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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

The initial person who thought buying SumTotal was a great idea (initially it was) and then dumped it for a fortune to Skillsoft (another great idea), which in turn was someone at Skillsoft thinking this was a great idea, which turned out to be false and was a factor in Skillsoft going into bankruptcy due to the albatross known as SumTotal.

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Skillsoft buying SumTotal – My Take

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Like many of you, I was surprised to find out that Skillsoft is in the process of acquiring SumTotal. The reason for the acquisition at least from a press release and information on the purchase (and available for viewing on the Skillsoft site), screams of HCM (Human Capital Management). Getting back to Skillsoft and SumTotal.

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How to Get What You Want from Vendors

CLO Magazine

Should technology malfunction or no longer serve its purpose, it would be seamlessly replaced with the help of an honest, easy-to-work-with vendor. In the process of purchasing learning technology from a vendor, learning leaders often forget to ask the most important questions. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Niko Drakoulis.

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So, We Talked to a Vendor About Learning Technology…

CLO Magazine

How important is it for vendors to listen to customers? It is absolutely critical and mutually beneficial for vendors and customers to develop an ongoing partnership — beyond sale and implementation. As a vendor, we can’t afford to guess what our customers need. How would you advise customers/clients to work with their vendors?

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A Look Back at 2020 for E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

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. Sorry to disappoint – but it won’t. . that needed a system. Oh, and a huge chunk stinks.

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Top 10 LXPs for 2019-2020

eLearning 24-7

are from 2019, and knowing (well I do) some changes in the space with a few vendors in 2020, their will likely be a couple of key players that make an impact in 2020, because of their rollout (i.e. This in turn leads to Problem B. LXP Template was part of the process. LXPs target folks in L&D as their primary audience.

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Purchasing Courses for your LMS

eLearning 24-7

Created by a 3rd party provider – a Skillsoft or Wiley for example. The problem with purchasing the content, which is typically some form a course (some folks though do buy ebooks), is what you get can be all over the board. Medium in length – defined by the vendor. That content can come in many ways.

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