WBT Systems

MARCH 13, 2018

Or, to ensure you absolutely get the best LMS for your association, hire an LMS consultant to help you with requirements, selection, and implementation. Benefits of Working with an LMS Consultant. LMS consultants have helped dozens, if not hundreds, of associations choose the best LMS for their needs.

Association Learning Management System 44

Association Learning Management System Association LMS Consulting LMS 44

Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Talented Learning is a news, research and consulting organization dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of extended enterprise learning technology solutions. John helps organizations define their business case, identify requirements, short list vendors, write and manage the RFP and negotiate a great deal.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Report 177

Talented Learning

MARCH 4, 2020

An acquisition may mean instant access to a massive new customer base or lucrative distribution channels. But here’s the rub: Although an acquisition may be good for companies and investors on both sides of the deal, it’s rarely a treat for customers of the acquired business. My View From the LMS Customer Front Lines.

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Saba Cornerstone LMS Custom 98

KnowledgeAnywhere

MAY 8, 2023

Quality and customization: Avoid the trap of choosing a learning system quickly because it's free or the cheapest, without thinking about quality or customization. Customizability: The system should allow for customization to meet the unique needs of your company and employees.

Learning System 75

Learning System Diversity Training System Companies 75

Petra Mayer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The objectives for the project Provide information about the Alliance, customer benefits, and the products that the Alliance had to offer beyond what the airline’s offered individually Present information in a fun and engaging way. We started with an RFP process and went to contract then delivered a concept.

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Case Study Study Games RFP 52

Petra Mayer

JULY 3, 2019

Typically, this is done through a “Request-for-Information” (RFI) process or through a “Request-for-Proposal” (RFP). The more you can get this to be customized to your needs, the more applicable the information will be. If so, you may need to compromise on this need or look for customization options. Design customization fees.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System LMS Study Association LMS 40

Talented Learning

JULY 16, 2019

As an independent learning tech consultant, I hear questions like that all the time. 1) When does it make sense to hire a software selection consultant? A good consultant can make the whole process faster, easier and more successful by: Clarifying your needs. How exactly can you avoid missteps when selecting a learning system ?

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LMS RFP Diversity Training vendor 66

PDG

MAY 15, 2023

Many forward-thinking leaders shifted their business strategy during the recent pandemic to engage customers in new ways. Create a Sales Scorecard Before chasing every RFP that lands in your inbox, develop a scorecard that evaluates the likelihood of winning a potential piece of business.

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Strategy RFP ROI Sales 52

Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Talented Learning is a news, research and consulting organization dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of extended enterprise learning technology solutions. John helps organizations define their business case, identify requirements, short list vendors, write and manage the RFP and negotiate a great deal.

Association Learning Management System 100

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Report 100

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. But if you need direct guidance at any point, feel free to contact me to request a preliminary phone consultation at your convenience.

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Enterprise Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 40

Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

3) What level of LMS customization is reasonable to expect? Well, I think “customization” is a dangerous word. It’s best to avoid customization unless it’s absolutely necessary. 6) As an LMS selection consultant, do you ensure that vendors deliver what they promise?

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 92

WBT Systems

JUNE 19, 2018

Before you even think about creating a request for proposal (RFP), you must spend time on the LMS requirements gathering and analysis process. If you don’t get it right, you won’t create a useful RFP or select the best LMS for your association. You’re going to need at least a budget range for the RFP.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS RFP 44

Paradiso

APRIL 7, 2017

Draft a good RFP (Request for Proposal). Next, download an RFP template! Yes, there is a proper format for an RFP! One that has a customer-centric approach is the one should try considering. Please contact us for demos of any of our Moodle integrations or need free consultation for your LMS project.

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Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

Then we recommend 4 highly qualified, matching vendors to evaluate in a formal RFP process. Now as a selection consultant, I have a better view than most of the best and worst sales people from all over the world. 1) Rather than customizing your RFP response , just reuse a boilerplate proposal. What do I notice?

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Meridian

MARCH 24, 2020

a leading cloud RFP and sales enablement software provider. Ian MacVicar is an accomplished finance and strategic planning expert who currently serves as Managing Director of Invicar Consulting. He is also on the board of RocketDocs, Inc., HAI Group, and The Society of Actuaries.

Meridian 40

Meridian Integrate RFP Director 40

learnWorlds

MAY 29, 2023

Our Request for Proposal (RFP) checklist narrows down all the key questions you must ask LMS vendors, so you can identify the one that meets your requirements without ending up wasting money on a platform that has too many features you don’t even need or too few that will jeopardize the effectiveness of your program.

