eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

And yeah there are vendors who will taut that they are in X list or Y rankings and thus should be included. This isn’t a beauty contest, nor a pay for play (I NEVER accept that, nor play that game, nor do I accept any referral fees or whatever some vendors offer for recommending them). Not everyone gets in. But I digress.

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vendor Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System 40

eLearning 24-7

MAY 7, 2013

Since my Top 10 list of LMS vendors has been posted online, I have received quite a bit of e-mail wondering why the biggest names: Cornerstone On Demand, Saba, SumTotal and SuccessFactors are not on the list. I have some real concerns on what is taking place with Saba today. Service and support is lackluster.

Saba 74

Saba SumTotal LMS Cornerstone 74

Talented Learning

JANUARY 12, 2016

We have spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of global learning technology professionals on both the vendor and practitioner sides of the fence. Today, based on our recent survey of 75 LMS vendors, 37% of LMS vendors offer an instant free trial of their LMS directly from their website without speaking to a sales professional.

Predictions 70

Predictions Association Learning Management System Association LMS Market 70

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Vendors saying “have you looked at XYZ” (which is their system). plus all the vendors will be found in FindAnLMS), I do have systems I can recommend based on various criteria. Folks seem fine with the vendor noting how awesome their support is, without extracting any metrics or verifiable data. . I know I have.

LMS 69

LMS Metrics SumTotal RFP 69

CLO Magazine

JULY 21, 2017

For example, read the battling viewpoints expressed on this site between Carol Leaman of Axonify and Joe Majors of Saba. There are dozens of other ancillary services that the LMS also claims to provide but typically aren’t well performed — or at least not as good as best-of-breed tools that serve the same purpose.

LMS 83

LMS xapi Compliance Training ILT 83

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 14, 2017

One Grid that goes beyond the Quadrants of the world, the other type of grids focusing on the space, the vendors that make it based on a variety of factors as defined by the firms themselves. I decided for this debut to focus on 20 vendors. Many of the vendors listed below do appear in the Top 50 for 2017. I totally get it.

LMS 73

LMS vendor Saba Coaching 73

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 8, 2012

I’m tired of telling people that it is better to buy 3rd party courses through you even though they can get a better deal by going straight to the 3rd party vendor. #5 I’m calling out Saba. That’s right, Saba and their wonderful salesperson HSwidget (name withheld). I’m the customer here and not you.

Attention 72

Attention Saba vendor System 72

Talented Learning

AUGUST 17, 2017

Often, these posts have 287 or more responses from LMS vendors, each claiming they offer the best solution, given the overwhelming evidence provided in the original 2-sentence help request. They’ve hit a wall with features that don’t accomplish what a vendor promised. LMS vendors have vastly different licensing models.

Trust 63

Trust Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 63

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

Q : I am curious on why Cornerstone On Demand, Saba and SumTotal do not appear in your top twenty lists even though they appear on other sites as the best products in the market. My latest take on those three vendors (plus one) are: Cornerstone On Demand – I have seen the new UI and I like what I saw. Am I missing something?

SumTotal 73

SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

Talented Learning

JANUARY 9, 2018

Saba acquired Halogen. 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. Instead, these are precision tools, aimed at customers who are grappling with well-defined issues. HLT acquired gWhiz.

Learning System 104

Learning System Trends System Compliance Training 104

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Some vendors have multiple systems, but generally speaking it is usually one to one, i.e. one vendor and one system. Open source systems are included, but not “customized shops or botique firms from customized Moodle per se that you pay” In the 2017 report, the number of vendors explored was 1,000.

Report 62

Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 62

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 24, 2019

Every vendor, with the exception of Blackboard (who is coming soon) can be found on FindAnLMS.com , my learning system search engine platform, an independent and trusted source to search, compare and engage with vendors in the learning system space. Rankings are based on 1,000 vendors across the globe. Couple of notes.

Learning System 56

Learning System System LCMS Compliance Training 56

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If a vendor heavily pushes talent management, be aware that is not the same thing as skills management, and to me, makes me question what is the end game, because it hard to say TM first, and then push you are customer training B2B too. Saba Cloud – Saba is such a wild card here. They can be found on FindAnLMS.com.

Learning System 74

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 74

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2012

We call online learning, e-learning, not e-training, but some vendors will have you believe that “training” is the appropriate term, rather than learning. Custom Development and LMS vendors. Custom Course Shops. Reasons that the custom development market has exploded at a massive rate, just in the past year.

Trends 80

Trends vendor Outsource LMS 80

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Several months ago I picked up on a few items other vendors would mention about other systems. ” In the LMS space, it has become the one term that if cast upon your platform is the sign of death, at least to many other vendors. What Traditional Means to a LMS vendor. I also picked up on statements made by consumers.

Cornerstone 69

Cornerstone Cornerstone OnDemand Effectiveness OnDemand 69

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The 10th annual Chief Learning Officer Learning In Practice Awards recognized learning leaders, vendors and organizations that have made a substantive and measurable change in business, vision, strategic alignment or leadership. Excellence in Community Service. ” SILVER: AchieveGlobal BRONZE: EBSCO Information Services.

Cornerstone OnDemand 65

Cornerstone OnDemand Enspire Blended Learning Saba 65

Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Every day, we interview vendors to understand their product strategy, features and roadmap. 21 Vendor Expansion and Consolidation Continue at a Brisk Pace. As 2019 begins, 762 vendors are on our learning systems radar – and new innovators are entering the fray all the time. Saba Software acquired Lumesse.

Enterprise 43

Enterprise Learning System Trends Market 43

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 16, 2018

I could easily argue that a micro-learning platform can slide under a learning engagement platform and/or a learning platform in of itself. Plus there are vendors who say they are this and then when something gets hot the next year or the change their “spin”, they are now in this category. A link to my Scoop.it competitors).

