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Best LMS? 2016 Talented Learning LMS Vendor Awards

Talented Learning

In years past, the same dozen or so vendors competed for all the LMS market share. Nearly every vendor earned its bread and butter by selling to employee-minded buyers in HR. That’s why we founded Talented Learning, an independent research and consulting firm for learning technology buyers and sellers. Latitude Learning.

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2015 Talented Learning LMS Vendor Award Recipients

Talented Learning

Innovation was stagnant and most vendor effort was invested in stealing customers from one another. The cloud enables new LMS vendors to create and support one product that all customers use providing economies of scale in research, customer support and required investment capital. The 2015 Talented Learning LMS Vendor Award Winners

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2017 Talented Learning LMS Awards: Best of the Best

Talented Learning

Vendors can’t buy their way onto these lists. In fact, there is no cost to participate and no way vendors can influence the outcome directly. We won’t even confirm if we’re considering a vendor for recognition. Feedback from current and former employees of these vendors. SumTotal Systems.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. You hear it from “experts (so-called IMO)”, “consultants (again not everyone)” and the list goes on. WBT (Web-Based Training). All poppycock.

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The Augmented LMS: New Life for Talent Management Learning?

Talented Learning

Four years ago, very few consultants had sufficient knowledge or desire to match potential buyers with specialized “ extended enterprise learning ” systems. Other well-known independent players like Cornerstone , Saba and Workday opted to compete by building their own talent suites. LMS Demand: New Waves of Unexpected Interest.

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LMS Selection Roulette: Who Can You Trust?

Talented Learning

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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18 Top Learning Systems Trends to Watch in 2018

Talented Learning

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. Video-centered training is going mainstream and every vendor seems to be pushing new boundaries. HLT acquired gWhiz.