We did an informal survey of customers regarding their experiences in sourcing, selecting and adopting an LMS for external training. The overall question was, what kind of information would have made the buying experience easier.
Overwhelmingly, and passionately, they told us that the most challenging part of the LMS buying experience is developing the list of requirements, largely because of the difficultly of recruiting and managing the cross functional team.
Logically, you want a representative from every functional area that touches the LMS to participate in setting the requirements. You will need input from those who use the LMS, use data from the LMS, or manage the technology.
Consider this:
You are tasked with generating the list of requirements and finding an LMS, but it’s likely you don’t have the authority of senior management, even though finding the right LMS is critical to the company.
Tags: External Training LMS • LMS Business Case • Training Business LMS