Talented Learning

JULY 16, 2019

If you need advice about learning technology (especially for extended enterprise needs), submit your question here. Also, because the extended enterprise space is so diverse, we research a broader spectrum of technologies than other LMS analysts. That’s why we communicate requirements in a structured request for proposal (RFP).

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Degreed

DECEMBER 7, 2023

So you’re looking to purchase a new learning technology. Unless you’re still exploring the market to find out more about learning technology providers and their offerings, you should be feeling confident by this point that you’ve identified the right group of vendors to approach. Congratulations are in order!

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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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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 11, 2023

Plus, duration is highly misleading – so much so, that it ignores the basic tenant of Web Based Training (WBT) the precursor to the word e-learning, which initially was used as an umbrella term, for all types of e-learning solutions. Learning tools – now referred to as learning technology.

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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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Talented Learning

MAY 29, 2018

Then we recommend 4 highly qualified, matching vendors to evaluate in a formal RFP process. Learning systems buyers are always more successful when they invest time upfront qualifying vendors for their specific business situation). 1) Rather than customizing your RFP response , just reuse a boilerplate proposal.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Regular readers know that this blog isn’t the only way we share advice with learning technology buyers and sellers. This year we launched our new podcast series, “ The Talented Learning Show “ to showcase one-on-one conversations with experts from across the learning technology community.

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Talented Learning

MARCH 4, 2021

As a result, learning technology ecosystems are facing extraordinary scrutiny. Tools for marketing automation, customer relationship management, e-commerce, virtual training and more have been found lacking. Of course, LMSs aren’t the only weak link. And each element adds its own layer of complexity to the mix.

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Talented Learning

JULY 11, 2016

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’s critical for you understand and articulate your unique specialization, and how it is going to benefit potential customers in their business mission. You need more! If not, walk away.

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Learning Pool

MARCH 16, 2022

Most systems will tick many of the boxes on an RFP document, however, how they do it will differ depending on their primary focus. If you are a relatively small organization working with a large supplier with multiple customers, you could be perceived as a small fish in a large pond.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

As fiercely independent learning technology analysts, we think a trend isn’t just a fleeting idea that comes and goes like fashion, or a social media hashtag. A trend should matter to any buyer, seller or user of learning technology who wants to make ongoing, intelligent and informed choices. Not even close.

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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. Every year, one of the world’s best-known organizational learning experts, Donald H. Top 3 Podcasts of 2019.

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CommLab India

MARCH 7, 2017

Existing customers can provide useful information about how the vendor responds to issues. Step 7: Send a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Chosen Vendors. It is now time to send an RFP to shortlisted LMS providers. Step 5: Seek References of the Vendors’ Existing Clients . Step 6: Check the Financial Health of the LMS Vendor.

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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. Ditto if you want employee learning for retail operations and talk to a vendor who only works with associations. Or you want your students to learn.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

JANUARY 30, 2023

You could look into facilitation roles instead, or something like customer satisfaction. Tip 2: Learn the Lingo One thing I found challenging when I was a transitioning teacher years ago was learning the terminology, especially the alphabet soup of L&D acronyms. This topic was mentioned in a few sessions.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 23, 2018

When we started Talented Learning, there was no independent source of extended enterprise learning technology research, but we knew from experience that the need was real. So what happens when you want to educate customers, channel partners and others across your extended enterprise? 2017 was another banner year.

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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. Continuing education is a big business. 3) Functional Gap. 4) Technical Disconnect. 5) License and Cost Misalignment.

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2016

That’s why we founded Talented Learning, an independent research and consulting firm for learning technology buyers and sellers. Our mission is to map the uncharted learning tech world and provide buyers with resources to find solutions that will most benefit them. Latitude Learning. BEST CUSTOMER LMS.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

9) Let’s talk about technology. Will we be able to find a high-quality learning system? Associations of every size want to make the most of their investment in learning technology. Fortunately, viable learning platforms are available at all price points. Customer support and. Industry domain knowledge.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Spend the time you would have spent scoping an LMS on talking to organizations that are delighted with the learning technology they are using. Did you customize it so much you couldn’t keep up with the updates? I would never recommend building or doing significant customizations to an LMS today. Issue an RFP.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

Many LMS owners are frustrated with the limitations of their current learning infrastructure. 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.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

You’ve probably spent the past 3-12 months developing LMS requirements, researching potential vendors, reading RFP responses , watching demos and testing features in a sandbox. Subscribe to related blogs and newsletters to read about learning technology standards and trends. What should learning technology buyers do?

