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Buying a Learning System – Dread

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Stage Two Creating the RFP document These are the typical routes people go when creating the RFP (BTW, save time, use my template that said) Put in 90% that every vendor already has – but you are unaware. Write an RFP that is massive in size. Use Nobody loves or likes creating an RFP/RFI or whatever you do. It

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LMS Do and Don’ts – Isn’t it time to do what’s right?

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Meet my friend, the RFP. If you are going to use an RFP, I recommend using the one I created for each and everyone. LMS RFP Template (click the link). Part of the problem with today’s RFPs, usually the ones created by folks, is that it contains too much stuff. There isn’t any hidden server secrets here.

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What about UR infrastructure? Questions 2 Ask B4 Implementing a LMS

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Accessibility: Intranet, Internet -Browsers, Computers and More. Is your LMS going to be on your servers or on the vendor’s servers (i.e. Intranet vs. Internet: If you plan to have your LMS access through your Intranet – how are your end users going to access it? Security must be set accordingly.

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What about UR infrastructure? Questions 2 Ask B4 Implementing a LMS

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Accessibility: Intranet, Internet -Browsers, Computers and More. Is your LMS going to be on your servers or on the vendor’s servers (i.e. Intranet vs. Internet: If you plan to have your LMS access through your Intranet – how are your end users going to access it? Security must be set accordingly.

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K-12 and LMSs are Broken, Who’s to Blame?

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Uptime – Most systems today who are in the cloud use server farms such as Rackspace and Amazon S3 – thus that “uptime” is tied to those servers. Private server. Another vendor showed me a school district whose RFP was 36 pages in length. I rarely see anything below 98%. 36 pages?

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E-Learning Strategy – The Right Way to Success

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Do you want an e-learning solution that exists in the cloud or on your own servers? They just think well we have the Internet, so we are all set. If you currently block employees from accessing the Internet, that will need to change with an “in the cloud” system. . What features do you need? Technology requirements.

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LMS vendors: R u hearing us?

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I’m calling from … You are on the Internet. Rather, you are expected to see their “demo&# and then based on paper based literature, maybe your RFP (if you did one), make your selection and purchase. on their server. We can surf the internet, find other vendors. Global Landscape. Helloooo? Bottom Line.

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