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Tips for Developing an LMS RFP

Association eLearning

So, you’re ready to take the initial plunge into eLearning, and you’re thinking of issuing a request for proposal (RFP). Distributing an RFP is a wonderful way to “set the stage” for your ideal learning management system (LMS). When the going gets tough, it may be tempting to copy another organization’s RFP requirements.

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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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Winning or whining? The eLearning RFP

Mitch Moldofsky

Today's cartoon is inspired by some comments I encountered on Articulates's Elearning Heroes site while looking for some information on eLearning RFPs and where to find them. I landed on a piece by Richard Watson of Bridgehill Learning Solutions called, "Freelancer Tips: Everything You Need to Know about Responding to RFPs."

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What Buying a Bicycle Would Look Like if We Applied a Typical LMS Selection Strategy

Absorb LMS

Then a tiny pedal-less balance bike sounds like a good idea. A Good RFP The best RFPs consist of a list of required features, typically in a spreadsheet, and an easy way for the vendor to mark `Yes’ or ‘No’ next to each requirement to identify which features are present or absent in their product. Are you three years old?

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Buying a Learning System – Dread

eLearning 24-7

People often will ask their external audiences what they want – which, while it sounds good in practice, isn’t a need – you were hired to run the training – not them. And Write an RFP that is massive in size. Use Nobody loves or likes creating an RFP/RFI or whatever you do. It Yet, it is needed. People

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LMS RFP Tips: How to Find Your Best Learning Technology Fit

Talented Learning

Is the LMS RFP a Necessary Evil? A Request for Proposal (RFP) is one of the most widely used yet controversial tools for learning management systems buyers. The LMS RFP has developed a bad reputation because it is easily misunderstood. Clients expect me to help them avoid RFP missteps. What is an LMS RFP?

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The Best eLearning Authoring Tools: Review and Features

eLearningMind

scouring for course design elements—backgrounds, sounds, graphics, pictures, outlines—before writing the first chapter or module of a course. Sound market research involves creating detailed checklists of your needs (based on Steps 1, 2, and 3 above), and evaluating each prospective tool against those needs. . That’s all changed!