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Click to enlargepadLearning Content Management Systems:  <i>What Works</i>

Industry Trends, Best Practices, and Vendor Profiles

This comprehensive 130 page report and buyers guide offers a comprehensive look at the market for Learning Content Management Systems (LCMSs) and e-learning development suites. The study details key business benefits of such solutions, purchasing considerations, the differences between LCMS suites and stand-alone solutions, implementation considerations, acquisition costs, and vendor profiles.

"The most comprehensive report we have ever seen on this important topic." -- Major LMS Provider

This detailed industry study answers important questions for buyers and vendors such as:

  • What is an LCMS and how does it differ from an LMS?
  • What are the three key business problems which drive selection of the right LCMS?
  • What benefits do buyers of LCMS systems see and why is the use of these systems growing so quickly?
  • What is the difference between an LCMS and a traditional enterprise content management system?
  • What are e-learning "suites" and how do they compare against each other and dedicated LCMS systems?
  • Should you implement an LCMS?  What are the standards and processes you need to be successful?  What type of ROI should you expect?

Target audience: 

CLOs and other training executives, content developers, program managers, training vendors, HR managers, and HR IT managers.

Vendor Profiles:  The study profiles 10 vendors of LCMS solutions:

  • EEDO
  • GeoLearning
  • Intelladon
  • Learn.com
  • Outstart
  • QMind
  • Saba
  • Sumtotal
  • VuePoint, and
  • WBT Systems.

Bersin & Associates Market Maps®

Market maps compare vendors’ feature sets and application strengths to help buyers identify the right solution for their needs.  Each Market Map® provides a visual description of the key features and business drivers for learning content management and maps all 10 vendors.  These maps give you an easy way to understand where vendors fit into the market and select the right candidates for your needs.

Detailed Case Studies and Best Practices

The report also includes case studies detailing implementation and use of content management systems by the American Heart Association, Galileo International, Greene Consulting, and Norfolk Southern.  Throughout the study best practices, methodologies, and lessons learned are highlighted.

Bonus:  Content Integration in E-Learning

Included with this study is a 25 page report on e-learning content integration, entitled "Content Integration in E-Learning:  Challenges, Costs and Solutions."  This report details the issues, costs, and best-practice approaches to e-learning content integration and includes a set of standards which organizations can implement to improve their e-learning content integration.

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