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? In fact, nearly 1000 vendors are on our radar! The clock runs out before they can determine which vendors are truly relevant. Today we’re tackling LMS selection.

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 26, 2021

“ Heart, leaves, foliage ” by Bianca Mentil is licensed by Pixabay. Join Global Digital Learning Innovations Lead at British American Tobacco, Amritha Murali, and Degreed’s Head of Global Communication, Sarah Danzl, for an engaging session about: How to get started with a skills strategy. Thursday, February 4, 2021, 10 a.m.–11

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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. READ OUR 2017 AWARDS POST!

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2015

At Talented Learning, an independent learning tech market research and consulting firm, we recently compiled an obnoxious 85 question survey detailing over 450 points of LMS business, market and functional data. We took the much tougher path and went to the LMS vendors one by one to get the best, most accurate and timely data.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2018

We also produce monthly webinars and podcasts featuring conversations with leading practitioners and innovators. What role does learning technology innovation play in franchise business success? 3 For LMS Vendors: Why It Pays to Wake Up to Extended Enterprise Learning. This guide walks you through each phase in the process.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Talk with consultants who’ve helped other organizations retool their learning programs. Some systems offer a licensing structure that lets you start small at a very reasonable cost. Vetting every vendor is impractical. 11) How important is finding the right vendor culture “fit”? Licensing structure.

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Talented Learning

APRIL 26, 2017

Thanks to a surge in learning technology innovation and greater demand for a workforce with proven professional skills , the business of selling continuing education units ( CEUs ) is growing bigger each day. People often seek continuing education to earn or maintain a professional license. 5) License and Cost Misalignment.

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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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Talented Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

I’ve spent my whole career looking at how organizations innovate and push the envelope with extended enterprise learning. Next, look at the total cost of maintenance and licenses. Vendors no longer focus on training delivery, alone. Meanwhile, learning technology innovation continues to move in all directions, simultaneously.

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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. Where do innovation and ideas come from? They do have different licensing. But a free puppy – requires care and feeding.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 18, 2018

To test this theory, we began investigating LMS vendors, documenting their extended enterprise capabilities and client case studies in detail. Now, five years later, we’ve assessed more 200 vendors and shared our findings publicly through hundreds of blog posts, webinars , podcasts and research papers. Conclusion.

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Talented Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Four years ago, very few consultants had sufficient knowledge or desire to match potential buyers with specialized “ extended enterprise learning ” systems. Along came a groundswell of mainstream innovation – cloud computing, mobile technology, ecommerce and social media. LMS Demand: New Waves of Unexpected Interest. Conclusion.

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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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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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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Many learning organizations say analytics software is cost-prohibitive because the upfront licensing expense is too high, or they must invest too heavily in user training – or both. For instance, although some BI dashboard vendors offer free trials, set-up and configuration costs have been known to reach $20,000 or more.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Our trends lists reflect how learning systems buyers are actually driving innovation with their dollars! Every day, we interview vendors to understand their product strategy, features and roadmap. 21 Vendor Expansion and Consolidation Continue at a Brisk Pace. Most vendors excel in only one of these areas.

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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. 7) Live Proctoring.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Two years ago, we launched our podcast series, “ The Talented Learning Show “ for convenient access to one-on-one conversations with leading learning technology innovators and practitioners. 2 Association Learning Tech Innovation: Reality vs. Hype. 1 The 3 Licensing Models of an LMS (or Any Enterprise Software).

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Roundtable Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Over the next decade, L&D will be the most important and innovative department for the most profitable organizations. It’s proven that organizations with an innovative culture of learning perform higher, attract more talented employees, and have higher levels of customer satisfaction. How To Find A Trusted Partner.