Learning System 62

Learning System System vendor LCMS 62

eLearning 24-7

JULY 18, 2019

Over the past three months, we have been reaching out to learning system vendors throughout the world, seeking to find information on the number of female executives at their companies and whether or not they had a leadership development program, and if so, what are the breakdowns? France for example is one such country. Interviews.

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Study Ratio vendor NetExam 58

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Some vendors have multiple systems, but generally speaking it is usually one to one, i.e. one vendor and one system. Open source systems are included, but not “customized shops or botique firms from customized Moodle per se that you pay” In the 2017 report, the number of vendors explored was 1,000.

Report 40

Report Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

It is the holiday season and for those who see me as the grinch (okay a few vendors do, but I digress) here is a special post. New features include m-learning on the iPad with native app (no on/off synch), integrates with Yammer, themes, custom URL, assessment tool, the authoring tool is the key component, help and feedback tab.

LMS 71

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A lot of great products out there this year, new updates and latest versions; new companies, new services and just some real innovation. Big Dog (Saba, SumTotal, Plateau, Cornerstone OnDemand, Learn.com). Saba does a good job as well. Full is unlimited users, free tech and customer support for the first year,lifetime upgrades.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

JULY 17, 2014

What they fail to miss immediately, is just having a multi-tenant platform/aka parent/child/child aka portal/sub-portal aka PAAS (Platform as a Services) with multiple instances, is just a piece of the whole pie. should be free – and the vendor should not do the infamous, you get one free (child) then pay extra per child.

Association Learning Management System 82

Association Learning Management System Cornerstone OnDemand LMS SumTotal 82

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Nowadays though, vendors have changed the message to mean e-learning as in e-learning courses and not an umbrella term. . What is a sales enablement platform and why if they pitch it for sales training, does it offer customer service training too? I have Spoke as my vendor to watch in 2019. Authoring tool? e-learning.

Learning System 65

Learning System System Metrics Compliance Training 65

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 25, 2019

And on this Grid he has some vendors, e-i-e-i-o. He had vendors in this quad, he had vendors in that quad and didn’t have your vendor, e–i-e-i-o.” This will be a group of six vendors who once were on the rise, but something has happened. Mid T – Vendors to Watch. Compare Three.

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vendor SumTotal Movie Sales 48

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The year kicked off with lots of potential, lots of excitement in the air and lots of customers gearing up to purchase new systems, despite global economic woes. LMSs – Finally vendors took notice. Authoring Tools – With only a small sample of vendors that are SaaS based, pickings are slim. Mobile Learning.

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vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

MAY 13, 2014

Although after talking to several vendors, irritation seemed to be a part of their response to me. Estimate 55% e-learning related content, including e-learning vendors and ILT vendors who added a “virtual training” component as part of their offerings. Great to see Saba attend the event. Quick Notes.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Conference ASTD Blended Learning 69

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. Expect a few commercial vendors to jump into the augmented reality space for e-learning.

Blended Learning 94

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 94

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

comparison of a system that focuses on SMB vs another that is SMB, rather than SMB vs. 50,000+ employees; equally, someone focusing only on B2B/B2C should be compared to other vendors only focused on B2B/B2C and not say comparing an internal only system to one that is B2B/B2C, because there will be some functionality differentials).

Learning System 37

Learning System System Compliance Training Learn.com 37

Training Industry

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

These applications range from data science and machine learning algorithms that help make financial and people management decisions to professional services automation that streamlines recruiting, staffing, development and retention. Founded in 2005, Workday develops enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources.

Cornerstone OnDemand 40

Cornerstone OnDemand Compliance Training OnDemand Saba 40

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans. 9 Absorb LMS.

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

As outlined last month , we’re simplifying the way we honor the best learning systems by focusing on two key extended enterprise categories: CORPORATE EXTENDED ENTERPRISE: Business-oriented solutions targeting external audiences such as customers, channel partners, suppliers and contractors. How We Select Award Candidates. OnPoint Digital.

Enterprise 17

Enterprise System Compliance Training Association Learning Management System 17

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 28, 2011

What I like about conferences is the ability to see the latest products and hear the pitches from the vendors. Demonstrations are crucial, whether it is a 30 minute one, with an audience or one on one, with a potential customer. Yet, for all that do it, their are equal number of vendors who do not. TK 11 Products. Questionmark.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 65

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Productivity Product Authoring Tools 65

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Regardless if it is employees, fellow businesses/clients (B2B), customers or some/all of the above, you will have a use case – a learner case. This isn’t the same as a user case study you see on vendors websites (which btw are nothing more than marketing materials wrapped up in a “research” like angle.

Association LMS 40

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS Cornerstone OnDemand 40

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Back on December 30 2011, I scoped eight predictions ranging from hardware/software to content types and authoring tools to macro-level mobility trends our team felt would influence the market for mLearning products and services for the year and I wasn’t disappointed (or much surprised) about how it all played out.

Predictions 64

Predictions Enterprise Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 64

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

10 Predictions for 2011: Trends that Will Reshape the Training Industry Total spending for training services will increase by an estimated 7-9%. Course Redesign We will see increasing efforts at redesigning courses to incorporate both online and face-to-face teaching 2. The Future is Mobile 3. Open Educational Resources Matures 4.

Predictions 198

Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 8, 2014

Well you receive at no charge, a custom domain, HTTPS:// and SSO. Content distribution network, built in video converter, multi-tenant and gamification are just what the doctor ordered or in this case the customer needed. The support and service are elite and the system itself has a lot to offer. How you might ask?

LMS 86

LMS Learning Management System System Management 86