS vendors, and in enthusiasm for strategies and technologies that help organizations educate customers, channel partners and other external audiences. So what happens when you want to educate customers, channel partners and others across your extended enterprise?

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

What I am truly waiting for are vendors who say, look we are only focusing on external customers, not those seeking internal training. I’ve worked at companies with less than 1,000 employees and had a bigger budget than one company I had with over 5,000 employees. Other Buzz terms to be on the look out: Anti-LMS.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2016

We have spent the last three years meeting more than 125 vendors — learning who they are, what they do, why they are unique, and who their customers are. Then we’ve boiled-off the marketing fluff and scientifically compared solutions by tracking and evaluating hundreds of LMS product, service and business characteristics.

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 14, 2015

Capterra’s LMS study, found 26% of folks were unhappy with their LMS (based on a survey of over 100 LMS customers). Just as in any industry there are people who lie or as we say “misrepresented” their product. Or they send the RFP after a discussion, but before seeing the product. It hurts everyone.

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