Rustici Software

APRIL 29, 2021

There were long plane trips, new places, team shirts, and product demos. The thing I miss most about conferences is the serendipitous chance to be in front of customers. Our live product demo, Bringing Order to the Chaos: Solutions for Effective Content Distribution , will focus on your content distribution strategy.

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eLearning Strategy Strategy Learning Strategy RFP 77

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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Templates Learning System System RFP 59

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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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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LMS RFP Diversity Training vendor 66

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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Association Learning Management System LMS Study Association LMS 40

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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Limestone Learning

MAY 1, 2017

Monday, May 1, 2017, 8AM – 9AM PT: How to Crack the Code of Employee Disengagement and Increase Patient Satisfaction (Free for ATD members) One of the best ways to drive clinical excellence, improve the patient experience and guarantee their return if they need care again is to ensure that your employees are engaged.

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Free Webcast Blended Learning Develop 40

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! And that by no means is a marker to not being experienced or not knowing the product or the market. One that has a customer-centric approach is the one should try considering. Seeing is believing!

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Moodle Services Providers RFP 70

eLearningMind

APRIL 19, 2022

Without it and other similar products, authors, writers, and publishers would struggle to produce high-grade content. At a more practical level, eLearning authoring tools help course developers leverage a range of digital content—text, audio, graphics, video, 3D art, interactive imagery—to create and deliver customized learning experiences.

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Authoring Tools eLearning Tools Best eLearning Authoring 52

Talented Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

For instance, in the corporate world , that could include customers, prospects, channel partners, franchisees, contractors, suppliers and perhaps employees, too. Recently, we helped association leaders answer that question with a special “LMS Buyers Companion” post, filled with free resources for continuing education providers.

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Enterprise Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 40

Cloudshare

JANUARY 8, 2020

If you sell technology products, an unsung hero sits nearby. He or she is the expert you call on to help prospects understand why to choose your products. Darrow claims the responsibility of SEs include driving the product roadmap, refining sales forecasts and optimizing the sales process. What are customers really looking for?

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Engineering Sales Authoring Tools RFP 52

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. 1: Get ready. These are your “business-critical requirements.

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vendor Compliance Training Score RFP 59

learnWorlds

JUNE 12, 2023

Offering continuous employee training has significant benefits all around – employee performance and productivity improve, new opportunities for career growth arise, and employees are more satisfied with their jobs and more likely to stick around. Social learning All work and no fun is boring; the same is true with online learning.

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Compliance Training Diversity Training Harassment Training LMS 52

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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RFP LMS Compliance Training vendor 52

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. With the standalones, the ones I tried out are 100% free. One even has a chrome extension (shudders).

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PDF Analysis Solution Summary 61

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. That’s one reason why we clarify buyer requirements in a formal RFP. Configuration is what you are looking for.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS vendor 92

CommLab India

MARCH 7, 2017

These software applications allow you to host, manage, and track training programs in a hassle-free manner. Select the vendors who score high, and contact them for the next step — a demonstration of their product. Step 4: Request LMS Vendors for a Free Trial of Their Products.

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vendor LMS RFP Moodle 44

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

I spent the past year, seeing a lot of systems, products, tools; attended a few trade shows (that should be a future category), observed trends of this and that, and whalla, the list. . – and in this year’s items, they talked about a swath of their products – and enhancements. Learning System. Methodology.

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RFP Micro-Learning vendor SAP 65

Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

Then we recommend 4 highly qualified, matching vendors to evaluate in a formal RFP process. 1) Rather than customizing your RFP response , just reuse a boilerplate proposal. 3) Structure your pricing in an overly complicated manner that does not address the specific requirements in the RFP. 2) Skip the spellcheeck.

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vendor Association Learning Management System Learning System LMS 68

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 21, 2014

Best of all, its free. I am passing around my hat, feel free to drop tens and twenties in. This idea that unless you have heard of them, they are not a good product or rather they are a lesser product just isn’t true. If you are interested in seeing the basics, then check out my LMS RFP template.

