Why did you buy your learning system?
We all believe we make the right decisions. Sure, there are times we second guess ourselves afterward, for any number of reasons. Some due to a last-minute, “I need this” near the checkout lane. Others, a “well I did the research, but I am having second thoughts,”. Perhaps it is an intensive search, analysis, comparison,…
The Pitfalls of Relying on Client Feedback in LMS Development
Here is a funny story – tell me if you have heard it before. Two Learning Systems vendors, an LXP and an LMS, walk into a conference. Each of them has a lot of fans, and each is trying to land new clients. They show their respective systems and discuss the benefits and what makes…
What is your comfort level with your learning system?
I often mention leasing a car when talking about a learning system. When you “buy” a learning system, you are actually leasing it. Sure, there are some vendors who will sell you the system outright, but then you either pay extra for the updates or you just have a system that never gets updated. Oh,…
Why can’t you say YES, when you want to buy a learning system?
Remember Lotus 1-2-3? For those of us, who experienced the late 80s when Floppy Discs ruled, and then used Lotus in the 90’s, the memory of such a solution, is easily forgotten (although I did take an online course using only Lotus Notes, in 1998). I mention Lotus Notes because I went on LinkedIn Learning…
Buying a Learning System – Dread
Dread. It’s not a typical word that comes up when you decide to purchase whatever type of learning system, whether it is an LMS, LXP, Learning Platform, Talent Development Platform, Employee Dev Platform (a tiny market, but it exists), or whatever a vendor spins their learning system as. Yet it is there. Dread. In the…
