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Enterprise Learning HR Systems Learning Programs LMS, LCMS Talent Management CornerstoneOnDemand Oracle Plateau Saba SAP skillsoft successfactors sumtotal systemsLast month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended). MORE
Brainshark, Plateau/SF/SAP, Saba, Skillsoft) who suggest the mobile web app approach is superior to the native app approach have simply not made the necessary investments required in building the right teams and selecting the proper tools and methods that meet contemporary mobile learner and more general business app mobility expectations. MORE
Here are the top 10 LMS brands owned: Blackboard Internal/Developed In-House SAP/SuccessFactors/Plateau SumTotal Cornerstone OnDemand Oracle Skillsoft/Skillport Saba HealthStream Moodle Others Learning management systems are used in both corporate as well as academic settings. About half (51.9%) of the organizations surveyed in the 2014 Learning Technology Solutions Forecast Study (report available here ) own a learning management system , most often referred to as an “LMS.” MORE
Maybe, you own a Plateau Systems Rocks T-Shirt, and thus you just can’t toss it in the heap and move on. . Welcome. Welcome to the annual Turkey Awards. Last year’s 2018 Awards were all the rage. MORE
Oracle's ( Learning Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management but less so it's iLearning ) and SAP Enterprise Learning score better than I would have expected. Over the past few years, they've been able to fend of Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP through superior products. So large companies with Oracle or SAP implementations are going to start going more towards using those packages. Overall Rating Plateau Learning Managem. Plateau Systems, LTD 22 6.24 MORE
SuccessFactors – Just for those folks to remember, SF is owned by SAP and had acquired Plateau. They haven’t been Plateau for a few years, so stop calling them Plateau – a pet peeve of mine. It’s nearly here. In a little over two months, my 2016 Top 50 LMS Report will be available for purchase. This post isn’t so much a “buy, buy”, rather it is to give insight into the process, considerations, and factors. MORE
Taleo, which as many of you know, was purchased by SAP. Oracle then followed suit by acquiring SuccessFactors who had acquired Plateau in the past. I’m sure the people who had purchased Plateau or even SuccessFactors Learning system were delighted to hear the news. And now a brief announcement: Shocking news! SumTotal is calling their product a Human Capital Management system. MORE
Today I had a chat with Paul Sparta , the founder of Plateau and one of the key product leaders at SuccessFactors and now SAP. Read more» The post My Conversation with Paul Sparta: Update on Plateau, SAP, and SuccessFactors appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. HR Systems LMS, LCMS Talent Management paul sparta Plateau successfactors MORE
Old-school LMS companies (like SumTotal , Plateau , Learn.com , GeoLearning and Certpoint ) were acquired by much larger talent and HR-suite providers like SAP/SuccessFactors , Infor , Oracle and IBM. Your organization long ago settled on Cornerstone, Saba, SumTotal, SAP or another full-blown talent suite LMS and there is little chance of change. MORE
Enterprise Learning HR Systems Learning Programs LMS, LCMS Talent Management CornerstoneOnDemand Oracle Plateau Saba SAP skillsoft successfactors sumtotal systemsLast month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended). MORE
SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle and HRIS systems; thus if you have one of those systems you are now open to a greater number of vendors, rather then staying with your ERP or HRIS provider. Two vendors – Plateau and GeoLearning products will be reviewed and presented to you in the next three weeks. Contains over 200 systems. To view the specific system, click on the system’s name and it will take you to the site or if possible, directly to the information on the system. MORE
I mean Plateau was really garbage and then SF took it over and made it way better. ” I get that SAP sees SF as an HCM (the product was initially ideal for recruiting, as I recall), but it is pitched to large companies as this amazing offering which includes learning. I should note that the SAP LMS (which as one exec years ago told me, is like a toss-in for folks who want to stick with SAP), is even worse. . MORE
Today I had a chat with Paul Sparta , the founder of Plateau and one of the key product leaders at SuccessFactors and now SAP. Read more» The post My Conversation with Paul Sparta: Update on Plateau, SAP, and SuccessFactors appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. HR Systems LMS, LCMS Talent Management paul sparta Plateau successfactors MORE
Plateau Talent Management System. SAP’s LMS. but cannot figure out what the “url address bar’ means or is located OR you are an expert in numerous SAP modules, but cannot figure out how to use formulas in Excel. We are user friendly. Very easy to use. Simple, easy to use. Our customers find our system user friendly and easy to use. We never hear complaints. We have the highest repeat customers in the industry. We are user oriented. MORE
For the past several years, the SAP SuccessFactors Human Capital Management Research team has been conducting research on the topic of continuous performance management. We often hear from customers that the motivation to engage in coaching conversations seems to plateau over time. “The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” Samuel Johnson. MORE