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 8, 2017

Still a high rate of newbies (customers) who have never had an LMS and now want one. That said, right now it is VR – and there are a lot of folks in the e-learning space – potential customers and vendors who are seeking it out. Tip: Ask to see one piece of VR content/course they did for a customer.

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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. An LMS sandbox is a hands-on demo environment for prospective customers who want to try before they buy.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Throughout the last month, I’ve reviewed 12 RFP responses for 3 different LMS business scenarios: association learning, commercial training and corporate channel/customer education. One of the greatest mistakes learning technology buyers make is what I call LMS license model misalignment.

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SweetRush

MARCH 20, 2023

Are you ready to partner with a custom eLearning solution provider? Either way, you know that deciding whether to move forward with creating a custom eLearning solution is a big decision. In our article What Does a SweetRush Custom eLearning Solution Cost? , Want to refer back to this later?

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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Hiring a technology consultant may be the solution. 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. What’s in an effective request for proposals (RFP) for a consulting project? Two words: customer referrals.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 17, 2022

When I ran Training, I had such materials that I had written that I would have loved to share with others going thru or about, the e-learning experience. Another goal is to receive materials from e-learning providers, 3rd party off-the-shelf course/content publishers, and VR/AR/XR vendors, AI and, yes, new learning technology.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

” That’s a lot of moving pieces, but it’s also a fair indicator of today’s complex and fluid learning technology landscape. Here’s my latest snapshot from the front lines of the learning technology space: LMS Trends Update. For example: • CORPORATE LEARNING.

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Talented Learning

MARCH 25, 2020

Throw out your learning technology playbook. Below are tips and action items from three different viewpoints: 1) Tips for Learning Systems Vendors and Consultants. 2) Tips for Learning Practitioners. 1) Tips For Learning Systems Vendors and Consultants. Are you in the learning technology or content business ?

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Talented Learning

JULY 13, 2017

Three years ago, this vendor was happy to gobble up even the smallest LMS customers who educated and sold themselves via a free trial. Docebo has built a pure cloud LMS that now supports over 1200 customers. (By Productized integrations with many applications, including virtual classrooms, CRM, customer service, SSO and more.

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Upside Learning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

User And Miscellaneous Information - Though the new LMS may also directly interact with another system for single sign-on or capturing user profile (HRMS/ERP/Custom system, etc.) This will also eliminate the problems which arise if an LMS is bought only as per sales demos or mere RFP checklists.

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Breakthrough eLearning

JULY 13, 2006

Sometimes it will be necessary to bring in learning design expertise, or programming expertise, or you may have to buy or lease some learning technologies to help you meet your goals. RN: What does a vendor need in a Request for Proposal (RFP) to really understand and be able to respond to a clients needs?

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Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Well, I mean, I think that's part of the inspiration for why I call the, the audio series Digital Learning Done Right, is because it's pretty easy to do it wrong in the field out there. And I think it's, you know, 'learning technology' is a bit of a misnomer. But it ended up being a much better, healthier customer relationship.

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Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Well, I mean, I think that's part of the inspiration for why I call the, the audio series Digital Learning Done Right, is because it's pretty easy to do it wrong in the field out there. And I think it's, you know, 'learning technology' is a bit of a misnomer. But it ended up being a much better, healthier customer relationship.

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Training Orchestra

JANUARY 10, 2022

Easy tracking and reporting – managers, administrators and trainers have 24/7 access to reports about training activity and learner progress, which can be customized to contain the exact information needed by the organization’s stakeholders. Do you want to boost compliance, increase sales or reduce customer churn?

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Docebo

AUGUST 1, 2019

As with most things in life, you get what you pay for – your learning technology solution is no different. . As someone who spends most of your time in the platform, it’s important that it’s both easy to use and will help you reach your organization’s learning objectives. 4) Multiple Learning Formats.

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