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Is Your RFP Response On Point? Tips for Learning Systems Vendors

Talented Learning

But preparing RFP responses can be brutal – especially if you blow it with unforced errors. What’s Wrong With This RFP Response? You rally your team and spend many hours developing an RFP response. So why are you losing at the RFP stage? But vendors have more control over RFP outcomes than you may think.

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How to Create a Really Good LMS RFP

WBT Systems

Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? You know the answer already if you read last week’s post : an LMS RFP is not the first step of the selection process, it’s the result of the first step. Narrow down the field before sending out an RFP. What’s in an LMS RFP?

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The Bid Process for Learning Tech: 3 Steps to Get It Right

Degreed

When budgeting, ask vendors for estimated licensing costs. Get granular and rank features (for example, assessment capabilities or a built-in skills taxonomy ), requirements (such as data hosting locations or integration methods ), and services (like implementation assistance or customer service ). No, it does not.

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Got LMS Implementation Questions? Ask a Learning Tech Analyst

Talented Learning

That’s one reason why we clarify buyer requirements in a formal RFP. Others provide solid implementation services, but they don’t charge much because the value of long-term license revenue is more important to them. With open-source systems , the cost of professional developers is often offset by no/low system licensing costs.

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Continuing Education: Will You Sell More CEUs With an LMS?

Talented Learning

People often seek continuing education to earn or maintain a professional license. On the other hand, those seeking professional licenses expect to pay for continuing education. Ultimately, professionals are responsible for maintaining their own license or certification. 5) License and Cost Misalignment.

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LMS Selection Roulette: Who Can You Trust?

Talented Learning

You periodically activate and deactivate users to stay under the license count, trying to minimize costs. LMS vendors have vastly different licensing models. If your approach is methodical and coherent, it’s easy to get budget authorization. When and how to use an RFP (or not). 1) Carefully Audit Current Usage.

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Talented Learning’s Greatest Hits – 2019 Edition

Talented Learning

1 The 3 Licensing Models of an LMS (or Any Enterprise Software). Why has software licensing intelligence attracted so much attention? Methods for researching and defining use cases and requirements. When to issue an RFP (or not). This guide walks you through each phase in the process. #1 REPLAY THE WEBINAR NOW!