Back in the days, the Plateau platform was ghastly awful. Not sure how SAP will eventually impact the system, but for today it stands strong. Well here it is, the final countdown. Other final countdowns: Europe – great song, but really how many times can you listen to “it’s the final countdown” Movie starring Kirk Douglas, Charlie Sheen – “The Final Countdown”, the navy goes back in time before Dec. 7, 1941 – great movie. MORE
SAP acquired SuccessFactors who had acquired Plateau. Learning management systems didn’t die. They evolved, and today we recognize them. Quick LMS History. Corporate LMSs were invented almost 30 years ago to manage and report on the training and compliance of their employees and contractors. They were expensive to purchase, implement, maintain, host, upgrade and replace. MORE
The user interface is slick – way better than the days of Plateau – which some people still call it – uh, its not. While I still have some concerns on the game plan of SAP with SuccessFactors in the long term, there is just no way not to include them in the top ten systems. It is way better than anything Plateau ever did, but for the amount of money the system costs and the fact SAP now owns them, there is no reason that the UI should look like it does. MORE
12 SuccessFactors - Thankfully the ol’ Plateau design is long and gone, and replaced with a crisp user interface. My only concern with them is what role SAP will play in their future. #11 In an earlier post, I presented the top ten LMSs of 2013-14, but held back on announcing the top 20. Not anymore. Below are my top 20 rankings for 2013-14. Before the Top 20, here are the. Top Three Open Source LMSs of 2013-14. One of these vendors is listed in my top 50. MORE
When SAP announced the acquisition of SuccessFactors in December of 2011, one could have expected a similarly disappointing result. Enterprise Learning HR Technology Human Resources Oracle Plateau SAP successfactors workdayHarvard Business Review research shows that 70-90% of corporate acquisitions fail [1], often driven by an unclear strategy, lack of culture alignment, or poor execution on business integration. MORE
When SAP announced the acquisition of SuccessFactors in December of 2011, one could have expected a similarly disappointing result. Enterprise Learning HR Technology Human Resources Oracle Plateau SAP successfactors workdayHarvard Business Review research shows that 70-90% of corporate acquisitions fail [1], often driven by an unclear strategy, lack of culture alignment, or poor execution on business integration. MORE
SAP SuccessFactors Learning. For a powerhouse such as SAP to not really stun the world with an amazing learning product is hard to fathom, especially when you compare what Workday pushed out with their learning product (although you need Workday HCM as a requirement). One competitor purchased a VLP as a key component, SAP purchased SuccessFactors, a recruiting system initially turned HCM, who had acquired Plateau, a strong but awful UI/UX LMS. Happy Holidays! MORE
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Today I had a chat with Paul Sparta , the founder of Plateau and one of the key product leaders at SuccessFactors and now SAP. Read more» The post My Conversation with Paul Sparta: Update on Plateau, SAP, and SuccessFactors appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. HR Systems LMS, LCMS Talent Management paul sparta Plateau successfactors
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Today I had a chat with Paul Sparta , the founder of Plateau and one of the key product leaders at SuccessFactors and now SAP. Read more» The post My Conversation with Paul Sparta: Update on Plateau, SAP, and SuccessFactors appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. HR Systems LMS, LCMS Talent Management paul sparta Plateau successfactors
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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
MAY 15, 2017
When SAP announced the acquisition of SuccessFactors in December of 2011, one could have expected a similarly disappointing result. Enterprise Learning HR Technology Human Resources Oracle Plateau SAP successfactors workdayHarvard Business Review research shows that 70-90% of corporate acquisitions fail [1], often driven by an unclear strategy, lack of culture alignment, or poor execution on business integration.
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
MAY 15, 2017
When SAP announced the acquisition of SuccessFactors in December of 2011, one could have expected a similarly disappointing result. Enterprise Learning HR Technology Human Resources Oracle Plateau SAP successfactors workdayHarvard Business Review research shows that 70-90% of corporate acquisitions fail [1], often driven by an unclear strategy, lack of culture alignment, or poor execution on business integration.
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
APRIL 13, 2015
Enterprise Learning HR Systems Learning Programs LMS, LCMS Talent Management CornerstoneOnDemand Oracle Plateau Saba SAP skillsoft successfactors sumtotal systemsLast month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended).
Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning
APRIL 13, 2015
Enterprise Learning HR Systems Learning Programs LMS, LCMS Talent Management CornerstoneOnDemand Oracle Plateau Saba SAP skillsoft successfactors sumtotal systemsLast month Saba, a pioneer in the market for enterprise learning and talent management systems , held its annual customer conference (more than 700 learning and HR professionals attended).
Talented Learning
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Old-school LMS companies (like SumTotal , Plateau , Learn.com , GeoLearning and Certpoint ) were acquired by much larger talent and HR-suite providers like SAP/SuccessFactors , Infor , Oracle and IBM. Your organization long ago settled on Cornerstone, Saba, SumTotal, SAP or another full-blown talent suite LMS and there is little chance of change.