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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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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Several of the vendors also button-holed me to discuss my previous blogpost Upstairs downstairs , where I gave a critical report on the previous week's Learning Technologies Conference London exhibition. To their credit, the vendors at this exhibition seemed to be a little more in contact with their training and teaching colleagues.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 26, 2019

We provide that support to our partners , who then innovate and provide personalized, customized service to their customers. Well, with traditional proprietary software , vendors tend to control what a solution can or cannot do to meet the needs of a business. Some partners are very large consulting firms like Deloitte.

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Talented Learning

MAY 1, 2018

I wanted to offer learning professionals more opportunities to hear about technology topics and trends directly from industry innovators, experts and practitioners. Want to expand your learning program reach to customers, channel partners or others, but can’t afford the incremental licenses? Find vendor intelligence you can trust.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2019

That’s why I invite innovation leaders to share updates in these 30-minute audio sprints. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Open source learning platforms like Moodle have driven closed source LMS vendors to reduce their price points dramatically over the years. We’re not the only vendor that provides open source learning solutions.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2020

“ Winter, landscape, snow ” by Michael Gaida is licensed by Pixabay. Join Olu Burrell, CEO of Olu Burrell Consulting, for a session where you’ll: Learn the Three Value Proposition , a framework for aligning your values to your career path no matter the conditions. 2020 turned us upside down and inside out.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

ABOUT SAHANA CHATTOPADHYAY (Social Learning & Collaboration Strategist, Performance Consultant Exploring Emergent Learning, Blogger). Sahana Chattopadhyay is a performance consultant and an L&D professional with 15 years of experience in the field of academia and organizational learning. THE INTERVIEW: 1.

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Talented Learning

JUNE 26, 2018

There is only one chance to make a first impression, and this realization has raised the stakes for customer education sponsors as well as LMS vendors. Submit the form below to schedule a free preliminary consultation at your convenience. Ultimately, this requirement has led to the birth of the customer LMS segment! First Name *.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

On a regular basis, I’ll be interviewing some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the field of extended enterprise learning – including vendor executives, consultants, customers and more. Recent stats show that about 30% of software licenses go unused, or underused. To retain revenues from existing accounts.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 15, 2018

Legitimate innovation exists but its hard to identify what is pragmatic vs. trendy or popular. 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. Learning Content Survey: What Are Your Priorities?

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Talented Learning

APRIL 10, 2018

But with the rise of high-speed internet connections, cloud computing, mobile devices, video compression and other recent innovations, online learning has become the norm. professional licenses and credentials are governed by state regulations. Submit the form below to schedule a free preliminary consultation at your convenience.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 2, 2021

ABOUT KEVIN THORN: Kevin Thorn is an award-winning e-learning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC. , Join us on this exciting journey as we engage with thought leaders and learning innovators to see what the future of our industry looks like. KEVIN THORN - CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS.

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SweetRush

JULY 11, 2022

When you sign up for a professional training class or bring a vendor in-house to deliver a specific program, you’re signing up for an experience that has already been developed and that will be facilitated in the same way over and over again for different audiences. . Today, there are literally hundreds of vendors to choose from.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 15, 2020

At open source companies, a customer training person is often an early hire and customer education becomes one of their first sources of revenue. • Open source companies typically develop highly innovative technologies. Open source vendors are only a subset of that niche, with maybe hundreds of companies. Are you crazy?”

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 30, 2019

“ Nature, heart, love ” by Bea GB is licensed by Pixabay. Well, the world of learning and development is loving showing you some love, with a bouquet of free webinars on everything from instructional design to performance consulting , plus tons more. With February comes romance—are you feeling the love?

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2020

They differentiate themselves not only through innovative functionality, but also industry-specific expertise, integration capabilities, professional services, accessible pricing and other unique characteristics. 3) Specialists and Cloud LMS Vendors Win the Extended Enterprise Race. These are mostly “specialist” platforms.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

You may know me as an independent learning systems consultant. Six years ago I pivoted after 14 years on the front lines with two major commercial LMS vendors. Vendors: Read that market size statistic again and let it sink in.). Historically, commercial software vendors dominated this segment. Open Source vs.

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