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LMS RFP Cornerstone OnDemand vendor 69

eLearningMind

MAY 10, 2022

All products, processes, and technologies related to that sub-task are then owned, implemented, and managed by the outsourcing vendor. Both approaches, however, free up in-house resources from segments of training workflow they would otherwise own, manage, and administer themselves. Create a Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Outsource Compliance Training Diversity Training eLearning Developer 52

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? So they send the RFP to too few or too many. I don’t think that is the case. Does the vendor deserve the blame?

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LMS vendor RFP License 75

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Author, professor and perpetual fan favorite, Dr. Karl Kapp , makes it easy to understand in this free-wheeling Q&A session. As soon as we finish our monthly live webinar events, we post the recordings in the Talented Learning Center – a free library of low-hype, high-value, on-demand resources. When to issue an RFP (or not).

Association Learning Management System 52

Association Learning Management System Authoring Tools Association LMS Enterprise 52

eLearning 24-7

JULY 21, 2015

Marketing spin is about getting you to buy one product versus another. With some exceptions, vendors will customize the skin of your LMS without additional fee. LMS vendors will add your logo and depending on the vendor make some cool tweaks for you – for free. Always believe that every customization is free. .

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If the vendor was a custom shop building a system, off say Moodle or whatever code they are using that is open source? Any system whereas the main focus of business is custom development with less than 15% learning and or training systems? If you like, then RFP it. Not Strictly EdTech? Any open-source solution? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

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Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 69

Talented Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2018

And what business benefits should you expect when educating customers or others outside of your organization? As soon as we finish our monthly live webinar events, we post the recordings in the Talented Learning Center – a free library of low-hype, high-value, on-demand resources. What is xAPI ? How does it improve learning analytics?

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS Enterprise 73

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Yet, as I have often noted, it is rarely pushed upon in an RFP, let alone a demo. You the consumer can use the support card as part of your RFP process, which I strongly recommend. . No Particular Order (For those who do not want to say “yummy” in their twitter feeds, feel free to say “Recommends”).

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LMS Metrics SumTotal RFP 69

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Everything from which one should I pick, to what do I think of X or Y to whether or not, they should have use a RFP. Sometimes in education, the LMS is free, but again its misleading. Yes, its free- but again, you are renting/leasing it. When should I use a RFP? A RFP is a time waster – for you and the vendors.

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LMS RFP vendor Server 75

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. It’s natural.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association LMS 98

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 1, 2017

Mini Takeaways on several products. Best Product. There were a few video learning platforms there and one product I did like on the video course build side, more on that in a bit. On the other side, I saw a couple of adaptive learning products, that uh, were stretching the adaptive part in general. Glad you asked.

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vendor Micro-Learning SkillSoft Courseware 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 23, 2019

I’m referring to software trials, where you get to test out the product, before you buy. . A competitor could be getting a free look at the system (yes, it does happen, but not as frequent as it once was). The welcome pack includes other perks to entice the customer to reach out, if they need help. Nope, not those.

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Learning System System Authoring Tools vendor 57

Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2016

Since LMS can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and can range in cost from free to millions of dollars, let me quickly frame out the size and scope of each sales opportunity for context. Don’t defend a perceived product gap. Don’t quote customer retention rates without giving real context.

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS vendor 75

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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LMS vendor RFP xapi 40

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 19, 2019

If after a few years, nobody can recall your name, or remember your name or even associate your name with the type of product you are, then you need to change your name. I have found that when it comes to customer training, it is quite common to have the title of “Training” somewhere in there. It goes something like this.

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Platform Digital Association Learning Management System Compliance Training 70

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 24, 2017

What this tells me, is that the vendor thinks they know more about how to train your employees/customers then you do (actually, it also tells me they had no idea on why WBT was designed in the first place. . A close friend of mine who has a top tier custom development shop, left Storyline and jumped over to Claro. Product is garbage.

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Trends Authoring Tools Courseware Compliance Training 43

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