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10 Steps in Presenting an Effective Business Case for a Learning Management System
10 Steps in Presenting an Effective Business Case for a Learning Management System
Following these 10 steps will help you address immediate problems, build alliances throughout the organisation, and make a Learning Management System business case. These best-practices come directly from SumTotal customers who have faced similar challenges.
10 Things You Can’t Afford to Overlook when Selecting a Learning Management System (LMS)
10 Things You Can’t Afford to Overlook when Selecting a Learning Management System (LMS)
Here are 10 pieces of LMS functionality that will help your organisation manage learning better, and help you avoid those unexpected “gotchas” that inevitably add to additional cost and frustration down the line.
Calculating the ROI of your Learning Management System: How ResultsOnDemand can change your organisation’s equation
Calculating the ROI of your Learning Management System: How ResultsOnDemand can change your organisation’s equation
In this whitepaper you will see:
1. The best way to assess how an LMS can positively affect your business by focusing on improving one process.
2. How to calculate an LMS’s real cost of ownership.

This can be assessed in either a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution or a traditional software purchase model.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in learning and talent management software - The Pros and Cons
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in learning and talent management software - The Pros and Cons
SaaS is defined as model of delivery where the software company provides hosting, maintenance, daily technical operation, and support for the software provided to their client. This whitepaper outlines the specific benefits of software-as-a-service and things to look out for before fully adopting the approach.
Talent Development Suite - Product Architecture
Talent Development Suite - Product Architecture
An architecturally strong foundation is required to achieve the return on investment that software buyers expect. The Talent Development Suite capitalizes on three dimensions of architecture (functional, operational, and software) to provide our customers with innovative and pacesetting solutions.