Challenge to Learn

MAY 24, 2016

You can buy a big system that does all (like Blackboard, Sumtotal, Saba, Cornerstone on demand, et cetera) or you can go for a bunch of specialized tools that will beat that big solution on every specialty. Be careful of Vendor lock in. You have the risk for a vendor lock in with almost all LMS (Learning Management Systems).

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Authoring Tools Expert LMS Saba 177

Challenge to Learn

MAY 24, 2016

You can buy a big system that does all (like Blackboard, Sumtotal, Saba, Cornerstone on demand, et cetera) or you can go for a bunch of specialized tools that will beat that big solution on every specialty. Be careful of Vendor lock in. You have the risk for a vendor lock in with almost all LMS (Learning Management Systems).

Authoring Tools 177

Authoring Tools Expert LMS Saba 177

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Tried and true development methods like classroom instruction will never die, but for every class, there’s an e-learning or virtual course waiting in the wings. Of course, Tena Lyons, vice president for product marketing at SumTotal, works for a learning technology company, so she’d obviously have some pros to offer.

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vendor Learning Technologies Technology SumTotal 32

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 29, 2020

I will zig back and forth, not staying with the typical linear method so many folks find endearing. From a vendor perspective there was a huge impact, but what was odd, is that some vendors still are living in the past, as though, this is a minor blip, and in 2021, everything will go back as it was – corporate wise that is.

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Compliance Training vendor Trivantis Association LMS 117

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.

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Trust Association Learning Management System Association LMS LMS 63

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The page will provide direct access to a wealth of information from many of the vendors (all were offered the opportunity to do so). Click a rank and zoom… you go right to the vendor’s profile page and data. The challenge though is what fields – and how many – are created in the LRS by the LMS vendor.

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Compliance Training Course vendor Metrics 40

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Never assume that they know the terminology in the industry, nor assume that what you think one term means, doesn’t necessarily mean what the vendor thinks it means. In the Enterprise and Large Enterprise it is not uncommon to get pricing that is quite high, especially if the vendor knows procurement is involved.

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Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 79