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RFP LMS Compliance Training vendor 52

Talented Learning

MARCH 4, 2021

At least that’s what it feels like in my world as a learning systems analyst and consultant. Tools for marketing automation, customer relationship management, e-commerce, virtual training and more have been found lacking. Time flies when you’re moving through change. Of course, LMSs aren’t the only weak link.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS Virtual World 138

Talented Learning

JULY 11, 2016

years, I have leveraged that software sales experience as an independent LMS selection consultant. To win, an LMS vendor must vanquish a minimum of 4 to 20 others and be the only one left standing – with each and every new customer. It also leads to irritated LMS selection consultants with elephant-like memories.).

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vendor Sales LMS Tips 67

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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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Hiring a technology consultant may be the solution. I think back to when I managed a stable of consultants in the Milwaukee market. One of my sales people brought me in to talk one of his customers, a Midwest-based department store chain that had gotten off to a very late start in Y2K mitigation. Consultants provide flexibility.

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Consulting Technology Project RFP 215

Degreed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to joining Degreed, Dan worked as a technology solutions consultant and manager, writing and reviewing numerous RFxs. “A Levels of Engagement The levels of engagement you seek from vendors will depend on whether you’re working with an RFI (request for information), RFP (request for a proposal), or an RFQ (request for a quotation).

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vendor Compliance Training Score RFP 59

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 ? Thanks for reading!

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Enterprise 73

LearnUpon

DECEMBER 15, 2016

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. There are however many potential pitfalls and drawbacks of going down the customized LMS route.

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Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Solution 40

eLearningMind

MAY 10, 2022

Create a Request for Proposals (RFP). Evaluate responses to your RFP from qualified training outsourcing companies. The vendor will already have a suite of training modules that they can quickly customize for you to train and certify your team in the most timely manner. So, how do you go about outsourcing? Liabilities.

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Outsource Compliance Training Diversity Training eLearning Developer 52

ICS Learning

AUGUST 26, 2013

Custom development will usually take weeks or months. Regardless of specific design and instructional approaches, there are many decisions that need to be made as to how you will create custom courseware. However, the skill set to create quality custom training is diverse and may be difficult to obtain.

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Sexual Harassment Training Harassment Training Diversity Training Authoring Tools 100

Talented Learning

MAY 14, 2020

The realities of 2020 have accelerated their transformation at every stage of the learning systems life cycle from business case, requirements definition, RFP, contracting, deployment, content development, improvement – everything. Many associations are discovering they are now behind their for-profit competitors. I’m here to help.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association LMS 98

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Regardless, here are this year’s most popular topics: #3 Best Customer Education Blogs – 25 Must-Reads for Learning Professionals. Companies everywhere are striving to gain a competitive edge by improving their customer experience. As a result, interest in customer education is skyrocketing. REPLAY THE WEBINAR NOW!

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Association Learning Management System Authoring Tools Association LMS Enterprise 52

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As learning systems consultants , we’ve seen our share of organizations abandon LMS platforms that once seemed like ideal solutions. Even if you haven’t relied on a consultant for LMS selection , it’s critical to put an independent advisor on your side now. Sadly, this happens all too often with software.

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LMS vendor eLearning Consultant Project 81

Petra Mayer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Lessons for the RFP process. There were a lot of lessons that will help to develop a more detailed RFP (Request for Proposal). For example, it would be beneficial to incorporate into an RFP: Keep all criteria of your requirements separate and provide a templated response form for the vendors to complete.

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Lesson Study Compliance Training LMS 40

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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LMS Enterprise vendor eLearning Consultant 71

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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Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 104

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. Don’t quote customer retention rates without giving real context. You have a 98% customer retention ratio? Free Consult? LMS Demo Do’s. How do you measure that?

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS vendor 75

Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

They can’t get sufficient assistance from customer support. You are an association or commercial training company limping along with a graying, semi-custom open source solution and multiple manual workarounds. 5) Solicit Demos, Proposals and Customer References. It shouldn’t have to be this way.

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Trust Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 63

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Talk with consultants who’ve helped other organizations retool their learning programs. As independent LMS selection consultants , we continuously evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of all vendors in the association market. Customer support and. When to issue an RFP (or not). Vetting every vendor is impractical.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association Education 92

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 26, 2014

If you want to instill fear, the first thing you need to do is assess your prey, err potential customer. Any vendor who sees you as a potential customer, should go to your web site and grab the banner/header or colors and place it in your demo before you begin. And let’s go back to that RFP for a second.

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LMS vendor RFP e-learning vendor 71

CLO Magazine

JULY 18, 2013

Myriad matrices have been developed to help procurement professionals and their customers figure out the best buy scenario.The following features represent a few of those matrices for different competency areas. Often this is data the customer doesn’t have or hasn’t tracked.

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Services vendor Apple RFP 63

Talented Learning

APRIL 26, 2017

Many other continuing education providers rely on custom-built solutions to run their training business — an astounding fact, given that more than 70o commercial learning platforms are available today. Join LMS analyst and selection consultant, John Leh and Sach Chaudhari, CEO of Paradiso Solutions as they explore this topic in depth.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Diversity Training Compliance Training 85