Tony Karrer

JULY 13, 2009

Intuit talks about their move to outsource learning development to their customers and redefining value of learning. What will internal or external customers pay for that's not traditional training? What business models, products, companies should we be watching? You won't want to miss this. How will demand change?

Conference 102

Conference Free Online DDI 102

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I removed any vendor built 100% on free open source or open source whereas it is always 100% customized so that one could build a mega monster or build a 1995 version. page – Top 50 Learning Systems for 2018 , whereas I provide some high level analysis, including a couple of cons or weaknesses in each product (if applicable). .

Learning System 37

Learning System System Compliance Training Learn.com 37

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. Some Lectora Online.

Trends 43

Trends Authoring Tools Courseware Compliance Training 43

Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Every LMS tried to be all things to all types of customers in all industries. A steady flurry of acquisitions disrupted customers’ lives but never the market as a whole. Innovation was stagnant and most vendor effort was invested in stealing customers from one another. Starting around 2010, the market began changing again.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System vendor Association LMS LMS 40

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 6, 2018

From a product standpoint – 3rd party content. In general, custom development shops – but it is misleading because there are many folks going solo as freelancers which increases the pot, so to speak. . Thus, a distinguishable point, as in product has to be made. . I want to provide my customers with free content.

Content 46

Content NETg Authoring Tools SkillSoft 46

Janet Clarey

JANUARY 16, 2009

However, Element K has made substantial, progressive improvements to their LMS, most recently by building custom integrations between Jive Clearspace and KnowledgeHub, Element K’s LMS. We are attempting to stay ahead of the curve by allowing our customers to include these tools into a variety of Learning Programs. Generation21.

KnowledgeHub 40

KnowledgeHub Cornerstone OnDemand ElementK Element K 40

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

Our customers find our system user friendly and easy to use. We have the highest repeat customers in the industry. The number one reason people leave their current system or purchase a different e-learning product? Every time I see a product, two statements seem to be universal. We are user friendly. Very easy to use.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The challenge though is that there are customers who have no desire and zero interest to use or have a TM in their system. Even if it is integrated at no additional charge, there are customers who will never use it. Continued increase in the number of vendors, regardless of size or target customer size (i.e What do you do?

News 73

News Authoring Tools vendor Rapid Intake 73

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Added Demo Column (Y/N) – If the vendor enables you to view a demo of their product without having to register or provide any information upfront, it is identified as “Yes&#. These are vendors who have added new features to their product since the last update/notes have been updated or both. LMS Directory. Not unusual.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

Janet Clarey

JANUARY 2, 2009

Director, Product Strategy who is responsible for Saba’s Social Media strategy about their product “ Saba Social.&#. A: Ben Willis- Saba has had social & collaborative capabilities in our product suite for a very long while (since 2004 and the 3.x I interviewed Ben Willis, Sr. x generation of the suite).

Saba 36

Saba Brandon Hall Centra Cornerstone OnDemand 36

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

iPad Cornerstone OnDemand Plateau Saba Augmented Reality Cloud Computing Analytics Mobile Learning GeoLearning Performance Support Outsource Low Cost iPhone Learning Theory Creative Commons Facebook Portal Learn.com Leadership eLearning Strategy Knowledge Management Voiceover Obviously, the Cornerstone OnDemand is because of the IPO.

Predictions 198

Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Janet Clarey

DECEMBER 26, 2008

This week on the Friday series, LMSs that kick ass , I’ m pleased to feature Learn.com ’s LearnCenter system. By way of background, Learn.com’s primary customer base is corporate universities and their total number of registered ‘learners’ is reported at over 2,000,000 worldwide at several hundred organizations.

Learn.com 44

Learn.com LearnCenter Brandon Hall Wiki 44

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

When you hear the term “browser agnostic&# , what this means is that the product or solution will work on any browser. The bandwagon rage are LMS vendors stating that their product/solution is optimized for tablets, specifically mentioning the iPad. DEPENDS on whose product your purchase. Browser Agnostic. Look around.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 69

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 69

Tony Karrer

JUNE 18, 2007

We would then take these topics and establish cracker-barrel sessions that look at particular issues, e.g., how do you structure your eLearning production, centralized vs. distributed. Seeing a bunch of custom vendors, niche off-the-shelf content folks, etc., A mini strategic planning session. Yes, this would take a lot more work.

Conference 100

Conference ASTD eLearningGuild Brandon Hall 100

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So, if you include Facebook like in your LMS, wouldn’t it be logical to assume that people would follow the same approach and mechanism, that they use in the actual real Facebook product? Companies are leaving Outlook and moving to GMail, so why not offer your customers the capability to have e-mail as a feature in your system.

vendor 72

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

Learning Visions

MAY 22, 2007

Study Methodology: Studied Adobe customer base -- how using the product and how they might like to be using it. People have an expectation to produce content more quickly -- this drives productivity. Collaborated with Adobe to identify trends in elearning industry re: content creation and trends in development.

Compliance Training 100

Compliance Training Blended Learning Adobe Wiki 100

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I feel bad for the folks who were learn.com, then thought Taleo would improve it, then Oracle. And BTW, nearly every LMS can interface with Oracle products. The previous, Growth Engineering is still a phenomenal product, much more than just gamification. Reason for change? Super robust platform – has it all. .

vendor 40

vendor Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

When you hear the term “browser agnostic&# , what this means is that the product or solution will work on any browser. Several years ago, many LMS vendor products did not work on Macs, a major consternation for end users who used this system. Let’s take a brief look at a couple of recent moves: Taleo acquires Learn.com.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So, if you include Facebook like in your LMS, wouldn’t it be logical to assume that people would follow the same approach and mechanism, that they use in the actual real Facebook product? Companies are leaving Outlook and moving to GMail, so why not offer your customers the capability to have e-mail as a feature in your system.

vendor 40

vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 40

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Between the two systems, I am leaning more towards LMS365, just because I honestly believe it has a future in the SharePoint space much more so than their other product (nothing against it, but…). I’m not sure why they “appear” as separate products on their site. Anyway, the product is dated.

vendor 40

vendor SharePoint Cornerstone OnDemand Saba 40

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Most of the time (as is the case with Oracle) these are different products. I know the folks from CornerStone and their product does some really interesting things. Over the past few years, they've been able to fend of Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP through superior products. Some comments on the satisfaction numbers themselves.

LMS 157

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Oracle Saba 157

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 23, 2013

This is a product where you build e-learning courses. offline, without an internet connection and then when they have a net connection all instances (data) is communicated back to the LMS or other SaaS product. The same could apply to customers (although not sure why you would allow it). You can pick and choose or buy just one.

LMS 77

LMS vendor RFP Consulting 77

eLearning Learning Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010 Instructional design is not only seen as a core competency for learning and development/training specialists, but it’s a huge industry, too. Less is more: A different approach to L&D in a world awash with information - Performance Learning Productivity , May 9, 2010. site last month.

eLearning Strategy 89

eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools eLearning 89