Tony Karrer
SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
Oracle's ( Learning Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management but less so it's iLearning ) and SAP Enterprise Learning score better than I would have expected. Over the past few years, they've been able to fend of Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP through superior products. So large companies with Oracle or SAP implementations are going to start going more towards using those packages. Overall Rating Plateau Learning Managem. Plateau Systems, LTD 22 6.24
CLO Magazine
DECEMBER 27, 2018
For the past several years, the SAP SuccessFactors Human Capital Management Research team has been conducting research on the topic of continuous performance management. We often hear from customers that the motivation to engage in coaching conversations seems to plateau over time. “The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” Samuel Johnson.
eLearning 24-7
JULY 16, 2013
The user interface is slick – way better than the days of Plateau – which some people still call it – uh, its not. While I still have some concerns on the game plan of SAP with SuccessFactors in the long term, there is just no way not to include them in the top ten systems. It is way better than anything Plateau ever did, but for the amount of money the system costs and the fact SAP now owns them, there is no reason that the UI should look like it does.
eLearning 24-7
JULY 8, 2010
SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle and HRIS systems; thus if you have one of those systems you are now open to a greater number of vendors, rather then staying with your ERP or HRIS provider. Two vendors – Plateau and GeoLearning products will be reviewed and presented to you in the next three weeks. Contains over 200 systems. To view the specific system, click on the system’s name and it will take you to the site or if possible, directly to the information on the system.
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eLearning 24-7
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Maybe, you own a Plateau Systems Rocks T-Shirt, and thus you just can’t toss it in the heap and move on. . Welcome. Welcome to the annual Turkey Awards. Last year’s 2018 Awards were all the rage.
eLearning 24-7
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
12 SuccessFactors - Thankfully the ol’ Plateau design is long and gone, and replaced with a crisp user interface. My only concern with them is what role SAP will play in their future. #11 In an earlier post, I presented the top ten LMSs of 2013-14, but held back on announcing the top 20. Not anymore. Below are my top 20 rankings for 2013-14. Before the Top 20, here are the. Top Three Open Source LMSs of 2013-14. One of these vendors is listed in my top 50.
eLearning 24-7
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
SuccessFactors – Just for those folks to remember, SF is owned by SAP and had acquired Plateau. They haven’t been Plateau for a few years, so stop calling them Plateau – a pet peeve of mine. It’s nearly here. In a little over two months, my 2016 Top 50 LMS Report will be available for purchase. This post isn’t so much a “buy, buy”, rather it is to give insight into the process, considerations, and factors.
eLearning 24-7
MARCH 16, 2012
Taleo, which as many of you know, was purchased by SAP. Oracle then followed suit by acquiring SuccessFactors who had acquired Plateau in the past. I’m sure the people who had purchased Plateau or even SuccessFactors Learning system were delighted to hear the news. And now a brief announcement: Shocking news! SumTotal is calling their product a Human Capital Management system.
eLearning 24-7
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Back in the days, the Plateau platform was ghastly awful. Not sure how SAP will eventually impact the system, but for today it stands strong. Well here it is, the final countdown. Other final countdowns: Europe – great song, but really how many times can you listen to “it’s the final countdown” Movie starring Kirk Douglas, Charlie Sheen – “The Final Countdown”, the navy goes back in time before Dec. 7, 1941 – great movie.
eLearning 24-7
MARCH 12, 2011
Plateau Talent Management System. SAP’s LMS. but cannot figure out what the “url address bar’ means or is located OR you are an expert in numerous SAP modules, but cannot figure out how to use formulas in Excel. We are user friendly. Very easy to use. Simple, easy to use. Our customers find our system user friendly and easy to use. We never hear complaints. We have the highest repeat customers in the industry. We are user oriented.
eLearning 24-7
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
I mean Plateau was really garbage and then SF took it over and made it way better. ” I get that SAP sees SF as an HCM (the product was initially ideal for recruiting, as I recall), but it is pitched to large companies as this amazing offering which includes learning. I should note that the SAP LMS (which as one exec years ago told me, is like a toss-in for folks who want to stick with SAP), is even worse. .
mLearning Trends
DECEMBER 31, 2012
Brainshark, Plateau/SF/SAP, Saba, Skillsoft) who suggest the mobile web app approach is superior to the native app approach have simply not made the necessary investments required in building the right teams and selecting the proper tools and methods that meet contemporary mobile learner and more general business app mobility expectations.
Talented Learning
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
SAP acquired SuccessFactors who had acquired Plateau. Learning management systems didn’t die. They evolved, and today we recognize them. Quick LMS History. Corporate LMSs were invented almost 30 years ago to manage and report on the training and compliance of their employees and contractors. They were expensive to purchase, implement, maintain, host, upgrade and replace.
eLearning 24-7
DECEMBER 26, 2017
SAP SuccessFactors Learning. For a powerhouse such as SAP to not really stun the world with an amazing learning product is hard to fathom, especially when you compare what Workday pushed out with their learning product (although you need Workday HCM as a requirement). One competitor purchased a VLP as a key component, SAP purchased SuccessFactors, a recruiting system initially turned HCM, who had acquired Plateau, a strong but awful UI/UX LMS. Happy Holidays!
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